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Aircraft and configuration
The Model 680 Sovereign specification describes manually operated rod-and-cable primary controls with hydraulic roll spoilers. An aileron ratio changer reduces yoke effort at high speed. Electric stabiliser and roll-tab trim are supplemented by Mach trim.
Cessna Citation Sovereign 680
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The Model 680 Sovereign specification describes manually operated rod-and-cable primary controls with hydraulic roll spoilers. An aileron ratio changer reduces yoke effort at high speed. Electric stabiliser and roll-tab trim are supplemented by Mach trim.
History & design
A midsize Citation enters service
The original Citation Sovereign entered service in 2004. Cessna’s later retrospective emphasised its long cabin and ability to operate from comparatively short runways, giving the design a role beyond long-range business travel alone.
Textron Aviation · New Citation Sovereign rollout, March 2013 ↗Cessna production announcement, 4 March 2013
The next version changes the wing and cockpit
The first production aircraft of the updated Sovereign rolled out in March 2013 after an announcement the previous autumn. Winglets, Garmin G5000 avionics and autothrottles accompanied cabin-system changes. Those additions should not be read back into every earlier Sovereign.
Textron Aviation · New Citation Sovereign rollout, March 2013 ↗Cessna production announcement, 4 March 2013
Systems & details
Controls and equipment
Skyward Simulations represents the later Sovereign+ with Garmin G5000 avionics and custom systems. Its selected product listing describes a native MSFS 2024 release and an MSFS 2020 version as forthcoming.
In your simulator
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Controls and equipmentCessna Citation Sovereign 680
Skyward Simulations represents the later Sovereign+ with Garmin G5000 avionics and custom systems. Its selected product listing describes a native MSFS 2024 release and an MSFS 2020 version as forthcoming.
Sovereign+ native MSFS 2024 product · systems and simulator requirements
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Aircraft documentation
Cessna Citation Sovereign 680 — aircraft documentationCessna via winglet supplier · Sovereign+ native MSFS 2024 product · systems and simulator requirementsSimulator documentation
Cessna Citation Sovereign 680 — simulator documentationSkyward/Orbx · Sovereign+ native MSFS 2024 product · systems and simulator requirementsAircraft history
New Citation Sovereign rollout, March 2013Textron Aviation · Cessna production announcement, 4 March 2013Built-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
Skyward Simulations Citation C680 Sovereign+
Skyward Simulations · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2024
The Model 680 business jet and later Sovereign+ simulator installation.
Cessna Citation Sovereign 680
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
The Model 680 business jet and later Sovereign+ simulator installation.
Skyward Simulations Citation C680 Sovereign+
The Model 680 business jet and later Sovereign+ simulator installation.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Skyward Simulations Citation C680 Sovereign+ · Skyward Simulations · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Skyward Simulations Citation C680 Sovereign+ is the selected Skyward Simulations configuration.
How this profile feels
Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.
Aircraft and configuration
The Model 680 Sovereign specification describes manually operated rod-and-cable primary controls with hydraulic roll spoilers. An aileron ratio changer reduces yoke effort at high speed. Electric stabiliser and roll-tab trim are supplemented by Mach trim.
Controls and equipment
Skyward Simulations represents the later Sovereign+ with Garmin G5000 avionics and custom systems. Its selected product listing describes a native MSFS 2024 release and an MSFS 2020 version as forthcoming.
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
InheritedSkyward Simulations Citation C680 Sovereign+ is the selected Skyward Simulations configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedThe Model 680 business jet and later Sovereign+ simulator installation.
Trim
InheritedThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.12.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedThe Model 680 Sovereign specification describes manually operated rod-and-cable primary controls with hydraulic roll spoilers. An aileron ratio changer reduces yoke effort at high speed. Electric stabiliser and roll-tab trim are supplemented by Mach trim.
Speeds and limits
InheritedThe indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.
Simulator integration
InheritedThe profile targets 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 whyPrimary controls: Unpowered rods and cables. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 70 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 value0.46 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.46 with an indicated-speed reference of 250 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value250 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 value70 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 value0.5 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.5 and 0.86, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value0.86 | 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 valueEnabled | 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 whyPrimary controls: Unpowered rods and cables. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 70 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 value0.46 | What it controls and whyThe aerodynamic-load gain is 0.46 with an indicated-speed reference of 250 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 value20 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 value70 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 value250 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 value0.15 | What it controls and whyThe high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 70 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| 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 value0.5 | What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.5 and 0.86, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | Starting value0.86 | 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 valueEnabled | What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| Elevator Authority | Starting value0.3 | What it controls and whyThe profile uses the trim behaviour configured below. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.12. |
| Aileron Authority | Starting value0.12 | 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 valueEnabled | What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Gain | Starting value0.06 | 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
- Force amplitudes, gradients, damping and cue onset are editable engineering estimates, not measured hand forces. Documentary and synthetic review do not establish installed or physical acceptance.
- No autopilot follow/hold, local force-trim release, surface-follow, hydraulic-failure load or simulator-axis injection. A cockpit switch or flight-director bar is not a calibrated inceptor demand.
- Actual flap and landing-gear position changes drive accessory textures. Commands, indicators, custom audio and visual vibration do not establish force telemetry.
- Documentary identities need a developer or distinctive package identifier. If the aircraft omits it, select the correct profile and save it as the aircraft default. No other developer is matched from ICAO alone.
- Manualprimarylinkage,hydraulicspoilerassistance. Reducedrollgainapproximatesgearing; nohydraulicpressure-to-yokeload. Older680familyarchitectureisexplicitlyqualified.
- Stabilizerpitchtrimandrolltabtrim modeledbyestimated .23/.12relief. No exactanti-floattab/Machtrim/ratiochangerkinematicsclaimed.
- G5000customAFCSanddatalinkdonotprovidequalifiedyokeservodemand. APfollow/holdoff.
- 250KIASreference; manufacturer305KIAS/M.80limitsarecontext,notforcetuning.2011PW306C/avionics specsnottransposedtoPlus.
- 2024only;2020futureversionretainedasnotyeteligible. ExactPluscontrolgradient/customsystemLVarsemanticsnotpubliclyqualified.
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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