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Robinson R66 · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Cowan’s R66 adds configurable equipment and saved loading
The v3.5 listing includes a storage basket, emergency floats, removable doors, optional windows and cabin cooling. Loading, weight and balance, and options persist between flights. Analogue and GPS panel choices are listed, with separate PMS and TDS GTN integration options for suitable setups.
Gathered Cowan product page · v3.5, February 2026
Robinson R66 · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The add-on’s SAS and autopilot have their own scope
Cowan describes force-trim release, attitude, heading, speed and altitude modes, plus navigation and vertical guidance. The product targets MSFS 2020 with stated MSFS 2024 compatibility. It is a separate package from the R66 bundled with MSFS 2024; a dedicated new edition was still described as forthcoming.
Developer feature and compatibility statement
R66 Turbine · VSKYLABS · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Released product and variants
VSKYLABS models the R66 with its RR300 turbine, auxiliary fuel system and a cockpit combining analog instruments with G1000-based avionics. Its default livery was inspired by BC Helicopters’ around-the-world flight.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
Robinson R66
The five-seat R66 uses a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft and has a separate baggage compartment. Its compact cabin and two-bladed main rotor retain the family outline of the smaller piston-powered R44. Certification was obtained in 2010.
Engine indications and management are specific to the R66's turbine system. Avionics and stabilisation equipment vary by installation and simulator model.
Aircraft / family
Mountain Pilot’s view on the R66
Richard Alzetta · September 2013; dealer-hosted pilot testimonial
Robinson R66 Turbine Pilot Evaluation
Shawn Coyle · 2013 dealer-hosted reprint
New tricks for the R66
Elan Head · 21 August 2018
Commander 114 · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Choose what returns on the next flight
The tablet separates non-essential, flight-critical and avionics state-saving options. The manual says fuel and payload are always retained and explains how defaults adapt to the starting phase of flight. Saving is gradual, taking roughly a minute, and requires a proper simulator shutdown to preserve changes.
Black Square Commander manual · PDF pp.51–52
Commander 114 · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Starting reflects temperature and battery condition
Black Square’s engine model includes cylinder compression and starter torque that depends on battery charge. Cold oil and reduced battery performance can make starting harder. A tablet-controlled preheater changes the simulated engine's condition before flight.
Black Square Commander manual · PDF pp.58–59
Commander 114 · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A stormscope with a documented simulation method
Black Square describes its stormscope as a depiction of storm activity built from precipitation data and estimated electrical potential. That explains what produces the simulated indications. The feature booklet also presents a choice of period and GPS avionics, including the RNAV 511, with instrument friction and sticking among the modelled behaviours.
Black Square Commander feature booklet, June/July 2026 edition; developer feature description · PDF pp.4–5
Commander 114 · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The tablet makes systems visible
The Commander tablet includes an engine visualiser, a live electrical schematic and environmental-system displays, alongside payload, options and failures. The feature booklet describes hydraulic landing-gear behaviour and cabin heating, cooling and ventilation. These displays provide ways to explore what changes inside the simulated aircraft when equipment is operated or a fault is introduced.
Black Square Commander feature booklet, June/July 2026 edition; developer feature description · PDF p.7
Commander 114 · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Two engine configurations and a choice of cockpit equipment
Black Square represents a 1977 normally aspirated Commander 114 and a turbonormalised, air-conditioned version. The manual describes interchangeable radio equipment, a stormscope, hydraulic landing gear and the S-TEC System 60-2 autopilot. Mechanical effects include wheel shimmy.
Black Square Commander 114 · PDF p.9; introduction and variants
