2.33 Why don't aircraft show up on the drop down list?

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Q:

WHY DON'T AIRCRAFT SHOW UP ON THE DROP DOWN LIST?

A:

There are a number of reasons why planes don't show in the drop down list or you get error messages.

1- The spelling of the folders under your aircraft name must be panel, sound (NOT SOUNDS), model, texture and the structure should look like this for a B-29:

FS-98\Aircraft\B-29\model
		    \panel
		    \sound
		    \texture 			

2- In aircraft.cfg...the name after FILE= must be the name of the XXX.AIR file and it is case sensitive. Put in just what is before the .AIR.

3- In the panel.cfg file the name of the FILE= (under [window00]) must be the name of the bitmap that is in the panel folder.

4- Use the converter on aircraft only...it is not for panels. And use it only when the downloaded and unzipped aircraft has no model, panel or sound.cfg files but DOES have only textures and an XXXair file (That means it's an FS5 or 6 file and not FS98). You should create a TEMP folder under FS98\Aircraft (FS98\Aircraft\TEMP) and move the unzipped FS5-6 plane files to that folder before you use the converter.

5- Get the program JAB98. IT IS A MUST. It will not only install all the stuff for you automatically but will also tell you where you made a mistake if things are not correct.

Regards, Marty Berr