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H125 · CowanSim · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Disconnecting an upper mode can leave SAS active
The X-Plane SAS guide distinguishes trim release, upper-mode disconnection and the underlying stability system. Its published force-trim-release and autopilot-disconnect commands have different effects: disconnecting the upper modes can preserve SAS. The documented 44-knot threshold applies to mode availability, not to a universal helicopter operating limit.
Archived X-Plane SAS/AP manual · PDF pp.1-4
H125 · CowanSim · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Separate controls for trim, hydraulics and mission equipment
The X-Plane H125 manual identifies cyclic trim, force-trim release and autopilot-off controls. It also describes the collective-mounted hydraulic switch and separate sling-load and servo-test controls. These functions have distinct purposes even when a desktop setup assigns several of them to buttons on the same device.
Cowan H125 guide copyright 2022 · PDF pp.8,21-24
Airbus H125
The H125 belongs to the AS350 lineage developed by Aérospatiale and continued through Eurocopter into Airbus Helicopters. Its broad cabin and single turbine support work ranging from passenger transport to observation and external-load operations.
The names reflect both the aircraft's history and its markets: Écureuil means squirrel, while AStar is familiar in North America. Equipment changed through the AS350 and H125 generations. Bundled simulator aircraft and independent add-ons have separate systems descriptions.
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The H125 at the top of the world
Shashwot Dulal interviewed by Heather Couthaud · 8 November 2018
Didier Delsalle’s twentieth-anniversary Everest interview
Didier Delsalle · 14 May 2025
Taming the Squirrel
Jon Bourke · 2 March 2017; BLR FastFin evaluation
Airbus H130 / Eurocopter EC130 · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Give collective and throttle separate assignments
CowanSim’s H130 guide separates the collective axis from the engine twist grip. A user without a second hardware axis can leave throttle unassigned and operate it with the mouse. The guide also recommends an aircraft-specific control profile to avoid duplicate assignments.
Gathered MSFS H130 manual · PDF pp.1–3; undated
Airbus H130 / Eurocopter EC130 · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The searchlight uses several existing simulator bindings
In this package, Toggle Wing Lights switches the searchlight on and off, while the landing-light direction bindings aim it. The guide also identifies the cockpit controller. These assignments apply to the documented H130 package.
Gathered MSFS H130 manual · PDF pp.9–10; undated
Airbus H130 / Eurocopter EC130
Eurocopter developed the EC130 from the AS350 Écureuil, changing the tail arrangement to an enclosed Fenestron. The product later took the H130 name under Airbus Helicopters. The two names reflect that corporate and product history. Equipment varies by model and operator.
H130 / EC130 T2; not the earlier EC130 B4
Multifunction people mover
Robert Erdos · 13 June 2014
Cirque Lodge: a peak experience
Matt Hewlett interviewed by Treena Hein · 7 February 2025
Corail Hélicoptères on the front line of Mauritius oil spill with the H130
Jeremy Heuls and Corail Hélicoptères · 24 September 2020
