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Aircraft and configuration
OBY1's Pioneer 400 handbook describes a Rotax 916 iS engine, a three-blade constant-speed MT propeller and retractable tricycle landing gear. Four flap positions are provided. Its cockpit combines digital instruments with separate trim and autopilot controls.
Alpi Aviation Pioneer 400
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OBY1's Pioneer 400 handbook describes a Rotax 916 iS engine, a three-blade constant-speed MT propeller and retractable tricycle landing gear. Four flap positions are provided. Its cockpit combines digital instruments with separate trim and autopilot controls.
History & design
The touring Pioneer continues to evolve
Alpi’s AERO 2026 presentation showed a Pioneer 400 configured with the 160 hp Rotax 916 iS, Garmin G3X avionics, enlarged fuel tanks and a ballistic parachute. The manufacturer positioned that configuration for touring and travel.
Alpi Aviation · Pioneer 400 at AERO 2026 ↗Alpi Aviation AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 presentation
A dated configuration, not a universal retrofit
The 2026 display also introduced a new livery and cabin finishes. Its engine and equipment describe the aircraft presented at that show; earlier Pioneer 400 references and simulator implementations may depict a different stage of the design.
Alpi Aviation · Pioneer 400 at AERO 2026 ↗Alpi Aviation AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 presentation
Systems & details
Controls and equipment
The GFC 500 has an autopilot-servos master switch. Pitch, aileron and rudder trim controls are on the pedestal, and the right aileron trim tab is animated. Engine and propeller RPM displays vary with the selected livery.
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Simulator documentation
Controls and equipmentAlpi Aviation Pioneer 400
The GFC 500 has an autopilot-servos master switch. Pitch, aileron and rudder trim controls are on the pedestal, and the right aileron trim tab is animated. Engine and propeller RPM displays vary with the selected livery.
Simulator handbook · pages 6–8, 12 and 15
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Simulator documentation
Alpi Aviation Pioneer 400 — simulator documentationOBY1 · Simulator handbook · pages 6–8, 12 and 15Aircraft history
Pioneer 400 at AERO 2026Alpi Aviation · Alpi Aviation AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 presentationBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 2 profile choices
Alpi Aviation Pioneer 400
OBY1 · Free and Pro · Revision 4 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The Pioneer 400, represented with a Rotax 916 iS and retractable landing gear.
Alpi Aviation Pioneer 400
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
The Pioneer 400, represented with a Rotax 916 iS and retractable landing gear.
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