Hi Simmers,Abacus Software has released a Fly-before-Buy Consolidated PBY5A Catalina over at their site (she is available for FSX and FS2004) - http://www.abacuspub.com (end of sales pitch )What is important is that I have released another three texture sets for those that have this aircraft and would like to try out some different liveries on her.Totally Free downloads available at my site - http://www.gjsmith.net - hit the Catalogue button and scroll down to the Catalina - and away you go - 6 free liveries there now.The three new releases are: TAA Sunbird Services, a RNoAF military, and a fictitious TAA with newer livery theme and some fun artwork.Pics of additional liveries now available:http://www.gjsmith.net/images/Textures/PBY-1a-pic.jpghttp://www.gjsmith.net/images/Textures/PBY...F-1-Picture.jpghttp://www.gjsmith.net/images/Textures/PBY-TAA2-1a.jpgRegards and, as always, happy simming

Gary,Thanks for the headsup. You make her nice shiney old lady!Any room for repaint requests?Rob "Holland&Holland" de Vries http://kewlceo.com/forums/style_emoticons/...crazy_pilot.gif"To go up, pull the stick back. To go down, pull the stick back harder"

Sure Rob, I am open to requests for this girl but I need good colour photos that show all aspects for the livery you may require - good copy of logos etc as well if necessary.She is a very hard girl to research as almost all that I have come across are black and white photos. Lot of great pic on airliners.net but after a while it seems to be lots of the same group of aircraft. Regards

Just a suggestion even though I don't have the airplane which has always been one of my favorites.Jacques-Yves Cousteau had a PBY for his Cousteau Society. One his TV programs had it flying in Africa and I believe it traced the source of the Nile by air for that program. They filmed at times from one of the bubbles and I think that was the first time that I ever saw the wing vortex swirl a cloud after passing through it.One of his sons, possibly Philip, was the pilot and subsequently was killed I believe off the coast of Spain when it crashed.Color documentation might be found by searching the Cousteau Society.

Hi mate,Found it - the Cousteau Society Catalina - good colour pics - keep your eye on my site for a new livery soon.:-)

OK the Cousteau Livery is now under development.The principle artwork has been completed - the curves for the artwork were a titch complex for both the fuselage and the pontoons - but got that out of the road.Now have to enrich the textures with "shadings" and detail enrichment - will publish her in a couple of days for your flying pleasure.Here is a pic of how she looks so far.http://www.gjsmith.net/images/Textures/PBY-ud.jpg

The Cousteau Society PBY5A is now available on my site for your flying pleasure.Click on Catalogue - scroll down to Catalina - click on goto aircraft and away you go - happy simming.