FSX General Aviation Aircraft

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. 

Double engine private aircraft flying over West Texas.

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.

* Please note, not all files have been tagged yet so remember to check files using the "Untagged Files" filter on the dropdown box as you may miss some files.

Preview screenshot Repaint for Payware Model

A2A Cessna 172 Trainer Livery Pack

Over 50 liveries and repaints for a payware model, built largely from an HD paint kit for maximum resolution and sharpness, span real-world training-school schemes and fictional designs. Coverage includes a French texture set with 16 entries (French, Swiss, one Belgian) and compatibility across both product editions.

File Size
857.41 MB
Total Downloads
4.1K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
46
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Zenith STOL CH 701 Complete

Fully functional 3D virtual cockpit and a custom sound pack anchor a twin-seat STOL bush flier with fixed landing gear and high-mounted wings. PBR 4K liveries—e.g., Jug, Ol Glory, and Red Star—are included, with optional lower-resolution textures for improved performance on modest hardware.

File Size
890.5 MB
Total Downloads
4.3K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
42
Has Video
1
Preview screenshot Complete with Base Model

Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter Amphibian

Amphibian package with a dynamic VC using custom gauges, dedicated panel, and tailored sounds. Animated elements include passenger door with airstair, nose lockers, and crew doors, plus a VC yoke toggle; tool-tip support reveals additional panel information.

File Size
14.93 MB
Total Downloads
7.2K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
1
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Pilatus PC-12 v3 (Updated)

Virtual cockpit overhaul with a refreshed interior introduces new cabin views, smoke, and corrected VC lighting, alongside a modified 2D panel. Authored by Michael Pook, the enhancements acknowledge earlier contributions from Michael E. Roberts and Brian Gladden.

File Size
27.75 MB
Total Downloads
13.5K
Star Rating
4/5
Screenshots
24
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Native Cessna 182 RG

GMAX models by A.F.Scrub portray the Skylane with retractable gear, echoing its 1956 debut as a tricycle‑gear development of the 180 and the 1957 introduction of the Skylane name. The American four‑seat, single‑engined light airplane is represented with attention to type lineage and origin in Wichita, Kansas.

File Size
11.83 MB
Total Downloads
10.7K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
3
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Aero Commander AC500

Custom panels with era gauges, custom sounds, and a custom flight model headline a single-model package with three liveries. XML gauges by Scott Thomas and a gear wind gauge from FPDA are included, and compatibility with all the original repaints is maintained.

File Size
40.13 MB
Total Downloads
5.2K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
17
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Aero Commander AC680S

Three models pair with two custom panels and era gauges, custom sounds, and a custom flight model, plus four liveries; compatible with all original repaints. Created by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, Andr Folkers, Bill Womack, with sounds by Gary Jones.

File Size
48.15 MB
Total Downloads
11.6K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
7
Has Video
1
Preview screenshot Complete with Base Model

GippsAero GA-8 Airvan

Virtual cockpit–only operation gains refined exterior/interior textures, updated configuration, flight dynamics, and sound, with auxiliary pop-ups for a mini panel, engine-operations display, and a pedestal controlling engine, pitch trim, flaps, and parking brake; two options model Lycoming IO-540-A1K1 or turbocharged TIO-540-AH1A, with MP/FP and RPM gauges reading properly despite a non-authentic turbo exterior.

File Size
125.24 MB
Total Downloads
3.2K
Screenshots
23
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PA-42 Piper Cheyenne 400LS

Pressurised turboprop corporate twin seating up to nine, powered by two 1000 shp AiResearch (Garrett) TPE-331-14A units; the modeled upgrade to five-blade constant-speed composite MT propellers pushes max speed beyond 400 knots. Gmax build adds detailed interior, full animations, default B350 2D panel and VC, layered PSD paintkit, plus parked engine/pitot covers and chocks.

File Size
9.92 MB
Total Downloads
10.8K
Star Rating
5/5
Screenshots
5
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Avro Anson C12 Civil

Auxiliary 2D panels with radio, navigation, and flight control gauges headline a civilian alternative pack, joined by alternative configuration (.cfg) and .air files. Four additional liveries follow—two real (ZK-AXY, VH-GVB) and two fictional oriented to entertainment flights.

File Size
47.99 MB
Total Downloads
2.4K
Screenshots
14
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Fieseler Storch Fi 156C-3 Trop D-EAWD

Texture set depicting D‑EAWD (c/n 2072), built in 1939 and later linked to Luftsportclub Pelkum and the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim, tailored to the wheels configuration and C‑3 Trop variant. Historical details reflect a type of which roughly 2,900 examples were produced in Kassel between 1937 and 1945.

File Size
16.1 MB
Total Downloads
2.1K
Screenshots
15
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College Of Air Training Piper Cherokee

Five British repaints for the payware Carenado 180F reflect Hamble use from 1970–1984, covering G-AVAY, G-AXZE, G-AYAB, G-AYBT, and G-AYEE. Configuration sets include checklist/reference links, visual damage enabled, and registrations mapped via title entries; paints by Peter Watkins.

File Size
29.32 MB
Total Downloads
766
Screenshots
5
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Cessna 182T Skylane G-LUEK

Repaint by Alexander Firth depicting G-LUEK for the payware A2A model, supplied as texture.G-LUEK. The scheme reflects the airframe’s history, starting as N2467A in 2006 in the U.S.A. and assuming its U.K. CAA mark in 2009.

File Size
11.78 MB
Total Downloads
927
Screenshots
3
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Cessna 177RG G-BAJA

Repaint textures for the payware Alabeo C177RG Cardinal II, depicting G-BAJA as seen in the U.K. The paint kit limitation prevents underwing registration placement; otherwise the scheme closely mirrors the real-world example. By HJ Curtis.

File Size
8.19 MB
Total Downloads
651
Screenshots
3
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Cessna C182T Skylane N6218B

Texture-only repaint by Tim Scharnhop depicting 2008-built N6218B, with crisp accents, authentic placards, and registration placement aligned with standard best practices; rivet and panel lines match the model’s geometry for an immersive cockpit-to-exterior transition, capturing newer-generation styling while retaining a faithful single‑engine, four‑seat profile.

File Size
15.14 MB
Total Downloads
679
Screenshots
4
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Fieseler Storch Fi 156 - D-EAML

Texture repaint by Milan Stefanovic depicts a 1947 Morane‑Saulnier MS 500 (c/n 751), marked EA+ML and later registered N42FM, mapped for the wheels configuration (model 3) with dedicated checklist linkage. Morane‑Saulnier completed 925 Criquet examples before production ceased in 1965.

File Size
10.97 MB
Total Downloads
748
Screenshots
9
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Avro 19 Srs 2 G-AWRS

Texture set by Peter Watkins depicting the Mk.19 Series 2 C19 model, with configuration entries for Transport role and texture name G‑AWRS. Based on ex‑RAF Anson C19 TX213, later with Hewitts Investment Company and Kemps Aerial Surveys, retired in 1974 and now under restoration in Sunderland.

File Size
13.18 MB
Total Downloads
247
Screenshots
4
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Avro 19 Srs 2 G-AGWE

Texture set for the Anson C19 depicts G-AGWE (c/n 1286), ex-RAF TX201, in the scheme used by The London School of Flying at Elstree from 1962 to 1967; history includes registration to Decca Navigator in January 1953. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

File Size
14.72 MB
Total Downloads
275
Screenshots
4
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Fieseler Storch Fi 156 D-EMAV

Historic repaint recreating ex D-EKUS, c/n 475303, built in 1944 and constructed as K-65 by Mraz in the Czech Republic, tailored for the payware FSAddon model. Texture set targets the wheels configuration and sets an Ambulance role in the UI.

File Size
9.4 MB
Total Downloads
275
Screenshots
8
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DHC-2 Beaver Amphibian

Factory N963DH livery for the Aerosoft model, set to the amphib2 configuration with texture folder DH. Configuration defines checklist and reference entries, ATC ID N963DH, and RAMP parking, while the depicted 1963-built MKI notes its 450 SHP R985 lineage alongside MKII and later PT6A6 developments.

File Size
10.5 MB
Total Downloads
544
Screenshots
5

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