Lost - one default King Air

[macca22au]

For reasons unknown to me, the default King Air is no longer available on the select aircraft panel of icons.  

It still lives in the SimObjects airplane folder.

How would I connect it up again?

The usually infallible cure of re-boot just didn't work.

[aussiewannabe]

[quote]For reasons unknown to me, the default King Air is no longer available on the select aircraft panel of icons.

[uncleyuk]

   My crj 700 bit the dusty ol' trail too.  I found out that I somehow overwrote the model with another version of of the crj.  Now I'm trying to find another crj 700 to replace it.

[uncleyuk]

  Well, I found out how to get it back.  Go to simobjects/aircraft and delete your king air.  Now put in your disk one and click repair and it will replace it.

[macca22au]

Thanks guys.  I worked it out something along the lines you have suggested.  I went into the SimObjects/Airplanes/Beechcraft King....., opened the King Air config file in notepad, and then opened the 321 config in a separate window,  and put it beside it.   I noticed that one of the repaints for the King Air had put a number and the word Enjoy at the beginning of the first [XX] line. Once I removed these, and ensured the format was the same as the adjacent default 321 config,  and saved, the King Air reappeared.  Oh Joy, that which was lost had been found!

[aussiewannabe]

[quote]Thanks guys.

[FiGHtA_PiLoT]

Good job mac.

Yeah The FSX aircraft.cfgs are EXTREMELY picky. even one letter in the wrong spot will mess up your whole aircraft

[macca22au]

So while we are at it, I see frequent references in forums to the default Dash 8.

I have the Deluxe version, but there is no Dash 8 in the available aircraft.

But in SimObjects I find it, but the folder is named in a quite different way.  Is it a useable aircraft or just a default AI plane?

[FiGHtA_PiLoT]

Well Microsoft had intended it to be an AI plane, like the MD-83 and the PA-180, but people have found ways to convert them into player-flyable aircraft. i'm pretty sure there's the MD-83 and Dash8 converted files on the site, go check in the FSX props and airliners section.