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Many users of FSX prefer to fly smaller, private general aviation aircraft. This section covers all of the planes that you would find at your local airfield or airstrip, from training aircraft used for your private pilots license to acrobatic propeller driven aircraft. Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a great all-round simulation, with the realism of commercial flying using IFR rules, to private social flights using VFR.
Image shows a double engine private aircraft flying over West Texas using one of the add-ons for FSX.
You don't always have to follow the "rules" when flying, you can simply jump in a smaller aircraft and go sight seeing.
General aviation aircraft are usually propeller driven and usually come in single or double engine versions depending on the size of the aircraft.
This section is growing daily, covering many of the aircraft from names such as Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft and others well know in the private aviation field. Almost all of the add-ons include detailed installation instructions to aid the user in getting the aircraft up and running in FSX.
Each of the downloads include a description and information text from the developer, explaining the file in detail. This is the second most popular section, while the commercial jets is number one. While developers usually focus on large commercial aircraft, there is a large group of developers that produce only private aircraft, and all of their creative efforts go into this; delivering high quality, highly developed freeware aircraft that is equal to that of some payware models.
Browse through the pages below to choose an add-on that suits what you're looking for.
FSX Cessna 172SP Skyhawk. Repaint textures for the fictional N7532Y, a green and white Skyhawk. In an effort to advance beyond the default MS Paint program, this is the author's first repaint attempt using Paint.net and first attempt at experimenting with layering. Includes both 1024 x 1024 and 2048 x 2048 size textures, 32 bit with no mips for clarity. Install one, or the other, or both at once if you wish. Easy installation. Repaint by Tom Tiedman. Cessna 172SP Skyhawk...
File size: 21.24 MB | Download hits: 30
FSX Blue And White Cessna 172. Default Cessna 172SP Skyhawk repaint textures for the real world N3804Q, a light blue/dark blue on white Skyhawk livery, seen on a model airplane box, that many of you may remember having built. Current real world photos show that this aircraft has been repainted, and FAA records show that she was substantially damaged in a bounced landing accident. Includes both 1024 x 1024 and 2048 x 2048 size textures, 32 bit with no mips for clarity. Install one, or the...
File size: 15.71 MB | Download hits: 17
FSX Red And White Cessna 172. Default Cessna 172SP Skyhawk repaint textures for the fictional N8772W, a red and white Skyhawk trimmed in black. Includes both 1024 x 1024 and 2048 x 2048 size textures, 32 bit with no mips for clarity. Install one, or the other, or both at once if you wish. Easy installation. Repaint by Tom Tiedman. Red And White Cessna 172 in flight. CREDITS: Microsoft. INSTALLATION: 1.) Drag and drop the "texture.N8772W (1024 x 1024)"...
File size: 23.82 MB | Download hits: 27
FSX Cessna 172SP Skyhawk. Repaint textures for the real world Canadian registered 1972 C172L Skyhawk C-FTWE. Includes both 1024 x 1024 and 2048 x 2048 size textures, 32 bit with no mips for clarity. Install one, or the other, or both at once if you wish. Easy installation. Repaint by Tom Tiedman. Cessna 172SP 1972 Skyhawk in flight. DESCRIPTION: FSX default Cessna 172SP Skyhawk repaint textures for the real world Canadian registered 1972 C172L Skyhawk C-FTWE based at...
File size: 18.60 MB | Download hits: 8
FSX Cessna 172SP Skyhawk. Repaint textures for the fictional N7745J, a purely fictional N-numbered version similar to the real world Canadian Skyhawk C-FTWE, for those who prefer N-numbers. Includes both 1024 x 1024 and 2048 x 2048 size textures, 32 bit with no mips for clarity. Install one, or the other, or both at once if you wish. Easy installation. Repaint by Tom Tiedman. Cessna 172SP Skyhawk in flight. INSTALLATION: 1.) Drag and drop the "texture.N7745J...
File size: 18.00 MB | Download hits: 8
FSX Green And White Cessna 172 Fix, for use with Cessna_172_N2878T.ZIP">FSX_DEFAULT_Cessna_172_N2878T.ZIP. This fixes the texture bleed through which can be seen on the fuselage sides when the sun hits the fuselage while banking. Simply replace the entire "texture.N2878T" folder with this new texture folder. By Tom Tiedman. Green And White Cessna 172 in flight. DESCRIPTION: A fix for my FSX default Cessna 172 repaint uploaded on 8-20-11. This fixes...
File size: 15.84 MB | Download hits: 2
FSX default Cessna 172SP repaint in blue and white. 32 bit no mips 2048 x 2048 textures (crisp and clear), or 32 bit no mips 1024 x 1024 textures for better frame rates, but also surprisingly crisp and clear... (I've been practicing hard at smoothing out the saw-toothed paint edges, and I kinda surprised myself on this one!) Install them both at the same time if you wish. Easy installation. By Tom Tiedman. Blue And White Cessna 172SP in flight. INSTALLATION: 1.)...
File size: 23.80 MB | Download hits: 6
FSX Green And White Cessna 172SP repaint in 32 bit no mips 2048 x 2048 textures for clarity. A repaint of the default 172. Easy installation. By Tom Tiedman. (See also Cessna_172_N2878T_FIX.ZIP">FSX_DEFAULT_Cessna_172_N2878T_FIX.ZIP) Green And White Cessna 172SP in flight. INSTALLATION: 1.) Copy and paste (or drag and drop) the enclosed "texture.N2878T" folder into your FSX default Cessna 172SP folder. 2.) Open your 172SP...
File size: 18.02 MB | Download hits: 2
FSX Guernsey Aero Club Cessna C172 G-BKEV. This is a texture for the default FSX Cessna 172. It represents one of the aircraft that was used for many years by the Guernsey Aero Club. By Ian Roussel. Guernsey Aero Club Cessna C172 G-BKEV in flight. [fltsim.xxx] //Next Number// title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP...
File size: 6.19 MB | Download hits: 3
FSX CEV Cessna C310R. This repaint represents the C310R in fictional livery of the CEV. Repaint only, requires the Milviz C310R. Repaint by Martial Feron. CEV Cessna C310R in flight. [fltsim.XX] title=Cessna 310 CEV sim=Cessna 310v4 model= panel= sound= texture=CEV kb_checklists=Cessna 310v4_checklist kb_reference=Cessna...
File size: 5.92 MB | Download hits: 124
