Quick Guide: How to Instal Aircraft Add-ons in X-Plane

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Whether you're a seasoned aviator or just starting out in the world of flight simulation, our step-by-step instructions ensure a smooth and hassle-free setup. You can follow these steps also with any of our range of aircraft add-ons.</p><h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Step-by-step instructions</h2><ol data-rte-list="default"><li><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Download the Aircraft</strong> </h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Download your chosen aircraft from the respective source, be it freeware or payware.</p></li><li><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Unzip the File</strong></h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Aircraft downloads are usually in a compressed (.zip) format. Use software like <a href="https://www.7-zip.org" target="_blank">7-Zip</a> or <a href="https://www.win-rar.com/start.html?L=0" target="_blank">WinRAR</a> to extract the contents. We recommend 7-Zip, because we’ve had some customers have issues with WinRAR.</p></li><li><h3 style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Locate the X-Plane <em>Aircraft</em> Folder</strong></h3><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Navigate to your X-Plane installation directory, commonly found under C:\Program Files\X-Plane 12\Aircraft.</p></li><li><h3 style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Move the add-on into the X-Plane <em>Aircraft</em> Folder</strong></h3><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class=""> </p><ol data-rte-list="default"><li><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Navigate to your X-Plane installation directory, commonly found under: <br><em>X-Plane 12 > Aircraft > [Aircraft Name] > [Aircraft Files]</em></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Drag the unzipped aircraft folder into the Aircraft directory.<br></p><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">If you wish, you can also create subfolders in the Aircraft folder for <strong>better organization</strong>. <br><br>The path would then be: <em>X-Plane > Aircraft > [Subfolder name] > [Aircraft Name] > [Aircraft Files]<br></em></p><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">For example: <strong><em>C:\X-Plane 12\Aircraft\X-Crafts\Embraer E-Jets Family</em></strong></p></li></ol><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class=""><em><br></em>A few extra steps might be needed for<strong> Mac Users: </strong><a href="https://www.xcrafts.com/how-to-install-add-ons-on-mac-apple" target="_blank">How to Run X-Plane Addons on any Mac Systems</a><em><br></em></p></li><li><h3 style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Launch X-Plane</strong></h3><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Start X-Plane and go to the Flight Configuration section. Your new aircraft should be listed.</p></li><li><h3 style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Activate the aircraft</strong></h3><p style="text-align:justify;white-space: normal !important;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">The first time you load a payware aircraft, you will be prompted with an activation pop-up. Please <a href="https://www.xcrafts.com/how-to-activate-aircraft-products-x-plane" target="">visit our Step-by-Step guide</a> on how to activate an aircraft in X-Plane.</p></li><li><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Stay Updated</strong></h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Developers often release updates. 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