FSX "Swiss Himalaya Expedition" PC-6C
Repaint for a Pilatus Turbo Porter in service from the Dhaulagiri-Expedition. The Swiss Dhaulagiri Himalayan Expedition set a record for the highest altitude landing for a fixed wing aircraft using a Pilatus Porter. After a landing accident (May 5, 1960) HB-FAN has been left there on an altitude ...
- Type
- Repaint⇲ Download Base Model
- Download hits
- 480
- Compatibility
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) including Steam Edition & Prepar3D (P3D)
- Filename
- pc-6c_himalaya.zip
- File size
- 3.62 MB
- Virus Scan
- Scanned 20 days ago (clean)
- Access to file
- Free (Freeware)
- Content Rating
- Everyone
Repaint for a Pilatus Turbo Porter in service from the Dhaulagiri-Expedition. The Swiss Dhaulagiri Himalayan Expedition set a record for the highest altitude landing for a fixed wing aircraft using a Pilatus Porter. After a landing accident (May 5, 1960) HB-FAN has been left there on an altitude of 5200m - where it rest until today. Please note: The original airplane was not a PC-6C Turbo-Porter, but a PC-6 powered by a 254 kW (340-shp) piston engine. Textures only; requires the PC-6C from Tim Conrad (PC-6C_H2TURBOPORTER.ZIP). By Bernhard Lechner.
Screenshot of Swiss Himalaya Expedition PC-6C on runway.
This repaint was created by using the original paintkit released with the aircraft.
Installation:
1. Unzip the file.
2. Put the folder "texture.HIMALAYA" in the directory SIMOBJECTS/AIRPLANES/PC-6C_H2.
3. Open the aircraft.cfg file and paste the following text into the file after the previous aircraft repaint, ensuring to replace [fltsim.XX] with the next number in sequence.
[FLTSIM.XX]
title=PC-6C_H2 HIMALAYA
sim=PC-6C_H2
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=HIMALAYA
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id_color=0x00ff0000
atc_id=N365
ui_manufacturer=Pilatus
ui_type="PC-6C"
ui_variation=HIMALAYA
description=
atc_heavy=0
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
ui_createdby="Piglet's Peculiar Planes"
visual_damage=1
prop_anim_ratio = 1.72
4. Enjoy !
Screenshot of Swiss Himalaya Expedition PC-6C in flight.
Images & Screenshots
The archive pc-6c_himalaya.zip has 23 files and directories contained within it.
File Contents
This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.
| Filename/Directory | File Date | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| readme_pc-6c_himalaya.txt | 09.05.10 | 1.59 kB |
| Screens | 09.04.10 | 0 B |
| PC6_00.jpg | 09.04.10 | 383.36 kB |
| PC6_01.jpg | 09.04.10 | 338.83 kB |
| PC6_02.jpg | 09.04.10 | 362.55 kB |
| texture.HIMALAYA | 09.04.10 | 0 B |
| PC6C_01.dds | 09.04.10 | 4.00 MB |
| pc6c_01_bump.dds | 09.01.10 | 4.00 MB |
| PC6C_01_SPEC.dds | 09.01.10 | 4.00 MB |
| PC6C_02.dds | 09.02.10 | 1.00 MB |
| PC6C_02_SPEC.dds | 09.02.10 | 256.12 kB |
| pc6c_aircrew.dds | 09.01.10 | 256.12 kB |
| PC6C_CONSOLES.dds | 09.02.10 | 1.00 MB |
| PC6C_CONSOLES__SPEC.dds | 09.02.10 | 256.12 kB |
| PC6C_CONSOLES_LM.dds | 09.02.10 | 1.00 MB |
| pc6c_glass.dds | 09.01.10 | 64.12 kB |
| PC6C_PANELS.dds | 09.02.10 | 1.00 MB |
| PC6C_PANELS_LM.dds | 09.02.10 | 1.00 MB |
| PC6C_PROP.dds | 09.02.10 | 64.12 kB |
| pc6c_reflect.dds | 09.01.10 | 64.12 kB |
| THUMBNAIL.jpg | 09.04.10 | 37.39 kB |
| flyawaysimulation.txt | 10.29.13 | 959 B |
| Go to Fly Away Simulation.url | 01.22.16 | 52 B |
Complementing Files & Dependencies
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Thanks a lot, Mr. Bernard! You'd probably be happy to know that in 1998 a Swiss team of experts managed to repatriate this legendary bird. Read more here,
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-pilatus-pc-6-porter-dambusch-pass