FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX Cessna 172 Skyhawk N81ER

Cessna 172 Skyhawk N81ER livery brings a real-world registration to the default C172 with clean exterior textures that look at home on ramps or in the circuit. Designed for FSX, it requires the stock Cessna 172SP and adds an authentic N81ER option for general aviation flying and screenshots.

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Rate 346 downloads since 2013 16.13 MB Scanned clean · Jul 2026 Added 11 Feb 2013

Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Repaint — for the sim’s default aircraft, nothing else needed

Images & Screenshots

5 total

A white and maroon single-engine aircraft with registration N81ER is parked on a ramp near two other light planes and a hangar.

A white and red single-engine high-wing aircraft with registration N81ER flies above a landscape of fields, trees, and scattered clouds.

A small white and red single-engine aircraft with the registration N81ER is parked on a concrete ramp in front of a beige hangar.

A red and white single-engine aircraft with registration N81ER is parked on the ramp, with a yellow plane and hangar in the background.

A red and white high-wing single-engine aircraft with registration N81ER is parked on a concrete ramp near a hangar wall.

Repaint textures for the default C172 for real world N81ER. By Tom Tiedman.

Screenshot of Cessna 172 Skyhawk on the ground.

Add [fltsim.X] info below to your 172 "aircraft.cfg".
Remember to change the X to the next number in line among your 172 repaints.

[fltsim.X] title=Cessna Skyhawk 172SP N81ER sim=Cessna172SP model= panel= sound= texture= kb_checklists=Cessna172SP_check kb_reference=Cessna172SP_ref atc_id= ui_manufacturer="Cessna" ui_type="C172SP Skyhawk" ui_variation="N81ER" ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop" ui_createdby="Microsoft Corporation" description="Repaint by Tom Tiedman 12-3-2012"

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File information

Filename

fsx_default_cessna_172_n81er.zip

File size

16.13 MB

Added

11 February 2013

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint

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.
Add livery to base aircraft folder

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

Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
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 fsx_default_cessna_172_n81er.zip has 31 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
file_id.diz	12.04.12	84 B
READ ME.txt	12.04.12	673 B
Screenshot 1.jpg	12.04.12	247.34 kB
Screenshot 2.jpg	12.04.12	139.43 kB
Screenshot 3.jpg	12.04.12	169.39 kB
Screenshot 4.jpg	12.04.12	244.02 kB
Texture.N81ER	12.04.12	0 B
C172_1_C.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_1_night_C.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_2_C.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_2_night_C.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_3_C.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_3_night_C.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_4_C.dds	09.04.06	170.79 kB
C172_4_night_C.dds	09.04.06	170.79 kB
c172_c.bmp	05.12.06	170.74 kB
C172_Interior_T.dds	09.04.06	341.45 kB
c172_interior_t_night.dds	09.04.06	42.79 kB
C172_Pilot.dds	09.04.06	682.79 kB
C172_reflection.dds	09.04.06	170.79 kB
C172_T.bmp	12.04.12	16.00 MB
C172_T.dds	12.04.12	16.00 MB
c172_t_bump.dds	09.04.06	1.00 MB
c172_t_spec.dds	09.04.06	1.33 MB
fresnel_ramp.dds	09.04.06	640 B
Prop_C172.dds	09.04.06	85.46 kB
texture.cfg	08.14.06	137 B
thumbnail.jpg	12.04.12	106.66 kB
thumbnail.jpg	12.04.12	106.66 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B