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Hello, and thank you for your replies. :) I was trying to use FSDreamteam scenery items outside of the dedicated airport areas, and EZ Scenery prompted me with a message that I couldn't do that. I can give the airports above a look, as well as Geolock_1100. I appreciate the info on these!! Neil

Beautiful! Thanks chris_eve, I really appreciate it. There are many goodies in that common library that will be useful. Best wishes, Neil

Hi Hans, Ya, that (copyrights) is not my concern. When I use EZ Scenery to place the objects, it objects - telling me that I can not use the objects because they are out of range for their intended use. There are some nice cargo pallets/containers in some of the payware Airports that I have, but I can only add/use them at those airports, not others. Best, Neil

Hello, For several days, I have made attempts to find scenery objects in the form of cargo containers and pallets and general ground equipment found on cargo ramps at large airports. Success = 0. Trying to use these objects from payware airports isn't possible when using EZ Scenery because I want to place them in other regions that they are not allowed to be used in. Does such a freeware or payware object package exist? I was sure that this would have been the kind of thing that would have been created by some talented person since it's such an obvious kind if filler needed for those interested in adding objects to airports. Thanks very much for any info provided. Neil

Appreciate it Engine9, I wound up finding that with a not so obvious search. Another kind member assisted me with the ER version. Neil

Yes, I have had my share of challenges with the search criteria as well. Thanks Dean.

Good evening, Only being back fully into FS9 this year, I have spent a great deal of time modernizing Airlines and my Airports. I understand much of what used to be available is not available, but wondered if there is any place to still find TFS 777-300 AI base models? I don't hold out much hope after scouring the web, but figured I'd ask as a last ditch effort. Thanks very much, Neil

Ya, not so much for me, Dave. I have been away from "modding" FS9 for quite some time, and have been happily flying all the reworked FS9 world I created from years ago. Much of what is old news to you is new to me. That said, I downloaded ModelConverterX_180 & MakeMDL and seem to have created a FS9 model and textures for the ITA A330-900 repaint. I uses DXTBitmap to convert textures to .BMP and flipped them, and all looks good when viewing the plane in ModelConverterX_180. I then added my plane to my aircraft file using AIFP3, and recompiled. I assigned one flight plan to this new plane, but FS9 doesn't recognize that the plane exists, so I missed a step somewhere. I am sure it is obvious to most, but if someone can help me analyze, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks very much. Neil Edit: please disregard my call for help. I saw my new ITA plane land at KORD as expected, so all is good!!!!

Thanks Dave, I appreciate you providing the link! Best, Neil edit: that webpage states: "High Quality AI Repaints for MSFS……and P3D/FSX"

Hello, Does anyone know of repaints for any AI model for ITA Airways? I'd love to be able to replace my Alitalia widebodies. Thank you kindly, Neil

For all of those who've replied, I thank you. I could not figure out the issue with the blurries, so I reverted back to using the Portland scenery: https://www.fs2000.org/2008/01/01/fs2004-scenery-portland-intl-airport/ Steve sent me an ADE9 file that excluded all of the trees I was seeing in this scenery. I'll consider myself whole again, but may try to mess with the Portland 2010 blurries at some point when I have the mindset to attack that again. Appreciate you all. Neil

Hello, I did try to try removing the 2 LC files, but still encounter the blurries. Weird thing is that it may take a second or third visit to the airport for the them to appear. Or, a long time slewing around may make them pop in. I do have a high end machine, so I would not think it is resource. Only happens on this airport out of dozens of other add-on airports. Steve, I did send you a pm, thanks for the offer - that is indeed the other scenery I was referencing. Best to all, Neil

I really appreciate all the info provided above, thanks to all. While I was able to use ADE to modify my parking spots successfully, I am encountering the dreaded blurries while moving around the airport on certain AI planes/airport structures/terrain and some trees. I downloaded all of the scenery libraries listed in the readme that were housed here, but for obvious reasons, I can't grab the ones from FS. Most of them I already had installed anyway, but wanted to be sure I didn't miss anything. In the past, there was also another Portland scenery I had installed that came from FS. I can't remember the authors name, but it wasn't a default improvement, but a new scenery that shows the tarmac as prototypical "PDX" black. This one was decent (for it's time), came with main route folder and an exclude and pdxez folder, but I can't for the life of me get rid of trees littering the west end of the airport. Followed the readme on layer order of importance for the 3 included folders, but trees are still visible. PDX just doesn't want to play in the sandbox with me 😞 Neil

John, thanks. I have not been into modification for some time, and have simply been enjoying the mods I worked on years back. I appreciate your feedback, and I get it. What I don't get is, "save the modified file on a different scenery layer to load after the original. Any special features only in the original would still work.". I am certain I don't understand. The modified file would be the Portland_KPDX_ADE9_PH, yes? Jimmy, been fishing between storms here too (Chicago area). I will check out the link you provided, thank you! :) Neil

Thanks Jimmy, I never ran into this challenge, so rather new to me. I will look for ADE and try your advice. I'll reply back by Monday with my results. Have a great weekend! Neil