Ive been asking around with no real definitive answers, but Im hoping I can get a clue here.

 

All of my payware aircraft arent certified (from what Ive been able to find) for installation to P3D 2.0, and Im wondering if anyone was able to port their aircraft over from FSX to P3D.  Mostly, its al of Iris' air force series (F-15E, A-10, F-22), Razbams Harrier set, Aerosofts F-16 (and anything that is relatively that old), Milviz T-38, and anything from SSW. I have a bunch of payware aircraft that are a must for me to port over to 2.0 if I am to purchase.  If they can be ported over, what are the procedures for installation? Ive not seen a P3D installer for any of these aircraft, and Im fairly certain FSS doesnt have these files updated for that installation.

This is a touchy subject because it involves a four letter abbreviation that begins with E and ends with ULA.. There are some developers who don't develop for P3D and don't support installing their product in it all but with a *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge* don't actually care if you do, just don't expect support if it breaks something or doesn't work..  There are some who are vehemently against "porting" and will do whatever means necessary to make sure it doesn't happen and AVSIM staff will do what needs to be done to make sure their forum is not a haven for getting around developers install walls.

 

So, unless it's a known "I'm fine with that" developer, lots of times we can't be specific about planes and how to install them in Prepar3D..  There is a migration tool that tricks your PC into thinking your Prepar3D folder is actually FSX so Airplane installers  default to installing it in Prepar3D instead..  Then some installers let you just browse and install things in whatever folder you want..  That in a nutshell is what most do..  Some complex planes on the other hand involve some hands on work and again.. That's a huge gray area most here have learned to not even talk about anymore. 

 

That's all I'll say on that subject.. 

A couple of aircraft I have confirmed from the devs will work in 2.0, mostly Sim Skunkworks and A2A (just dont have p3d installers).  Ive seen Iris aircraft in P3D 2 (as stock aircraft?) but no official word on them supporting P3D 2, and word from Razbam is that they are in process of redeveloping their Harriers for 2.0, but no idea yet if they will be payware or not if you already own them for FSX. From what Ive learned from Aerosoft is that the people who developed the F-16 are no longer at Aerosoft, and all updates have ceased for it. As for VRS, its well known that aircraft plus TacPack will not be compatible, so Ive had the sense not to ask about these. Nothing that Ive heard from Milviz says otherwise either, and any info I get is minimal at best.