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Jun 17^th, 2008 at 8:10am

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I have been looking all over for a amphibian model Cessna. I would prefer a C172 becasue that is what I fly. I have looked and have had no luck. Any body know of one that would work in FSX. I am almost thinking of using the panel of a cessna on a beaver. Angry

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Reply #1 - Jun 17^th, 2008 at 7:31pm

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I did a "search" on Simviation, and the only 172 on floats I found was an FS9. It's a 1956 model, with a straight vertical tail, not swept back like the later models. I tried it in FSX, and you have to add thumbnails to the texture files, swap or alias a sound file from something like the DH3. Also, it comes with a guage file that you are supposed to add to your guage folder, but it doesn't work in FSX, so you can probably ignore that. It's called "bvr_yoke".

It's not the greatest looking model, but it works. Your mileage may vary. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jun 18^th, 2008 at 4:58am

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Aye ... The one Roy showed you is probably the only C172 on floats you'll find.

However if you don't mind stepping up to her bigger sister and spending a couple of dollars, try the 206 by Carenado. That really is a stunning package and at $30 dollars it really is a steal You get a couple of different models, like amphibian and cargo versions and a few with wheels (with and without pants). There are loads of repaints available for this aircraft, so you never have to be flying the same aircraft twice. I highly recommend it!

If you'd like to see more check here and Nick Churchill made a couple of gorgeous screenshots of the Carenado 206.

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Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2008 at 8:11am

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Thanks guys. I guess I will have to keep looking. 30$ is a little steep for me.

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