I tested this as we've had problems with some of these FS9 addons.

It says 'See readme for unusual install details!'

The folders & files are very odd in this download and it will install if you do this.

Is this download derived from the FS9 download, here (Top of page)?

http://www.simviation.com/members/fs2004helicopters9.htm

I couldn't find a FS9 AS 350BA

(I added a thumb to it, and it works just fine in FSX.)

Anyway, Off to see Indiana Jones and the Kindom of the Crystal Skull.   

I don't know what to say.  I use whatever un-zip utility comes with Vista.  It has unzipped every file I've downloaded with no problems. But in this particular case, the .air file is missing, all folders are empty except for the "Documentation" folder, which has a PDF file, and the texture folder, which only contains the thumbnail.jpg, no BMPs.  I've opened every folder, all of them, and they are empty, with the exceptions mentioned above.   I installed *exactly* per directions in the "Read Me". 


Quote:


Nothing could be simpler.

The one you tested was downloaded from the site, right?

If so, it's prossibly some "Vista Mystery" caused by my machine.  For some unknown reason, it's not extracting that *particular* file correctly.  I guess I'll have to settle for the GMAX from the FS9 heli page 9, mentoned above.  It works and looks great too, and had 5 textures.

Sorry to be a bother

If it's any consolation I downloaded the file (all 83.8 Mb of it) & installed it according to the instructions. It's not listed on the selection menu.

The author claims that "this aircraft has not been modified in any way". A simple thumbnail has been addded for FSX yet the file is over double the size of the original posted in the FS9 section. http://www.simviation.com/fs2004helicopters38.htm
The whole thing appears to have been duplicated with one complete aircraft inside another one. I cannot understand why this has been configured in the way it has. It seems totally unnecessary to me.

PS. I now understand why Boikat can't see any files in the folders. They're all configured as Hidden files.

Boikat wrote on May 24^th, 2008 at 4:26pm:

Likewise. I have no idea why it was configured like this but it appears to work. There might be problems if you wish to add repaints. The FS9 version should work in FSX but several gauges are incompatible.

I don't know which Eurocopter Pete has installed but there is no way the file posted in the FSX section will work in any version of MSFS without modification. After I edited the Aircraft.cfg file & deleted two complete sets of Model, Panel, Sound & Texture folders it now works in FSX just like the original. This has also reduced the file size considerably. The same FS98-style gauges are included in both versions.

Boikat wrote on May 24^th, 2008 at 8:11pm:

That's fine. I was also trying to make Pete aware of this as you won't be the only one to have problems with this file.

To elaborate, I've reposted Pete's shot showing how to install it according to the Readme instructions.



Note the folder name is FSXAS 350BA
If you open either included Aircraft.cfg in Notepad you will see this;

[fltsim.0]
title="AS 350BA Ecureuil FSpainter"
sim="AS 350BA\AS350BA"
model="..\..\..\AS 350BA\AS 350BA"
panel="..\..\..\AS 350BA\AS 350BA"
sound="..\..\..\AS 350BA\AS 350BA"
texture="..\..\..\AS 350BA\AS 350BA"

Note that the path is directed to a folder in the Rotorcraft directory named AS 350BA which does not exist. For FSX to recognise it you can either rename the FSXAS 350BA folder in the above shot to AS 350BA or modify the path in Aircraft.cfg like this;

[fltsim.0]
title="AS 350BA Ecureuil FSpainter"
sim="AS 350BA\AS350BA"
model="..\..\..\FSXAS 350BA\AS 350BA"
panel="..\..\..\FSXAS 350BA\AS 350BA"
sound="..\..\..\FSXAS 350BA\AS 350BA"
texture="..\..\..\FSXAS 350BA\AS 350BA"

Thanks Doug!

Whatever happened I was flying this aircraft before uploading it. I must have somehow messed it up ...  Sorry!!

... though I didn't alter anything - so maybe I didn't ...

I am now uploading a corrected version.

You're a gem!!