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DeeKnow's Flight Simulator repaints

Here's a bunch of repaints I've done over the last year or so for Microsoft Flight Simulator. These are for version FS2004 of the sim but many of the models are probably usable in the later FSX version. The first group are paints of actual flyable models, the second are of AI aircraft that are used to populate the skies with computer controlled aircraft.

Flyable Aircraft

N792AX : ABX Air 767-300

ABX Air Cargo 25th Anniversary 767-300. Fictional repaint of the Level D Simulations Boeing 763 in the livery of ABX Air Cargo (formerly Airborne Express) 25 year anniversary painted N792AX. The real world aircraft is actually a B762. Painted using the LDS repaint kit. - download

ZK-HPT : Hughes 500

Repaint of Richard rady's H500C in the livery of ZK-HPT as operated by Lakeland helicopters of Murupara, NZ. This 500C (ZK-HBP) operated out of the Lakeland Helicopters base in Murupara near Rototua in the North Island of New Zealand until 1989 when it was removed from the register and scrapped after a forced landing (aka crash, no fatalities fortunately) - download

OO-TNF : Boeing 737-300

Repaint for B737-300QC OO-TNF as operated by TNT Airways. The QC stands for QuickChange which reflects the way the aircraft can be quickly reconfigured between freight or passenger duties. You must own a licensed copy of the FeelThere/Wilco PIC FS2004 model of the B733 to use these textures - download

ZK-FXE : Britten Norman Islander

Repaint for Britten Norman Islander ZK-ZXE as operated by Stewart Island Flights based in Invercargill New Zealand. A repaint of the excellent freeware FS2004 model of the BN-2A by Marcel Kuhnt - download

ZK-KFB : Gulfstream IV

Supposedly owned by Peter Jackson, and operated on his behalf by Air National in New Zealand. Here's a repaint I've done of it in its old livery with the man posing on the tarmac at Wellington Airport. Peter has since upgraded to the latest Gulfstream

ZK-MIF : Cessna 206G

Repaint of the Carenado Cessna U206G ZK-MIF as operated by Wanaka Sightseeing in New Zealand. There are many variations of the 206 operating in New Zealand and as of June 2009 there are 18 of this specific type on the CAA register. You must own a copy of the Carenado payware aircraft to use this repaint.

ZK-OJA : Airbus A320

Repaint of the Phoenix Simulation Software payware A320 in the Air New Zealand Livery. The PSS model is based on an earlier FS2002 release so sure its showing its age a little now, but the price is pretty good. As of March 2009 Air New Zealand own 5 Airbus A320-232s and lease a number of others, with all commited to trans-tasman flights between New Zealand and Australia. Zeal320 operates Air New Zealand's trans-Tasman fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft under the Air New Zealand brand - download

ZK-HBS : Hughes 500

This 500C (ZK-HBS) aka Helipro 16, operates out of the HeliPro Rotorua base in the North Island of New Zealand. It does scenic flights mostly but also Lodge charters, it is a back country fly fishing favorite, also conducts photography and the odd lifting job including fire bucket work - download

ZK-WKF : Alpha 2160

This is ZK-WKF an Alpha-2160 built in Hamilton for the Waikato Aero Club. Alpha Aviation have since gone into liquidation which is a shame but as far as I know this aircraft is still used by the club. The aircraft itself is a variation of the original French designed Robin HR200 which is what this repaint is based on for the simulator. You can see a pic of the real-world aircraft here - download

ZK-SFG : Diamond DA20

The Diamond DA20 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation aircraft designed for flight training. This repaint is based on the Diamond DA20-C1 Evolution Panel, Sound & Aircraft Package for FS2004 from Premier Aircraft Design including an Interactive VC with Gauges. This particular repaint is of one of the aircraft operated by CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Limited in Hamilton - download

ZK-INZ : MD500

A repaint of the original Nemeth brothers MD500-E model for ZK-INZ as operated by Amalgamated Helicopters in the Wairarapa. You can download the original model and this repaint from HoverControl. The following screenshot is of the machine parked up at Masterton airport - download

N800DT : Cessna CitationI

Cessna CitationJet 1 N800DT as operated by National Business Review (based at Ardmore). The model is actually a Citation-II by Dee Waldron so I blanked out one of the windows, the tail section is different but close as we can get without a Citation-I base model (filename: paintkit_cessna_citation_ii.zip).

ZK-TBM : Cessna Citation-III

Cessna CitationJet 3 ZK-TBM as operated by Air National (based in Auckland). The model is actually a Citation-II by Dee Waldron so I added an extra window, the tail section is different but close as we can get without a Citation-III base model (filename: paintkit_cessna_citation_ii.zip).

ZK-HZQ : Bell 222

This is my first attempt at doing a repaint of a real-world aircraft for the flightsim. The chopper is a Bell 222 as flown by the service based at our local Waikato Hospital (and flown by a cobber of my Father). The repaint was done w PhotoshopEssentials and is a bit rough round the edges mostly due to my inexperience but also coz some of the texture file components are replicated over the model in places which means I couldn't quite get some of the details right. It was a fun experience and the actual sim model by Alan Devin is nice to fly.

AI Aircraft

These are AI only aircraft and require flight plan files to be used in the simulator. They dont include sound files or panels and wont generally appear in the list of flyable aircraft in your sim. These were painted for the NZ AI BizJets project

N146EX

N146EX Dassault Falcon 900EX as operated by Sleepyhead (Auckland), repaint based on the model by PAI (filename: pai_install_model_dassault_f900.zip)

ZK-RGB

ZK-RGB Gulfstream G200 158 (ex N658GA) as operated by Air National (Auckland). Repaint is based on the HTAI Gulfstream IVSP (filename: paintkit_gulfstream_g-iv.zip) as there is currently no AI model avail for a G200

ZK-RML

IAI Westwind II ZK-RML (ex N90KC) as operated by Air National (Auckland). Model by Henry Tomkiewicz (filename: ai_iai_1124a_westwind_2.zip) which is also distributed with VOZ AI pack if you have that already