FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX "Swiss Himalaya Expedition" PC-6C

Swiss Himalaya Expedition textures dress the Pilatus PC-6C Turbo Porter in the markings inspired by the 1960 Dhaulagiri mission that set a fixed-wing high-altitude landing milestone and left HB-FAN at 5,200 m. Built from the original paintkit for FSX, requires Tim Conrad’s PC-6C model.

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Repaint — base model required

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.

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.

Screenshot of Swiss Himalaya Expedition PC-6C in flight.

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Filename
pc-6c_himalaya.zip
File size
3.62 MB
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Requires dependencies

This file is a repaint — the package below is the base model it paints onto. Install it first, or the textures will have nothing to load onto.

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint
  1. Extract the downloaded archive

    Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
  2. Add livery to base aircraft folder

    Place the texture folder (typically texture.{airline}) inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\{base-aircraft}\.
  3. Update aircraft.cfg

    Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
  4. Always read the included readme

    Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

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.txt09.05.101.59 kB
Screens09.04.100 B
PC6_00.jpg09.04.10383.36 kB
PC6_01.jpg09.04.10338.83 kB
PC6_02.jpg09.04.10362.55 kB
texture.HIMALAYA09.04.100 B
PC6C_01.dds09.04.104.00 MB
pc6c_01_bump.dds09.01.104.00 MB
PC6C_01_SPEC.dds09.01.104.00 MB
PC6C_02.dds09.02.101.00 MB
PC6C_02_SPEC.dds09.02.10256.12 kB
pc6c_aircrew.dds09.01.10256.12 kB
PC6C_CONSOLES.dds09.02.101.00 MB
PC6C_CONSOLES__SPEC.dds09.02.10256.12 kB
PC6C_CONSOLES_LM.dds09.02.101.00 MB
pc6c_glass.dds09.01.1064.12 kB
PC6C_PANELS.dds09.02.101.00 MB
PC6C_PANELS_LM.dds09.02.101.00 MB
PC6C_PROP.dds09.02.1064.12 kB
pc6c_reflect.dds09.01.1064.12 kB
THUMBNAIL.jpg09.04.1037.39 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. PollenFly

    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

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