Meet Beechcraft Premier IA
The Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck. Hawker Beechcraft’s 2010 service announcement identifies Pro Line 21-equipped Premier IAs and a WAAS/LPV avionics upgrade. It captures a period when satellite-based approach capability was being added to an established light-business-jet cockpit.
History & design
An avionics development chapter
Hawker Beechcraft’s November 2010 announcement offered WAAS upgrades for Pro Line 21-equipped Premier IA aircraft. The service added LPV capability to the listed fleet configuration. That historical upgrade is distinct from the equipment documented in a particular simulator edition.
media.txtav.com · Beechcraft Premier IA — aircraft background and systems ↗Manufacturer support announcement, 11 November 2010.
A composite cabin and a revised landing system
The Premier combined a composite fuselage with a swept aluminum wing. Thomas B. Haines describes its emergence in 1998 and certification in 2001: the thin composite shell made room for a larger cabin without simply adding the weight of a conventional structure. The later IA addressed early complaints about braking and lift-dump operation and revised the cabin.
The wing occupied its own compromise. Sweep helped cruise performance, while the resulting approach speeds and runway needs mattered at the other end of the flight. Extensive trailing-edge flaps left limited room for ailerons, so computer-controlled hydraulic spoilers assisted roll.
AOPA, Thomas B. Haines · Raytheon Premier IA: Diary of a teenage jet ↗Systems & details
Carenado’s Collins cockpit
Carenado’s B390 MSFS product documents Collins FGP/DCP controls, twin jet propulsion and retractable tricycle gear. The separate X-Plane listing concerns its own simulator rendition.
Pilot accounts
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Haines contrasts the early automatic lift-dump arrangement with the IA controls and emphasizes managing speed for landing. The account concerns the aircraft he flew; it does not establish how a simulator models its brakes or spoiler logic.
AOPA Pilot, February 2021; firsthand Premier IA review
Read the full account · AOPA, Thomas B. Haines ↗In your simulator
No released simulator product is listed for this aircraft in the developers reviewed. Announced products are excluded.
Manuals & resources
Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Aircraft background
B390 MSFS2020 – Carenadowww.carenado.com · Carenado B390 MSFS product features. Beechcraft Premier IA — aircraft background and systemsmedia.txtav.com · Manufacturer support announcement, 11 November 2010.Developer documentation
390 PREMIER IA XPLANE 11 – Carenadowww.carenado.com · Aircraft equipment and developer product details.Aircraft documentation
Raytheon Premier IA: Diary of a teenage jetAOPA, Thomas B. HainesBuilt-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 · 2 profile choices
Carenado 390 Premier IA (X-Plane)
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
The Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck.
Carenado B390 Premier IA (MSFS)
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck.
Carenado B390 Premier IA (MSFS)
The Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Carenado B390 Premier IA (MSFS) · Carenado · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
- Carenado B390 Premier IA (MSFS) · Carenado · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Carenado B390 Premier IA (MSFS) is the selected Carenado configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Pitch-trim relief is off. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
The Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck. Hawker Beechcraft’s 2010 service announcement identifies Pro Line 21-equipped Premier IAs and a WAAS/LPV avionics upgrade. It captures a period when satellite-based approach capability was being added to an established light-business-jet cockpit.
About the values
Strengths are normalized hardware-feel settings. They set the effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its limits. The IAS reference is a tuning value.
Documentary review and sources
These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.
Aircraft and variant
InheritedCarenado B390 Premier IA (MSFS) is the selected Carenado configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedThe Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck.
Trim
InheritedThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedThe Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck. Hawker Beechcraft’s 2010 service announcement identifies Pro Line 21-equipped Premier IAs and a WAAS/LPV avionics upgrade. It captures a period when satellite-based approach capability was being added to an established light-business-jet cockpit.
Speeds and limits
InheritedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
InheritedThe profile targets msfs2020, msfs2024. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.
Force-feedback settings
InheritedThe settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
Starting settings and their rationale
These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThis profile uses reversible-control loading for Beechcraft Premier IA. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 240 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value240.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value65 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
All 44 starting settings and their rationale
The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.
| Setting | Starting value | What it controls and why |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | Starting value0.74 | What it controls and whyThis profile uses reversible-control loading for Beechcraft Premier IA. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.04 | What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Profile force gain | Starting value0.8 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 240 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master force gain | Starting value0.85 | What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| QBlend Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| QSpring Minimum Factor | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| QSpring Start Knots | Starting value8 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring response reference speed | Starting value65 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value240.0 kt | What it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0. No additional speed-driven stiffening is added; this does not disable independent aerodynamic loading. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening limit | Starting value5 | What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | Starting value0.72 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value1 | What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Output force limit | Starting value0.55 | What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| Trim feel | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| Trim relief | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0 | What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| Force Trim Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| GLoad Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| Rate Damping Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot follow | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot follow authority | Starting value0.1 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot neutral hold | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot neutral hold strength | Starting value0.6 | What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Gain | Starting value0.35 | What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Maximum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Minimum flap index | Starting value2 | What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Shaker Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Stick shaker amplitude | Starting value0.5 | What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.4 | What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Gain | Starting value0.25 | What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Gain | Starting value0.65 | What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Enabled | Starting valueDisabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0 | What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Enabled | Starting valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Gain | Starting value0.12 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Conservative conventional-control approximation. The available developer source does not quantify manual/assisted-axis gearing or artificial feel; no FBW assertion, hydraulic-failure load, Mach scheduling or borrowed Phenom data.
- Exact trim-to-inceptor relationship is not established by the available product source; automatic neutral shift remains disabled, with no inherited trim coefficient.
- Published AP equipment does not supply a calibrated servo or inceptor target. Follow and neutral hold remain disabled; no interface copied from another developer.
- Read-only native simulator channels; position input preserved. Actual accessory motion only. Custom systems, engine failures and historical operating procedures do not create unqualified force commands. Installed title/version and hardware travel remain acceptance limits.
- 240.0 KIAS is an estimated control-feel reference, not cruise TAS, V-speeds or an operating limit.
- Spring 0.74, lateral scale 0.72, trim relief 0/0; editable estimates, not measured hand forces.
- Physical and installed-aircraft checks are deferred. Save this profile as the aircraft default if telemetry omits its developer or configuration.
- Only actual accessory-position changes drive movement textures. No pressure-dependent failures, guessed servo outputs or input compensation.
- Earlier family-derived force values are superseded by this explicit review. Source limitations are not installed qualification.
Physical validation
No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.
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