How do i change the default aircraft standing at the gates etc to more realistic ones?

Very simple.Once you've moved your plane to the selected gate you want, save your flight as Default and check the box that says "Make this your default flight".Brent Hebert

I am not sure what you mean, but if you are referring to the various planes found at the airports, you want to go here: www.projectai.comIt should contain enough to get you started, or if you want to pay a bit to save you the trouple, read about the Ultimate Traffic package in the projectai forum (well, and other places I guess). There are a few other alternatives as well, for example MyTraffic./Lars

Thankx, I'll give it a go

I mean how do I change the default aircraft at the gates ie rather than there being the default 747-400 parked up or about to depart, how do i replace it with another aircraft that I've downloaded?

Try http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/P_Assist_Home.htmlThis is Brian Tobey's excelent Pilolt Assistant. You find info and links to learn how to do this here.Best regards,RobTDM9111

No-one knows if you are talking about a plane you are going to fly yourself, or one of the planes controlled by Flight Simulator (refered to as AI traffic). :)/Lars