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Meet the aircraft
TorqueSim's Pocket Rocket is a simulated lightweight PT6-powered aircraft inspired by Thomas Dietrich's project. It includes retractable-tricycle and fixed-tailwheel configurations. The systems and performance figures describe TorqueSim's aircraft, not a certificated real-aircraft type.
Aircraft background
TorqueSim · Read more ↗Synthetic vision has a dedicated softkey menu
On the PFD, select PFD then SYN VIS to control terrain, heading marks, airport labels and flight-plan pathways.
TorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube Q8Pilot · 14 min ·
X-Plane 11 | Pocket Rocket by TorqueSim | Review
A review of TorqueSim's turboprop Pocket Rocket for X-Plane 11.
Simulator · TorqueSim Pocket Rocket, X-Plane 11; modified Impulse concept
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Meet TorqueSim Pocket Rocket
TorqueSim's Pocket Rocket is a simulated lightweight PT6-powered aircraft inspired by Thomas Dietrich's project. It includes retractable-tricycle and fixed-tailwheel configurations. The systems and performance figures describe TorqueSim's aircraft, not a certificated real-aircraft type.
TorqueSim Pocket Rocket
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TorqueSim Pocket Rocket
TorqueSim · Pocket Rocket ↗TorqueSim · X-Plane 11 →Aircraft type designators
A model-specific ICAO or FAA designator has not been confirmed in the references reviewed for this aircraft.
History & design
A builder’s project behind the name
In a 2017 forum post, Thomas Dietrich identified the Impulse 100 as the basis of his Pocket Rocket and described a turbine upgrade then underway. That brief builder comment concerns his real project, rather than TorqueSim’s later PT6 simulation.
Pilot und Flugzeug · Thomas Dietrich on his Pocket Rocket project ↗Original German post read; predicted speed and power figures not presented as independently verified results
TorqueSim turns the inspiration into an X-Plane aircraft
Cooper LeComp announced TorqueSim’s Pocket Rocket in March 2019, identifying Thomas Dietrich as its inspiration. The simulator release offered retractable-tricycle and fixed-tailwheel versions, modified G1000 avionics, a G5 display and maintenance features. These describe the developer’s product.
AFM Simulation · The Pocket Rocket has landed ↗Original developer announcement; simulator designs are not established real-aircraft configurations
Systems & details
Power, weight and maintenance state
TorqueSim’s operating manual emphasizes the combination of high power and low weight, describing an aircraft that needs attention both on the ground and in flight. Its maintenance manager tracks component condition, offers repairs and can create a new airframe. Some failures, including propeller strikes, remain under X-Plane’s own failure system. The load and settings menu also controls whether the add-on’s failures are enabled, so two flights can start with different simulated mechanical conditions.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
X-Plane 11TorqueSim Pocket Rocket
TorqueSim · Released
TorqueSim Pocket Rocket
TorqueSim · Released
Manuals & resources
Find your next read
Choose a topic for a short introduction and a link to the original source. Simulator references identify the developer and edition they cover.
Simulator documentation
Synthetic vision has a dedicated softkey menuTorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
On the PFD, select PFD then SYN VIS to control terrain, heading marks, airport labels and flight-plan pathways.
Pocket Rocket 2019 manual · PDF pp.23–24 · X-Plane 11 edition
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read the source ↗The two fuel displays use different unitsTorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
The engine sidebar displays fuel in gallons. The SYSTEM sidebar uses pounds and includes a totalizer for fuel used and remaining.
Pocket Rocket manual · PDF pp.26–28; source units checked
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read the source ↗The starter hides beneath a capTorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
The starter switch sits under a cap on top of the fuel-control lever; its lower position aborts a start.
Pocket Rocket manual · PDF p.31
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read the source ↗Maintenance and simulator failures have separate repair controlsTorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
Open maintenance through the left-edge sidebar. The guide directs X-Plane-originated failures, including prop strikes, to X-Plane’s Repair All control.
Pocket Rocket manual · PDF pp.37–38
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read the source ↗Work through checklists on the MFDTorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
CHKLIST opens the checklist page. The FMS knobs select groups and items; ENT checks an item and advances the selection.
Pocket Rocket manual · PDF pp.28–29
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read the source ↗The custom G5 supports its PFD modeTorqueSim Pocket Rocket · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11
The guide limits the G5 to PFD mode. Its right knob selects barometric-pressure or altitude-preselect adjustment.
Pocket Rocket manual · PDF pp.29–30
TorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Aircraft background
Pocket RocketTorqueSim · Developer description of the simulated aircraft; real-aircraft equivalence not established The Pocket Rocket has landedAFM Simulation · Cooper LeComp · 23 March 2019 · developer release announcement Thomas Dietrich on his Pocket Rocket projectPilot und Flugzeug · Forum post · 28 February 2017 · German-language builder commentDeveloper documentation
Pocket Rocket operation manualTorqueSim / Advanced Flight Modeling Simulation · 2019 copyright · forty-page developer guide · retrieved September 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-20261022-v1 · 2 profile choices
TorqueSim Pocket Rocket
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 11
TorqueSim Pocket Rocket: The profile supplies its chosen turboprop-rendition resistance.
iniBuilds Impulse 100 Pocket Rocket
iniBuilds · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
TorqueSim's Pocket Rocket, a simulated PT6-powered light aircraft with two gear layouts.
iniBuilds Impulse 100 Pocket Rocket
TorqueSim's Pocket Rocket, a simulated PT6-powered light aircraft with two gear layouts.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- iniBuilds Impulse 100 Pocket Rocket · iniBuilds · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
- iniBuilds Impulse 100 Pocket Rocket · iniBuilds · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
iniBuilds Impulse 100 Pocket Rocket is the selected iniBuilds 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
TorqueSim's Pocket Rocket is a simulated lightweight PT6-powered aircraft inspired by Thomas Dietrich's project. It includes retractable-tricycle and fixed-tailwheel configurations. The systems and performance figures describe TorqueSim's aircraft, not a certificated real-aircraft type.
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
InheritediniBuilds Impulse 100 Pocket Rocket is the selected iniBuilds configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedTorqueSim's Pocket Rocket, a simulated PT6-powered light aircraft with two gear layouts.
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
InheritedTorqueSim's Pocket Rocket is a simulated lightweight PT6-powered aircraft inspired by Thomas Dietrich's project. It includes retractable-tricycle and fixed-tailwheel configurations. The systems and performance figures describe TorqueSim's aircraft, not a certificated real-aircraft type.
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 TorqueSim Pocket Rocket. 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 170 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value170 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 value1.0 | 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 TorqueSim Pocket Rocket. 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 170 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 value170 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 65 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 value0.72 | 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 value1.0 | 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 value3 | 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 value0.12 | 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 | What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
Limits and open questions
- Manual light-aircraft starting point; high power does not imply boosted primary controls.
- No exact trim-to-neutral mechanism in product specification; relief off.
- No calibrated autopilot servo or inceptor-demand output established. AP follow and neutral hold are disabled.
- 170 KIAS is an estimated tuning reference, not a certified operating limit or cruise TAS.
- Native read-only aircraft telemetry only. No custom interface names, units or freshness contract invented; switches and animated controls are not servo demands.
- Spring 0.74, lateral scale 0.7, pitch/roll relief 0/0; editable estimates. No measured hand-force calibration, unsupported failure loads, surface-follow or body-rate torque.
- Installed-aircraft and physical checks are deferred. If telemetry omits the developer or configuration, select this profile and save it as the aircraft default.
- Only actual accessory-position changes drive movement textures. No release or installed-product acceptance is inferred.
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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