Rodger Pettichord Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hi all. Having finished writing our four WWII novels (they are on Amazon under my name), we are hoping to start another series. As before, I would like to fly the actual missions in the flight sim before writing a section. Which brings me to my problem. The wonderful Alpha Sim/Virtavia C-7 Caribou is too dated for P3D4. Does anyone know a generous freeware developer who would be willing to bring the C-7 into P3D4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I know Roger that you can convert FSX planes for MSFS2020 : You can also use this tool for FSX to P3D conversion also : https://secure.simmarket.com/fsx-to-prepare3d-migration-tool.phtml Cheers John John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Hello, almost all native FSX aircraft work in P3D v4 but if their gauges are .dlls or .gau files, then they cannot work in a 64 bit environment. One does not need that utility or any other to install FSX aircraft into P3D and in any case, it seems clear that it has been designed for P3D v1, as it is now known. The Virtavia aircraft model is for FS9 and cannot work in P3D v4+. FS9 models are completely incompatible and cause the simulator to crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, BradB said: I know Roger that you can convert FSX planes for MSFS2020 : You can also use this tool for FSX to P3D conversion also : https://secure.simmarket.com/fsx-to-prepare3d-migration-tool.phtml Cheers John John Thanks, John. See my reply to Nick below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 41 minutes ago, Nick Cooper said: Hello, almost all native FSX aircraft work in P3D v4 but if their gauges are .dlls or .gau files, then they cannot work in a 64 bit environment. One does not need that utility or any other to install FSX aircraft into P3D and in any case, it seems clear that it has been designed for P3D v1, as it is now known. The Virtavia aircraft model is for FS9 and cannot work in P3D v4+. FS9 models are completely incompatible and cause the simulator to crash. Nick, I'm experiencing exactly what you say--most planes move forward into P3D4 with no trouble, but the older models with FS9 roots do not. The Virtavia/Alpha Sim C-7 has roots in the stone age and simply will not make the jump. That's why I'm wondering if someone with the right chops might be willing to have a crack at a P3D4 DHC4 Caribou or even a DHC5 Buffalo. I do have the Caribou in FSX-SE but would really like the better flow of P3D4 if possible. I want to make the novel's chapters as realistic as I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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