AI puzzler.

I did a repaint of an AI aircraft, all was well, it showed up no problem and flew OK, this was yesterday.

 

So today I made some flight plans for it using TTools and it didn't show, I'm thinking I got the times wrong or something, trebble checked the flight plans and all seemed fine.

 

Re-checked everything in the aircraft.cfg and again all seemed fine but still it wouldn't show in the sim, just out of curiosity I used the default 737 air file and would you believe it showed.

 

So my puzzler is why did it not show using the the air file that worked yesterday, I can view other AI aircraft using the same air file?

Do you have FS installed into any Program Files folder in an OS later than XP? If so, that may be why...

When not showing,

does the name of the airfile match the line in the aircraft.cfg file (for that paint).

@Tom, I have FS intalled away from Program files it is in its own folder.

@iL88pp, Yes the air file matched, like I said it worked one day but not the next so chnged it just for curiosity and it worked with the new air file.

I've done and made many aircraft repaints and always they work but this one was a strange one, still problem solved using the default FS air file.

I've done and made many aircraft repaints and always they work but this one was a strange one, still problem solved using the default FS air file.

 

An AI aircraft shouldn't show up in the Aircraft selection screen at all, the difference is in the .air file, section 105:

105 *Aircraft Type=0 (this is for flyable aircraft visible in the selection screen)

105 *Aircraft Type=2 (this is for AI only or non-flyable aircraft)

I never mentioned the selection screen I said the sim, but I also said I used the default 737 air file which is not really an AI air file.