I cannot for the life of me get several repaints for both of these stock aircraft to work. I followed the readmes exactly (inserting texture folders into the aircraft folder and then editing the aircraft.cfg file). Yet they will not show up. Its a long list of repaints which is why I didnt mention the specific ones.
Also, somewhere along the way of adding repaints to the stock c172 file, I managed to add another aircraft...without adding one...now when I go to the aircraft select menu there is a "Unspecified" manufacturer and it is a Cessna 172 with a stock paint scheme. I cannot find it in the aircraft file though.
On top of repaints not showing up, I back tracked and deleted all the mod repaints (leaving just stock) and re-edited to the aircraft.cfg to account for this but still when I go to select aircraft in the sim menu 3 of the repaints STILL are there!
For the Piper Cub, I added a L4 Grasshopper texture to it (again following standard procedure with textures) and again when I go the aircraft menu in the sim it does not even list it.
I have messed with this for hours and hours and have tried everything I can think of. Im out of ideas.

Here is the Cub, obviously not the whole thing, I figured this part is the only part that is useful for this. The Grasshopper texture is the one I am trying to make work. Oh, yes the texture=L2 has the right texture file name...which confuses me.....
[fltsim.0]
title=Piper Cub
sim=Piper_J3Cub
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Piper_J3Cub_check
kb_reference=Piper_J3Cub_ref
atc_id=NC77583
atc_id_color=
ui_manufacturer=Piper
ui_type="J-3 Cub"
ui_variation="Cub yellow"
description="The simple, inexpensive Piper J-3 Cub lifted a generation of pilots into the skies for the first time. Introduced in 1938, the Piper Cub made learning to fly accessible to many more people. One estimate states that 75 percent of American aviators in World War II learned to fly in the Cub. Flying low and slow with its doors open, the Piper Cub revives the roots of aviation."

[fltsim.1]
title=Piper Cub
sim=Piper_J3Cub
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=L2
kb_checklists=Piper_J3Cub_check
kb_reference=Piper_J3Cub_ref
atc_id=N18MX
atc_id_color=
ui_manufacturer=Piper
ui_type="J-3 Cub"
ui_variation="L-4 Grasshopper"
description=""

Cessna

[fltsim.0]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N176CM
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="White with blue and gray"
description="A stable and trustworthy plane, most pilots have logged at least a few hours in a Cessna 172, since it's the most widely available aircraft in the rental fleet, and is used by most flight schools. Since the first prototype was completed in 1955, more than 35,000 C172s have been produced, making it the world's most popular single-engine plane.  One of Cessna's first tricycle-gear airplanes, the 172 quickly became the favorite of a growing class of business pilots.  Its reliability and easy handling (along with thoughtful engineering and structural updates) have ensured its continued popularity for more than 35 years."

[fltsim.1]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=1
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N18MX
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="White with blue tail"
description="A stable and trustworthy plane, most pilots have logged at least a few hours in a Cessna 172, since it's the most widely available aircraft in the rental fleet, and is used by most flight schools. Since the first prototype was completed in 1955, more than 35,000 C172s have been produced, making it the world's most popular single-engine plane.  One of Cessna's first tricycle-gear airplanes, the 172 quickly became the favorite of a growing class of business pilots.  Its reliability and easy handling (along with thoughtful engineering and structural updates) have ensured its continued popularity for more than 35 years."

[fltsim.2]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N18MX
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="Red and yellow"
description="A stable and trustworthy plane, most pilots have logged at least a few hours in a Cessna 172, since it's the most widely available aircraft in the rental fleet, and is used by most flight schools. Since the first prototype was completed in 1955, more than 35,000 C172s have been produced, making it the world's most popular single-engine plane.  One of Cessna's first tricycle-gear airplanes, the 172 quickly became the favorite of a growing class of business pilots.  Its reliability and easy handling (along with thoughtful engineering and structural updates) have ensured its continued popularity for more than 35 years."

[fltsim.3]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP IFR
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=ifr
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N568OP
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="White with blue and gray - IFR panel"
description="A stable and trustworthy plane, most pilots have logged at least a few hours in a Cessna 172, since it's the most widely available aircraft in the rental fleet, and is used by most flight schools. Since the first prototype was completed in 1955, more than 35,000 C172s have been produced, making it the world's most popular single-engine plane.  One of Cessna's first tricycle-gear airplanes, the 172 quickly became the favorite of a growing class of business pilots.  Its reliability and easy handling (along with thoughtful engineering and structural updates) have ensured its continued popularity for more than 35 years."


The Cessna 172 entry does not have all the re-paints I had because I deleted them, but still the issues I have said in my original post apply. The red and yellow texture wont work and I still have that "unspecified" Cessna 172 plane in my aircraft drop-down list in the sim.

how so?

Nevermind. Fixing the titles in the aircraft cfg worked for the Cub, but still the same problem for the 172. Here is the 172 aircraft cfg with some repaints added in, I deleted the descriptions to try to keep the length of this post down.


[fltsim.0]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N176CM
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="White with blue and gray"
description=""

[fltsim.1]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP blue tail
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=1
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N18MX
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="White with blue tail"
description=""

[fltsim.2]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP red and yellow
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N18MX
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="Red and yellow"
description=""

[fltsim.3]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP IFR
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=ifr
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N568OP
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="White with blue and gray - IFR panel"
description=""

[fltsim.4]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP black and gold
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=bg
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N18MX
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="Black and gold"
description="l"

[fltsim.5]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP CAP
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=CAP
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N17NH
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="CAP"
description=""

[fltsim.6]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP red and black
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=rb
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N17NH
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="red and black"
description=""

[fltsim.6]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP Skychicken
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=skychicken
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N17NH
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="skychicken"
description=""

[fltsim.7]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP WMU
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=WMU
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=NWMU
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="WMU"
description=""

[fltsim.8]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP WMU classic
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=WMUc
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=NWMU
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="WMU classic"
description=""

[fltsim.9]
title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP woodland
sim=Cessna172SP
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=woodland
kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check
kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref
atc_id=N17HMR
ui_manufacturer=Cessna
ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk"
ui_variation="woodland"
description=""

You have 2 [fltsim.6] entries.

Could the "unspecified" Cessna be from another folder?

Possibly one added as AI by an addon scenery?

cheers,
Joe

Glad you have it sorted out.

FWIW, I (think I) tracked down all the textures you referenced and installed them in my sim using the text you posted in the aircraft.cfg.

I fixed the texture callout for [fltsim.2] as noted by Andy and cleaned up the duplicate [fltsim.6] issue.

All of the textures displayed OK for me.

cheers,
Joe