FSX Blue Cessna 152 N2923W

This dedicated repaint package for the payware Carenado C152, crafted by Tom Tiedman, delivers a custom blue exterior enhanced for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. It includes two variations—one featuring gear fairings and another without—that enable sim pilots to select their preferred wheel configuration and immerse themselves further in general aviation.

Aircraft Background and Aesthetic Highlights

The Cessna 152 represents one of the most widely recognized two-seat trainers. Originally rolled out for the 1978 model year, it upgraded the proven C150 framework. Powered by a dependable Lycoming O-235 engine, this airframe found popularity among flight schools worldwide. Unlike many trainers of its era, the 152 offered a refined cockpit design well suited for both instruction and recreational flying. Tom Tiedman’s repaint accentuates its exterior charm by highlighting crisp blue hues and polished details, bringing new life to the payware Carenado model.

Installation Approach

Prerequisite: You must already own the Carenado C152 payware add-on. Without this payware package, the repaint will not function properly.

Texture Folder Preparation

• Choose one of your existing Carenado C152 texture folders and duplicate it in a temporary folder.
• Insert the five enclosed repaint texture files, plus both thumbnail images, into this copied folder. Overwrite files if asked.
• Rename the updated folder to texture.Blue N2923W.
• Move (copy and paste) the texture.Blue N2923W folder back into the main C152 aircraft directory.
• Return to the temporary folder and rename that same folder to texture.Blue N2923Wsc (indicating a version without wheel fairings).
• Copy and paste texture.Blue N2923Wsc into your main C152 aircraft folder as well.

Now your repaint includes both a wheelpants variant and a no-wheelpants variant, each bearing the same registration.

Adjusting the Aircraft.cfg

Add the following two entries to your aircraft.cfg. Make sure you replace “X” with the next available numbers in your sequence of [fltsim.X] entries.

[fltsim.X]
title=C152II Blue N2923W
sim=SingleEngineProp
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Blue N2923W
kb_checklists=C152_CHECK
kb_reference=C152_REF
atc_id=N2923W
ui_manufacturer="Carenado"
ui_type="C152II"
ui_variation="Blue N2923W with Gear Fairings"
ui_createdby="Carenado"
ui_typerole="Highwing single Engine Prop"
description="The C152II, two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training, touring, and personal flying. First delivered in 1977 as the 1978 model year, the 152 was a modernization of the proven C150 design. The 152 was intended to compete with the new Beechcraft Skipper and Piper Tomahawk, both of which were introduced the same year."
atc_heavy=0
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
atc_id_color=0x00000000
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
visual_damage=0

[fltsim.X]
title=C152II Blue N2923W G.F.
sim=SingleEngineProp
model=sc
panel=
sound=
texture=Blue N2923Wsc
kb_checklists=C152_CHECK
kb_reference=C152_REF
atc_id=N2923W
ui_manufacturer="Carenado"
ui_type="C152II"
ui_variation="Blue N2923W without Gear Fairings"
ui_createdby="Carenado"
ui_typerole="Highwing single Engine Prop"
description="The C152II, two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training, touring, and personal flying. First delivered in 1977 as the 1978 model year, the 152 was a modernization of the proven C150 design. The 152 was intended to compete with the new Beechcraft Skipper and Piper Tomahawk, both of which were introduced the same year."
atc_heavy=0
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
atc_id_color=0x00000000
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
visual_damage=0

Final Thumbnail Adjustments

• In your texture.Blue N2923Wsc folder, delete the original thumbnail file.
• Rename thumbnailWITHOUTWHEELPANTS to thumbnail.
• Both wheelpants and no-wheelpants variations will now display properly in the aircraft selection menu.

Developers/Creators: Repaint by Tom Tiedman for the payware Carenado C152 model. Copy or distribution of these textures is allowed as freeware content; however, the Carenado base package must be independently purchased in order to enable this repaint.