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If I download a flyable plane and don't like the way it handles, can I replace its 'model' file with one from another aircraft which I do like?

That would be a big mistake.

[quote]That would be a big mistake.

Thanks, Hagar, for the headsup about the CFG file entries taking precedence.  I should have mentioned it.   [smiley=dankk2.gif]

Many aircraft have very simple CFG files that you do not need to worry about, but increasingly (and particularly with the popular use of Air Wrench), CFG entries are being used to over-ride AIR file entries.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[quote]Thanks, Hagar, for the headsup about the CFG file entries taking precedence.

Thanks guys i'll psyche myself up to have a crack at it..
Reason I asked is because sometimes I download a plane (eg Fw190) which has good graphics but unrealistically jerky flight characteristics, so I look around and d/load another Fw.
Problem is, the new one might have excellent flight chars but not so hot in the graphics dept.
Hence my solution would be to combine the best graphics and the best flight chars into one plane. 

It's a long time since I messed around with CFS2 so I could be wrong about this. I think aircraft are listed on the CFS2 Aircraft selection menu under the Aircraft.cfg title= name rather than the AIR file entry. Simply swapping the flight dynamics with a similar type should not involve AIR file editing. Just remember to use the title= & [contact_points] entries from the original aircraft.

That is correct, but I was referring to editing the Description and Performance text blocks of the AIR file, which appear in the individual aircraft window in Freeflight. 

if you offer beer and chips. and ask nicely maybe tango can help you. i wouldnt play with them too much. sometimes one lil adjustment and you'll be do back flips everytime you pull up. (than again you would realy confuse the other pilot)

Tango and I played with the Commando to get it to takeoff better with some minor success on my part but it took Tango to get it to Fly as i couldnt get it. So pick your bird than see how she feels. if you think it needs adjustments than Give a shout out and let these guy know what its doing and what you want it to do.

Best advice i can give. if you have FS2002pro you can load the plane in the editor and modify the aircraft.CFG file. just remember to paste it into CFS2 after your done.

codswallop

just a slight tweak here an there and chuck the whole lot into the aircraft folder as a standalone aircraft an Bob's yer uncle.




regardless Collin 

dude you just made Star Blazers LOL

thats to wild

And they said you couldn't roll an Essex! 

Those naysayers have no vision! 

Shucks, Guys, Collin didn't get his MS (Master Shipwright) ticket off the back of a cereal box.   ::)

It's a long time since I messed around with CFS2 so I could be wrong about this. I think aircraft are listed on the CFS2 Aircraft selection menu under the Aircraft.cfg title= name rather than the AIR file entry. Simply swapping the flight dynamics with a similar type should not involve AIR file editing. Just remember to use the title= & [contact_points] entries from the original aircraft.

That is correct, but I was referring to editing the Description and Performance text blocks of the AIR file, which appear in the individual aircraft window in Freeflight.