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Aircraft and simulator background
The Sting S4's POH describes mechanical primary controls. An in-flight adjustable elevator tab provides pitch trim; tabs on the rudder and right aileron are adjusted on the ground. Electric flaps have discrete settings.
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Sting · Read more ↗Different trim-tab functions
The POH's sections 7.3–7.5 identify mechanical controls, ground-adjustable rudder and right-aileron tabs and an elevator tab adjusted in flight. Their adjustment methods differ, while electrically operated flaps use discrete settings.
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Sting · Read more ↗Engine condition and recovery systems
FSReborn describes Rotax engine behaviour, maintenance and a ballistic recovery system in its Sting S4 rendition. The product supports MSFS 2020 and 2024.
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FSReborn · Read more ↗Meet TL-Ultralight Sting S4
The Sting S4's POH describes mechanical primary controls. An in-flight adjustable elevator tab provides pitch trim; tabs on the rudder and right aileron are adjusted on the ground. Electric flaps have discrete settings.
FSReborn's simulator product includes custom Rotax behaviour, maintenance and ballistic recovery, with MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024 support.
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Sting · Sting S4 manufacturer POH ↗Aircraft type designators
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History & design
The Sting’s composite ancestry
The Sting family followed the composite TL96 Star. TL-ULTRALIGHT’s history identifies the TL2000 Sting Carbon, the light-sport Sting S3 and the retractable-gear Sting RG as stages in that development. These names describe different configurations within the family.
TL-ULTRALIGHT · TL-ULTRALIGHT history ↗Manufacturer family history; S4-specific dates are not claimed
Systems & details
Different trim-tab functions
The POH's sections 7.3–7.5 identify mechanical controls, ground-adjustable rudder and right-aileron tabs and an elevator tab adjusted in flight. Their adjustment methods differ, while electrically operated flaps use discrete settings.
Engine condition and recovery systems
FSReborn describes Rotax engine behaviour, maintenance and a ballistic recovery system in its Sting S4 rendition. The product supports MSFS 2020 and 2024.
Condition and maintenance in the simulator
FSReborn’s EFB manages fuel and loading alongside tyre pressure, brake wear, battery charge and engine condition. The developer describes temperature-dependent choke behaviour and a maintenance system that can produce failures as components deteriorate. Its ballistic rescue system is also simulated. These features mean that aircraft condition can change the experience between flights; they are documented add-on systems, separate from the real S4 handbook’s mechanical controls and trim arrangement.
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
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Manuals & resources
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Developer documentation
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FSReborn Sting S4 exact product and compatibility
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Sting S4 manufacturer POHTL-Ultralight Sting S4
TL2000 Sting S4 LSA POH section7.3-7.5, PDF p.47
Sting · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Developer documentation
Learn moreFSReborn · FSReborn Sting S4 exact product and compatibilityDeveloper manual
Sting S4 manufacturer POHSting · TL2000 Sting S4 LSA POH section7.3-7.5, PDF p.47Aircraft history
TL-ULTRALIGHT historyTL-ULTRALIGHT · Sting family development; does not establish an S4 first-flight dateBuilt-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
FSReborn Sting S4
FSReborn · Free and Pro · Revision 5 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light sport aircraft with mechanical primary controls and electric flaps.
TL-Ultralight Sting S4
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A light sport aircraft with mechanical primary controls and electric flaps.
FSReborn Sting S4
A light sport aircraft with mechanical primary controls and electric flaps.
Aircraft and simulator scope
- FSReborn Sting S4 · FSReborn · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
- FSReborn Sting S4 · FSReborn · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point
The simulator model and controls
FSReborn Sting S4 is the selected FSReborn 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 Sting S4's POH describes mechanical primary controls. An in-flight adjustable elevator tab provides pitch trim; tabs on the rudder and right aileron are adjusted on the ground. Electric flaps have discrete settings.
Different trim-tab functions
The POH's sections 7.3–7.5 identify mechanical controls, ground-adjustable rudder and right-aileron tabs and an elevator tab adjusted in flight. Their adjustment methods differ, while electrically operated flaps use discrete settings.
Engine condition and recovery systems
FSReborn describes Rotax engine behaviour, maintenance and a ballistic recovery system in its Sting S4 rendition. The product supports MSFS 2020 and 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
InheritedFSReborn Sting S4 is the selected FSReborn configuration.
Flight controls
InheritedA light sport aircraft with mechanical primary controls and electric flaps.
Trim
InheritedIn-flight trim: Elevator tab. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
Autopilot and stability
InheritedAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Equipment
InheritedThe Sting S4's POH describes mechanical primary controls. An in-flight adjustable elevator tab provides pitch trim; tabs on the rudder and right aileron are adjusted on the ground. Electric flaps have discrete settings.
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 whyPrimary controls: Mechanical. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 55 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 110 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Force tuning speed/reference | Starting value110 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 value55.0 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 | 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: Mechanical. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 55 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | Starting value0.045 | 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 110 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 value0.5 | 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 value55.0 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 value110 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 55 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 | 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 whyIn-flight trim: Elevator tab. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; 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
- FSReborn Sting S4; msfs2020, msfs2024. Previously observed titles and implementation identifiers are retained; installed matching remains deferred.
- Light manual stick with IAS loading; fixed tricycle gear and piston engine. BRS activation is not a control-loading signal.
- Pitch-only conventional relief estimate from the applicable LSA POH. Later manufacturer electric/roll-trim options are not assumed to be installed in this add-on.
- Installed avionics options remain simulator-owned; no custom servo target is documented in the cited product material. AP servo-follow and neutral hold remain disabled; engagement indicators are not force-demand signals.
- Rotax light-sport single with fixed wheels and electric flaps. Carburetor behavior does not establish a calibrated periodic force frequency.
- 110 KIAS is an estimated feel reference, not cruise TAS or a certified limit. No invented Mach, VNE or weight scheduling.
- Read-only native telemetry for aircraft motion and accessory positions. Custom switches, display animations and mode lamps are not calibrated servo targets. No unverified LVars/datarefs or simulator writes.
- Spring 0.74; lateral scale 0.72; trim authorities 0.3/0; per-axis output cap 0.55. Editable engineering estimates, not measured hand forces. No body-rate torque, surface following or fabricated hydraulic-failure loads.
- New physical and installed-product checks deferred by owner. Existing separately recorded acceptance retains its original device, simulator, add-on and version limits. Source review does not broaden custom telemetry acceptance.
- Only actual accessory position changes drive movement texture; static drag and command-triggered kicks are disabled. Select and save an aircraft default when telemetry lacks a discriminating developer/configuration identity.
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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