What did I do wrong?

[mag357]

I downloaded an aircraft file (a3403gjl_m-abus) after installing it and checking it out I noticed it has no details to it or color, it is all grey. The installation instruction is this: Install:
Just unzip the file and send the Aircrafts folder to the FS2004 AIRCRAFT FOLDER.

Should I have done anything else? I am no good when it comes installing aircraft. I see so many nice files but they never work for me. This was the closest I have gotten.
Can someone help me here.

[Capt_Flappers]

I can contact my ex-wife if you want, she is very very good at telling people what they have done wrong seriously though, there should be a texture file for that aircraft, and in the aircraft.cfg file there will be an entry, texture=, now the texture folder will have a name, it could be just "texture" or it could be texture.delta or anything else, the bottom line is, whatever comes after the period in the texture folder name must go after the = sign in the aircraft.cfg texture= entry. in this case i had a texture folder named texture.delta, so the aircraft.cfg entry would need to be texture=delta. if the texture folder is named just "texture" then the aircraft.cfg entry would be texture= and it must be in the [fltsim.#] section of the aircraft.cfg. here is an example of one of my a300 aircraft.cfg file entries. the texture folder for this particular aircraft is named texture.it and you can see the corresponding entry below. hope this helps

[fltsim.0]
title=Air Inter A300-B4-2C
sim=a300b4-2c-v2
model=
panel=a310 - benoit guarant
sound=a300a
texture=it
checklists=
kb_checklists=a300B4-2c_check
kb_reference=a300B4-2c_ref
atc_id=FBUAQ
atc_airline=Air Inter
atc_flight_number=1367
ui_manufacturer=Airbus
ui_type=A300B4-200 - SGA
ui_variation=Air Inter
description=Airbus A300B4-2c in Air Inter configuration
atc_parking_types=GATE
atc_parking_codes=ITF
visual_damage=0
atc_heavy=0

[lambsy]

i have fsx and the same happend with me i am not sure about fs2004 but i unchecked directx10 in settings and it worked for me hope you sort it out

[StringBean]

Open the aircraft.cfg with Notepad.

Scroll down until you find...

[fltsim.5]

Erase everything above that line, leaving [fltsim.5]

Change [fltsim.5] to [fltsim.0]

A few lines below that line you will find..

panel=

Add to that line...

panel=VC

That will eliminate a bunch of excess baggage, and make this plane easier to find in the sim. But it will not fix the fact that the needed gauges are not included in this package.

For those you will need to find another Posky A340 package that has the needed gauges.

It's a pretty nice paint job, the packaging leaves a little to be desired.

peace,
the Bean

PS. In the A340 folder is effects.zip. You need to extract it's contents and place them in your FS9/Effects folder

[mag357]

Open the aircraft.cfg with Notepad.

Scroll down until you find...

[fltsim.5]

Erase everything above that line, leaving [fltsim.5]

Change [fltsim.5] to [fltsim.0]

A few lines below that line you will find..

panel=

Add to that line...

panel=VC

That will eliminate a bunch of excess baggage, and make this plane easier to find in the sim. But it will not fix the fact that the needed gauges are not included in this package.

For those you will need to find another Posky A340 package that has the needed gauges.

It's a pretty nice paint job, the packaging leaves a little to be desired.

peace,
the Bean

PS. In the A340 folder is effects.zip. You need to extract it's contents and place them in your FS9/Effects folder

Thanks very much for your reply but I was not having problems with the panel. Just the aircraft is lacking windows and paint.

[mag357]

I can contact my ex-wife if you want, she is very very good at telling people what they have done wrong seriously though, there should be a texture file for that aircraft, and in the aircraft.cfg file there will be an entry, texture=, now the texture folder will have a name, it could be just "texture" or it could be texture.delta or anything else, the bottom line is, whatever comes after the period in the texture folder name must go after the = sign in the aircraft.cfg texture= entry. in this case i had a texture folder named texture.delta, so the aircraft.cfg entry would need to be texture=delta. if the texture folder is named just "texture" then the aircraft.cfg entry would be texture= and it must be in the [fltsim.#] section of the aircraft.cfg. here is an example of one of my a300 aircraft.cfg file entries. the texture folder for this particular aircraft is named texture.it and you can see the corresponding entry below. hope this helps

[fltsim.0]
title=Air Inter A300-B4-2C
sim=a300b4-2c-v2
model=
panel=a310 - benoit guarant
sound=a300a
texture=it
checklists=
kb_checklists=a300B4-2c_check
kb_reference=a300B4-2c_ref
atc_id=FBUAQ
atc_airline=Air Inter
atc_flight_number=1367
ui_manufacturer=Airbus
ui_type=A300B4-200 - SGA
ui_variation=Air Inter
description=Airbus A300B4-2c in Air Inter configuration
atc_parking_types=GATE
atc_parking_codes=ITF
visual_damage=0
atc_heavy=0

Your reply sounded like what I needed, however, after making changes to the aircraft cfg file it will not let me save it. Keep telling me access denied. I am using windows 7 Ultimate.

[shanwick]

You need to change the permissions for the file. You can find out how to do this in the Windows 7 help system.

David

[StringBean]

Thanks very much for your reply but I was not having problems with the panel. Just the aircraft is lacking windows and paint.

I understand your problem. While investigating a solution for you I also found an issue with the panel and offered a fix for that as well.

Did you try my suggestion or summarily dismiss it because of the panel fix?

Copy your aircraft.cfg to your desktop.

Make your edits to and save the copy on the desktop.

Copy the edited aircraft.cfg back to the aircraft folder.

peace,
the Bean

[mag357]

I understand your problem. While investigating a solution for you I also found an issue with the panel and offered a fix for that as well.

Did you try my suggestion or summarily dismiss it because of the panel fix?

Copy your aircraft.cfg to your desktop.

Make your edits to and save the copy on the desktop.

Copy the edited aircraft.cfg back to the aircraft folder.

peace,
the Bean

No, I did not dismiss your solution I was having all kinds of problem editing the cfg file. I will try again later. Thanks to you and all who are trying to help me here with this situation.

[mag357]

I have just invested another 30 minutes trying to get this thing going. I did what StringBean said to do and also did what Capt Flappers said to do and I failed. I think my next move will be to delete this file from my flightsim 2004 and forget about this one.
What is this file included in the downloaded aircraft called “installer package” , I clicked on it and nothing happened said: Sorry, and error has occurred.