To have an MSFS aircraft show up as it is supposed to be, you would have to download that EXACT model.

FS is very specific about what aircraft are spawned for which entries in the aircraft CFG.  Sometimes, a single letter (182RG_cessna instead of 182RG_cesna) will make all the difference.  FS finds the most compatible type and superimposes it to fit the situation.

Short answer: no, it isn't possible.

Just had to say this...................



                 

GO TEXAS!!!!!!!

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~Bret from Houston, Texas

Sweet, can we fly it? I might just have to make a xcountry out that way soon then! Youd have to pick my a$$ up from Bergstrom though  

Greg,

There is no 'easy' way to create a 'visual shell', aka 'model' so that you see the exact same aircraft. But you can make a similar aircraft show up in place of the payware.

Your sim does not need the exact plane/model installed. It can even use ai aircraft.

For the other player aircraft in multiplayer your sim looks through your installed aircraft to find a match to the 'title=XXXX' line in the [fltsim.X] sections of the aircraft.cfg files.  If it doesn't find a match anywhere, it substitutes.

So if you install a similar aircraft, you just need to edit the 'title=' line(s) to match the payware aircraft's entries.

If your going to use 1 of your flyable aircraft, it would be best to make a copy of that aircraft, make the changes in the copy, and configure it as ai. That way it won't muck up your select aircraft menu with double entries. Also if you have to edit anything, (like the contact points to make the aircraft sit right), they won't effect your flyable aircraft.

Dave