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FSX Aero Commander AC500

An Aero Commander AC500 model for FSX and FSX: Steam Edition.

5 star rating 5/5 (4) 5.2K downloads Flight Simulator X CompatiblePrepar3D Compatible
  • Type:Complete with Base Model
  • File: ac500fsxpkg.zip
  • Size:40.13 MB
  • Scan: Clean (8d) Verified clean
  • Access:Freeware
  • Content:Everyone
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An Aero Commander AC500 model for FSX and FSX: Steam Edition.

AC500 commander on ramp.Package includes 1 model, custom panels and era gauges, custom sounds, custom Flight Model, and 3 liveries.

Compatible with all the original repaints.

Simple installation; lots of Aero Commander fun :-)

Installation

  1. Since your FSX/P3D/Steam setup may be different than mine, place the enclosed ac500fsx aircraft container folder in your airplanes folder.
  2. There are two effects in this package that go in your effects folder.
  3. This package uses custom gauges that are maintained in the ac500fsx/panel folder.

This FSX Native flight sim aircraft is designed by Milton Shupe, panel by Scott Thomas and textures by Andre Folkers. There are other copyright files by other authors denoted in their respective readme's.

Model Designer: Milton Shupe
Flight Dynamics: Milton Shupe
Technical Data: Barry Collman, Chris Haag, Jim Metzer, Keith Cloudcraft, Milt Concannon, and others from the Twin Commander Flight Group
Panel: Copyright by Scott Thomas
XML Gauges: Scott Thomas
XML Advisor: many thanks to Nick Pike for technical and programming assistance
Gear Wind Gauge: FPDA (See FPDA Readme)
Textures: Andre Folkers
Sounds (Aliased): Gary Jones
Special Effects: Microsoft

Images & Screenshots

17 total
A detailed aircraft cockpit panel displays analog flight instruments, engine gauges, navigation radios, and various labeled switches with green instructional annotations.A labeled cockpit reference guide displays annotated controls for the clock, radios, autopilot, ADF, transponder, and fuel management computer.A twin-yoke cockpit features analog flight instruments, dual navigation radios, engine gauges, and throttle, propeller, and mixture levers.A twin-engine aircraft cockpit displays analog flight instruments, radio panels, and overhead switches while parked on the ramp near several hangars.A labeled overhead control panel displays switches for electrical systems and lighting, along with pitch and rudder trim wheels and several dummy controls.An overhead aircraft panel diagram is shown with numbered switches and controls, accompanied by a labeled list and fuel valve and magneto operation guides.A view from inside a small passenger cabin shows gray seats, a magazine on one seat, and a propeller engine outside the window.A blue and white twin-engine aircraft is parked on the ramp near a hangar, with a smaller single-engine plane behind it.A twin-engine aircraft with an orange and white livery is parked on the ramp near a hangar, with another plane in the background.A twin-engine aircraft with NASA markings is parked on the tarmac in front of large gray hangar buildings under a clear sky.A twin-engine propeller aircraft with a blue and white livery is taxiing on a snowy runway surrounded by mountains.A labeled control panel displays black throttle levers, blue propeller levers, red mixture levers, and a flaps lever with green instructional text.A twin-engine propeller aircraft is parked on a snow-covered runway with falling snow and mountains in the background.A twin-engine propeller aircraft is parked on a snow-covered runway with falling snow and mountains in the background.A twin-engine high-wing aircraft with NASA markings and registration N801NA is parked on a concrete ramp under a clear blue sky.A twin-engine light aircraft with blue and white livery sits on a paved runway under a clear blue sky.A twin-engine high-wing aircraft with brown and white livery sits on a runway under a clear blue sky.

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The archive ac500fsxpkg.zip has 242 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
ac500fsx05.02.170 B
AC500vc.air05.01.1710.78 kB
AC500vc_000.air02.14.049.06 kB
AC500_check.htm02.24.0431.66 kB
AC500_check_files05.02.170 B
filelist.xml02.14.04201 B
image001.png02.14.04179.34 kB
image002.gif02.14.0422.31 kB
AC500_notes.txt02.07.042.03 kB
AC500_ref.htm02.18.045.14 kB
aircraft.cfg05.02.1715.67 kB
aircraft_000.cfg05.01.1712.49 kB
Documentation05.02.170 B
500SPECS.txt04.30.171.49 kB
AC500 Panel Docs05.02.170 B
Detail Doc.JPG02.14.04160.58 kB
ECU Doc.JPG02.14.0422.72 kB
FPDA_Gear_Wind_Readme.txt06.12.034.91 kB
Main Panel Doc.JPG02.14.04228.66 kB
Overhead VC Doc.JPG02.14.0493.58 kB
Overhead2d Doc.JPG02.14.0477.84 kB
Fact File-Model 500.doc02.07.0466.00 kB
FILE_ID.DIZ05.02.17367 B
FILE_ID.txt05.02.17369 B
FSNavigator.txt03.05.04340 B
FSX Installation.txt05.02.17460 B
Readme.txt04.30.171.83 kB
USE and DISTRIBUTION.txt05.02.171016 B
Hold FM05.02.170 B
Image218.gif02.18.0424.11 kB
model.ac500fsx05.02.170 B
ac500fsx.mdl05.01.172.02 MB
ac500fsx_interior.mdl05.01.171.98 MB
model.cfg04.27.1753 B
Panel.blu05.02.170 B
500Bmain1.7.bmp02.01.04909.96 kB
500BOver.bmp02.22.04373.04 kB
500BOverNight.bmp02.22.04373.04 kB
500BZoom.bmp02.01.04137.22 kB
overhead.bmp02.11.041.00 MB
panel.CFG04.29.1713.77 kB
ST_500.CAB02.27.042.71 MB
VCCtr.bmp02.01.041.00 MB
VCGlare.bmp02.14.041.00 MB
VCLeft.bmp02.10.041.00 MB
VCRight.bmp02.01.041.00 MB
panel.tan05.02.170 B
500Tmain1.7.bmp02.11.04909.96 kB
500TOver.bmp02.19.04373.04 kB
500TOverNight.bmp02.19.04373.04 kB
500TZoom.bmp02.11.04137.22 kB
overhead.bmp02.11.041.00 MB
panel.CFG04.29.1714.09 kB
ST_500.CAB04.20.042.69 MB
VCCtr.bmp02.21.04257.07 kB
VCGlare.bmp02.21.04257.07 kB
VCLeft.bmp02.21.04257.07 kB
VCRight.bmp02.21.04257.07 kB
sound05.02.170 B
Aero_apdis.wav08.15.01176.62 kB
Aero_flaps.wav07.31.10307.40 kB
Aero_geardn.wav07.31.10435.53 kB
Aero_gearup.wav07.31.10533.02 kB
Aero_gearwarn.wav08.15.01239.59 kB
Aero_gyro.wav08.15.012.86 MB
Aero_noncomb1.wav09.16.9955.79 kB
Aero_noncomb2.wav09.16.9955.79 kB
Aero_prop1L.wav09.16.9959.29 kB
Aero_prop1R.wav09.16.9965.29 kB
Aero_prop2L.wav09.16.9963.79 kB
Aero_prop2R.wav09.16.9986.79 kB
Aero_rpm1L.wav11.06.10490.18 kB
Aero_rpm1R.wav11.06.10724.67 kB
Aero_rpm2L.wav07.31.10839.02 kB
Aero_rpm2R.wav11.06.10524.42 kB
Aero_rpm3L.wav08.28.101.20 MB
Aero_rpm3R.wav07.31.101.23 MB
Aero_rpm4L.wav07.28.10980.76 kB
Aero_rpm4R.wav07.30.101.13 MB
Aero_rpmC.wav01.21.101.32 MB
Aero_shutdn.wav08.01.10441.64 kB
Aero_stall.wav01.30.1058.21 kB
Aero_starter.wav01.07.10147.86 kB
Aero_startup.wav01.07.10396.13 kB
Aero_wind.wav07.31.101.01 MB
door_small_close.wav04.09.0355.99 kB
door_small_open.wav04.09.0359.98 kB
Original Aliased SOUND.CFG04.03.0438 B
Readme.txt11.06.10468 B
sound.cfg05.01.179.36 kB
xAero_noncomb1.wav09.16.9955.79 kB
xAero_noncomb2.wav08.01.1055.25 kB
xAero_prop1L.wav09.16.9978.29 kB
xAero_prop1R.wav09.16.9966.79 kB
xAero_prop2L.wav09.16.9970.29 kB
xAero_prop2R.wav09.16.9986.79 kB
xAero_rpm1L.wav09.27.10600.20 kB
xAero_rpm1R.wav09.25.101.01 MB
xAero_rpm2L.wav09.17.10861.37 kB
xAero_rpm2R.wav09.17.10861.37 kB
xAero_rpm3L.wav08.20.10728.98 kB
xAero_rpm3R.wav08.19.101.12 MB
xAero_rpm4L.wav08.28.10618.75 kB
xAero_rpm4R.wav08.28.10610.82 kB
xAero_rpm5L.wav08.20.10852.80 kB
xAero_rpm5R.wav08.20.10543.71 kB
xAero_shutdn.wav07.10.02441.64 kB
xAero_starter.wav01.07.1091.71 kB
xAero_startup.wav01.07.10761.86 kB
texture05.02.170 B
acpropmesh2.bmp07.28.091.00 MB
aero.bmp04.28.171.33 MB
backpanel.bmp03.01.0365.07 kB
blacktexture.bmp05.01.17256.07 kB
brakerotor.bmp04.28.17341.40 kB
Cabin_Glass.dds10.12.134.12 kB
cargodoor.bmp01.25.0365.07 kB
ceiling.bmp03.01.0317.07 kB
Centerpost.bmp02.21.0365.05 kB
checklist.bmp01.12.0465.05 kB
chess.bmp04.28.1732.07 kB
chrome_diff.dds10.12.1316.12 kB
chrome_spec.dds10.12.1316.12 kB
chrome_t.bmp04.28.17341.40 kB
curtains.bmp04.07.03257.07 kB
darkgreengray.bmp01.25.0417.07 kB
darkredgray.bmp01.25.0417.07 kB
doorframe.bmp01.25.0365.07 kB
doorpaneltop.bmp04.07.0317.07 kB
ecutension.bmp12.30.0664.07 kB
engine.bmp03.01.0365.07 kB
face.bmp03.08.0365.07 kB
fedexbox25kg.bmp12.15.0317.05 kB
fedexboxmed.bmp07.08.0517.07 kB
floorcarpet14.bmp03.06.0417.07 kB
floorcarpet14dark.bmp03.06.0417.07 kB
footpad.bmp02.23.0317.07 kB
Fresnel_Ramp.dds09.04.06640 B
fuse560_t_bump.dds04.10.175.48 kB
fuse560_t_spec.dds04.10.175.48 kB
glass_diff.dds01.16.1216.12 kB
Glass_fresnel_red.dds04.01.081.12 kB
glass_t.bmp04.28.1716.07 kB
graylite.bmp01.22.0417.07 kB
greytex.bmp01.17.0465.05 kB
headsetdarkgreengray.bmp02.19.0417.07 kB
headsetdarkredgray.bmp02.19.0417.07 kB
kb2.BMP01.14.0465.07 kB
Kb3.bmp01.13.0465.05 kB
knobs_t.bmp02.14.0464.07 kB
lindberg.BMP01.12.0417.05 kB
lindberg2.BMP01.14.0417.07 kB
mercedes.bmp01.20.0364.07 kB
nacellesboth_t_bump.dds04.10.175.48 kB
nacellesboth_t_spec.dds04.10.175.48 kB
overhead_L.bmp05.01.17256.07 kB
ownership.bmp01.12.0465.05 kB
parts.bmp04.28.17128.07 kB
pilotfacel.bmp04.23.03129.05 kB
pilotlog.bmp01.13.0465.07 kB
propbladeike.bmp01.11.0365.07 kB
radiostack.bmp11.03.09256.07 kB
radiostack_L.bmp04.28.17341.40 kB
sectional.bmp01.13.0465.05 kB
spinner_t.bmp04.28.17341.40 kB
Strut2.bmp10.21.10257.07 kB
tireblack.bmp02.21.0465.07 kB
tiretread.bmp10.15.0665.07 kB
vc05_L.bmp04.28.1785.40 kB
vccompass_L.bmp06.02.031.07 kB
VCctr_L.bmp04.28.17341.40 kB
VCglare_L.bmp04.29.17256.07 kB
VCLeft_L.bmp02.14.0464.07 kB
VCright_L.bmp02.14.0464.07 kB
wheelfront.bmp12.30.0617.07 kB
wheelmain.bmp12.30.0617.07 kB
white2_t.bmp06.08.0364.07 kB
windowframe.bmp02.03.0417.07 kB
windowledges.bmp02.17.0317.07 kB
wings_t_bump.dds04.10.175.48 kB
wings_t_spec.dds04.10.175.48 kB
wx2.bmp01.12.0417.05 kB
yokelower.bmp02.23.0317.07 kB
texture.n22wr05.02.170 B
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cargoblue.bmp01.24.0465.05 kB
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cargoblue.bmp01.24.0465.07 kB
doorframe.bmp01.25.0365.07 kB
doorpanelgray.bmp01.14.0465.07 kB
doorpaneltop.bmp04.07.0317.07 kB
floorcarpet14.bmp02.23.0317.07 kB
floorcarpet14dark.bmp02.27.0317.05 kB
fuse560_t.bmp01.02.044.00 MB
nacellesall_t.bmp01.02.041.00 MB
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texture.cfg08.13.15137 B
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vc05_L.bmp10.15.0616.07 kB
VCctr_L.bmp02.12.0464.07 kB
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VCLeft_L.bmp02.12.0464.07 kB
VCright_L.bmp02.14.0464.07 kB
wings_t.bmp01.02.044.00 MB
effects05.01.170 B
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fx_beacon_commander.fx05.13.043.03 kB
FILE_ID.DIZ05.02.17367 B
FILE_ID.txt05.02.17369 B
FSX Installation.txt05.02.17460 B
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Installation Instructions

Most of the freeware add-on aircraft and scenery packages in our file library come with easy installation instructions which you can read above in the file description. For further installation help, please see our Flight School for our full range of tutorials or view the README file contained within the download. If in doubt, you may also ask a question or view existing answers in our dedicated Q&A forum.

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David IsraelMon, 17 Aug 2020 22:06:04 GMT

Great add on. Nice VS and great to fly.

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