Flying Carpet's Flight Sim repaints...
Air Astana
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KZR | ASTANALINE |
Formed in 2001 as a joint venture betwen BAe Systems and the Government of Kazakhstan, Air Astana is the flag carrier of Kazakhstan and operates a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus airliners out of its two main hubs of Astana and Almaty. 6 Fokker 50s serve the domestic network, but will be soon phased out as they are replaced with newly delivered Embraer 190s.
Up to date flightplans are available from Alpha India Group
20th Independence anniversary special logos
December 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence from the former Soviet Union, and 10 aircraft across Air Astana's fleet feature large 'Kazakhstan Independence' titles to commemorate the event. The first 4 such aircraft are included in this package
Boeing 767-300
Air Astana's long haul fleet includes 2 Boeing 767-300s, both of which are included in this package
For use with the Aardvark Boeing 767-300 model
Boeing 757-200
4 wingletted Boeing 757-200s complement the 767s on the long haul services. All four are included in this package
For use with the Alpha India Boeing 757-200 model
Airbus A321
The Airbus A32x family forms the backbone of Air Astana's medium haul fleet, inlcuding 2 larger A321s, as featured in this package
For use with the DJC model
Airbus A320
Air Astana uses 7 Airbus A320s on its Asian network, all of which are included in this package.
To be used with the DJC model
Airbus A319
A single Airbus A319 complements the Air Astana fleet.
To be used with the DJC model
Fokker F-50
6 Fokker F-50s serve the domestic network of Air Astana, soon to be replaced with Embraer 190s.
All 6 are included in this package
To be used with the Project AI Fokker 50 model
Embraer EMB-190
Embraer's E-190 is the latest type to join the Air Astana fleet, with two aircraft already delivered and operational, which are included as a bonus in this package
To be used with the Aardvark Embraer 190 model
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Each repaint means long hours of research and hard work to make it look as close as possible to the real world original.
Although it is all available here for free, I will appreciate any contribution to keep me going maintaining this website and bringing you more flightsimming goodies!
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About my repaints
These textures are intended for use as AI traffic in Microsoft's Flight Simulator versions 9 and 10.
They have been thoroughly researched and painted based on actual pictures of the real aircraft, so that each individual aircraft is an exact replica of the real thing at the time of painting, down to the precise windows configuration and the stencils colours and locations.
To view them in your simulator, you need first to download and install the base aircraft models/packages available separately . Most of these models are available from the usual avsim and/or flightsim libraries, but I have provided a link to these base packages on this site for your easy reference. Check the links section.
You will also need adequate flightplans to take these birds into your virtual skies. Running a search on avsim and flightsim libraries will get you up to date flightplans for most of the world's airlines
About bitmap formats
Most of my repaints are provided in three textures formats: 32bits, dxt3 and dxt3 with mipmaps.
AI traffic can draw heavily on your computer resources and significantly reduce your sim's framerate. Using the right set of textures can improve your framerate and ensure smooth and
lifelike movements.
Basically, 32bits texture are larger and therefore having more pixels, will have sharper details and will look better in your sim, particularly at close range. Downside is they take up more HD
space and use more resources.
Mipped textures are supposed to be what fs is really looking for, and will ensure the best framerate and movement smoothness. However, if your graphic processor is an older or a lower end one,
with less than 1GB dedicated memory, mipped textures will look awfully blurred.
To keep things simple, if you run your sim on a new, powerful, high end computer, go for the 32bits or mipped textures, or use the 32bits only for intricate liveries where the quality of finer
details will make a difference.
On the other hand, if you are using an older less powerful machine, or if you are not sure or don't know what all this means, go for the non-mipped dxt3 format.