Tom Gibson

FS2004 1953 United Air Lines B377 Stratocruiser. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The UAL B377-034s delivered in 1950 had less efficient Curtiss props and were never allowed to depart heavier than an early model C-97A. While in UAL service they normally used only airline grade fuel. They briefly flew California - Hawaii and some west coast internals, but never made a profit. They were sold to BOAC in 1954, soon taking over the London to Accra and Lagos services via Tripoli. After decolonization they wore the livery of Ghana Airways and Nigeria Airways serving London via Frankfurt, Madrid, Paris, or Rome. Some Lagos flights stopped at Kano. They were replaced by Britannias during 1959. A complete aircraft, includes model, panel, and sounds.  This is the FS2004 B377 Base Pack, use this for panel and sounds for all liveries.  For liveries other than UAL use the FS2004 B377 Update Pack for models and flight dynamics.  By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, and FSAviator

FS2004 1956 Pan American Douglas DC-7B. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7B in Pan American World Airways colors, circa 1956 to 1958. This model is the international version with nacelle fuel saddle tanks. This is the FS2004 DC-7B Base Pack with saddle tank nacelles, add PAA and SAA liveries to this package.  Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Dave McQueen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1956 Pan American Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas in Pan American World Airways colors, circa 1956 to 1958. Pan American needed an aircraft that was able to fly non-stop transatlantic services, even westbound with average winds (their current DC-7B service usually required a stop).  Douglas responded by stretching the fuselage by 42 inches and, more importantly, lengthening the wings by inserting a 5 foot extension at each wing root.  This gave the new DC-7C Seven Seas (in a clever pun on "7C") not only more room for fuel, but placed the engines further out on the wing, lessening the noise and vibration of the rather loud Wright R-3350 radials.  More powerful engines of 3400 hp each were fitted to the DC-7C, and all these improvements stretched the range to 5635 miles, allowing non-stop routes never before possible with Douglas aircraft.  The first Seven Seas service was introduced by Pan American on June 1, 1956, and a total of 121 DC-7C's were eventually delivered to the airlines. This is the FS2004 DC-7C Base Pack, add other DC-7C liveries to this package.  Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds.  By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Dave McQueen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1958 and 1962 Denver Stapleton Airport Scenery This scenery package depicts Denver Stapleton Air Field as appeared in circa 1958 and 1962. In 1958 the original hanger stood where the east end of the United Air Lines office building is. The Combs Aviation hangar was the second of the 2 original hangars built within a year of the airport's opening and remained standing until the 1967 airport expansion project. The restaurant addition to the original terminal dated back to the early 1940s, and remained til the closing of the airport in 1995. The 1962 version of Stapleton is an example of an airport in transition. The old terminal used in the 1958 version is being replaced by a terminal to be opened in 1964. In our version (sometime in 1962 is our best guess) the northern portion of aircraft parking at the old terminal has been closed in preparation for the construction of the new terminal building and thus a temporary finger has been built between the construction sites of the 2 fingers for the new terminal. The new terminal's north finger is under construction, while the south finger will soon be. At this time the northern part of the old terminal is still intact, but about to be torn down to make way for new terminal construction. To allow for more flights, the south extension of the old terminal has been completely enclosed from the weather and the freight building has been enlarged. It also includes 34 simple Rocky Mountain airports that had airline service. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Randy Cain, Mike Stevens, Dan French, and Tom Gibson

FS2004 1958 Pan American World Airways Douglas DC-6B CB-17. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in Pan American 1958 jet delivery colors. The DC-6B was generally considered to possess the best operating economics of any piston airliner built. Passengers also appreciated their smooth, quiet ride. Flight dynamics for the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R2800 CB-17 engines used on international aircraft. This is the FS2004 DC-6B CB-17 Base Pack, add other international DC-6B liveries to this package.  Requires The FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. If your engines stop running after engine start, be sure to advance the throttles to about 1000 RPM. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Wayne Tudor, and FSAviator

FS2004 1958 United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The DC-6 was the first pressurized Douglas airliner, and due to the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines competed effectively against the Lockheed Constellations. This is the modified version of the DC-6 with CB-16 engines fitted later. This is the FS2004 DC-6 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  Requires The FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1958 United Air Lines Douglas DC-6B CB-16. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-6B in United Air Lines 1958 jet delivery colors. The DC-6B was generally considered to possess the best operating economics of any piston airliner built. Passengers also appreciated their smooth, quiet ride. United had 43 DC-6B's, and used them throughout their US system. Flight dynamics for Pratt & Whitney R2800 CB-16 engines used on domestic aircraft. This is the FS2004 DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack, add other US domestic DC-6B liveries to this package.  A complete aircraft, includes model, panel, and sounds.  If your engines stop running after engine start, be sure to advance the throttles to about 1000 RPM.  By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1958 United Air Lines Douglas DC-7. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7 in United Air Lines 1958 jet delivery colors. The DC-7 allowed the inauguration of non-stop transcontinental service. Most large US airlines had DC-7's. United had 57 in their fleet. The DC-7's were eventually replaced by jets, and usually converted to or sold as freighters. The DC-7 was a domestic aircraft with no navigator position. This is the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  A complete aircraft, includes model, panel, and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1959 & 1962 California Airports Scenery. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. This file is not to be used for modern FS installations! This scenery provides taxiways, buildings and details as they were around 1959 and 1962 for airports with airline service in California (CA), USA. We've added custom Gmax terminals for 40 airports, usually with many other details included (a total of over 300 new Gmax objects!). We've also replaced the default buildings with library objects and added a few terminal details to virtually every California airport that was served by a major or local airline in the 1950's (for a total of 56 airports). Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Mike Stevens and Tom Gibson

FS2004 1959 and 1962 Minneapolis St. Paul Airport Scenery. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. This scenery provides a new GMAX terminal, buildings and details as they were around 1962 for Minneapolis St. Paul Intl Airport. It includes the new terminal, ramp equipment, and the ADE airport file, along with the NWA hangars, SuperAmerica gas station, and many of the outbuildings. It also provides a simple version of St. Paul Holman Field, a nearby GA airport. Also included is a 1959 airport, which uses the old terminal. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Tom Gibson and Mike Stevens

FS2004 1959 Chicago Midway Airport Scenery. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. We've produced this scenery to provide taxiways, buildings and details as they were around 1959 for Chicago Midway airport, the busiest airport in the USA in 1959. Joachim has created and textured a new GMAX main terminal, with many details included. Tom has created (or reused) the South Terminal (international flights), the hangars, and the rest. Don't forget to check out the classic billboards around the airport. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Joachim Neff and Tom Gibson

FS2004 1959 GA AI Traffic Noel's traffic was made exclusively for Tom Gibson's California Classics CA59/62 scenery, and is also designed to be used with the Cal Classic Propliner AI Traffic. It contains 846 flight plans for 54 general aviation aircraft circa 1959 (about) covering 221 California airports. You will also find one aircraft performing touch and goes at each airport he developed traffic for. There are also default flight plans for the rest of the world, but using the same classic planes. THIS PACKAGE REQUIRES YOU TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL MOST OF THE AI AIRCRAFT SEPARATELY! By Noel Sivertson and Tom Gibson

FS2004 1960 American Airlines Douglas DC-7B. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7B in American Airlines colors, circa 1960 to 1966. This model is the domestic version without nacelle fuel saddle tanks. This is the FS2004 DC-7B Base Pack without saddle tank nacelles, add liveries other than PAA or SAA to this package.  Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FS2004 1960 American Airlines Douglas DC-7F Freighter. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7F in American Airlines colors, circa 1960 to 1966. Features opening cargo doors. This is the FS2004 DC-7F Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, Frank Gonzalez, and FSAviator

FS2004 1961 Rome Fiumicino Airport Scenery The airport was officially opened on 15 January 1961 with two runways, replacing the smaller Rome Ciampino Airport, which remains in service for some low-cost airlines as well as domestic and charter operations. Despite being officially opened in 1961, Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport had actually been in use since 20 August 1960. This was to help relieve air traffic that was congesting Rome Ciampino Airport during the 1960 Summer Olympics. During the 1960s, home-carrier Alitalia invested heavily in the new airport, building hangars and maintenance centers. By Michael Schneider, Tom Gibson, and Mike Stevens

FS2004 1962 Mexico City Airport Scenery. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. This scenery provides the Mexico City airport as it was circa 1962. The new terminal is in operation, along with the cargo terminal. The domestic airlines serving the airport in 1962 were Aeronaves de Mexico, Mexicana, Lineas Aereas de California, LAUMSA, and LAUSA. International airlines included Aeronaves Peruanas (APSA), Aeronaves de Mexico, Mexicana Guest, Air France, American, AVIANCA, Braniff, Pan American, Cubana, Eastern, Canadian Pacific, Iberia, KLM, LACSA, Mexicana, Sabena, TACA, VARIG, and Western. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Eduardo Rocha, Tom Gibson, and Mike Stevens

FS2004 1962 Miami Intl Airport Scenery. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. In 1945 the City of Miami established a Port Authority and raised bond revenue to purchase Pan American Field, which had been renamed 36th Street Airport, from Pan Am. It merged with the Army airfield south of the railroad in 1949 and expanded further in 1951 when the railroad line was moved south to make room. The old terminal on 36th Street was closed in 1959 when the modern passenger terminal (since greatly expanded) opened. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Al Courtney, Tom Gibson, Kenny Fox, and Mike Stevens

FS2004 1962 Pittsburgh Airport Scenery This package will backdate the default Pittsburgh Intl. airport (KPIT) to circa 1962, using the old terminal built by Nick Botamer. Tom Gibson modified Nick's 1975 terminal to its 1962 appearance and added a few hangars and military buildings. Mike Stevens created the ADE file, ground polygons, and all the rest of the details. Thanks to Christian Page for releasing the 1975 KPIT scenery and thus making Nick's terminal available. The new airport, christened as Greater Pittsburgh Airport opened on 31 May 1952. The first flight was on 3 June 1952. In its first full year of operation in 1953, more than 1.4 million passengers used the terminal. "Greater Pitt" was then considered modern and spacious. The airport terminal was the largest in the United States, second only to Idlewild Airport's (now JFK Airport) in New York when it was completed five years later. Requires the FS2004 Classic Scenery Libraries 1 and Classic Scenery Libraries 2.  By Mike Stevens, Nick Botamer, and Tom Gibson

FS2004 American Air Lines Convair CV-240 CA-18. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The post war CV-110 unpressurised thirty seat DC-3 'replacement' was poorly timed, but AAL invited Convair to develop it into a pressurized 2 engine 40 seat CV-240 creating the first pressurized twin engined airliner. The CV-240 made its debut with American Air Lines in June 1948, but only 171 of the 556 CV-240s built were for airline use, the remainder were varieties of T-29 flying classroom and 26 x C-131A Samaritan air ambulances for the USAF and USCG. By the end of 1952 the CV-240 was giving way to the much stronger, heavier, and larger winged CV-340. This version has flight dynamics for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 CA-18 engine. Includes model, panel, and sounds. This is the FS2004 CV-240 CA-18 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package (not VBF liveries).  Also provides panel, sounds, and updated flight dynamics for the VBF CV-240s. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, and FSAviator

FS2004 BOAC Douglas DC-7CF Seven Seas Freighter. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. The Douglas DC-7CF Seven Seas Freighter in British Overseas Airways colors, circa 1960 to 1964. Features opening cargo doors. This is the FS2004 DC-7CF Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  Requires the FS2004 DC-7 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Jens Kristensen, and FSAviator

FS2004 Boeing B377 Stratocruiser And C-97. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. Provides new and accurate flight dynamics and models for the American Overseas, Pan American, Northwest, BOAC, Transocean, and RANSA B377 Stratocruiser, and the USAF C97. Textures not included, but links provided for download. Requires the FS2004 United Stratocruiser for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, and FSAviator.

FS2004 CalClassic Douglas DC-3. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. Three different models provided. All feature improved wheels and correct props. 1. FS2004 DC-3 modifications to allow the correct lettering on both sides of the vertical tail. Some modification of existing liveries is required. 2. FS2004 DC-3 modifications to allow liveries designed for the FSX Awesome4sum model to be converted to FS2004 (requires textures to be converted to FS2004 BMP format unless already converted). 3. The DC3 modified with improved wheels and props, no livery changes required. By Tom Gibson.

FS2004 Continental Convair CV-440. Part of the CalClassic Archive Project. Belatedly intended to compete with the Vickers Viscount, the CV-440 Metropolitan made its airline debut with Continental in March 1956. With a significant maximum weight increase this allowed the CV-440 to make full use of 145 Octane AVGAS in R-2800 engines configured as CB-17s. Weather radar in an extended nose became optional. The earlier, less than fully successful and noisy twin exhaust thrust augmentation system gave way to a much quieter single wide exhaust. Of the 199 built just over 150 went to airlines. Military and naval designations were C-131D/E/F and R4Y-2. One hundred civilian and military CV-340s were then upgraded to a similar standard. This is the FS2004 CV-440 Base Pack, add other liveries to this package.  Requires the FS2004 CV-340 Base Pack for panel and sounds. By Greg Pepper, Tom Gibson, Wayne Tudor, and FSAviator

FS2004 Convair CV240 Paint Kit. These layered PSD files can be used in Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop to allow easier repainting of the Greg Pepper Gmax CV-240 aircraft. By Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson. Bare metal textures by Greg Pepper.

FS2004 Douglas DC-4 Operations Procedures Update. This package installs more realistic handling notes specific to military versus airline use of different variants in different decades. Multiple CalClassic Notepads become available for the first time. New VC and 2D panel content better reflects changes over time. The flight dynamics have improvements and add an extra engine variant. However, this increased accuracy requires higher levels of comprehension, judgement, and knowledge - all of which requires careful reading of the original Propliner Tutorial, the included C-54/DC-4 Tutorial, and the more detailed handling notes for each subtype. If you are not willing to make this effort, this update will do little to improve the original JBK C-54/DC4 V3 package, which should be used instead. PLEASE NOTE: This version also assumes that you are a relatively experienced FS user and know how to make file edits, etc. on your computer. This package is not designed for beginners to propliner flying. Again, if you are just starting out we suggest you install the JBK DC-4 V3 package. By Jens Kristensen, FSAviator, and Tom Gibson