The Classic General Aviation Traffic for FS9

[Erik]

A while ago, I discovered I never properly installed this very nice traffic add-on, available on the CC AI Aircraft page, file downloaded is GA592K4_calclassic.zip. Because I never did, I lacked most of the required GA planes as well. The aircraft download list included with the traffic package nicely gives direct download links for the CC Traffic packages that contain the planes and file names for third party additions, mostly at Flightsim.com. However, the powers that be gave that site a thorough make-over as most folks here will be aware...

Searching a file directly is NOT possible anymore on Flightsim. One can only search for a 'post' - the short description with thumbnail for the file, now forced into a forum environment - that contains the only download link to that file. Moreover, even searching with the correct terms/keywords for a known post title will not always find that post. Long story short: it took me quite some time to find the files from the download list. In the end though, everything turned out to be still available after all these years and I though I'd share my findings here.

Below are the links to the GA planes' present download locations, in order of the list in the package and with a little description added. Note please that:

- I looked nowhere else if I could find them at Flightsim, and

- I skip the planes here that are included in the CC Traffic packages, all available via Tom's page mentioned above.

The latter are the ones with (now defunct) links given like www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=search&fsec=0&fname=ai2k47_calclassic2.zip where ai2k47_calclassic2 indicates that would be AI (FS)2004 File Seven version two, and so on.

Douglas DC-3
-> The default FS9 DC-3 is used to create new AI versions. The aircraft.cfg supplied for this addition, containing the [fltsim.n] entries for DC-3 CC1 to CC4, has 'model=novc' to reference the model. I had to edit that to read just 'model= ' in order to use the default one, as I do not have a 'novc' model.

Piper Pacer, Tri-Pacer, and Colt
Download file - pa22_ai.zip
www.flightsim.com/files/file/111853-fs2004-piper-tri-pacer-for-ai/
'FS2004 Piper Tri-Pacer For AI' by Chris Eve

Beechcraft Baron BE55
Download file - ai_be55.zip
www.flightsim.com/files/file/95896-fs2004-ai-beechcraft-baron-55/
'FS2004 AI Beechcraft Baron 55' by Klaus Brosemann and Mal Lloyd

Beechcraft Bonanza V35b
Download file - 4gav35b.zip
-> This plane is already contained in ai2k44_calclassic2.zip. Should you still want to download it separately:
www.flightsim.com/files/file/118321-fs2004-beechcraft-v35-bonanza/
'FS2004 Beechcraft V35 Bonanza' by Mike Cronin

Aeronca Chief
Download File - schief.zip
-> According to several people this plane (like many more of his creations) is now only available in the 'Mike Stone 107 Aircraft Collection Archive' on Simviation, file size 92 MB. After installation, remove the "(Stone)" from the title under fltsim.0 in aircraft.cfg.
simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=MikeStoneCollection-1&x=0&y=0
Collected and shared by Robin Meyerowitz on Simviation: MikeStoneCollection-1.zip

Beech Staggerwing
Download File - cc8ghf.zip (GHAI2 folder)
-> This was a long search as "GHAI" did not ring a bell with me so I didn't know what I was looking for. It's easy if you do, though:
www.flightsim.com/files/file/91933-fs2004-golden-hawaii/
'FS2004 Golden Hawaii' by Lynn and Bill Lyons

Cessna 140
Download File - AI_Cessna_140.zip
-> Still available in the original location:
htai-models.com/downloads/dwai/fs_projects/index.html
'Cessna 140 (or 120)' by Dee Waldron

Cessna 170
Download File - c170a.zip
www.flightsim.com/files/file/81765-fs2004-1948-cessna-170a/
'FS2004 1948 Cessna 170A' by Paul Clawson

Ercoupe
Download File - cc12lusf.zip (LuAi3 folder)
-> Note that this Luscombe 8A is not used for the 1959 GA traffic, just two of the extra models are.
www.flightsim.com/files/file/91931-fs2004-luscombe-model-8a/
'FS2004 Luscombe Model 8A' by Lynn and Bill Lyons

Globe Swift
Download File - cc12lusf.zip (LuAi1 folder)
-> Same file as with Ercoupe above.

Luscombe 8A
Download File - lus8.zip
-> This is the Luscombe that is part of the GA traffic.
www.flightsim.com/files/file/79222-fs2004-luscombe-8a/
'FS2004 Luscombe 8A' by Paul Clawson

Ryan Navion
Download File - AI_Navion_v2.zip
-> Still available in the original location:
htai-models.com/downloads/dwai/fs_projects/index.html
'North American (Ryan) Navion' by Dee Waldron

Ryan STA
Download File - cc8ghf.zip (GHAI3 folder)
-> From the 'Golden Hawaii' package, same as with Beech Staggerwing above.

Stinson Reliant
Download File - cc9g21f2.zip (cgstinsonai folder)
-> You most likely have this one already but Cutter's Goose itself is not used here, just the extra Reliant is.
www.flightsim.com/files/file/91934-fs2004-grumman-goose/
'FS2004 Grumman Goose' by Lynn and Bill Lyons

Waco Classic
Download Files - cc8ghf.zip (GHAI1 folder)
-> From the 'Golden Hawaii' package, same as with Beech Staggerwing and Ryan STA above.

Waco YKC
-> Still available in the original location:
simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=waco+ykc&x=0&y=0
'FS2004 1934 Waco YKC' by Paul Clawson

Special Glider Download Instructions

-> The aircraft download list gives six steps to obtain and install two gliders.

1 - Go to Wolfgang Piper's website
-> He has a new website, this is the url for the FS9 models:
www.fsglider.de/FS9-Glider/indexfs9.htm

2 - Download the FS2004 Gac-3 Minimoa Vers.5a
-> The only Minimoa glider I can find, in general as well, is the Goe-3 (Gö-3) and version 6 is on the website in Gliders Part 1.

The direct download link is:
www.fsglider.de/FS9-Glider/tl1/minimoa_v6.zip

3 - Download the FS2004 Ka8 Vers.5a
-> This is in Gliders Part 2, now abbreviated K 8 on the site and in version 6e.
Direct link:
www.fsglider.de/FS9-Glider/tl2/ka8v6e.zip

Continue with step 4 after this.

I hope this may be of use to anyone wishing to redo the GA traffic as well.

Erik

[Tom/CalClassic]

Thanks! I’ll update the text file and re-upload.

[chris_c]

This is great except that I ended up disabling the General Aviation traffic some time ago because I kept running into the damned things. Or they into me!

Chris

[Erik]

Haha oh well, then I suppose we need a CC NOTAM system as well to enforce airspace reservations for you!

Cheers,
Erik

[Tom/CalClassic]

They can be quite frustrating…

[Bernard]

Thanks Erik for your very useful update. What hurts me is the fact, that the aircraft flying outside thhe US still show US registrations. Not very suitable somewhere in the middle  of Africa! Therefore I use other retro models with blank textures for the rest of world.

Bernard

[Erik]

That's a good point Bernard, and blank textures seems like an elegant solution. Thanks for the tip!

Erik

[Bernard]

Just out of curiosity, I followed the behavior of the two gliders included in the GA59. While the Ka 8 takes off, flies and lands correctly, the Minimoa behaves absolutely strangely. He just slides around on the ground. I made the changes in the aircraft.cfg as described in the readme. What might be eventually your experience?

In this context, I have added separate ADE for the gliders on the concerned airfields. I don't think they normally use long taxiways to start on concrete runways.

Bernard

[Tom/CalClassic]

Hi,

Sorry I don't remember about the gliders, it's been too long ago and Neil handled that part. Good idea about the separate airport though.

[Erik]

The latter, absolutely, thanks for the tip Bernard. But I haven't looked at their behaviour yet so can't be of any help either, unfortunately.

Erik