Deleting unused default aircraft.

[macca22au]

I would like to go through and delete, or at least backup unused FSX default aircraft.  For instance with PW and FW aircraft I no longer need any of the default general aviation aircraft or any of the default jets.  The gliders and warplanes are of no use to me ...  whoever flew a combat jet with unlimited afterburner.  I would like to put them aside so they no longer needed to load and be present in Simobjects/airplanes.

But I would like to do it without stuffing things up.  Your help would be appreciated.

[SubZer0]

I think the simplest way to do it is to remove the model from the simobjects\aircraft folder and move them to a safe backup location.

[Daube]

I think the simplest thing to do is NOT to delete them.
You will not earn a single second of load time if you delete them.
You will mess up your missions as well.
I would strongly recommend you to keep them all.

[pete]

Don't forget  also that often addons are aliased to default aircraft items.

[Excalibur372]

[quote]Don't forget

[Fr. Bill]

If all you want is for them not to show up in the selection screen, simply edit the aircraft.cfg files and comment out all of the ui_ entries!

Code: Select all

//ui_manufacturer="Cessna"
//ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
//ui_variation=" Blue, Gold"
//ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
//ui_createdby="Microsoft Corporation"


In fact, you can do an entire aircraft.cfg in less than 10 seconds:

Find "ui_"
Replace "//ui_"

Done!

[macca22au]

Thanks everybody.  Yes I am aware that a number of the better payware aircraft do use default gauges, and I would not like to lose those.

However if I will use Fr Bill's solution so that I can remove the unneeded aircraft from the selection screen which becomes increasingly cluttered and complex as add-ons are installed.  But leave the content untouched so the aliased parts can be used in freeware aircraft.

Bill, I am like some others a little curious.   Are you a real life ordained priest in the episcopal or catholic church, or are you a father figure in flightsimming ...  or both.

[HarvesteR]

also, if you move/rename only the .air file, you will also cause the aircraft to not show up, while leaving it's content there for aliasing (i think)

Cheers

[Excalibur372]

Oh, some missions have default planes that they use. If you make that default plane go away, it will use another one.(That has happened to me)
Same thing with deleting a variation or livery.

[Fr. Bill]

[quote]Bill, I am like some others a little curious.

[macca22au]

Thanks Father for that insight into your life outside of simming.  You are ordained into a church not held in high regard by Rome, but I believe in the end it is "by their deeds you will know them."  I won't start a religious war in a flightsim forum, but let me say, full strength to your arm.

Meanwhile thank heaven you know more about FSX than I do, and I keep on learning.