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Aerostar 600 · A2A Simulations · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Aircraft condition and inspection
A2A documents persistent condition by livery, adjustable wear and failure rates, and an interactive walkaround. The tablet controls fuel and payload and provides maintenance, engine-analysis and electrical-system views.
A2A official Aerostar 600 product page, checked 12 September 2026; developer-documented features.
Aerostar 600 · A2A Simulations · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A choice of navigation and engine displays
The product documentation lists a Collins Microline radio installation, a Century IV autopilot and selectable JPI engine monitors. It also identifies supported optional GPS integrations, with the relevant add-ons installed. A2A distinguishes its native MSFS 2024 walkaround and dirt features from the MSFS 2020 version.
A2A official Aerostar 600 product page, checked 12 September 2026; developer-documented features.
Aerostar 600
The Aerostar began as a Ted Smith design for executive travel and light transport. Piper acquired the design in 1978 and continued production as the PA-60. That change of ownership explains the different manufacturer names found in references. The simulator entry represents the Aerostar 600; the specification tables identify the family models they describe.
Family rocket
Rick Durden · September 2011
Aerostar 702: Still The Fastest
Bill Cox · 1 November 2007
AW109 SP 2.0 · X-Trident · X-Plane 12
The digital cockpit includes both flight and mission displays
The developer lists dual engine and radio units, four EFIS displays and a mission screen with digital map and forward-camera functions. Instrument panels also have popup views. Obstacle information requires an appropriate user-supplied database; the page identifies examples for the UK and New York.
X-Trident AW109SP 2.0 · gathered product feature list
AW109 SP 2.0 · X-Trident · X-Plane 12
Configuration extends to cockpit lighting and accessories
Accessories can vary by livery, including antennas, camera and step. Console, pedestal and overhead lighting have separate controls, as do the exterior lights. The weather-radar add-on is a separate download for Windows and Linux.
X-Trident AW109SP 2.0 · gathered product feature list
AW109 SP 2.0 · X-Trident · X-Plane 12
Four-axis automation and twin-engine management
X-Trident's AW109SP 2.0 documentation lists SAS, attitude and upper autopilot modes, together with automatic hover and take-off functions. FADEC and engine load-sharing are part of the twin-engine model. The developer documents flight-model differences between X-Plane 11 and 12.
AW109SP2.0 XP11/XP12 · Autopilot; Flight model
AgustaWestland AW109
The A109 originated with Agusta in Italy and continued through AgustaWestland into Leonardo. Its streamlined cabin, four-bladed main rotor and retractable undercarriage suited executive transport as well as emergency-service and other utility work.
Later developments changed engines, cabin details and avionics. The AW109SP represented by X-Trident is a particular modern version, with its own engine-management and automatic flight-control systems. The photographs include earlier A109 variants, with their model captions retained.
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