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Cirrus SR22 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
Side controls with conventional trim
The Laminar guide identifies the represented aircraft as an SR22T and describes its side controls, pitch-trim indication and relief of sustained fore-and-aft pressure. The side-control layout is not evidence of an airliner-style fly-by-wire system.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.9,18
SR22 / SR22TN · TorqueSim · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
Panel generation and simulator version matter
TorqueSim's SR22 history records changes to trim authority and autopilot/control behaviour. Version 2.1 moved the G1000 aircraft to the X-Plane 12.1 X1000 and excludes older simulator versions; 2.1.1 removed the Gizmo dependency. The developer also distinguishes G1000 and Entegra products, so both the panel and release belong in a useful aircraft description.
SR22 G1000 v2.1.1 · v2.0.0, v2.0.2, v2.1.0-2.1.1
Cirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
The Vision Jet's documented configuration
Laminar's SF50 guide covers flight controls, autopilot and trim/configuration indications. It supplies the cockpit reference for the bundled Vision Jet, with the represented equipment kept separate from later real-aircraft upgrades or another developer's package.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.7,46-47
Cirrus Vision SF50 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
The Vision Jet's documented configuration
Laminar's SF50 guide covers flight controls, autopilot and trim/configuration indications. It supplies the cockpit reference for the bundled Vision Jet, with the represented equipment kept separate from later real-aircraft upgrades or another developer's package.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.7,46-47
AS365 N2 / HH-65A · Taog's Hangar · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Two helicopters, two automatic flight-control systems
Taog's AS365N2 uses the AP155/CDV85 installation, while the HH-65A has a different four-axis AFCS and flight-director system. Their upper modes can take control of the collective as well as the cyclic. The manual explains collective alignment, trim-release behaviour and the accommodations for spring-centred desktop controls. It is worth selecting the aircraft variant before selecting its control bindings.
MSFS2024; manual V1 contains references to update 1.2 · PDF pp.8,72,76-77,81; chapters 13-15
AS365 N2 / HH-65A · Taog's Hangar · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Variant-specific hardware controls
The binding guide publishes separate input events for the Dauphin and HH-65. Axis values use the documented -16384 to 16384 range, and momentary buttons require both press and release actions. Similar display names do not make the two variants' events interchangeable. The technical-reference entries retain the exact identifiers rather than inventing a shared mapping.
MSFS2024; keybinding guide V1.0 · PDF pp.1-4 and Trim Release rows
DHC-6 Twin Otter · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
The Twin Otter's working cockpit
The aircraft operating manual identifies the armrest-mounted autopilot controls, trim and flap indications, and hydraulic-pressure instrumentation. These details sit alongside the package's utility configurations, helping connect the familiar exterior with the systems inside the simulator aircraft.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.7,11,21
Do J Wal · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Two engines on one centreline
The Wal's cockpit guide identifies a trim lever alongside separate throttle and mixture controls for the two engines. The tractor-and-pusher installation is unusual, but the engines still have distinct controls in the simulator. The illustrated handbook provides the corresponding cockpit locations.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF p.9
Do X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Managing twelve engines in the simulator
The Do X handbook identifies elevator and rudder trim wheels and a coupled throttle control across its twelve engines. That interface makes a very large multi-crew historical aircraft manageable within the simulator while preserving its unusual propulsion layout.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF p.14
C-47D Skytrain · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
A period Gyropilot and hydraulic system
The C-47 has separate trim controls and a Sperry Gyropilot for maintaining a selected attitude and direction. Its hydraulic system also serves landing gear, flaps and other auxiliaries. The manual explains the pump and selector arrangement, providing context for a cockpit that predates modern route-following autopilots.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.5,10,28
DC-3 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024
Choose a period or modernised cockpit
The DC-3 guide describes trim tabs and hydraulically operated auxiliary systems. It also offers a vintage Sperry installation or a modern GNS/autopilot configuration. Those choices represent different cockpit equipment, making the selected version important when looking up navigation or automation controls.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.5-6,10
DC-3 · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2020
Choose a period or modernised cockpit
The DC-3 guide describes trim tabs and hydraulically operated auxiliary systems. It also offers a vintage Sperry installation or a modern GNS/autopilot configuration. Those choices represent different cockpit equipment, making the selected version important when looking up navigation or automation controls.
Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.5-6,10
