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CGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Simulator documentation

Hawk Arrow II · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The simulated configuration has a four-stroke Rotax

The guide labels the aircraft Arrow II STOL Pack and describes a Rotax 912 ULS. Earlier two-stroke Hawks in the accounts differ from this configuration.

Official MSFS 2024 manual · PDF pages 4 and 6

SourceCGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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CGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Simulator documentation

Hawk Arrow II · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Find the brakes and lighting switches

The panel guide labels left and right brake levers, throttle and choke, separate ignition switches, and navigation, strobe and wigwag lighting controls.

Manual PDF page 5; labels do not establish external bindings

SourceCGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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CGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Simulator documentation

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

SourceCGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
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CGS Hawk Arrow II ↗Research-based aircraft background

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.

Aircraft / family

SourceCGS Hawk ↗Wikipedia contributors
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