Many users of FSX prefer to fly smaller, private general aviation aircraft. This section covers all of the planes that you would find at your local airfield or airstrip, from training aircraft used for your private pilots license to acrobatic propeller driven aircraft. Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a great all-round simulation, with the realism of commercial flying using IFR rules, to private social flights using VFR.
Image shows a double engine private aircraft flying over West Texas using one of the add-ons for FSX.
You don't always have to follow the "rules" when flying, you can simply jump in a smaller aircraft and go sight seeing.
General aviation aircraft are usually propeller driven and usually come in single or double engine versions depending on the size of the aircraft.
This section is growing daily, covering many of the aircraft from names such as Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft and others well know in the private aviation field. Almost all of the add-ons include detailed installation instructions to aid the user in getting the aircraft up and running in FSX.
Each of the downloads include a description and information text from the developer, explaining the file in detail. This is the second most popular section, while the commercial jets is number one. While developers usually focus on large commercial aircraft, there is a large group of developers that produce only private aircraft, and all of their creative efforts go into this; delivering high quality, highly developed freeware aircraft that is equal to that of some payware models.
Browse through the pages below to choose an add-on that suits what you're looking for.
Base ModelThe Cirrus SR22-GTS variant aligns flight dynamics with Turbo G3 performance. It includes a working airframe parachute system and a modern 2D and VC glass cockpit with GPS, with updates by Mark Roo…
Base ModelA Cessna 182 variant receives revisions by Mark Rooks of RSDG, and the aircraft folder houses six items including CFG, Airfile, Model, Sound, and Panel. This variant is a modified edition derived f…
Base ModelThe Cessna 182 Skylane is an American four-seat, single-engined light airplane built by Cessna in Wichita, Kansas. This retract-gear variant follows the 1956 introduction of the tricycle-gear 180 f…
Base ModelNon-turbo PA-28R-201 variant focuses on four panel configurations, with an original layout plus three color options in black, beige, and blue. Pierre Fasseaux and Rien Cornelissen craft cockpit gau…
Base ModelThree models by Milton Shupe with Scott Thomas, Andr Folkers, and Bill Womack feature two custom panels with era gauges and a dedicated Flight Model, while sounds come from Gary Jones, completing a…
Base ModelAn adaptation of a radial-engine Cessna 195, this variant uses Mike Stone’s design as its base and places authentic cockpit instrumentation in a modernized panel. Mark Rooks of RSDG Aircraft update…
Base ModelCheyenne 400LS variant is a pressurised turboprop corporate aircraft seating up to nine and powered by two 1000shp AiResearch TPE-331-14A engines, normally driving four-bladed Dowty Rotol propeller…
Base ModelAn retractable-gear Cardinal variant powered by 200 hp is modeled after the real C177RG. The aircraft bears the registration N177MJ, presents a White, Green variation, and features a full-function …
Base ModelThe Z-142 serves as a training and aerobatics aircraft credited to Tibor Kokai, Bence Benedke, and the Pannon Wings Design Team. The distribution uses pwdt_zlin142.zip and pwdt_z142_setup.exe to de…
Base ModelTim 'Piglet' Conrad presents a complete AA-5A Cheetah with real-world fuselage markings and a custom virtual cockpit featuring specialized gauges. Movable control surfaces, an operating canopy, ext…
Base ModelLong Island Classics Design Team delivers the Eagle II, a light aircraft model whose external views come from Wesam Baker. The edition remains compatible with the Acceleration upgrade, reinforcing …
Base ModelA Cessna 340A modification by RSDG replaces dual 230 kW (310 hp) TSIO-520-NB engines and three-blade constant speed propellers, preserving a 70s retro aesthetic with wood-grain panel and tinted win…
Base ModelMark Rooks of RSDG crafts this Cirrus SR20/SR22 variant, featuring the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System and a fictional Island Tours service anchored on the Isle of Palms in South Carolina. The fil…
Base ModelThree variants, numbered 301, 302, and 303, show features such as wing leading-edge lighting placement, observation bubble windows, and a radar antenna bulb. Maiden flight occurs on 23 October 1967…
Base ModelThe PA28-180 Cherokee now features an updated flight model and lighting after conversion from an older edition. It includes four color variants and four splash screens under the PA28_180 file, offe…
Base ModelThe Pilatus PC-12 gains a refreshed virtual cockpit and interior with new cabin views, smoke effects, and corrected cockpit lighting. A modified 2D panel accompanies these changes, with work by Mic…
RepaintCredits go to William Ortis of Lionheart Creations Ltd for a Cessna 172SP variant, registration N6168F, featuring stock instrumentation and a modern stripe look. The offering targets the standard m…
Base ModelCessna 310Q revision by Rey Lopez, file name RLC310Q.ZIP, reworks the 2D panel and the virtual cockpit, covering the whole aircraft. It fixes wheel spinners disappearing at dawn and dusk and slight…
Base ModelFive Wilga variants exist, including stock, float, amphibian, tundra, and tow truck. Joe Binka and Bruce Thorson are credited, Danny Garnier adds the thumbnails, and each version preserves a three-…
Payware RepaintSP-DLA marks a SibWings An-2 variant tied to Waldemar Miszkurka’s 1997 around-the-world attempt, highlighted at the journey’s start. The setup places files under SimObjects/Airplanes/SibWings_Anton…