FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX SP2 Fix For The Spartan Executive

Spartan Executive SP2 compatibility fix restores smooth operation in Microsoft Flight Simulator X by disabling two error-prone gauges, updating panel configuration files, and refining the propeller texture for clearer transparency. It also adds a thumbnail so the aircraft displays properly in the selection menu, and requires the original Spartan Executive package.

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SP2 Fix For The Spartan Executive. These three files make the Spartan Executive by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and Urs Burkhardt compatible with FSX SP2 (SPARTAN.ZIP). By Nick Cooper.

Spartan Executive in flight.

Spartan Executive in flight.

These three files make the excellent Spartan Executive for FS2004/FS9 by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and Urs Burkhardt for FS2004/FS9/ACoF compatible with FSX SP2. (Spartan.zip)

Installation into FSX SP2.

The Spartan comes with a self installer.
I recommend that you install the aircraft to an empty folder of your choice.
Then copy the Spartan folder to your ...FSX\simobjects\airplanes folder and the contents of the effects folder to your ...FSX\effects folder.

There are two gauges,both freeware, which generate error messages in FSX SP2.
I have disabled these two gauges in the two attached panel.cfg files which you will find in the two "To panel... "folders.
I would stress that I have not modified the panel.cfg files in any other way as it is the property of the designers.
Copy the relevant panel.cfg file to each of the Spartan\panel folders and let them overwrite.

The "To texture..." folder contains a modified propellor texture which makes the prop more transparent and a thumbnail.jpg file to make the aircraft display correctly in the FSX aircraft menu.
Copy the two folders to your texture folder(s) and let the .bmp file overwrite.

Nick Cooper.

Spartan Executive in flight.

Spartan Executive in flight.

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sparfix.zip
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Requires dependencies

This file is a repaint — the package below is the base model it paints onto. Install it first, or the textures will have nothing to load onto.

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint

  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.
Still stuck? The readme included with the file is the authoritative source for this specific mod. Visit our Flight School tutorials or ask in our Q&A forum.

What’s inside this archive

The archive sparfix.zip has 11 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
readme.txt01.18.091.20 kB
Spartan ext.jpg01.18.0978.74 kB
To panel.novc folder01.18.090 B
panel.cfg01.18.0910.39 kB
To panel.vc folder01.18.090 B
panel.cfg01.18.0911.51 kB
To texture folder01.18.090 B
spinpropb18.bmp01.18.09341.40 kB
Thumbnail.jpg01.18.0911.83 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. Colby Ford

    Man, this aircraft is awesome. It flies like a dream come true. I enjoyed just listening to that engine the first time I fired it up. Thank you!

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