Combat Flight Simulator: How to Import Flight Simulator Aircraft (197805)

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Imported Flight Simulator 98 aircraft and converted Flight Shop or Flight Simulator 5.1 or 6.0 aircraft use a default damage profile file (Default.dp) that provides generic weapons placement.

Microsoft does not support making changes to the Default.dp file.

Note Microsoft does not support the Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator Converter (Cfsconv.exe) that is included with Combat Flight Simulator, aircraft that is converted by using the Combat Flight Simulator Converter, or the use of third-party aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator.

If a converted third-party aircraft does not work in Combat Flight Simulator, please contact the software manufacturer of the aircraft for support.

To use aircraft from Flight Shop, Flight Simulator 5.1, or Flight Simulator 6.0 for Windows 95 in Combat Flight Simulator, you must use the Microsoft Flight Simulator Converter tool (Cfsconv.exe) to convert the aircraft to a format that is compatible with Combat Flight Simulator.

To use aircraft from Flight Simulator 98 in Combat Flight Simulator, copy the folder and files for the aircraft into the Combat Flight Simulator\Aircraft folder.

To convert or import aircraft from Flight Shop or Flight Simulator, use the appropriate method for the version of the aircraft that you want to use.

Flight Shop and Flight Simulator 5.1/6.0 Aircraft

To convert aircraft from Flight Shop, Flight Simulator 5.1, or Flight Simulator 6.0 (95) for use in Combat Flight Simulator, follow these steps.

Important Microsoft Product Support cannot help you perform these steps. When you follow these steps, you may damage or overwrite the files that came with your product and you must remove and reinstall that product to recover them.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type the following line where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk where Combat Flight Simulator is installed, and then click OK:

   drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\Aircraft

3. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.
4. Type Convert, and then press ENTER.
5. Copy the Flight Shop or Flight Simulator aircraft files that you want to use into the Convert folder.
6. Click Start, and then click Run.
7. In the Open box, type the following line where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk where Combat Flight Simulator is installed, and then click OK:

   drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\Cfsconv.exe

8. Click Options.
9. In the Default Aircraft Input Directory box, type the path of the folder that contains the copies of the aircraft files that you want to convert, and then click OK.
10. Click Convert Aircraft Files.
11. Click to select the aircraft that you want to convert. To select multiple aircraft, press and hold down the CTRL key as you click to select each additional aircraft.
12. Click Open.
13. Click Close, and then click Exit to quit Microsoft Flight Simulator Converter.

To fly your converted Flight Shop, Flight Simulator 5.1, or Flight Simulator 6.0 aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator, click the aircraft that you want to fly in the Aircraft box on the Free Flight screen or on the Mission Briefing screen.

Note Combat Flight Simulator supports multi-engine instrument panels in converted multi-engine aircraft so you can see the instrumentation for all engines in the aircraft at once.

To view a multi-engine instrument panel for a converted aircraft, point to Instrument Panel on the Views menu, and then click the panel that you want to see, or press SHIFT+number, where number is the number that is associated with that instrument panel. To view the multi-engine instrument panel of a converted aircraft based on the Cessna or Lear template, press SHIFT+5. To view the multi-engine instrument panel for a converted aircraft based on the 737 template, press SHIFT+6.

Flight Simulator 98 Aircraft

To use Flight Simulator 98 aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type the following line where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk where Flight Simulator 98 is installed, and then click OK:

   drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\Aircraft

3. Click to select the folder for the Flight Simulator Aircraft that you want to use in Combat Flight Simulator. To select multiple aircraft, press and hold down the CTRL key as you click to select the folder for each additional aircraft.
4. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
5. Click Start, and then click Run.
6. In the Open box, type the following line where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk where Combat Flight Simulator is installed, and then click OK:

   drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\Aircraft

7. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
8. When you are prompted to replace the folder, click Yes or click Yes To All.
9. Close all open windows.

To fly your imported Flight Simulator 98 aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator, click the aircraft that you want to fly in the Aircraft box on the Free Flight or Mission Briefing screen.