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Airbus H145 · Hype Performance Group · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The weight page changes the aircraft, with a display caveat
The October 2022 guide lets users enter payload, crew and fuel on the VMS WEIGHT page and commit with VAL. It warns that those changes affect the aircraft without updating the separate MSFS weight dialog. Its engine-power-check page was not implemented in that documented version.
HPG H145 guide v1.0 · PDF p.38
Airbus H145 · Hype Performance Group · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Failures and maintenance are controlled through the tablet
The guide separates active failures from accumulated damage and degradation. Aircraft Damage can be disabled, while Do All Maintenance resets damage. Mission triggers can introduce failures, giving the package a configurable systems layer beyond its normal cockpit operation.
HPG H145 guide v1.0 · PDF pp.63–65
Airbus H145 · Hype Performance Group · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Helionix displays and mission equipment
HPG's archived H145 guide identifies the BK-117 D2 and separates Base Pack from Action Pack features. It documents Helionix display pages, GTN750 integration options, failures and maintenance, and the tablet interface. The Action Pack adds equipment such as a hoist, cargo hook and water bucket. The October 2022 PDF covers MSFS 2020; later changes are recorded in the online documentation.
HPG H145 · PDF v1.0, October 2022 · MSFS 2020 · PDF pp.1–8; contents and package scope
Airbus H145 · Hype Performance Group · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Basic stabilisation, upper modes and trim release
HPG's AFCS reference distinguishes basic attitude stabilisation from upper modes such as altitude, airspeed, navigation and ground-trajectory control. Automatic trim is required for upper-mode operation, while cyclic trim release pauses the control logic for pilot input. The guide also describes follow-up-trim settings.
HPG H145 online documentation · AFCS background, trim release and upper modes
Airbus H145
The H145 developed through the BK 117 and EC145 line. Its roomy cabin has made the family useful for emergency medical services, police work and passenger transport. Later H145 developments introduced the enclosed Fenestron tail rotor and, subsequently, a five-bladed main rotor.
Earlier EC145s have a different rotor and tail arrangement from newer H145s. Avionics and automatic flight-control equipment also depend on the generation and installation. Each simulator product identifies its represented configuration.
Aircraft / family
What it is like to fly the new five-bladed H145
Jon Duke · February 2020, updated June 2020
An H145 pilot evaluates the five-blade upgrade
Michael Tosi · 8 November 2021
Fighting fires with five blades
Nicole Ludwig and Hillsboro colleagues · 25 June 2025
Saving lives with the five-bladed H145 in New Zealand
Duncan Gourley and Heli Otago · 28 October 2022
H160 · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Four-axis automation with a separate backup layer
HPG's H160 has a four-axis automatic flight-control system, two main computers and backup SAS. Cyclic trim release temporarily gives the pilot an input window, while beep trim changes meaning according to the active upper mode. The guide gives autopilot-off, upper-mode-off and backup-cut actions different functions.
Content Creator Preview · 20 October 2023 · PDF pp.3–4,26–27
H160 · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The preview guide does not require a separate throttle axis
HPG maps collective to either THROTTLE AXIS or COLLECTIVE AXIS, with only one chosen. The simulated FADEC handles engine fuel control. This differs from packages that require separate collective and twist-throttle assignments.
HPG H160 preview · 20 October 2023 · PDF p.3
H160 · Hype Performance Group · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Map layers, cameras and navigation have documented scope
The guide describes selectable map layers for helipads, hospitals and airports, plus a tail-camera view. Its FMS choices are PMS or TDS GTN750; CMA9000 was listed as forthcoming. The description covers the October 2023 preview.
HPG H160 preview · PDF pp.22–25
