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 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…
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 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 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…
The DHC6-400 Amphibian presents a dynamic virtual cockpit with custom gauges and supports a comprehensive pairing of aircraft, panel, and sound elements designed to enhance in-cockpit perception. T…
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 ModelThe PA28-161 Warrior II variant uses a Gmax model with animations and a virtual cockpit featuring a semi-transparent yoke, while doors open and wheels spin on the ground. It offers 16x9 and 4x3 pan…
Base ModelAB-115 presents a full virtual cockpit crafted by OIMD Developmente and uses FSDS v3.5 for its development. The configuration credits OIMD Developmente for the cockpit environment and highlights th…
Two aircraft form the offering: the LIC Bellanca Scout, painted anew by Taylor Giannelia, and Wolfgand Piper's Schweizer SGS-233A. The Bellanca Scout carries the LIC (Long Island Classics) designat…
Base ModelThe TB200GTXL Tobago registers CS-DEH under Evora Aero Academy, a 4–5 seat touring and training aircraft. As a Generation 2 model, it features a carbon fiber roof and aerodynamic refinements, with …
Base ModelFive OA7 Optica Series 300 variants exist, including Aeroelvira and Hampshire Police Force, and the model provides full animations, 3D gauges, and baked textures. A red button on the control sticks…
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 ModelBy David Grindele, this two-seat light aircraft model includes 17 free designs from FlightSim.com and features refined flight dynamics, engine fire effects, and navigation lights. Notes point to a …
Base ModelFreeware by Don Halcom presents the Italian-built light aircraft in a low-wing design, powered by a Rotax 912ULS delivering 100 hp. The model has a 28.2 ft wingspan, MTOW 1320 lbs, and 26.4 US gal …
An entirely new FDE for the DHC-1 Chipmunk enhances aerobatic handling, enabling normal, flat, and inverted spins and hammerheads after input and testing by a real-world Chippie pilot. Bernt Stolle…
Base ModelThe Piaggio P-148 is an Italian three-seat elementary trainer and two-seat aerobatic trainer with a low-wing cantilever monoplane and all-metal construction. The model features reflective metallic …
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 ModelAn enhanced Cessna 150 concept is reworked to mirror the Aerobat variant, with strengthened wings and a refined fuselage tailored for aerobatics. Credits go to RanchoJen, while J.E. Narcizo handles…
Base ModelDuane Tarbox converts and applies a textured finish to Mike Stone's C337 Skymaster. A folder named 337 Skymaster contains the resulting files, preserving the C337 designation and the collaboration …
Base ModelThe Bulldog Mk1 trainer receives rebuilt virtual cockpit and two 2D panel layouts with standard gauges, offering GPS or ADF options. Original model by Tim Conrad; visuals BHZR, DOGE and emuas by Be…