FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX Red/White/Blue Cessna 185

Red/White/Blue Cessna 185 brings a classic backcountry workhorse to Microsoft Flight Simulator X with a complete aircraft package, crisp custom textures by Mark “Fire Ball” Rooks, and a detailed virtual cockpit suited to bush strips or weekend touring. The repaint highlights bold trim and clean lines for standout ramp presence.

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Rate 823 downloads since 2013 13.16 MB Scanned clean · Jul 2026 Added 19 Jun 2013

Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Repaint — livery textures for the matching model

Images & Screenshots

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A white Cessna 185 with red and blue stripes and a checkerboard tail sits on a paved ramp near a line of tall pine trees.

A Cessna 185 modified for Flight Simulator X by Mark Rooks.

Screenshot of Cessna 185 on runway.

To install this aircraft:

As always back up any original files.

Unzip downloaded folders to your desktop or temporary directory of your choice.
Copy the " Cessna 185 " folder and paste it in the main aircraft folder:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FSx\SIM Objects /Aircraft .

Textures created by Mark "Fire Ball" Rooks.

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Free for all simmers · 13.16 MB · Scanned clean Jul 2026

File information

Filename

c185x.zip

File size

13.16 MB

Added

19 June 2013

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Clean ClamAV · Jul 2026

Access

Freeware

Content rating

Everyone

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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 c185x.zip has 9 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
185 Text.txt	06.17.07	84 B
Cessna 185.zip	06.17.07	945.87 kB
panel.zip	06.17.07	1.36 MB
Read Me First.txt	06.17.07	759 B
Screenshot C185.jpg	06.17.07	262.67 kB
sound.zip	06.17.07	10.64 MB
Thumbs.db	06.17.07	13.50 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B