Freeware Gems

[euroastar350]

Bell 212 Twin Two Twelve
(Bell_212_Basepack1.zip)
(Bell_212_Basepack2.zip)

@Sim-Outhouse
@Simviation
@Hovercontrol

[Tom Clayton]

That's a very good idea, but I guess you should really state some precise criteria for defining what a "gem" really is.
For example, I think that an aircraft without a good VC cannot be called a gem, however
some members who only fly with 2D panels might think otherwise.
In the end, the topic might be filled with anything but gems, don't you think ?
How about creating some topics presenting an addon, and if everybody agrees on the fact that it is a gem, then you add it to this topic, keeping it clean (e.g, only you could enrich it) ?

Since around here, beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, I'm leaving it up to each user. To me, many of Mike Stone's planes are gems, but others relegate them to AI use. I'm just asking for what members here think are their favorites from the past. I don't want to start any "this is better than that" in this thread. If a new user downloads something I like but then they don't care for it, I'm fine with that. As another cliche says, "One man's meat is another man's poison."

[Flyboy208]

The best freeware FS9 airfield out there is indeed Pattonville ...

http://www.climbspeed.de/index.htm

Thanks again for Bill aka "Lionheart" for pointing me in the right direction for this stellar scenery many months ago ...

Mike

[pointy31]

An oldie, but certainly a goodie...the Bell/Agusta-Bell 47G2, by Jean-Marie Mermaz...available at a website near you...

[FlyTexas]

Who can forget the still amazing Falcon 50 by Yannick Lavigne, Fred Banting, and Rob Young. Originally designed for FS2002 and updated for FS2004. Still a beauty after all these years. The FS2004 update is kinda hard to find but here's a good copy.

http://www.wspilots.com/mx/index.php...&modrewrite=no

Brian

[Lionheart]

Who can forget the still amazing Falcon 50 by Yannick Lavigne, Fred Banting, and Rob Young. Originally designed for FS2002 and updated for FS2004. Still a beauty after all these years. The FS2004 update is kinda hard to find but here's a good copy.

http://www.wspilots.com/mx/index.php...&modrewrite=no

Brian

Brian,

Man, I was just thinking of this bird last night. Great find. I am off to fly it!



Bill

[fleurdelys]

Some of my favorite fliers are by Brian Gladden. These files can be found on Flightsim.com.

Stinson 108-3 Voyager: stin1083.zip

Piper Super Ace: supace.zip

Piper Pacer: Pa20_04.zip

Piper TriPacer: Pa22_04.zip

Cessna 140: Ces140.zip and C140upde.zip

Cessna 140 Float Plane: Ces140fl.zip

Zenith CH 801: ch801_v3.zip

Beechcraft Model 18 Volpar Wheeled: Volpar.zip and vlpr_fix.zip

Beechcraft Model 18 Volpar Amphibian: Vol_AM.zip

Noorduyn Norseman Float Plane: Norsefv2.zip

Brian has a number of other nice aircraft on flightsim.com, for FS2004 and FS2002....and for FS2000 if anyone wants to go back that far. All of the FS2002 planes that I have tried work very well in FS2004.

There are a number of nice repaints for Brian's planes on Flightsim.com.

There is also a FS2004 version of the Nooduyn Norseman with wheels, but I have to find it. The FS2002 version on Flightsim.com does not have a VC, the newer version does.

OBIO

Hi Obio,

Try this link for Brian Gladden's Noorseman...

http://www.wspilots.com/mx/index.php...&modrewrite=no

This site is full of surprises...

Cheers,

Fleurdelys

[strega13]

- boeing 747-200 ready for pushback V2 , an ex-payware now available for free . i do not think there is another airliner available for FS2004 with such a level of complexity and attention to details .
file "rfp_v2.zip" on avsim
- lionheart's bugatti package . another ex-payware that is a wonderful package . several sceneries , two driveable bugatti automobiles and an impressive roster of racing planes .
available in the download section of the outhouse
- socata TBM700A by a huge team of extremely talented developers . a superb little turboprop
tbm700_a.zip on avsim
- any airplane by team KBT , especialy all of the lockheed/kawasaki P3 variants
http://www.flightinfo.jp/FS_KBT/
- the pilatus PC-12 , king air 300 , NAMC YS-11 and caravelle by AFG ( allied FS group )
[linestrike]http;//www.alliedfsgroup.com/[/linestrike]
Moderator Edit: AFG has closed shop, so here's a link that (as of 12 Nov 2011) will get you the six latest base packages of the YS-11. The vast number of repaints are easy enough to find too.
http://www.flightsim.com/file.php?cm...complete+et+al

- samdim design has plenty of great russian gems to fly with and an incredible little cap 10 aerobatic
http://samdimdesign.free.fr/
- the magnificient cessna 150 by fravin . without a doubt one of the very best freeware GA airplane on FS
http://www.fs-tutorials.com/en/down_planes.php

there are plenty more available , just way too many to list LOL

[Blackbird686]

Let's not forget Dave Copley's excellent line of P-38 Lightnings for FS. His latest Glacier Girl P-38F, the P-38L, N and J models, as well as the ultimate Lightning... the XP-38N, the best freeware P-38's available.

www.kazoku.org/XP-38N

BB686

[nzntn]

Dont Forget

Rick Pipers A22 Fox Bat http://www.horizonsimulation.com/downloads.htm

Mudry Cap-10 http://samdimdesign.free.fr/

[EMatheson]

More Gems of Freeware:
Holger "The Amazing" Sandmann

His Glacier Bay scenery is done to payware standards - indeed, in shares many of the best features of his amazing Tongass Fjords payware package. It is a total-environment-upgrade, addressing almost all features of the sim in a large area of Alaska. Truly, it is a "Must-Have" scenery!
Attached are some shots of one recent flight there...
The scenery can be had at avsim and flightsim with these files names: glbayv2a.zip, glbayv2b.zip

I am also an enthusiastic user of Holgers truly amazing Columbia River Gorge - a large and full-featured enhancement of the Columbia River area in Washington and Oregon. It can be had at avsim with these file names: cr_gorge.zip, crg_upd1.zip. A very nice AI package can be found with the file name gorge_ai.zip. There is also an update to make this scenery compatible with Ultimate Terrain - utusacrg.zip - and another file to make it compatible with FlightZone 2: Portland - http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?f=231&t=75470.
This is a very nice scenery indeed! The last two shots attached show small portions of the area covered, and neither are terribly representative - but you can see that it is a very nice place anyway!

Anyone who wishes to augment my screenshots with better ones of their own may - these sceneries should not be left misrepresented by my feeble attempts!

[pointy31]

twin Bonanza, by Eric Dantes...

[Tom Clayton]

Hey Tom....it's gettin' outta hand quickly, ain't it?!?!
- H52

Are you kidding??? This is exactly what I wanted! I thought I'd seen and flown most of the best out there at one time ar another, but I just tried that Falcon for the first time!

Keep it up!

[Wild Bill Kelso]

May I add another one?

Strange thing - in german we have this saying:
"Manchmal sieht man den Wald vor lauter Baeumen nicht!"
Hard to translate, but it should mean not to see the forest for the trees...

My today's gem is the
SOH Project A-26 Invader!

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...splay.php?f=49

As I just read in another thread here, even well-known and experienced repainters still put their brushes on this outstanding (yes, I know: this phrase is sometimes overstressed...) jewel!

Cheers,
Markus.

[EMatheson]

de Havilland Mosquito by Brunosk
BSK_MosquitoNFII_V4.zip on SOH. Originally a CFS2 plane, it is nonetheless a gem in FS9, especially when the dynamics from De Havilland DH98 Mosquito NFII for Fs2004 are used and skins by Morton and RobH are applied!