Bell 47 ↗Pilot account
Flying a Fishbowl
Michael Maya Charles · 5 July 2003
SourceFlying a Fishbowl ↗AOPA Pilot
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Bell 47 ↗Pilot account
Flying the iconic Bell 47
Rachel Ramsay · 9 September 2019
SourceFlying the iconic Bell 47 ↗Cosy Life
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey ↗Research-based aircraft background
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
A tiltrotor that combines vertical takeoff with wing-borne forward flight.
Miltech offers its V-22 for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
Bell V-22 published limits; take-off mode matters
SourceBell Boeing V-22 Osprey by Miltech ↗Miltech Simulations
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Optional assistance is part of this package
The earlier MSFS 2020 guide describes optional assistance; it does not establish unchanged MSFS 2024 operation.
Guide 1.0.2, January 2024 · earlier manual, later implementation not tested
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Choose the simulator’s optional governor
iniBuilds added a governor for convenience; its EFB Auto and Manual modes determine how the cockpit switch operates.
Guide 1.0.2, 23 January 2024 · MSFS 2020 · PDF pages 11–13
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Change between classic and modern radios
Classic Cockpit hides GPS and transponder units and enables the older VHF panel.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 19
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Enable the modern transponder installation
The guide requires Modern Cockpit for transponder use.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 20
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Hide or restore the tablet
Click the panel rivet immediately left of the EFB.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 18
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Read the route and airport weather
The EFB map shows a World Map route; its Home page displays departure and arrival METARs.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 15
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Browse the cockpit checklist
A backlit checklist sits left of the instrument panel, with adjacent scrolling controls.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF pages 8–9
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Use the checklist’s cockpit locator
The simulator checklist’s blue eye moves the view to the relevant control.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF page 8
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger ↗Simulator documentation
47J Ranger · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Show the cover or float access stairs
EFB options display them; both disappear when the rotor begins turning.
MSFS 2020 guide · PDF pages 24–25
SourceBell47_MSFS_Manual_V1 ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers