Adding Aircraft to FSX

[Pato]

It is some years since I have added aircraft and I have problem. Using win7 and FSX Gold. I can see the aircraft sitting in sim objects/airplanes ok but it is not showing up in my simultor.
Not quite sure how to proceed. Can someone guide me please?.

[Ian Warren]

Thought , did it a self installer or did you manually install and if so what aircraft ?

[Pato]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 29 2014,11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thought , did it a self installer or did you manually install and if so what aircraft ?

I had to install manually but I think I have woken up. I have to install "effects" "gauges" etc individually into the sim?. I think I have just put them all in sim objects. It is starting to come back to me.
The aircraft is an Auster j1 just for practicing installation.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Pato @ Jan 29 2014,11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I had to install manually but I think I have woken up. I have to install "effects" "gauges" etc individually into the sim?. I think I have just put them all in sim objects. It is starting to come back to me.
The aircraft is an Auster j1 just for practicing installation.

You have got it , "Effects'' to the FSX/Effects- "Gauges" to FSX/Gauges folder and so on

[zk2704]

Or it might have been an invalid entry in the aircraft.cfg file.

[dbcunnz]

Is it a FSX aircraft or a FSX9 if it is a FS9 there will not be a thumbnail to show up in the aircraft list

[Pato]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 29 2014,12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You have got it , "Effects'' to the FSX/Effects- "Gauges" to FSX/Gauges folder and so on

Will get ready for the next learning stage and see what else i can muck up.

QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Jan 29 2014,1:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Is it a FSX aircraft or a FSX9 if it is a FS9 there will not be a thumbnail to show up in the aircraft list

It is FSX aircraft but thanks for the tip.

[Pato]

QUOTE (zk2704 @ Jan 29 2014,12:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Or it might have been an invalid entry in the aircraft.cfg file.

I still can't see the aircraft in the sim. Can you explain about the aircraft.cfg as this is something else I can try.

[dbcunnz]

QUOTE (Pato @ Jan 29 2014,3:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I still can't see the aircraft in the sim. Can you explain about the aircraft.cfg as this is something else I can try.

Have you got your Select Aircraft to show all on the three options across the top and also have you got the show all Variants ticked

[Pato]

Yes. I am showing ALL on the three options and have All Variants ticked and it is still not showing up. I don't know what I could have done.

[Pato]

I have had a further check and everything seems to be in the correct place but the aircraft is just not showing up in the sim. Anyone got any further suggestions please?.
I have had a look at the aircraft.cfg but not really sure what could be amiss there?.

[deeknow]

Check in the aircraft.cfg file for the line that reads...

model=some-name-here

if that name doesn't exactly match a folder in the aircraft folder with that as its extension (e.g. model.some-name-here) then the aircraft wont be listed.

[Pato]

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jan 29 2014,7:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Check in the aircraft.cfg file for the line that reads...

model=some-name-here

if that name doesn't exactly match a folder in the aircraft folder with that as its extension (e.g. model.some-name-here) then the aircraft wont be listed.

Thanks for your help. I will have a look at that but I now suspect that I have a corrupted file in the download. Might give up on this one and try another for practice.