How do I install QualityWings 787 liveries in FSX?

To install QualityWings 787 liveries in FSX, extract the download, open the QW Dispatcher supplied with the Ultimate 787, choose its repaint or livery installation control, and select the extracted package. Confirm the correct FSX installation, complete the import, restart FSX, then load the repaint under the matching 787 variant.

Should I use QW Dispatcher or install the livery manually?

Use QW Dispatcher whenever the download contains a .qwl package; use the manual method only when the repaint provides a texture folder and an aircraft.cfg entry.

Do not unpack the .qwl file itself. Extract only the outer ZIP or similar archive, then give the resulting package to the Dispatcher. A common mistake we see is trying to select the unopened ZIP, which the utility may not recognise.

How do I install a .qwl livery with QW Dispatcher?

QW Dispatcher is the preferred method because it places the textures in the correct QualityWings folder and creates the required aircraft variation.

1. Close FSX. The simulator reads aircraft configuration data when it starts, so an installed repaint may not appear until FSX has been restarted.
2. Extract the downloaded archive. Locate the enclosed .qwl package rather than browsing to the outer compressed file.
3. Open QW Dispatcher. Launch it from the QualityWings program shortcuts installed with the Ultimate 787, then open its repaint or livery management area.
4. Select the correct simulator. If both boxed FSX and FSX: Steam Edition are installed, confirm that the selected entry points to the copy you actually use.
5. Import the livery. Choose the extracted .qwl file and allow the operation to finish before closing the utility.
6. Start FSX and find the variation. Select the relevant QualityWings 787 variant and enable Show all variations in the aircraft-selection screen. Our guide to locating aircraft variations in FSX explains the menu filters that can hide a newly installed repaint.

If the Dispatcher reports an access or write error, close it and run it with administrator privileges. This is most often needed when FSX is installed beneath a protected Windows program directory; it should not be the first fix for an invalid or incompatible package.

How do I manually install a QualityWings 787 repaint?

A manual repaint must be copied into the exact QualityWings aircraft folder named by its documentation, then registered in that folder's aircraft.cfg.

1. Find the FSX aircraft directory. It is [FSX root]\SimObjects\Airplanes\. Steam installations commonly sit beneath steamapps\common\FSX\, while boxed FSX uses its own installation directory.
2. Identify the correct 787 variant. Follow the repaint's readme or supplied configuration block. Do not place a 787-8 repaint in a 787-9 or 787-10 folder, and do not guess at engine or model assignments.
3. Copy the texture folder. Place the complete texture.name folder beside the aircraft's existing texture folders. Check that extraction has not created an extra level such as texture.name\texture.name\files.
4. Back up and edit aircraft.cfg. Add the supplied [fltsim.x] block, changing x to the next unused consecutive number. Keep its title= value unique and ensure the texture= value exactly matches the suffix after texture. in the folder name.
5. Preserve the supplied model settings. Fields such as model=, sim= and any QualityWings-specific entries must match that 787 variant. Copying settings from another model can produce a blank, incomplete or invisible aircraft.
6. Save and restart FSX. Make sure the file remains named aircraft.cfg, not aircraft.cfg.txt.

Never replace the aircraft's complete aircraft.cfg with one included merely as an example; doing so can remove every existing variation. For a closer explanation of texture suffixes and configuration blocks, see our FSX livery folder and aircraft configuration walkthrough.

Why is my QualityWings 787 livery not showing in FSX?

A missing QualityWings repaint is usually caused by the wrong simulator path, a mismatched 787 variant, a nested texture folder or an invalid [fltsim.x] entry.

• Check the target installation: boxed FSX and Steam Edition can exist in separate directories, and the repaint may have been added to the inactive copy.
• Check the aircraft variant: the fuselage length, engine choice and model= assignment must agree with the package.
• Check the numbering: use consecutive [fltsim.0], [fltsim.1] and later sections without duplicated numbers.
• Check the title: every title= line must be unique across installed aircraft.
• Check the folder depth: texture files and any supplied texture.cfg should be directly inside the repaint's texture folder.
• Check FSX filters: enable all variations and look under the manufacturer, publisher and aircraft type assigned by the repaint entry.
• Check package compatibility: an FSX: Steam Edition installation can use an FSX repaint when it targets the same QualityWings model, but a package made only for another simulator should not be forced into FSX.

If the entry appears but the aircraft is white, black or partly invisible, restore the original package and verify its texture and model assignments rather than changing random configuration fields. Our repaint visibility troubleshooting checklist covers the remaining folder and configuration faults.