After writing several very supportive posts about this new sim, I am aghast to discover microsoft's claim of aircraft compatibility is somewhat suspect.

I tried to import the FS9 DC3, it went in BUT!! no textures.

FSX rextures use DDS format, none of the demo stock textures use bmp.

I then converted the DC3 textures to DDS format....still no textures showing, just a plain gray model.

Yes, I did put the env bitmap from FS9 into the FSX main texture folder !! and that has nothing to do with the problem.

I am begining to suspect this is the start of the dirty tricks, oops! did I say dirty tricks? sorry meant to say 'false claims'

I suppose I am to be gently coaxed into accepting stupid gray textureless models for the time being, so that later on I will be totally unaware of paying money for addons.

MS just went from '8' to 0 /10 in my estimations.

Ok, I'll try the robinson

Tried the Robinson, same problem.

FS9 textures don't work in FSX---fact.

If as you say Kat, someone is having success at importing from FS9 textures perhaps they would be community minded and tell us exactly how?

MS DID claim full backward compatibility.

Regards
Jasper

wow thats a bit OTT isnt it to claim that. just cod one thing isnt worling doesnt mean that FSX will not be backwards compatable.
example someone has put the default bell in FSX i think. and ive seen shots of freeware imported in, the F-14 for example.

No?, I thought not.

All planes I've tried have been compatible, default too. Not all gauges have been functional though.

IT IS A FREAKIN DEMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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I copied the Douglas_DC3 folder from FS9\Aircraft & pasted it into the Flight Simulator X Demo\SimObjects\airplanes folder. I aslo did the same with the Robinson_R22 folder & that works too. Maybe this depends on your video card. My system is nothing special. AMD 3000+ with GeForce 6200.