Downwind66 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Hard to find a freeware American Airlines (new livery) Boeing 767. The ones I have found had one issue or more with them. I currently have an older livery American Airlines Boeing 767 by iFDG/CamSim that flies like a champ and everything works! In my search for what seems impossible to find, I came across 2 repaints that I was really impressed by. Yes, they are iFDG/CamSim aircraft and the repaints were by a fellow named Mohammed Al-Khaalifa. Below is a Thomas Cook repaint for the 767 that I have. I also found a Delta repaint by the same painter. I don't get overly excited about things I run into while searching for other things, but this painter's works, to me, are really outstanding! Just thought I would share with you all and give this guy a "THUMBS UP!" Rick :cool: Edited February 15, 2020 by Downwind66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice find Rick! Looking good. :pilot: Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Yes, sometimes that's hard to find a livery one wants. Particularly I knew that a while ago :) , the AA didn't gave permission to make their livery, if I remember well (IIRW :) ) Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 That is an exceptionally good paint for freeware Rick. :cool: :cool: Personally, the new AA livery doesn't do much for me. I like the older ones better. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks David, Gerard and Larry! The repaints that this Mohammed does is unreal! I also downloaded the Delta repaint 767 that he did! I understand, Larry, about the AA livery, old vs new, but I already have the original, I just wanted to add the new to the collection. Oh well, now I have Thomas Cook and Delta to keep the original AA 767 company! :rolleyes: Thanks guys! - Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenvox Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 for project opensky one made it a few years ago....search it on the file library 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...
Downwind66 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Thanks Darren, but, project opensky was one that I had many problems with! The iFDG line is one of the best that I have come across, but I can't seem to find the new American Airlines livery in that line! I restored a Sky Spirit 767 had had loaded couple of years ago. It flies great, but the paint isn't all that great. It will do until I happen upon the download that will meet all my criteria! Thanks for the suggestion just the same! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Rick, are you sure about the Posky one? I'm not a tube man, but I had no problems with it so far...:confused::) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Jan - Congrats on your B767, you actually have white paint to go with the livery. I had several downloads that came with gray paint, looked nothing like what American had envisioned for their paint. Also, had several with landing gear issues. The 767 sports the tilted main landing gear. On several of these, the lead set of tires would dig into the asphalt giving more of an appearance of a trencher, not a passenger jet. No problem, let me fiddle with the contact point to correct that, NOT, it only got worse with my "touches!" I gave up entirely on the Posky/Opensky 767's. The iFDG CamSim line, to me, was the best of all of them, white paint, no issues with the landing gear!! I pulled one of my original 767, new livery, aircraft out of storage to see what that looked like. It is a SkySpirt download, flies well, paint is slightly gray, no landing gear issues. Nav lights dim, aircraft.cfg suggests that most of the standard lighting is built into the model. Let me provide a screenshot, I will be back with an edit of this post. Boeing 767-300ER by Sky Spirit Boeing 787 by iFDG CamSim As you might be able to notice the difference in paint, gray-ish in the 767 vs a whiter appearance with the 787 iFDG. I know, "Rick has gone off his rocker," maybe so. I am picky about my downloads that I have. If American airlines intended for their paint to be white, it should be white. AND, why does Posky/Opensky have to offer up THEIR aircraft lightings, I see no advantage of their lighting over the standard lighting offered in other downloads. And, when they build their lighting into the model, "What you see, is what you get!" No modifying the intensity of the light, ie fx_navred vs fx_navredm vs fx_navredh I shouldn't only pick on Posky/Opensky, as the AFS freeware 767 gave me the most problems with landing gear issues! Yes, it all does come down to personal preference, but what I have will suffice until a iFDG 767 repaint comes along. Thanks, Jan, I do like your 767! Rick :cool: Edited February 19, 2020 by Downwind66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Boeing 787 - American Airlines WHITE! :rolleyes: Oh, and yes Nav lights visible! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Jan - I have to stand corrected about the 767 downloads. Gear problems was with the AFS download. Paint problems, most of the downloads I have tried, white appears to be gray. Exterior lights - My current 767-300ER American Airlines download is the Sky Spirit with Opensky aircraft lighting! I hastily shot Posky in the foot, I will try to find the download that you have, maybe all will be okay with that. Would you have a site or filename of where you found yours? Thanks - Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Here it is! :) https://www.fs2000.org/2017/04/09/fsx-boeing-767-american-airlines/ Got this link from another member here, who wrote me this is the Posky one? Edited February 19, 2020 by peer01 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Jan - This last link you sent me was AFS, I downloaded, same issues, I have deleted all downloads associat ed to the new livery, El Dunno! For now, I will settle for what works on my system! Thanks for your efforts! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Okay, I found this on one of the other sites, a SkySpirit download, seems to fly well, but still light gray in color. It will do until the magic livery comes along and bites me in the big toe!:rolleyes: Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Okay, Jan, I flew the new download just a few minutes ago, Takeoff to pattern altitude, and an ILS to land RWY 33 Charleston, SC, and it flew like a champ from start to finish, no complaints (other than the gray vs white) what-so-ever! Very nice flier! Couple of pics, and then I will end this post! Base Leg Final ILS approach to land RWY 33 KCHS Thanks to you all for listening to my frustrations in something as simple as paint not being right, and a continued search for the correct color, leading to some very crazy flight issues.:rolleyes: I find this last download very satisfying with flight, the color will have to do for now! We are good to go with this one! Rick :cool: Edited February 20, 2020 by Downwind66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Passing that light gray into white, with a simple FS texture editor could be simple, or not (particularly if the grey can't be filled with white easily) Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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