Iain Smith
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Nov 11, 2007, 8:57 AM
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pjp wrote:
> Can't seem to get a Dash 8 installed. Tried two from flightsim and neither
> seems to be selectable with FS even though I'm sure I followed the sparse
> install directions. Anyone have a link to one comes with an installer or
> such? For FS2004.
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Have you checked that the folder structure is correct, as Ibby pointed
out to you in an earlier post? Sometimes with WinZip, extracting with
folders can produce too many and these get in the way, preventing FS9
(FS2004) "seeing" the aircraft. Make sure that you only have a folder
path which is Flight Simulator 9\Aircraft\Dash 8-Q400 which should
contain folders for Model, Panel, Sound, Texture(s) (depending on how
many liveries, each one having a different extension) as referenced in
the aircraft.cfg file which should also be in the Dash 8 folder along
with the .air file.
Are you looking on the list for the right thing? It might not show up as
a Dash 8, it depends what has been entered on the cfg file against "ui
manufacturer". It might be under Bombardier, the RL manufacturer or it
might be entered as the software supplier - annoying I know but it
happens regularly. It might be listed as Canadair (taken over by
Bombardier).
Incidentally, in FS9 it is possible to have the gauges folder *contents*
placed in the panel folder and many people prefer to do this as it means
that if they uninstall the aircraft, getting rid of unwanted gauges is
easier.
If the aircraft is definitely not showing at all then the most likely
cause is that the folder structure is incorrect. If *could* also be an
error in the cfg file but if you haven't messed with it that is unlikely.
Let us know if none of the above has worked.
Iain
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