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Beechcraft Baron 58 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
Trim and simulator control assignment
Laminar's Baron guide describes rudder trim and the electrical availability of the represented trim system. It also covers simulator peripheral assignment. The conventional-panel Baron is documented separately from glass-cockpit G58 implementations in other simulators.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,31
Beechcraft Duchess · Just Flight · Just Flight · X-Plane 12 · X-Plane 11
Electrical failures and a custom fuel system
Just Flight describes a custom crossfeed fuel system and functional circuit breakers connected to X-Plane failure logic. The add-on also provides emergency landing-gear extension, carburettor and cowl-flap controls, electric trim, and a fan system linked to its electrical simulation.
X-Plane 12 product description · Aircraft Systems
Beechcraft King Air C90B · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
The smaller King Air's cockpit
The C90B guide identifies roll and yaw trim controls and the navigation and autopilot systems implemented in Laminar's aircraft. The guide covers the 90-series cockpit.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,29
Beechcraft King Air C90B · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
The smaller King Air's cockpit
The C90B guide identifies roll and yaw trim controls and the navigation and autopilot systems implemented in Laminar's aircraft. The guide covers the 90-series cockpit.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,29
Bell 206 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Stability assistance and upper modes do different jobs
Cowan's HeloSAS uses small cyclic corrections to stabilise the helicopter. The manual distinguishes force-trim behaviour with SAS engaged and disengaged, and explains the difference between spring-centred and non-centring controls. Its upper autopilot modes become selectable above 44 knots in the documented implementation. Stability assistance, rotor-speed governing and route-following modes are separate systems.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.1-2
Bell 206 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Two different meanings of trim
On Cowan's 206B3, engine trim adjusts the governed rotor-speed setting, while rotor trim changes the cyclic trim state. The latter has its own reset binding. The guide also records the hydraulic-switch binding limitation for this version.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.4-5,9
Bell 206 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
LongRanger controls have their own guide
The 206L3 manual separately documents engine-RPM trim, longitudinal and lateral cyclic trim, and cyclic trim reset. It also identifies a hydraulic-switch hardware-binding limitation. These assignments cover the LongRanger package.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.4-5,9
B-206 · FlyInside · MSFS 2020
A developer-specific helicopter model
FlyInside's Bell 206 guide describes its own helicopter operation, including longitudinal and lateral force-trim bindings, governor adjustment and a hydraulic switch. The manual discusses the changing corrections needed as speed changes. The controls and flight model belong to FlyInside's implementation.
Archived document; installed package version not observed · PDF pp.11,17,21
Bell 206 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Disconnecting an upper mode can leave SAS active
The X-Plane SAS guide distinguishes trim release, upper-mode disconnection and the underlying stability system. Its published force-trim-release and autopilot-disconnect commands have different effects: disconnecting the upper modes can preserve SAS. The documented 44-knot threshold applies to mode availability, not to a universal helicopter operating limit.
Archived X-Plane SAS/AP manual · PDF pp.1-4
Bell 206 family
Bell reworked an unsuccessful military observation-helicopter proposal into the commercial JetRanger. The resulting 206 family became widely used for passenger transport, observation and utility work. The familiar single-engine versions use a two-bladed main rotor.
The 206B JetRanger and stretched 206L LongRanger are separate branches of that story. Their cabins, engines and equipment are not identical. Cowan documents each model's trim, autopilot and stability-assistance features separately.
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Bell 222 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Autopilot standby retains the underlying stabilisation
The 222 autopilot guide says pressing SBY once removes armed or active autopilot modes while leaving Auto Trim/SAS active. It documents autopilot availability above 44 knots, with SAS required for those modes. This describes CowanSim’s software system.
222 Autopilot System guide · PDF pp.1,4; undated
Bell 222 family · CowanSim · CowanSim · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The 222UT distinguishes rotor-speed adjustment from aircraft trim
The guide maps governor fine adjustment to Engine Trim RPM Increase/Decrease, while cyclic trim uses the separate rotor longitudinal and lateral trim controls. Rotor Trim Reset has its own binding. These similarly named controls perform different functions in this package.
MSFS 222UT setup guide · PDF pp.4–5; undated
