SurClaro Flight Simulator Resources

For it is with screenshots, please click the link below

http://www.surclaro.com/help/Installing.htm

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject: link to installation help.

ive been to the link, and call me a dummy but i need more details on how to install aircraft. im not doing something right. please help.

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:35 am Post subject:

Then I need some more details, too. Where's the point when you face trouble?

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:25 am Post subject:

well first let me tell you that im using fs2004. after i download the addon i dont have the first clue what to do. ive tried putting the guage file into the guages file on fs2004, and putting the aircraft into the aircraft folder. im just totally lost.

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:07 am Post subject:

I'm glad I'm not the only twit here.
same problem

plus a Q
Can I install a FS2002 a/c onto FS2004 and have it work?

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:57 am Post subject:

yes. most will work in fs2004, but some things might not function correctly.

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject:

i can see aircraft folders but they don't show up on the selection menu. anyone know why?

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:45 am Post subject:

If you go through the tutorials here it explains it all. Oh, btw...this is a sticky...use the forum for a new post if you are still having problems...

Exx

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject:

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject:

this has been covered a million times, and this is a sticky as well. Let me just answer to the impatient who don't have time to go through the forums.

some of the folders in the aircraft folder are not MEANT to be flown. They are called AI aircraft, or artificial intelligence aircraft. I'm sure you have seen several md-80's; dash-8's, pipers etc flying around/taxiing. You can't choose these planes because their aircraft.cfg (dont bother thinking about what that is) is configured so that they can't be chosen. Simple eh?

they, however, CAN be flown, just by modifying the aircraft.cfg file, but You don't want that. They don't even remotly look like decent aircraft, You can find 100x better planes on the net.

hope this helps for good.

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject:

Did you read this?

http://www.surclaro.com/tutorials/Aircraft_Texture_tutorial/

Give that a shot.

Exx

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:30 am Post subject:

Firstly, I know this is a sticky post. I have installed many aircraft that all worked great. I couldn't find the post i had seen earlier about this until i say the post i quoted. im sorry that you feel that i was impatient but it was a simple question. also should i ask questions like this in basics or in fs2004? Ex, i did read that guide and am familiar with those procedures.

thank you for your responses. i have installed a few piper aircraft from the downloads, all by same author and some were selectable and some werre not and i figure out why. ive re-read the readme's ive reinstalled, re-unzipped but cant get it thats all.

sorry to bother.

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:16 am Post subject:

Got a link to those addons you are trying to install? There is only one parameter that if not correct, will not allow you to see the a/c in FS. Maybe it's a problem with the addon...lets check it out.

Exx

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:06 am Post subject:

Exx,

How do i get the link so i can copy and paste it here? i searched teh downloads page here for piper/fs2004 props. downloaded chief_v1.zip from first page. File looks small now that i look at it again. maybe its on ai?

let me know what you think.

Pat

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:47 am Post subject:

OK, Everybody, slow down, take a deep breath.

What I am not seeing, and could be the case.

Some downloads, from different and same authors, don't have or give alot of info on,,,,YOU HAVE TO GO INTO YOUR A/C CFG files, and modify them to get it to show up, work, fly, etc.

Alot of these need changes in the aircraft.cfg. Not just the next number, but also the *ui variation*, *texture*, *manufacturer*, etc.

If one line is not changed correctly, it will NOT show up!!!

BRB with an example or two.

Ardie/rd