Flying Carpet's Flight Sim repaints...
Still working on populating the ai skies with more examples of the fabulous FAIB Boeing 737-200 model, we have today three more current operators of the type, one from the U.S and two from Indonesia, all three are available here and soon from avsim as well. These include Merpati Nusantara, Sriwijaya Air and Sierra Pacific Airlines.
As a reminder, the FAIB Boeing 737-200 is the first ai model built specifically for fsx, and although it works perfectly in either variant of the sim, it takes advantage of FSX's improved visuals and offers fsx users Hi Resolution textures. As a result, my repaints for this model come in two flavours: fs9 which include the usual set of 32bits plus mipped and non-mipped dxt3, and fsx which include the special Hi rez textures only supported by that version.
Just make sure you download the file best suited for your version of Flight Sim
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Each repaint means long hours of research and hard work to make it look as close as possible to the real world original.
Although it is all available here for free, I will appreciate any contribution to keep me going maintaining this website and bringing you more flightsimming goodies!
You can use Paypal from wherever you are to send me any amount you feel like giving -hint: the more the merrier! ;-)
About my repaints
These textures are intended for use as AI traffic in Microsoft's Flight Simulator versions 9 and 10.
They have been thoroughly researched and painted based on actual pictures of the real aircraft, so that each individual aircraft is an exact replica of the real thing at the time of painting, down to the precise windows configuration and the stencils colours and locations.
To view them in your simulator, you need first to download and install the base aircraft models/packages available separately . Most of these models are available from the usual avsim and/or flightsim libraries, but I have provided a link to these base packages on this site for your easy reference. Check the links section.
You will also need adequate flightplans to take these birds into your virtual skies. Running a search on avsim and flightsim libraries will get you up to date flightplans for most of the world's airlines
About bitmap formats
Most of my repaints are provided in three textures formats: 32bits, dxt3 and dxt3 with mipmaps.
AI traffic can draw heavily on your computer resources and significantly reduce your sim's framerate. Using the right set of textures can improve your framerate and ensure smooth and
lifelike movements.
Basically, 32bits texture are larger and therefore having more pixels, will have sharper details and will look better in your sim, particularly at close range. Downside is they take up more HD
space and use more resources.
Mipped textures are supposed to be what fs is really looking for, and will ensure the best framerate and movement smoothness. However, if your graphic processor is an older or a lower end one,
with less than 1GB dedicated memory, mipped textures will look awfully blurred.
To keep things simple, if you run your sim on a new, powerful, high end computer, go for the 32bits or mipped textures, or use the 32bits only for intricate liveries where the quality of finer
details will make a difference.
On the other hand, if you are using an older less powerful machine, or if you are not sure or don't know what all this means, go for the non-mipped dxt3 format.
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Mariano (Friday, 20 April 2012 12:27)
Hi Philippe
Do you think you might feel inclined to paint the 737-400 of SJY? The current one is ... Well, if you are up for it would be great. It is called for in the latest AIG FPs.
Thanks and nice paints!