FSX / P3D Repaint for Payware Model

FSX Piper J-3 Cub ZU-AYK

Piper J-3 Cub ZU-AYK brings a South African-registered look to A2A’s classic taildragger, inspired by a real aircraft often seen around Stellenbosch and finished with detailed, paintkit-based textures. Designed for FSX, it refreshes the exterior with authentic markings and color tones, and requires the payware A2A Simulations Piper J-3 Cub.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D
Repaint — payware base required

Repaint textures for the payware a2a Simulations Piper J3 Cub as ZU-AYK, a South African-registered J-3. Textures by Grant MacLean.

Screenshot of Piper J-3 Cub ZU-AYK in the air.

Screenshot of Piper J-3 Cub ZU-AYK in the air.

Textures for the excellent A2A Simulations Piper Cub J-3 sometimes seen at Stellenbosch, South Africa, based on the A2A paintkit. With thanks to Fanie Kleynhans, whose fine shot of the Cub (included with the package) inspired the repaint.

Installation:
  • Unzip SARED, then copy the TEXTURE.RED folder into the A2A_PiperJ3 folder (usually C:/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Flight Simulator X/SimObjects/Airplanes/A2A_PiperJ3).
  • Copy the following lines into the AIRCRAFT.CFG file in the A2A_PiperJ3 folder, replacing the fltsim.XX with the next number in sequence:

[fltsim.XX]
title=A2A Piper Cub ZU-AYK
sim=PiperJ3
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=red
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id=ZU-AYK
atc_id_color=
ui_manufacturer="A2A Piper"
ui_type="J-3 Cub"
ui_variation="ZU-AYK"
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="A2A Simulations Inc."
description="The Piper Cub embodies the very essence of the romance and gypsy-lure of flying. Its design is one of the most fundamental expressions of the basic, primal relationship between pilot and airplane; and few airplanes define 'stick and rudder' more faithfully and distinctly than does the Cub."

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Free for all simmers · 4.39 MB · Scanned clean Jul 2026

File information

Filename
sared.zip
File size
4.39 MB
Added
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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 for Payware Model
  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 sared.zip has 14 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
1.jpg09.18.0954.03 kB
2.jpg09.18.0977.81 kB
3.jpg09.18.0959.12 kB
Cub ZU-AYK Stellenbosch (Fanie Kleynhans).jpg09.12.09263.27 kB
FILE_ID.txt09.18.09185 B
README.txt09.18.091.51 kB
PiperJ3_t.dds09.18.0916.00 MB
Pit1.dds09.18.094.00 MB
Pit3.dds09.18.094.00 MB
texture.cfg08.25.09152 B
thumbnail.jpg09.18.0910.44 kB
thumbnail.gif09.18.097.35 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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