I know this is a noob question. I've tried to look on youtube but the videos aren't helping. I go to a site, get the plane's ZIP file. Un zip. put the file in Simobjects>Airplanes folder....then I go on FSX and its not there....any help?

I know this is a noob question. I've tried to look on youtube but the videos aren't helping. I go to a site, get the plane's ZIP file. Un zip. put the file in Simobjects>Airplanes folder....then I go on FSX and its not there....any help?

Some things you can easily check:1. What Operating System are you using - Xp, Vista or Win 7. If either of the latter you may have a "permissions" issue which needs to be resolved.2. Did you double check the file description before downloading to be absolutely sure it is designed to be used in FSX?3. Did you unzip the file to temporary folder first and read the documentation before moving the elements where they should go?4. Did you check the aircraft folder carefully to see that it had a vaild panel folder? AI only (not designed to be flown by the user) aircraft normally do not have a panel folder in FSX and thus will not show up on the aircraft selection menu.5. Are you looking for the aircraft under the wrong manufacturer name?6. Do you have the "show all variations" option checked in the aircraft selection dialogue?Check those things and let us know the results.Hope that helps.

I have the same problem with the MAAM B25. My system specs are high-speed / low-drag, FSX SP3 (works superbly with native aircraft and ultra-high graphics), new Windows 7-32 install, and 10,735 re-install attempts to get FSX to recognize my 'Briefing Time'....and I have many moons flying her, from FS2002 thru today...new OS, clean install and updates accordingly and sequentially....just to be methodical.Running from the .zip, running from the extracted .exe, installing with Addit!Pro, re-de-re-deleting all files and manually dropping them in /simobjects etc....ditto a BT file I discovered in a new location, noted below: I've tried to tweak the FSX.cfg (oddly, it is in C:Users/appdata/....FSX) with no problems beyond not fixing the problem. There is also an .xml file I glanced at..but the nice Mirosoft folks didn't give much way to view/edit certain common file types (like %^&*^ Word documents......sheesh).Nevertheless, I gave MAAM's forum a rundown on my experience so far...hopefully, this braintrust can figure out what Windows 7 did to our beloved /simobjects...:-)Stalled and frustrated.Godspeed!I saw a mention somewhere about installing FSX into a clean folder, e.g. C:/FSX, rather than C:/Program Files/Microsoft blah blah blah......I may give up and try that...and report back either way.