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747-400 LCF Dreamlifter · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The Dreamlifter differs behind the enlarged fuselage
The LCF guide states that the represented Dreamlifter has no auxiliary power unit. It also documents loading-based take-off trim and separate autopilot disconnect and warning-acknowledgement actions. The outsized cargo body is therefore not its only meaningful difference from a passenger 747.
document snapshot; exact installed package not observed · PDF pp7,22,32
C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Modern transport controls with an explicit feature boundary
Miltech's C-17 guide describes fly-by-wire stabilisation and trim, selectable autopilot modes and stall-test controls. It explicitly marks VNAV, TURB and several other controls as unsupported in that version. The aircraft's military-transport role and modern cockpit therefore have a concrete documented simulator scope.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,8,45,58
Hawk Arrow II · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Trim on the stick, brakes by hand
The Arrow II manual's cockpit diagram identifies trim buttons on the control stick and separate hand-operated left and right brake levers. Those details distinguish its controls from the pedal-brake arrangement familiar in many larger light aircraft.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF p.5
CGS Hawk Arrow II
Chuck Slusarczyk developed the Hawk from his experience with hang gliders and early powered ultralights. The engine and propeller sit behind the cabin, leaving the view ahead unobstructed. The family includes both single-seat and tandem two-seat aircraft.
The Arrow II in MSFS is the two-seat development described by its own manual. Its cockpit includes stick-mounted trim controls and separate hand-operated brake levers. A photograph of a single-seat Hawk illustrates the family but should not be presented as the Arrow II itself.
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Cessna 172 SP · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
The bundled X-Plane Skyhawk has its own cockpit reference
Laminar's manual documents the C172's primary controls, trim console, instruments and autopilot. Its illustrated cockpit guide and configuration checks describe the bundled aircraft. They do not establish the maintenance systems or custom avionics offered by independent C172 developers.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.7-8,45; center console and preflight
Cessna 172 SP · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
The bundled X-Plane Skyhawk has its own cockpit reference
Laminar's manual documents the C172's primary controls, trim console, instruments and autopilot. Its illustrated cockpit guide and configuration checks describe the bundled aircraft. They do not establish the maintenance systems or custom avionics offered by independent C172 developers.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.7-8,45; center console and preflight
C208 Grand Caravan DGS · Thranda · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Configuration and flight-model development
Thranda's Caravan development includes configurable avionics and changes to its X-Plane flight model. The published history records trim balance, propeller drag, G1000 pitch-button behaviour, landing-gear springiness and stall-warning calibration changes. The release number is useful context when comparing observations about this particular Caravan.
C208 DGS; XP12 added v1.2 February 2023 · Version history; v1.2 and later XP12 tuning
Citation CJ4 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Flight guidance and yaw damping are separate controls
The CJ4 guide documents a flight-guidance panel with flight-level-change, heading and navigation functions. It treats yaw-damper engagement separately from autopilot use and includes pilot-managed pitch trim. The dedicated CJ4 guide is the appropriate source for its cockpit, rather than documentation for another Citation model.
CJ4 user guide v1; exact release applicability unresolved · PDF pp.8,10; climb and AP operation
Cessna Citation CJ4 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Flight guidance and yaw damping are separate controls
The CJ4 guide documents a flight-guidance panel with flight-level-change, heading and navigation functions. It treats yaw-damper engagement separately from autopilot use and includes pilot-managed pitch trim. The dedicated CJ4 guide is the appropriate source for its cockpit, rather than documentation for another Citation model.
CJ4 user guide v1; exact release applicability unresolved · PDF pp.8,10; climb and AP operation
Citation Longitude · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Three axes, different control paths
The Longitude guide describes mechanical pitch and roll controls, hydraulically operated roll spoilers and an electronically controlled rudder. Its simulated hydraulic failures can affect rudder, yaw-damper and spoiler authority. The guide also marks locks, disconnects and secondary trim as unmodelled in the documented version. Engine FADEC, the APU and fuel transfer have their own detailed sections.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.39,104,117; simulation notes
Cessna Citation Longitude · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Three axes, different control paths
The Longitude guide describes mechanical pitch and roll controls, hydraulically operated roll spoilers and an electronically controlled rudder. Its simulated hydraulic failures can affect rudder, yaw-damper and spoiler authority. The guide also marks locks, disconnects and secondary trim as unmodelled in the documented version. Engine FADEC, the APU and fuel transfer have their own detailed sections.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.39,104,117; simulation notes
Cessna Citation X · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
Powered controls and spoiler roll assistance
Laminar's Citation X overview describes powered flight controls and the spoilers' contribution to roll control. The simulator setup section supplies electric stabiliser-trim commands. The aircraft's control architecture is therefore documented independently of the other Citations in the catalogue.
Laminar CitationX guide · PDF pp.5,17,19
