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Beechcraft Duchess · Just Flight · Just Flight · X-Plane 12 · X-Plane 11
Avionics and adjustable virtual control effort
The documented cockpit includes X-Plane’s GNS 430, KX 155 radio, KR 87 ADF and Century IV autopilot. DynaFeel adjusts the simulated pilot strength used to overcome control-surface aerodynamic forces. This is a flight-model option; the description does not establish force-feedback hardware output.
X-Plane 12 product description · Cockpit; Other Features. These features are not automatically assigned to the separate X-Plane 11 edition.
King Air 350 · Airfoillabs · Airfoillabs · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Avionics choices and custom automatic flight
Airfoillabs's King Air 350 v2 combines avionics options with custom autopilot logic, including VNAV and approach behaviour. The product description also covers engine simulation, pressurisation and ice-protection systems. The reviewed branch is for X-Plane 12.
King Air350 v2.0.3 December 2025; XP12 · Avionics & Autopilot; version and requirements
Beechcraft King Air family
Beechcraft's King Air range grew from the 90-series aircraft into a broad family of pressurised utility and business transports. The later 200 and 300 series were originally marketed as Super King Airs. Their T-tails provide a quick visual distinction from the smaller 90-series lineage.
The C90 and 350 aircraft gathered here differ in airframe, engines and systems. They also span conventional instrumentation and modern avionics. The named variants identify the airframe and equipment described in each source.
Aircraft / family
Beechcraft Premier IA
The Premier IA is a twin-jet business aircraft with retractable tricycle gear and a Collins-based flight deck. Hawker Beechcraft’s 2010 service announcement identifies Pro Line 21-equipped Premier IAs and a WAAS/LPV avionics upgrade. It captures a period when satellite-based approach capability was being added to an established light-business-jet cockpit.
Carenado B390 · Carenado MSFS rendition · 2010 manufacturer announcement · Premier IA as described in the 2021 AOPA flight review
Sierra C24R · Flysimware · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Panels and avionics
Flysimware’s product page describes G5 and G3X panel options, with GNS 530, PMS50 GTN 750 and TDS GTN 750Xi integrations. The third-party navigators require their corresponding products. The tablet provides checklists, loading, fuel, weather and configuration pages.
Official Sierra product description; panel options are version dependent
Starship · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A period electronic flight deck with supporting systems
The Starship centres on the AMS-850 avionics suite, including display reversion, cooling and temperature-related instrument behaviour. Black Square also documents the pressurisation and environmental model and optional navigation integrations.
Black Square Starship · PDF p.9; introduction and avionics overview
Starship · Black Square · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The displays are part of the thermal simulation
The simulated avionics occupy cooled equipment spaces, with airflow and blower operation affecting temperature. The manual describes overheating and equipment failures when cooling becomes inadequate, with an avionics-status view on the multifunction display. It also models the behaviour of the period CRT displays: cold displays can take time to brighten, while excessive heat can make the image fade. A blank or dim display can therefore have a simulated system explanation beyond its brightness control.
Black Square Starship User Guide (2025) · PDF pp.108,110 · Avionics cooling and CRT displays
Beechcraft Starship
Beechcraft's Starship departed sharply from the conventional King Air outline. The main wing sits aft, a small forward wing provides the canard arrangement, and two pusher propellers turn behind the cabin. Extensive carbon-fibre construction was another defining part of the programme.
Its avionics were equally ambitious for the period. Black Square's simulation centres on the AMS-850 flight deck, including display reversion and supporting systems such as avionics cooling.
Aircraft / family
Bell 407
The Bell 407 retained a family resemblance to the 206L while adopting a four-bladed main rotor and associated structural changes. It is a single-engine helicopter used for passenger, emergency-service and utility missions.
The rotor is an immediate visual clue when comparing a 407 with the two-bladed JetRanger and LongRanger. Cockpit equipment has also evolved through the programme. Simulator implementations can therefore share the 407 name while representing different avionics and assistance systems.
Aircraft / family
307 Stratoliner · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Choose traditional radios or the GNS suite
The upper-panel toggle selects traditional instruments or the GNS suite. The avionics master must be on for either arrangement.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 3, visually checked
747-8 Intercontinental · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
The AAU2 avionics and systems update
Microsoft’s MSFS 2020 release notes document a substantial 747-8i update: independent navigation and CDU displays, expanded flight-plan support including holds and missed approaches, and performance-based VNAV with wind forecasts and idle descent. The published changes also include autopilot landing modes, revised fuel and electrical logic, and functional GPS and inertial navigation. These changes belong to the June 2023 MSFS 2020 update.
Microsoft Flight Simulator · AAU2 version 1.33.8.0, 22 June 2023 · 747-8i / 787-10 section
Boeing 767 · FlightFactor · FlightFactor · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
A checklist helper and a separate reference display
The interactive checklist recognises completed actions, with an optional helper and tutorial prompts. A pop-out EFB gathers checklists, options and menus. The product also lists in-flight Navigraph charts and configurable avionics presentations; service access depends on the relevant provider.
767-300ER Professional · New Features; Flexible Options; Interactive checklists
