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I am having trouble getting the GMAX A-1H skyraider to work on this site. I have tried files ("updated") from FS2002 Vintage page 1 at the bottom, and older version on CFS2 Aircraft pages 19 and 23. They are all the same filename "GZRA1Hv1.zip". I follow the directions on the readme file. Went to a seperate website to get the weapons. Loaded into stated folders. Nothing shows up on the aircraft list in Free Flight. Didn't check other menu options. But I loaded the SAAF Spitfire from here just fine. Although, that ran off an install file. The skyraider is just a plain .zip file

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happs

i suspect you didn't install it properly. Never extract zipfiles direct to the sim. I suggest you use the method in this tute. http://www.simviation.com/acinstall.htm
If the "Aircraft Container" folder is hidden inside another one it won't show up. This is a very common problem.

I have tried the article and followed it to a "T". I unzipped the folder to a seperate  folder on my desktop, not the CFS2 directory. I found that there was an "A-1H" folder inside the "skyraider" folder. I assume this is the one I am supposed to put in "Aircraft" in the CFS2 directory. Also, I got the weapons from a different site, ("wep") and put them in the CFS folder. Should that go in the texture folder? Also, I put the gauges in the CFS2/gauges folder. The only thing I can think of is that there was yet ANOTHER zipped folder inside the "A-1H" folder. I suppose I should unzip that one as well before putting it in the CFS2 folder. I guess the gist of all this is, I want to make sure that I am putting everything in the right folders. Would one of these install utilities on the "Utilities" page work?

happs01. Those install utilities are all very clever but I strongly suggest you learn to do this properly. It's not difficult & once you understand the basics I guarantee you won't regret it.

First, make sure you have the CFS2 version of the aircraft. This should be ready to go where the FS2002 version is almost certainly different & might not even be compatible. If you still have problems you might find my Aliasing article useful. http://www.simviation.com/lair/aliasing1.htm

Also, I got the weapons from a different site, ("wep") and put them in the CFS folder.

The weapons go in the CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons folder. BGL files to Scenery & any BMP textures to Texture. Paste the DP files into CFS2\OBJECTS_DP.

PS. I just downloaded GZRA1Hv1.zip to check it out. It's all ready to go without modification. The A1-h folder is the one to paste into CFS2\Aircraft. There are 4 versions of the aircraft. They should be listed on the Free Flight menu as A-1H Skyraider Navy, A-1H Skyraider USAF etc. You might like to paste a copy of the file included in Prop_in_cfs2.zip to each of the 4 texture.xxxx folders.