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I'm repainting PAI's ERJ145 in a fictional airline livery but when I go to select it in FS2k2 to get a closer look my other ERJ145 of the same airline shows up as the aircraft to fly. I've never had this happen before. Any suggestions?

Along with changing the textures to your new one, you must also modify your aircraft.cfg file to show the new plane or livery. This is an example from the Fs2002 737 to show you how to do it:

Appreciate you lengthy response John. I'm very familiar with aircraft.cfg files and how to work with them. The thing is the aircraft with my newly painted livery shows up in the select screen under the make,model & variation like it should but when I select it to fly in FS2002 my other ERJ-145 shows up as the selected aircraft. Sorry if I wasn't that clear earlier. I just like to get a closer view of the AI aircraft I'm repainting before she goes into a flightplan.  Hey, it's only a AI aircraft anyways, after I'm done an alter the .air file it won't show up in the select screen at all. Thanks again John

Hi,
This has happened to me. I d/loaded a Bae146 with Air Uk and Buzz textures, altered cfg. etc as normal, they show in select aircraft panel, but when Air Uk is selected it is in Buzz livery on the r/way . Checked and double checked, but I can't suss it yet,  HELP.
Here's hoping,
Tony C.

[quote] Hi,
This has happened to me. I d/loaded a Bae146 with Air Uk and Buzz textures, altered cfg. etc as normal, they show in select aircraft panel, but when Air Uk is selected it is in Buzz livery on the r/way . Checked and double checked, but I can't suss it yet,

Did you install the paint in as a new texture or another aircraft? If it is another aircraft, but shares the same title in the aircraft CFG it will go to the default and then you will have to select it in game.
For instance, say you install another bell206 as a new aircraft and use the same aircraft CFG as the bell and add the new entries to it except for the original title, it will show up in the menu fine, but the only way to select it is during flight.

I figured it out, both my aircraft had the exact same name in the title in the aircraft.cfg. I usually put "AI" at the end of all my AI aircraft. What a brain-fart. Appreciate all your responses though, Thanks again.........