FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX Continental Cargo Piper Cub

Continental Cargo livery brings a fictional freight-and-bush look to the default Piper J-3 Cub, finished in classic Continental colors with matching thumbnail for quick selection. Built for FSX, it refreshes the virtual cockpit experience while keeping the aircraft’s simple, low-and-slow character intact and requires the stock Piper J-3 Cub.

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Repaint — for the sim’s default aircraft, nothing else needed

Continental Cargo Piper Cub. This is a fictional livery for the default FSX Piper Cub in Continental colors. A small file size, easy installation, and a thumbnail are included. By Kyle Heyer.

Continental Cargo Piper Cub in flight.

Continental Cargo Piper Cub in flight.

This repaint is of the default Piper Cub J-3, designed by Microsoft and ACES teams. I did not create this aircraft, just the paint for it. I will guide you through the easy installation.

First: Right click on the file "ContinentalJ-3" and go to --> Start/My Computer/Local Disk (:C) (or whatever drive FSX is installed on)/ Program Files (Program Files x86 if in Windows 7)/Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Simobjects/Airplanes/Piper_J3Cub.

Next: Right click and paste "ContinentalJ-3" in the Cub's folder.

Third: Find the file "aircraft.cfg" in the Cub folder. Open it with notepad and paste this text into the next space after the last paint. Replace the "X" with the next number in the sequence, as in 4, 5, 6. If this is your first Cub repaint, you will be putting in a 3.

[fltsim.x]
title=Piper Cub Paint4
sim=Piper_J3Cub
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=4
kb_checklists=Piper_J3Cub_check
kb_reference=Piper_J3Cub_ref
atc_id=NC77585
atc_id_color=
ui_manufacturer="Piper"
ui_type="J-3 Cub"
ui_variation="Continental Cargo Bush Operator"
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="Microsoft Corporation"
description="The simple, inexpensive Piper J-3 Cub lifted a generation of pilots into the skies for the first time. Introduced in 1938, the Piper Cub made learning to fly accessible to many more people. One estimate states that 75 percent of American aviators in World War II learned to fly in the Cub. Flying low and slow with its doors open, the Piper Cub revives the roots of aviation."

Thank you for downloading, enjoy the paint.

Kyle Heyer.

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File information

Filename
continentalcub.zip
File size
2.33 MB
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Content rating
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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.

What’s inside this archive

The archive continentalcub.zip has 15 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
ContinentalJ-304.19.110 B
Fresnel_Ramp.dds09.04.06640 B
Piper_J3Cub_C.dds09.04.06682.79 kB
Piper_J3Cub_C_2.dds09.04.0642.79 kB
Piper_J3Cub_reflection.dds09.04.06170.79 kB
Piper_J3Cub_T - Copy.dds04.18.11682.80 kB
Piper_J3Cub_T.dds04.19.11682.80 kB
Piper_J3Cub_T_Bump.dds09.04.061.00 MB
Piper_J3Cub_T_Spec.dds09.04.061.33 MB
Prop_Cub.dds09.04.06341.46 kB
texture.cfg08.14.06137 B
thumbnail.jpg04.19.1115.74 kB
README!!! Installation.txt04.19.111.67 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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