Flight Simulator 2002
Add-On Compatibility Information

Flight Simulator 2002 is available now and many aviation enthusiasts are flying Microsoft's most advanced simulator.

Our dedicated team of developers have been busy adjusting, changing, modifying and making many of our flight sim add-ons FS2002-compatible. Here's a summary of these add-ons:

We'll be updating and adding to this list soon. Please check back.

 Product Compatibility List

 FS2002

FS2000

FS98

CFS2

CFS1
 

 YES

 NO
 
 Aircaft Animator          
 Airport & Scenery Designer          
 Battle For Midway          
 CoPilot          
 Corporate Pilot          
 Custom Panel Designer          
 EZ-Landmark        
 EZ-VFR          
 Flight Deck II          
 Flight Dynamics Editor          
 FS2000 Tips & Tuning Guide          
 FS Design Studio          
 FS Flight Bag          
 National Parks Enhanced Scenery          
 Pacific Theatre          
 PBY-5 Catalina          
 Private Pilot          
 Private Pilot Training VFR          
 Scenery Apprentice          
 Tuskegee Flighters          
 Warbirds Extreme          
 Wings Over China (Flying Tigers)          
           
 Premier Collection Aircraft (via download)  FS2002 FS2000 FS98 CFS2 CFS1
 A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)          
 Beach Baron 58           
 Boeing 747-400 - Lufthansa

 coming
       
 Boeing 777-200 - United 

 coming
       
 Cessna 310          
 Concorde SST - British Airways          
 F-16 Thunderbird          
 F4U-5 Corsair          
 Geebee Racer          
 Glassair III          
 Messerschmitt Me262          
 Mooney MR20R Ovation          
 P-51 Spitfire - "Dakota Kid"

 coming
       
 P-61B Black Widow          
 Piper Aztec          
 Piper Comanche          
 Piper Cub          
 Piper Navajo          
 Supermarine Spitfire

 coming
       
 Twin Bonanza          

 

FS2002 Compatibility Details

Aircraft Animator is already FS2002-compatible.

Developer Konstantin Kukushkin has completed an update to Aircraft Animator to support both FS2002 and CFS2. Registered users can download the newest Version 1.3 of Aircraft Animator.

To get the FREE update, please go to FlightSimDownloads.com and click Download. 

Airport & Scenery Designer is FS2002-compatible.

Airport & Scenery Designer continues to be the tool of choice for many professional and novice scenery makers. Most of the features of Airport & Scenery Designer are invaluable for making FS2002 scenery.

Experienced scenery designer Steve McClelland has prepared a document that describes the best way to use Airport & Scenery Designer with FS2002 and CFS2. To view and/or print ASD_FS2002.pdf document, please click here (350KB).

For more information about Airport & Scenery Designer, click here.

CoPilot 

We've released an upgrade to CoPilot for FS2002. Developer Peter Jacobson has upgraded CoPilot V2.8 to give you these easy-to-use features which have made CoPilot such a bestseller for the past three years:

  • Display and print aeronautical maps and charts of your FS2002 airports, VORs and NDBs.
  • Use these detailed maps to make flight plans for the compact CoPilot GPS.
  • Install the CoPilot GPS into any of your FS2002 aircraft
  • Display and print airport disagrams for FS2002 airports.
  • Display and print instrument approach plates for FS2002 airports.

New users can get CoPilot one of two ways:

  • in retail box with our popular EZ-VFR for $39.95. For more information click here.
     
  • by download for only $29. For more information click here.

Users of the retail box version of CoPilot who are having a problem with the GPS instrument, please download and install the update as outlined in the CoPilot F.A.Q.s.

If you purchased CoPilot + EZ-VFR in retail box, you have the latest version of CoPilot and do not have to upgrade your version.

Upgrading from earlier version of CoPilot. If you have CoPilot V2.5 or earlier, you are entitled to upgrade for only $15. If you have your CoPilot registration ID and SN, please click here to order the upgrade.

Corporate Pilot 

We have released an update to Corporate for FS2002. This update includes the following:

  • Updates to the visual models for Windows XP and Windows 2000 compatibility
  • Changes to the flight model to correct wheels and floats
  • Remove the "flashing gauge". We are unable to update the Flight Management Computer for FS2002 and have removed it from the panels. The affected panels have been revised.
  • Updates to aircraft selection windows - manufacturer is "Abacus Corporate Pilot"

To use this update, you must first install the original Corporate Pilot CD-ROM and choose your main FS2002 folder as the target destination. Next, download and run AbacusCP_FS2002.exe (3MB) to apply the update your installed copy of Corporate Pilot.

The adventures are not FS2002-compatible and there will not be an update for these adventures. 

Custom Panel Designer 

Registered users of Custom Panel Designer V2.x can download a free upgrade for limited FS2002 compatibility. If you're a registered users of Custom Panel Designer V2.x, you can download AbacusCPD22Update.exe (1.1MB) and reinstall over your pevious copy of Custom Panel Designer.

This update is for backward panel compatibility and lets users access aircraft for FS2002, CFS2, FS2000, CFS1 and FS98. Panels which use the new "cab-style" gauges are not yet supported.

We expect that a new Custom Panel Designer V3 will be available soon. Users who have purchased Custom Panel Designer after November 30, 2001 will be entitled to a free upgrade to CPD V3 when it is available. No further information is available at this time. We hope to have more information on CPD V3 shortly.

For more information about Custom Panel Designer, click here.

EZ-Landmark 

Now you can hire a personal sightseeing tour guide for Flight Simulator.

Take off, turn on EZ-Landmark and you'll see the name and location of hundreds of buildings, bridges, stadiums and more - the most prominent scenery that you'll find in Flight Simulator. EZ-Landmark is shipped with a built-in database of more than 43,000 prominent landmarks, but you can can easily add new landmarks: cities, towns, buildings, lakes, rivers, schools, stadiums, intersections, more.

This slick piece of software is another bight idea from Konstantin Kukushkin. Available now by convenient download and soon in retail box. For FS2002 and FS2000. For more information click here.

EZ-VFR 

Developer Konstantin Kukushkin's nifty navigation aid is already FS2002-compatible.

When you use EZ-VFR, you'll have the absolute simplest and most effective way to find virtually any of the 20,000+ airports. Just look out the window, and you'll instantly see the name and location of all nearby airports right in front of your windshield. This cool program is only $19. For more information click here.

Flight Deck II 

We've released an update to Flight Deck II for FS2002. The team at Alpha Simulations has completed work on the USS Nimitz and now you'll be able to fly from the carrier top with FS2002.

If you are a registered user of Flight Deck II you can order the update CD-ROM for only $10 which includes the shipping and handling expense. If you are already a registered Flight Deck II user and have your registration number, please click here to order the upgrade.

New users can purchase Flight Deck II for only $29. If you'd like to find out about flying from the deck of a rolling carrier (FS2002, FS2000 and CFS2), please click here.

Flight Dynamics Editor

We've released an update to Flight Dynamics Editor that adds support for both FS2002 and CFS2. In addition, the screen fonts have been enlarged for easier reading.

This is a free download. Please click here to download. 

FS Design Studio V2 is now available and takes advantage of many of the newest features for FS2002. FSDS V1.x users are eligible to upgrade at a special price.

For more information about FSDS V2 click here.

FS Design Studio V1.x is already FS2002-compatible.

Developer Louis Sinclair's well-known FS Design Studio is the de facto standard for creating new aircraft and 3D scenery.

If you are already an FS Design Studio user, you can use it with FS2002 by telling the program where your copy of FS2002 is located.

From the menu choose File | Preferences...

Change the paths of Flight Simulator, Texture Files and Object Files to point to the corresponding FS2002 folders.

For more information about FS Design Studio, click here.

National Parks Enhanced Scenery

This new add-on is specifically designed for FS2002 and FS2000.

This new add-on transforms the 53 U.S. National Parks into super high detailed scenes. The elevation data is boosted four-fold to deliver visually accurate terrain. Also includes the venerable DH2 Beaver outfitted for land, snow and water and ready-to-fly tours for your sightseeing enjoyment.

This new add-on is $29.95 and will soon be available in retail stores nationwide. For more information click here.  

PBY-5 Catalina 

We've released an update to PBY-5 Catalina for FS2002. Developers at Ascendance have made "the Cat" floatplane-compatible for FS2002.

If you are a registered user of PBY-5 Catalina you can order the update CD-ROM for only $10 which includes the shipping and handling expense. If you are already a registered PBY-5 Catalina user and have your registration number, please click here to order the upgrade

New users can purchase PBY-5 Catalina for only $29. If you'd like to find out about this classic add-on for FS2002, FS2000 and CFS2, please click here.

Private Pilot 

We have released an update to Private Pilot for FS2002. This update includes the following:

  • Updates to the visual models for Windows XP and Windows 2000 compatibility
  • Changes to the flight model to correct wheels and floats
  • Updates to the panels to correct several gauges
  • Updates to NAV2 and COM2 radios
  • Update to Cessna 150 float plane for water operation
  • Updates to aircraft selection windows - manufacturer is "Abacus Private Pilot"

To use this update, you must first install the original Private Pilot CD-ROM and choose your main FS2002 folder as the target destination. Next, download and run AbacusPP_FS2002.exe (1.5MB) to apply the update your installed copy of Private Pilot.

Island Airport is not FS2002-compatible and there will not be an update for this scenery.

Scenery Apprentice 

Scenery Apprentice lets you easily create 3D objects that you can "drop" into your scenery. We have released an update to make it compatible with FS2002 airports.

This update is free for all Scenery Apprentice registered users. Downland and run AbacusFSDSA_FS2002.exe (4.8MB) - you'll need your registration key for the update.

Others users can download the DEMO version to see first hand how easy it is to wake up those sleepy sceneries. Scenery Apprentice is available from our Premier Collection download site. For more information about Scenery Apprentice click here.

Warbirds Extreme

This new add-on is specifically designed for FS2002 and CFS2.

Warbirds Extreme features eleven new modern war planes including the F-15C Eagle (single seat), F-15E Eagle (twin seat), F-16C Falcon (single seat), F-16D Falcon (twin seat), A-10 Thunderbolt II - "Warthog" and the stealthy looking B-2 Spifit Bomber. Includes airbase at Diego Garcia.

This new add-on is $29.95 and is available in retail stores nationwide. For more information click here. 

Premier Collection Aircraft 

The Premier Collection is a series of some of the best "fly before your buy" aircraft that you'll find.

You can now find these FS2002-compatible aircraft at our FlightSimDownloads website:

  • A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
  • Beech Baron
  • Beechcraft Twin Bonanza
  • Cessna 301
  • Concorde SST (it's flying again!)
  • F-16 Thunderbird
  • F4U-5 Corsair
  • Gee Bee Racer
  • Messerschmitt Me262
  • Mooney Ovation
  • P-61 Black Widow
  • Piper Aztec
  • Piper Comanche
  • Piper Cub
  • Piper Navajo
  • Stoddard-Hamilton Glassair III

For more information about our Premier Collection aircraft, please click here. 

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