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.
By David Grindele, the conversion preserves the four-seat single-engine design and refines pitch, roll, and yaw for more realistic handling. It offers 30 color schemes created by various artists an…
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 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 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 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 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…
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 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 Piper Tomahawk by Alcala-Sim is a two-seat trainer whose base model integrates without extra downloads. Six subfolders exist, housing model, CFG, Airfile, Sound, and Panel components, together …
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…
Base ModelTwo cockpit options accompany the Turbo Stationair variant, including analog and Garmin G1000 glass panels, by High Flight Simulations. The aircraft uses a Lycoming IO-550-N fuel-injected engine ra…
Base ModelAC500 model for flight simulation presents a single airframe with custom panels and era gauges, a dedicated flight model, and three variants; Milton Shupe designs the airframe and flight dynamics, …
Base ModelTwo variants of the GA-8 Airvan appear here, the Lycoming IO-540-A1K1-equipped GA-8 and the turbocharged GA-8 TC-320 with Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A. The model operates from a virtual cockpit only, supp…
Base ModelModel adapts a PA28-201 toward the Turbo Arrow 201R-T configuration from circa 1977–1980, and includes a new G-1000 glass cockpit with GPS, MFD, and PFD in the standard VC. The Piper 28-G-1000.zip …
Base ModelBob Chicilo crafts a revision for the Cessna 182, refining flight dynamics and fixing both regular and IFR panel backgrounds while gauges change. The aircraft.cfg file lists reference speeds, and t…
Base ModelBy Dan Cowan, the amphibious light sport aircraft (S-LSA) Icon A5 is presented with a file named A5.zip, linking the model to its creator for distribution. The pairing emphasizes a straightforward,…
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 …