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Aircraft and simulator background
The BC-12D configurations in Got Friends' manual span small Continental engines and several undercarriages. The Classic and Winter aircraft use the A65; Backcountry and Seafarer versions use the C85. Wheels, floats and skis adapt the same family to different operating surfaces.
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Got Friends · Read more ↗Trim and cockpit options
An elevator-trim lever adjusts pitch trim. The manual lists no wing flaps; it assigns the simulator's Spoilers axis to carburettor heat. Rudder trim is a simulator convenience. The cockpit configuration determines whether the aircraft has the Classic radio installation or an optional GPS suite with KAP140 autopilot.
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Got Friends · Read more ↗The Sportsman addition
Got Friends' 16 September 2026 post records version 1.0.1 adding a C85-powered Sportsman with Classic-style presentation and separate dynamics. It also reports MSFS 2024 PC and Xbox release, while the MSFS 2020 version was still pending.
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Got Friends · Read more ↗Meet Taylorcraft BC-12D
The BC-12D configurations in Got Friends' manual span small Continental engines and several undercarriages. The Classic and Winter aircraft use the A65; Backcountry and Seafarer versions use the C85. Wheels, floats and skis adapt the same family to different operating surfaces.
The simulator's Classic radio panel has no autopilot. Optional GPS suites add a KAP140, while the later Sportsman configuration combines Classic styling with the C85 engine and its own flight dynamics.
Taylorcraft BC-12D
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Taylorcraft BC-12D
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History & design
Taylorcraft and the side-by-side light aeroplane
Clarence G. Taylor continued developing affordable light aircraft after his involvement with the original Cub. Taylorcraft took a different cockpit approach, seating pilot and passenger alongside one another. The BC-12D became a familiar post-war expression of that idea: modest power, low weight and an efficient wing for personal flying and instruction. Got Friends places its recreation in that lineage, with the original light-aircraft character distinguished from its selectable bush, ski and float equipment.
Got Friends · Taylorcraft BC-12D Download original download ↗Got Friends manual, History, printed page 3; historical overview and simulator configuration scope.
Systems & details
Trim and cockpit options
An elevator-trim lever adjusts pitch trim. The manual lists no wing flaps; it assigns the simulator's Spoilers axis to carburettor heat. Rudder trim is a simulator convenience. The cockpit configuration determines whether the aircraft has the Classic radio installation or an optional GPS suite with KAP140 autopilot.
The Sportsman addition
Got Friends' 16 September 2026 post records version 1.0.1 adding a C85-powered Sportsman with Classic-style presentation and separate dynamics. It also reports MSFS 2024 PC and Xbox release, while the MSFS 2020 version was still pending.
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Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Classic
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Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Classic
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MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Backcountry
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Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Backcountry
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MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Seafarer
Got Friends · Released
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Seafarer
Got Friends · Released
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Winter
Got Friends · Released
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Winter
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MSFS 2024Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Sportsman
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Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Sportsman
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Developer documentation
Current Got Friends avionics enhancement prerequisitesTaylorcraft BC-12D
Product description and feature list
Got Friends · Read the source ↗Taylorcraft BC-12D Download original downloadTaylorcraft BC-12D
PDF5-6,8,17,22,24; PDF6 table image reviewed
Got Friends · Read the source ↗Taylorcraft BC-12D – Got FriendsTaylorcraft BC-12D
Product description and feature list
Developer · Read the source ↗Developer Taylorcraft1.0.1 release status and exact Sportsman editionTaylorcraft BC-12D
Developer post1006 September16,2026
Got Friends · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Developer documentation
Current Got Friends avionics enhancement prerequisitesGot Friends · Product description and feature list Taylorcraft BC-12D Download original downloadGot Friends · PDF5-6,8,17,22,24; PDF6 table image reviewed Taylorcraft BC-12D – Got FriendsDeveloper · Product description and feature list Developer Taylorcraft1.0.1 release status and exact Sportsman editionGot Friends · Developer post1006 September16,2026Built-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 9 profile choices
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Classic
Got Friends · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Backcountry
Got Friends · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Seafarer
Got Friends · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Winter
Got Friends · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Got Friends Taylorcraft BC-12D Sportsman
Got Friends · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2024
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Taylorcraft BC-12D 65 hp Skis
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Taylorcraft BC-12D 65 hp Wheels
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Taylorcraft BC-12D 85 hp Straight Floats
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
Taylorcraft BC-12D 85 hp Wheels
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A light tailwheel aircraft represented with classic, backcountry, float and ski configurations.
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