Sure, I can let you know: Colin is not a bit of a joker. Well, maybe he is, but he spoke the truth here, yep, not a joke!
As for the other fun stuff; Here's your brief, read it!
You'll be needing:
Patch 4.11m and install that one ( link to file in vault )
Patch 4.11.1m and install that one (link)
Once installed, make sure it's running okay, and then make a backup copy of the game.
Next, download and install HSFX 6, which is a large one. For details on howto: see this thread by Fruitbat
Once that's done, get patch 6.0.1 (link)
And finally: the recently published autoupdater: Link, which will bring it up to 6.0.12
(Unfortunately, the Autoupdater will not install HSFX completely automatically, it will only bring it on the latest patch level.
Whether you can skip patch 6.0.1, I'm not sure....)
After you've installed them all, run JSGME.exe (it's in the folder where you installed the game) and make sure these modes are active, in this specific order, where HSFX History should be the first one listed:
-HSFX History mod
-Expert Mode
Finally, one MOD you should install: The Flyable G11. (Glider aircraft) We use it every now and then... Link to a thread by Fruitbat
Got it? Good Luck!
(P.S. I am working on a new release of CheckMods... too bad it's not done yet... Could've been useful for you... Sorry!)