FSX/P3D de Havilland DH60 Moth Package

Golden Age Simulations DeHavilland DH 60 Moth for FSX. Originally designed and released as freeware for FS2004 by Jim Douglass, this package has been fully remodeled to FSX native status.

​It includes both the Gipsy and Cirrus Moth variants as well as a Gipsy-powered amphibian and a seaplane Cirrus Moth along with various repaints and liveries.

There are two options for install - an autoinstall with EXE file or a manual drag/drop install for users who prefer that (and want to do custom things).

The models incorporate;

• Bump mapping
• Dynamic shine
• High-resolution textures
• VC cockpit shadowing enabled

The flight dynamics have been revised and fully simulate the handling characteristics of each type.

A paint kit is included in the package.

Four models are multiple repaints are included in the base pack;

• De Havilland 60 G
  • G-AAOR
  • G-AAMY
  • NC827H
  • N168G
• De Havilland 60 G Amphibian
  • G-AADV
  • N168G
• De Havilland 60 X
  • G-EBLV
  • G-EBUZ
• De Havilland 60X Seaplane
  • G-CATH

Developer Notes

The package that you have before you was originally designed for FS 2004 by Jim Douglass and released as freeware. Like that package, this is also freeware and as such may be freely distributed providing it is done at no cost and Golden Age Simulations is credited with its development. A paint kit is included and repaints are encouraged and may be freely distributed as well. It may be found in the folder Golden Age Simulations located in your main FSX root directory.

The package contains 4 variants of the Moth. The DH 60G Gipsy Moth landplane and amphibian and the DH 60X Cirrus Moth landplane and seaplane. Each variant represents aircraft actually flown in the late 1920s and early 1930s. We'd like to thank Leyland Spur (across the pond) for the reference work and keen eye for detail that was invaluable in the conversion.

Additionally, the conversion would not have been possible without the help of Anthony Lynch, who graciously provided the modeling code and textures for the P-8 compass used in each model.

What follows are a few details on how to operate the model in a manner that will (a) enhance your experience and (b) minimize technical support requirements.

The Gipsy and Cirrus Moth were, for the most part, hand propped to start. To that end our models require that the keyboard commands Ctrl - E be used to start the models. The Gipsy engine turns counter-clockwise and the Cirrus clockwise.

The P-8 compass is quite easy to use. The first thing one needs to keep in mind is that the needle always points north. To establish a heading rotate the outer ring to the heading desired and then slowly turn the aircraft until the north arrow is between the reference lines. To determine the heading rotate the ring until the reference lines bracket the arrow and read the heading opposite the fixed lubber line which is at the 12 o'clock position on the compass face. There is a lever lock to prevent the inadvertent movement of the heading ring.

The model is designed to be flown from the Virtual Cockpit. A 2D panel is available for those that desire it. As is the case with all the models we endeavor to present them as they were in the Golden Age and therefore we do not place modern navigation devices in our cockpits. There are available by accessing the SimCons located behind the first map in the chart rack located at the pilot's left knee.

Also included in the fold-out map are the SimCons for map and kneeboard. The aircraft checklist and reference files can be accessed by that shortcut.

The Moths had folding wings to facilitate hangaring the aircraft as well as towing it to the airstrip. Our model is so equipped. Wing fold in FSX needs to be programmed into the keyboard command menu. Some of our testers have reported that the wing fold function will not work even after the command has been entered. A hot point switch has been placed in the VC to facilitate wing folding. It is located above the pilot's head at the left hinge point. (see below). Move the mouse cursor over the bolt until the icon changes and left click to activate the function. Also above and to the left is the fuel shut-off. Left-click to operate.

The aircraft doors and cargo hatch are activated by hot point switches in the VC cockpit located on the top of each door. The rear cockpit door has a switch for the door and the cargo compartment. The front cockpit, the door only. To view the front door hot point, slide your view right until the door latch is in view and slide the mouse cursor over the latch until the hot point target is recognized. ​

Repaints/Liveries Included

Also included is a pack of 25 repaints/liveries compatible with this base model. They are;

1. Cirrus Moth G-CAUA
   G-CAUA c/n 630 was delivered to International Airways of Canada Ltd in August 1928. Sold to a private owner in June 1933 and passed through several owners until retired and stored in 1941. Donated by Mr C.F. Burke to the National Aeronautical Collection, Ottawa in 1962. Rebuilt by DH employees in 1963 and is now on display at the Canada Aviation Museum at Rockcliffe
2. Cirrus Seaplane A7-13
   ​A7-13 c/n 414 was one of 20 Cirrus Moths delivered to an early RAAF contract. In 1932 it was taken over by the Australian Civil Aviation Board, Dept of Defence and registered VH-UAU. It was loaned to the Australian Aero Club (Tasmanian Section) based at Western Junction Airport, Launceston. Stored in a shed until the early '60s. Now restored to static condition and on display in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney where it is painted in Tasmanian Aero Club markings.
3. Gipsy Moth G-AAVJ
   G-AAVJ was built in the U.S.A. by Moth Aircraft Corporation in 1929 as NC573N c/n 157. Completely rebuilt by Ron Souch in the U.K. in 1982. Sold to Proteus Petroleum Co. in 1989 who repainted the blue with a muddy green color. Sold to the U.S.A. in 1994, registered N573N, and based at Anchorage, Alaska.
4. Gipsy Moth HB-AFO
   HB-AFO c/n 1878 was delivered as CH-325 in October 1931. She is currently airworthy following restoration in 2005.
5. Royal Canadian Air Force DH Gipsy Moth
   Built by DeHavilland Canada, 155 c/n DHC111 was delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force in March 1930. Registered as CF-CFU to Aero Club of B.C. Vancouver in October 1939. Impressed into RCAF service again during WWII as A106. Struck off charge 25.5.44. Stored and then sold to several owners for restoration. Registered CF-AAU to Tom Coates in January 2002 and restoration continued.
6. Gipsy Moth G-ABAK
   G-ABAK c/n 1265 was delivered to Denys Finch-Hatton in June 1930. He flew the aircraft in Kenya until he crashed and was killed in her on 31 May 1931. Finch-Hatton was played by Robert Redford in the film 'Out Of Africa'.
7. Danish DeHavilland Gipsy Moth
   147 c/n 1684 was delivered to the Danish Naval Air Service in February 1931. Withdrawn from use and stored in a crate in April 1940 after the German occupation. Destroyed by sabotage by the Danish Resistance in 1943.
8. Cirrus Moth G-CYYG
   G-CYYG c/n 503 was taken on charge by the RCAF in May 1928 and allotted to the Post Office Dept, Ottawa. Transferred to Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club in May 1929. Stored for many years and restored to airworthy condition in 1993. Currently on static display at Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton.
9. Gipsy Moth CF-AAA
   CF-AAA c/n 1840 was G-ABJJ and was used by the Midland Aero Club based at Castle Bromwich in July 1937. Impressed into the Royal Air Force during WWII as BK842. Sold to Oxford Flying Club after the War and used until late 1946. Sold in 1962 to George Neal of Toronto and registered CF-AAA. The aircraft is still on the register, presently owned by Watt Martin of Grand Valley, Ontario.
10. Royal Air Force DeHavilland Gipsy Moth
    K1852 c/n 1626 was used as a 'hack' by No 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force when based at RAF Hendon in the mid-1930s.
11. Gipsy Moth VH-UPV
    VH-UPV c/n 1812 was G-ABEN and was exported to Australia in March 1931. Flying VH-UPV, Maude Rose 'Lores' Bonney became the first woman to fly solo from Australia to England. She took off from Brisbane on April 10 1933 and landed at Croydon, London on June 21. She was awarded the OBE by King George V.
12. Cirrus Moth G-EBXU
    G-EBXU c/n 627 was built as a seaplane, registered to The Aircraft Operating Co Ltd in May 1928, and shipped to Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft was seized by the Brazilian Army following a revolution and was crashed on a beach by them in 1931. Remains were stored and were sold by the Brazilian military to Europe. The aircraft has been restored as a landplane and although now fitted with a Gipsy II engine still retains the Cirrus nose shape. Sold to Spain in 2006 she is still airworthy at Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
13. Gipsy Moth G-AAAH
    G-AAAH c/n 804 was delivered to Miss Amy Johnson on 30/04/1930. She achieved worldwide fame as the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Flying G-AAAH, she left Croydon, south of London, on 5 May of that year and landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, on 24 May after flying 11,000 miles. The aircraft is preserved at the Science Museum, Kensington, London.
14. Gipsy Moth NC236K
    NC236K c/n 48 was built by the Moth Aircraft Company in the United States. Currently owned and flown by Gary Sewall, she is the oldest flying Moth in the US and is painted in the original 1929 factory scheme and colors.
15. Cirrus Seaplane G-EBXU
    ​G-EBXU c/n 627 was registered to The Aircraft Operating Co Ltd in May 1928 and shipped to Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft was seized by the Brazilian Army following a revolution and was crashed on a beach by them in 1931. Remains were stored and were sold by the Brazilian military to Europe. The aircraft has been restored as a landplane and although now fitted with a Gipsy II engine still retains the Cirrus nose shape. Sold to Spain in 2006 she is still airworthy at Cuatro Vientos, Madrid.
16. Gipsy Moth CF-AAJ
    CF-AAJ c/n 757 was registered as G-CYXE in April 1929. Crashed in January 1930 and was rebuilt by DHC. Registered as CF-CEG in October 1934 and used by Hamilton Aero Club, Ontario. Sold in June 1943 to W Steele and stored. Sold in 1980 to Watt Martin and rebuilt, flying again in May 1989.
17. Finnish Air Force DeHavilland Cirrus Moth
    MO-102 c/n VL7 was built by Valtion Lentokonetehdas (VL) - the Finnish State Government Aircraft Factory, one of 21 Cirrus Moths delivered by them to the Finnish Air Force. Withdrawn from use 30/05/1944 and scrapped.
18. Gipsy Moth G-AARB
    G-AARB c/n 1412 was flown solo from England to Australia by New Zealander Jean Batten in May 1934. She beat Amy Johnson's record by over four days. In 1936 she set another world record with a solo flight from England to New Zealand flying Percival Gull 6 G-ADPR. She was awarded the title of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1936.
19. Cirrus Moth VH-UAU
    VH-UAU c/n 414 was built as a seaplane, one of twenty Cirrus Moths delivered to an early RAAF contract. It was assigned the serial A7-13. In 1932 it was taken over by the Australian Civil Aviation Board, Dept of Defence and loaned to the Australian Aero Club (Tasmanian Section) based at Western Junction Airport, Launceston. Stored in a shed until the early '60s. Now restored to static condition and on display in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney where it is painted in Tasmanian Aero Club markings.
20. Gipsy Moth ZK-ADT
    ZK-ADT c/n 1101 was G-AAJO and was exported to New Zealand in March 1935. The aircraft was restored and flew again in 2004. This is now the only Gipsy Moth in New Zealand and still flies regularly.
21. Gipsy Moth G-AAHY
    G-AAHY c/n 1362 was delivered to Switzerland as CH-462, later HB-AFI. Registered as G-AAHY in March 1984.
22. Gipsy Moth G-AANL
    G-AANL c/n 1446 was delivered to the Danish Army Air Corps in 1929 as S107. re-registered as OY-DEH. She was flown by Lt. Peer Perch in October 1942 in an escape from Denmark to England. Now rebuilt and painted in the colors of the National Flying Services.
23. Gipsy Moth VH-ULJ
    VH-ULJ c/n 1074 was used by Holdens Air Transport Services of New Guinea and was written off in a heavy landing in September 1941. The remains were shipped to Adelaide and many years later it was restored and is now on display in the South Australia Aviation Museum.
24. Gipsy Moth CF-AGX
    CF-AGX c/n DHC127 is a de Havilland Canada assembled Moth, registered in 1930. Originally registered to Northern Transportation Company in Hudson Ontario. The aircraft is preserved at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
25. Gipsy Moth G-AADR
    G-AADR c/n 138 was manufactured in the United States by Moth Aircraft Company and originally registered as NC939M. She was brought to the U.I. in June 1986 and has been a regular attendee at rallies and air displays.

Developer: Golden Age Simulations: Paul Corish, Jim Douglass, Gil Halpin.

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