joaopaz Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Hi guys, Let's share our favorite aircraft files for FS9 from the flightsim.com library, shall we? If you're on, post any number of choices but keep one aircraft per post - to keep it organized! List the aircraft file, fixes, updates, repaints, etc. Imagine that we (reading the thread) would like to follow your lead and install those aircraft - so guide us with your lead. I'll start :) + + + + + + + + + + Robin DR400 Regent + + + + + + + + + + This started as a FS2002 file, already a great pack, by Yannick Lavigne, Fred Banting and Rob Young. Then Lavigne gracefully handed his master files to Eric Dantes who upgraded it to FS2004 standards. Many repaints, updates and fixes followed but, in the end, there's one file that I believe sums it all, capturing the best of the various releases: FS2002 Model Yannick Lavigne-Fred Banting-Rob Young FS2004 Update by Eric Dantes FS2004 flight dynamics update Jean-Pierre Bourgeois OE-DFS repaint by Christian Daboudet (I'm not completely sure here) Here's the link to the file : https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=copyright&fid=127569 Here's a photo of the real aircraft depicted on this file : https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fsview.php?do=image&fid=127569&idx=73&fname=P7191130.JPG This is a super fun plane to fly! Great VC, wonderful for sight-seeing due to its canopy - and with a little artistry you may easilly add your own mug-shot to it and look convincing! :) Add some ActiveCamera views (I'm working on it) or even the freeware F1Vew module for "head latency effects" and I'm sure you'll be returning to the little Robin DR400 Regent many times! Joao Paz Alaskan Winds, L'Air Azur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Bill Lyons Custom Classics G21a Grumman Goose (once payware, re-released as freeware). FDE by FSAviator (available from CalClassic). This a/c is a joy to fly (by the numbers) from the VC. My personal preference (whilst in VC) is not to load Jack, Corky or Sarah as co-pilot(s) (they're just a tad too creepy for my liking). YMMV of course. Way too many repaints of extremely high caliber to list. I use Aaron R. Swindle/Skysong Soundworks payware sound package "Grumman Goose/Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior HD-Audio FSX STEAM FS9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Antonov AN-24RV. Back in the day it was my go-to aircraft. Dmitri Samborski was (is) a great designer. https://www.avsimrus.com/files.phtml?sort=down_m_12&minrating=&groupid=39315&sopt_title=1&sopt_desc=1&sopt_author=1&sopt_fname=1&sopt_comms=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicS Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 FS2004 Maule M-7-260 One of my favourite models was the Maule M-7-260: http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=search&fsec=0&fname=m7260_v1.zip I really enjoy flying around remote areas such as Alaska and BC and so this model enabled me to do just that. Great visibility, reasonable performance, coupled with a go "almost" anywhere ability. If you like the look of Crawford Bay, check out Frank Betts version for FS2004 in the file library: http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=search&fsec=0&fname=car2.zip Cheers Dom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaopaz Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) This one is a true Ode to Freeware brought to us during the FS9 days! But the team later released a version for FS2002 and, of course, to FSX This is aircraft is a joy in all senses; wonderful to fly and to look at, in a variety of configurations and operations. Milton Shupe is one the FS developer Gods! He always managed to assemble great teams and lead them with the utmost respect and professionalism… … ) can tell, as I was a member of Dash7 and Howard 500 original releases. Still, I think this aircraft is the one I ended flying the most and will keep flying without end in sight! Enjoy! ================================================= Beechcraft D18S – Passenger and Cargo / Wheeled and Amphibian (FlightSim.Com Developers Award!) ================================================= Here’s a list of the relevant files: The various models; a smoke effects file and various panel mods FS2004 Beechcraft D18S – d18svc4.zip By Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas and Andre Folkers https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923306 FS2004 D18S Effects – d18smoka.zip By Jean-Claude Rolland (Coco Design Unlimited) https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923313 FS2004 Beechcraft D18S Cargo Upgrade - d18scarg.zip By Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, Andre Folkers https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923316 FS2004 D18S Cockpit Mods - d18s_int.zip Radio gauges by Gerd R. Nehr Texture mods by Urs Burkhardt. https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923319 FS2004 Beechcraft D18S Amphibian - Name: d18samv2.zip By Milton Shupe Mike Hambly / Scott Thomas / Bill Ortis / John Terrell / Andre Folkers / Urs Burkhardt https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923320 FS2004 D18S_AvMod - Name: d18savm1.zip By Stefan Glatza. https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923323 FS2004 Beechcraft D18S Modern Panel - Name: d18s_vcpanel.zip By Vladimir Gonchar. https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=91923325 Edited March 23, 2022 by joaopaz Joao Paz Alaskan Winds, L'Air Azur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beroun Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Great stuff guys. And thanks for the Maule's tip Dominic. Just curious why would the Amphibian drift to the left after take-off? Got the fuel in balance so bit confused? Peter Bendl ex. British Airways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenvox Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Tinmous/FFX 737-200, this is my fav plane in real life, so i quite enjoy it being in both fs2004 or X WJA221, BFL0200, ASA2703 http://www.darrensfs9site.weebly.com http://darrensflightsimblog.blogspot.com/ https://discord.gg/6d5V7Qu << <<<fs9 discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Here are three of mine, I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did: Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaopaz Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hey, Dominic That Maule is an old favorite, of course - glad you added it here! If I'm not mistaken Mikko released a paint kit a couple of days before the base pack, so that was the first time I repainted an aircraft that was not yet on my sim :D Logged many hours on that one, namely one year when I followed the whole Yukon Quest race on the Maule. A couple of (boring) videos I recorded ... in 2008(!) Joao Paz Alaskan Winds, L'Air Azur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSMR Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 These are mine : FS2004 Blue Crown Airways Fairchild SA227-DC - metro23.zip FS2004 Fairchild SA227-AT Merlin III - smerlin3.zip (update FDE somewhere. Taxiing not good but fun) FS2004 Fairchild F-27 And FH-227 Panel - fairf276.zip *** Fraser McKay masterpiece Actually any Fraser McKay panel package is sensational. Just a few of my favourites. https://fshub.io/airline/RUA/overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt401964 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 These are mine. They made the Top 10 Listing. FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 General Aviation FS2004 Ultimate Seneca Revised [ Download | View ] Name: ultimate_seneca_2.zip Size: 10,173,060 Date: 06-22-2017 Downloads: 169 FS2004 Ultimate Seneca Revised. Autopilot speed hold now fixed. Replace this line in autopilot. Speed hold will now work. FSNAV has been included. By Glenn Taylor. Add Comment FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 General Aviation FS2004 Ultimate PA34 Seneca [ Download | View ] Name: ultimate_seneca.zip Size: 26,549,941 Date: 03-18-2017 Downloads: 1,772 FS2004 Ultimate PA34 Seneca. This aircraft is not mine. Nor the gauges. I have combined from different paths on flightsim to make this the Ultimate PA-34 Seneca. It has a fully functioning glass cockpit. GNS430 and GNS530. FMC and WAAS. You cannot get lost in this aircraft. All buttons work and I have modified the aircraft.cfg for performance, fuel flow and handling. I do not take credit for this aircraft or the gauges. I simply combined them into a panel and made it as I wanted it to be. I used to fly the PA-34 and it was not like this one. If you want to know how to work the glass cockpit then go onto the Garmin site. By Glenn Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaopaz Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 This was always one of my favorite aircraft to fly in FS9. It happens to me a lot to fall in love with a few aircraft which are not necessarily the most advanced creations - but fun is all that matters! Still this is a wonderful and very beautiful aircraft that inspired me to many repaints! FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Turboprops FS2004 DeHavilland DHC3-TTC Super Otter [ Download | View ] Name: otterttc.zip Size: 12,844,229 Date: 10-10-2006 Downloads: 3,481 FS2004 DeHavilland DHC3-TTC Super Otter; final version for FS2004. Three versions included in this package: two amphibious versions and a wheeled version. Features dynamic virtual cockpit, six liveries, reflective textures, opening door, full moving parts, panel with custom gauges. By Eugene Heyart. This is a definite version for FS2004 released by Eugene Heyart in 2006 so none of the previous files are required. To complement this - and if you pardon me for pushing forward some of my works, I love the textures I created for the Super Otter! I also created a couple of bitmaps for both panels 2D and VC as the original were really too flat. Some of these files were released to the FS community but most of them I just rediscovered on my harddrive and spent the day assembling. If someone is interested I'll may upload them to flightsim.com :) Joao Paz Alaskan Winds, L'Air Azur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Gi'day João, Gotta love that N251AW livery. í ½í± Regards, Dorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Gi'day Joao, Just gotta love that N251AW livery í ½í± Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphavoc Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Sincerest apologies for double posting ... something went really screwy somewhere. Regards, Dorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaopaz Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Gi'day João, Gotta love that N251AW livery. Regards, Dorian Thank you, Dorian!! Yes, that's my favorite, too ;)! You can see 2 versions of it above: with mostly black or yellow noses; I'm still searching my hard drives for that black one... Shouldn't be hard to recreate in any case :cool: Joao Paz Alaskan Winds, L'Air Azur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) The default Cessna Caravan Amphibian. I'd island hop all the time in that thing around Hawaii. I also upgraded its avionics with RealityXP gauges. Landing on water was a real blast. Edited March 26, 2022 by CRJ_simpilot OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRJ_simpilot Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Sincerest apologies for double posting ... something went really screwy somewhere. Regards, Dorian Just now happened to me. This has been an issue with older versions of vBulletin for YEARS! OOM errors? Read this. What the squawk? An awesome weather website with oodles of Info. and options. Wile E. Coyote would be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTarana45 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Flight1 Software's Ryan NYP-1 Spirit Of St. Louis and the default version! :pilot: I had the Flight1 version edited to say Variation=EAA Version! Christopher Tarana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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