Will all the threads about what is "needed" in FSX, I would like to ask if this is available. It might not be needed but I darn sure would buy it.
I am looking for a utility that would allow me to sort my airplanes by different categories like all War birds in one hanger. Bi-Planes in another, etc.
You don't need an add-on/utility as you can do it very easily yourself by editing the aircraft.cfg file in Notepad.
I have all my WWII warbirds listed in one group, amphibians in another, single and twin GA and single and twin turboprop are four more groups, Mil Jets is yet another, etc., etc., etc.
The line you need to edit in each aircraft is:
ui_typerole="XXX" where "XXX" is the group you would like the aircraft to appear in.
If the above line is not there just add it for each paint (i.e. each [fltsim.XXX] entry). It can go anywhere in each [fltsim.XXX] section but I usually place it with the other 'ui_xxx' entries. Don't forget to save the file after you have made all your changes.
When you start FSX go to the aircraft selection screen and drop down the menu item on the right side of the box and all your groups will be there. Select one and only that type of aircraft will appear in the main window.
The same thing can be done for aircraft manufacturer or developer so you could list say all 'de Havilland' aircraft or all A2A aircraft using this method (using 'ui_manufacturer=XXX' and 'ui_createdby=XXX' and either the first or second drop down menu). Unfortunately a lot of developers neglect this feature in their products and I frequently have to sort through my hangar to reorganize the aircraft that show up as either 'Legacy' or 'Unknown' because the relevant lines are missing.
