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Aircraft and configuration
Parallel 42's family includes FreedomFox and Fox2 Standard at 141 hp, Fox2 Stage 1 at 200 hp and Stage 2/Competition at 242 hp. Fixed bush wheels and flaperons are shared features. Modern and analog panel options are available.
Fox2 Standard
Parallel42 · Read more ↗Meet Fox2 Standard
Parallel 42's family includes FreedomFox and Fox2 Standard at 141 hp, Fox2 Stage 1 at 200 hp and Stage 2/Competition at 242 hp. Fixed bush wheels and flaperons are shared features. Modern and analog panel options are available.
History & design
FreedomFox and Fox2 have different origins
Parallel 42 built FreedomFox with Trent Palmer around his modified Series 5 Kitfox STi. Fox2 uses the same starting point but develops the studio’s own configurable concept, inspired by custom bush aircraft and STOL competition. The two should not be treated as identical replicas.
Parallel42 · Fox2 Standard — simulator documentation ↗Developer descriptions of FreedomFox and Fox2
Power stages evolved with propeller physics
For the simulator’s SU8 propeller changes, the team revised the flight model and added flaperon trim tabs to the Stage 1 and Stage 2 forms. Stage 1 output was reduced from 242 to 200 hp to create a clearer spread between the variants. That change is part of the add-on’s development history.
Parallel42 · Fox2 Standard — simulator documentation ↗Developer propeller-physics update
Systems & details
Controls and equipment
The developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. The complete package supports MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
In your simulator
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Controls and equipmentFox2 Standard
The developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. The complete package supports MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
Developer propeller-physics update · flaperon trim tabs and engine stages
Parallel42 · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Simulator documentation
Fox2 Standard — simulator documentationParallel42 · Developer propeller-physics update · flaperon trim tabs and engine stages Fox2 Standard — simulator documentationParallel42 · Developer propeller-physics update · flaperon trim tabs and engine stagesBuilt-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 · 4 profile choices
Parallel 42 Fox2 Standard
Parallel 42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
FreedomFox and Fox2 bush-aircraft simulations with several engine stages.
Parallel 42 Fox2 Stage 1
Parallel 42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
FreedomFox and Fox2 bush-aircraft simulations with several engine stages.
Parallel 42 Fox2 Stage 2 / Competition
Parallel 42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
FreedomFox and Fox2 bush-aircraft simulations with several engine stages.
Parallel 42 FreedomFox
Parallel 42 · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
FreedomFox and Fox2 bush-aircraft simulations with several engine stages.
Parallel 42 Fox2 Standard
FreedomFox and Fox2 bush-aircraft simulations with several engine stages.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- Parallel 42 Fox2 Standard · Parallel 42 · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
- Parallel 42 Fox2 Standard · Parallel 42 · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
Parallel 42 Fox2 Standard is the selected Parallel 42 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
Parallel 42's family includes FreedomFox and Fox2 Standard at 141 hp, Fox2 Stage 1 at 200 hp and Stage 2/Competition at 242 hp. Fixed bush wheels and flaperons are shared features. Modern and analog panel options are available.
Controls and equipment
The developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. The complete package supports MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
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
InheritedParallel 42 Fox2 Standard is the selected Parallel 42 configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedFreedomFox and Fox2 bush-aircraft simulations with several engine stages.
Trim
InheritedThe developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. 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
InheritedParallel 42's family includes FreedomFox and Fox2 Standard at 141 hp, Fox2 Stage 1 at 200 hp and Stage 2/Competition at 242 hp. Fixed bush wheels and flaperons are shared features. Modern and analog panel options are available.
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 whyThe developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 50 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 100 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value100 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 value50.0 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 whyThe developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 50 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 100 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 value50.0 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 value100 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 50 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 developer's propeller-physics update added flaperon trim tabs to Stage 1 and Stage 2. 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 Kitfox controls; engine stages do not justify invented grip-force changes.
- Stage1/2 flaperon trim tabs documented, but their telemetry is not established as the generic aileron-trim channel. Relief stays off pending that contract.
- No calibrated autopilot servo or inceptor-demand output established. AP follow and neutral hold are disabled.
- 100 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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