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Why doesn't a aircraft show up in your display window for FS4 although you have the model, panel, sound, air file and aircraft.cgf file??

I should I have everything I need for an aircraft (piper chieftan) to show up in FS4, but it doesn't. Am I missing something??

Someone, please help  :-[

Hmmm, I had this same problem with the Piper Chieftian (the one just released), and haven't worked it out yet either.  Usually its a problem in the aircraft.cfg file, which I edited, but that didn't fix it.  Open up the aircraft.cfg file for any other aircraft that works, and compare the entries under the [flightsim.xx] tag with those for the Chieftian.  I think a couple were missing for the Chieftian, but I supplied them, and it still didn't work.  I haven't had the time yet to go back and try to work it out (maybe I still had a typo or something).  Anybody else figure it out?  

I am sure some one will chop at this but here it goes .The aircraft file that you installed to FS9 make sure you have only one folder. I have notice that a folder will be put into another folder the same name. This was my problem.   That is way you are not seeing the aircraft in your fs9 window. If you go into your fs9 folder, click on the aircraft folder you are having trouble with. Now when you click on this folder once you should see your model,panel,texture if you do not see these folders and you see another aircraft folder then you found the problem.

I just downloaded the file for the Piper Chieftain to see what it looked like.

Looks to me to be simply a spelling error.  The name Chieftain is spelled at least three different ways in this package.

In the aircraft.cfg file, you will see "sim=Chieftian".  However, the .air file is named "Chieftan". These names must be identical.

Either rename the .air file, or edit the .cfg file.

Regards,
JerryH

Lol, the correct spelling is, I believe Chieftan (at least in the U.S.).

lol...CHIEFTAIN is the right way to spell it..but this aircraft is so messed up with spelling mistakes as jerry said that it needs a real sort out.........so... quickest way is to rename the Airfile to   Chieftian.air.   Still spelled wrongly but it then will show as it matches the Aircraft.cfg .............commoner

You need to make sure that the title entry in the [fltsim.x] section of the aircraft.cfg file is unique (i.e. not the same as another aircraft in your hangar). Also make sure that the reference in the 'sim' section is the same as your plane's air file name, minus the '.air' portion. If you make sure that all the references in the .cfg file are correct then you should see the plane in the selection screen.

Hope this helps.

You need to make sure that the title entry in the [fltsim.x] section of the aircraft.cfg file is unique (i.e. not the same as another aircraft in your hangar). Also make sure that the reference in the 'sim' section is the same as your plane's air file name, minus the '.air' portion. If you make sure that all the references in the .cfg file are correct then you should see the plane in the selection screen.

Hope this helps.

lol.....That is no doubt correct. but there are so many mistakes that the quickest way to go on this one is as I said above....and that BTW is the "official" fix, from the author himself.....commoner

***chuckle***!

 ;)

Cmon - didn't take that much to get it up and running. In each model (Montana and Beige White)...

1. In the model folder, rename the mdl file to Chieftain.mdl

2. In the model folder edit Model.cfg to

[models]
normal=Chieftain


3. In the aircraft's main folder, rename the air file to Chieftain.air

4. In the aircraft.cfg file, edit the top of each file so it looks like

[fltsim.0]
title=Piper PA-31 Chieftain
sim=Chieftain
model=
panel=


sim=Chieftain is the important bit but you might want to correct the spelling in the title line as I have

 
It's OK but a bit 'heavy' looking for my liking.

A bit heavy, it looks like a stranded whale, it could never fly...

Yeah, the spelling is what was messed up.  I do like this plane though.  Gotta disagree with the whole "Whale" thing.  It carries as many passengers as the King Air 90, so what do you expect?

I experienced the same problem, just never got around to asking about it. Thanks guys .

How does she handle? Fred Choat usually does very good flight dynamics.

There is a fix for this plane not showing , on the front page.

There is a fix for this plane not showing , on the front page.

lol...yes the "fix" is a new airfile called Chieftian.air (Notethat