FS2004 Spantax Douglas DC-6

Original aircraft by Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson (Cal Classic). Model enhancements 2009 (VC, moving doors and cargo hold doors) by Tom Gibson. Repainted by Enrique Medal.

First, before further activities make sure the following freeware Douglas DC-6B Base Packages from Cal Classic are completely installed on your system.

• FS2004/FSX United Air Lines 1958 DC-6B Base Pack (dc6b_cb16.zip)
• FS2004/FSX Pan American DC-6B Super Six Base Pack (dc6b_cb17.zip)

Follow the installation instructions of for each of the above packages. Then continue.

• Unzip the zip-file included in this package to a temporary folder.
• This repaint shows a Douglas DC-6B aircraft with CB-17 engines. Find the Microsoft Games\FS\Aircraft\DC-6B CB-17 main folder on your system. Copy the texture folder extracted in step 2 into the "DC-6B CB-17" main-folder.
• Use a text editor such as Notepad to add the following section to your DC-6B CB-17 aircraft.cfg file following the "fltsim" sections already present and replace the xx by the next number in sequence:

[fltsim.xx]
title=DC-6B SPANTAX
sim=dc6a
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=spantax
kb_reference=dc6b17_ref
atc_id=ec-azx
ui_manufacturer=Douglas
ui_type=DC-6B (motor CB-17)
ui_variation=SPANTAX (intercontinental)
description=The DC-6B was generally considered to possess the best operating economics of any piston airliner built. Passengers also appreciated their smooth, quiet ride. Pan American had 45 DC-6B's, and used them throughout their system.
atc_airline=spantax
atc_flight_number=1959
atc_heavy=0
visual_damage=1
prop_anim_ratio=0.9
atc_parking_types=GATE
atc_parking_codes=PAA

• Save and close the aircraft.cfg file.