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Draco X ↗Simulator documentation

Draco X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Door removal and opening use different controls

Door handles open or close each door; separate removal levers provide the open-cockpit option.

DRACO X manual · PDF p.8

SourceDraco X ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Draco X ↗Simulator documentation

Draco X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Find checklists in the MSFS 2024 EFB

The Electronic Flight Bag holds interactive checklists with item locators and progress tracking.

DRACO X manual · PDF p.10; MSFS 2020 uses a different checklist interface

SourceDraco X ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Draco X ↗Simulator documentation

Draco X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The low-fuel indicators also open fuel configuration

The cockpit legend identifies a fuel-configuration click action on the wing-tank low-fuel indicators.

DRACO X manual · PDF p.7

SourceDraco X ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Draco X ↗Simulator documentation

Draco X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Some labelled switches are inoperative

The cockpit legend marks the 747 pod light and tail-camera functions as inoperative.

DRACO X manual · PDF p.7; documented limitations, installed revision not observed

SourceDraco X ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Draco X ↗Simulator documentation

Draco X · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Headphone simulation has its own toggle

The interior includes a headphone-simulation switch, separate from the aircraft’s radio controls.

DRACO X manual · PDF p.8

SourceDraco X ↗Microsoft / aircraft developers
Draco X ↗Research-based aircraft background

Draco X

The Polish PZL-104 Wilga was designed as a short-field utility aircraft, with a high wing, extensively glazed cabin and distinctive landing gear. It has served aeroclubs and utility operators in roles including towing and observation.

Mike Patey's DRACO was an extensively modified turbine-powered Wilga. DRACO X in Microsoft Flight Simulator is a separate Got Friends interpretation with its own equipment and features. Its developer manual, rather than a standard Wilga specification, is the appropriate reference for the simulated aircraft.

Aircraft / family

SourcePZL-104 Wilga ↗Wikipedia contributors
Dynali H3 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Dynali H3

The Dynali H3 is a compact helicopter offered in ready-to-fly and kit forms. Its side-by-side cabin and conventional tail rotor give it the familiar arrangement of a utility helicopter at a smaller scale.

VSKYLABS includes the classic EasyFlyer and newer Sport versions. Its X-Plane product uses native aircraft systems and supports interaction from a VR cockpit as well as a conventional screen.

Eclipse 550 ↗Simulator documentation

Eclipse 550 · Aerobask · X-Plane 11

The 550 NG uses Aerobask’s chosen avionics

Aerobask explicitly describes equipping its Eclipse 550 NG with custom Dynon SkyView and Garmin GTN750/650 simulations. This is the developer’s selected cockpit arrangement. The documented package targets X-Plane 11 and includes separate manuals for the aircraft and its avionics.

Gathered Aerobask Eclipse page

SourceEclipse 550 NG ↗Aerobask
Eclipse 550 ↗Simulator documentation

Eclipse 550 · Aerobask · X-Plane 11

Cabin controls and loading accompany the flight deck

The VIP touchscreen controller operates in the cabin and as a popup, while passengers and luggage can be configured. Cockpit instruments also have popup displays and mouse-scroll support. Aerobask lists FMOD sound from version 1.1.0, weather effects on the windshield and interiors that vary with the chosen livery.

Published XP11 feature list; no XP12 compatibility inferred

SourceEclipse 550 NG ↗Aerobask
Eclipse 550 ↗Research-based aircraft background

Eclipse 550

The 550 continued the Eclipse 500 design under Eclipse Aerospace and later One Aviation. It retains the compact, low-wing, twin-engine configuration and six-seat cabin arrangement of that lineage. The real aircraft was certified for single-pilot operation. Simulator avionics and support generations are listed with the particular developer product.

SourceEclipse 550 ↗Wikipedia contributors