FlugzeugbibliothekCessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 172 SkyhawkAdrian Pingstone · Public domain · 1966 Reims F172G

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Cable-operated yoke controls with airspeed-dependent resistance, pitch-trim relief and a stall-warning horn.
General aviationC17227 Profiloptionen

Kenne das Flugzeug

The Skyhawk developed from the tailwheel Cessna 170, adopting tricycle landing gear. The first 172 flew in 1955. Its combination of a practical cabin, fixed undercarriage and straightforward layout helped make it a familiar aircraft for personal flying and instruction.

The 172's long history includes different engines, panels and equipment. That variety is especially visible in simulation: a conventional-instrument aircraft, a G1000-equipped version and an add-on with persistent maintenance systems offer different experiences despite sharing the same basic silhouette.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000)

Powerplant
Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 180 hp↗
Seats
4↗
Max takeoff weight
2,550 lb (1,157 kg)↗
Wingspan
36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)↗
Length
27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)↗
Never exceed (Vne)
163 KIAS↗
Max structural cruise (Vno)
129 KIAS↗
Maneuvering (Va)
105 KIAS at 2,550 lb↗
Stall, landing config (Vs0)
40 KCAS↗
Cruise
≈124 KTAS at 75% power↗
Service ceiling
14,000 ft↗
Usable fuel
53 US gal↗

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A familiar shape that evolved

The 172 began with the tailwheel Cessna 170. Moving the third wheel to the nose helped create the aircraft that became familiar to generations of students. Its outline changed along the way: early examples had a straight fin, the swept fin arrived with the 172A, and the lowered rear fuselage and rear window followed with the 172D. A photograph of an early Skyhawk can therefore look surprisingly different from the training aircraft on a modern ramp.

Familiar controls, a different engine experience

Flying factory JT-A N688CS from San Marcos, Texas, Goyer immediately noticed how different the turbodiesel sounded. Its quieter whirr accompanied a climb that felt convincingly stronger than the earlier diesel Skyhawk the writer had evaluated. The cockpit also changed the pilot's relationship with the engine: one power lever requested output while electronic controls managed fuel and propeller settings. The report describes the Continental-powered JT-A and its Garmin NXi installation, rather than the conventional Lycoming-powered training aircraft that shares its silhouette.

Despite those changes, Goyer found the flight-control feel and most of the familiar Skyhawk flying manners intact. One difference appeared in landing: the demonstrator seemed inclined to float more when approach speed was not closely controlled. The writer suggested residual thrust as a possible explanation, explicitly as an interpretation.

Living with an early straight-tail 172

Davisson's account of Jim Landers's restored 1957 aircraft explains why an early 172 can feel different before it even leaves the ground. The low instrument panel and more upright seating create an unusually open view over the nose. He describes the six-cylinder Continental as smoother than the later Lycomings and finds the aircraft's familiar, approachable character already present in this early version. Landers had moved up from a Cessna 150 chiefly to gain useful space for travelling with his wife and their baggage.

That extra space did not mean treating every seat as routinely available. Operating in Arizona, Landers generally used the aircraft as a two-person tourer and took high density altitude seriously when deciding on a load. His account also includes the less glamorous side of ownership: an engine failure inside the crankcase led to a rebuild, and the polished finish required considerable labour.

A student’s view of the glass-panel Skyhawk

For Cox's 2009 review, student pilot Peggy Herrera offered a perspective quite different from a veteran test pilot's. She had been able to try a varied group of aircraft and was training in a recent, air-conditioned Skyhawk with Garmin G1000 instruments. What she appreciated most was the aircraft's unhurried response: gentle control behaviour, effective flaps and low speeds in the circuit left her time to understand what was happening. That mattered particularly while she was learning to land.

Her principal difficulty lay in the panel rather than the airframe. The G1000 initially felt overwhelming until its organisation began to make sense, and the tall instrument panel could restrict the view for a shorter pilot despite the adjustable seat. Cox set those observations alongside his own experience in numerous Skyhawks, including long trips, and described the model's appeal as a balance of useful qualities.

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Wie das Profil es modelliert

Bagolu R172 Hawk XP II 195hp

Free + Pro
MSFS 2020MSFS 2024Bagolu

The Skyhawk developed from the tailwheel Cessna 170, adopting tricycle landing gear. The first 172 flew in 1955. Its combination of a practical cabin, fixed undercarriage and straightforward layout helped make it a familiar aircraft for personal flying and instruction.

This profile selects Bagolu R172 Hawk XP II 195hp for MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024.

Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.

Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.

Diese genaue Revision wurde noch nicht für die öffentliche Installation freigegeben.

Controls and trim

C172 manuals describe mechanical cables and linkages operating the primary controls and an elevator trim tab operated from the cockpit wheel. Published handling accounts describe greater elevator effort than aileron effort and hands-off stability after trimming. These are qualitative accounts, not one fixed ratio for every Skyhawk or loading condition. Engine upgrades, float kits, taildragger conversions and analog or glass panels retain their own simulator scope.

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The selected implementation

Bagolu separates the 195-hp Hawk XP II, 210-hp Reims Rocket and amphibian. Their constant-speed propeller and rudder trim do not establish an aileron-trim command.

Cessna-authored 172S POH preserved by aircraft operator; verify avionics and revisionFR172 Reims Rocket / R172 Hawk XP II

About the values

The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.

Master gain & control system

Master gain85%

Die letzte Gesamtskalierung über alles, was das Modell erzeugt, vor der Gerätegrenze.

Mehr: alles (Feder, Lasten, Effekte) wird gemeinsam stärker.

Weniger: alles wird gemeinsam weicher.

Warum hier: Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.

Forces

Spring strength74%

Die Grundzentrierkraft, die den Stick zur Mitte zieht. Jede andere Kraft baut darauf auf. Zu niedrig fühlt sich der Stick im Normalflug schlaff an; zu hoch kämpft er gegen deine Hand und überdeckt die feineren Signale.

Mehr: festere Zentrierung, die der Hand jederzeit mehr widersteht.

Weniger: ein schlafferer Stick, der sich allein auf die aerodynamische Last stützt.

Warum hier: Mechanical controls and published pitch-heavy handling motivate speed-dependent yoke resistance and a separately selected roll balance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 50 KIAS.

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Spring deadband4%

Eine kleine neutrale Zone um die Mitte, in der die Feder ruhig bleibt, damit kleinste Bewegungen im Stand nicht flattern. Breiter ist ruhiger, aber lockerer; enger ist präziser, kann aber um die Mitte zittern.

Mehr: eine ruhigere, aber lockerere Mitte mit mehr Spiel.

Weniger: eine straffere Mitte, die in Ruhe zittern kann.

Warum hier: Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.

Overall aerodynamic load80%

Ein Gesamtmaß über beide anhaltenden Achslasten, vor ihrer Einzelbalance angewendet. Profile lassen es normalerweise stehen und stimmen die beiden Achslasten ab.

Mehr: beide Achsen laden härter auf.

Weniger: beide Achsen werden gemeinsam leichter.

Warum hier: The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 115 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.

Airspeed blendingTrue

Aktiviert das Niedrigfahrt-Einblendfenster der Feder (Beginn/Voll in Knoten oben). Aus bleibt die Feder bei jeder Fahrt konstant.

Warum hier: Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.

Low-speed spring floor55%

Wie viel Feder im Stillstand übrig bleibt, bevor Fahrt überhaupt aerodynamische Kraft aufbauen kann. Ein hoher Sockel hält den geparkten Stick straff; ein niedriger ergibt das lose Seilzuggefühl eines geparkten Leichtflugzeugs.

Mehr: ein festerer Stick beim Parken und Rollen.

Weniger: ein schlaffer geparkter Stick, der erst mit Fahrt aufwacht.

Warum hier: Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.

Spring engagement start8 kt

Die Fahrt, ab der die Feder vom Niedrigfahrt-Sockel Richtung volle Stärke steigt: der Beginn des "Lebendigwerdens" der Ruder im Startlauf.

Warum hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.

Spring engagement full50 kt

Die Fahrt, bei der die Feder volle Stärke erreicht. Zwischen Beginn und diesem Punkt strafft sich die Zentrierung zunehmend mit der Anströmung.

Warum hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.

Geschwindigkeit zur Kraftabstimmung115

Die angezeigte Fahrt, bei der die aerodynamische Last ihr ausgelegtes Vollniveau erreicht. Sie verankert die gesamte Lastkurve am realen Geschwindigkeitsbereich: eine 172 lädt bis 110 Knoten auf, ein Jet viel später.

Mehr: Lasten kommen später; der Stick bleibt bis zu höherer Fahrt leicht.

Weniger: Lasten kommen früher, und die Reise fühlt sich schwerer an.

Warum hier: Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.

Centre firmness vs speed15%

Wie stark sich die Zentrierung selbst mit der Fahrt strafft, zusätzlich zu den Ausschlaglasten. Null hält das Mittengefühl konstant; mehr lässt den Stick im Reiseflug härter und im Anflug lockerer zentrieren.

Mehr: eine Mitte, die mit Fahrt spürbar härter wird.

Weniger: konstantes Mittengefühl bei jeder Fahrt.

Warum hier: The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 50 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.

Centre stiffening cap5

Die Obergrenze der fahrtabhängigen Mittenstraffung, damit sehr hohe Fahrt die Feder nicht grenzenlos aufzieht.

Mehr: mehr Gesamtstraffung bei hoher Fahrt erlaubt.

Weniger: die Straffung klemmt früher ab.

Warum hier: Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.

Aileron load72%

Die anhaltende Rolllast aus Querruderausschlag und Fahrt, unabhängig vom Nick balanciert. Zusammen mit der Höhenruderlast bestimmt sie die Ruderharmonie, von der Testberichte sprechen.

Mehr: schwerere Rollkräfte.

Weniger: leichtere, quirligere Querruder.

Warum hier: Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.

Elevator load100%

Die anhaltende Nicklast aus Höhenruderausschlag und Fahrt, unabhängig von der Rollachse balanciert. Der Haupthebel für das Nickgewicht eines Musters. Er verändert weder Querruder, Feder, Trimmung noch Schüttelkräfte.

Mehr: schwerere anhaltende Nickkräfte bei Fahrt.

Weniger: ein leichteres Höhenruder, das weniger Muskel braucht.

Warum hier: Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.

Max output force55%

Eine Kappe je stetiger Nick- oder Rollkraft vor dem Gerät. Der Schutz davor, die Hardware in harten Manövern zu überfahren oder zu sättigen.

Mehr: stärkere Spitzenkräfte vor dem Abschneiden.

Weniger: eine sanftere Decke; harte Manöver flachen früher ab.

Warum hier: Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.

Trim

Trim relief (elevator)30%

Wie stark Höhenrudertrimmung die gehaltene Nickkraft abbaut und den Ruhepunkt des Sticks verschiebt. Bei 100 % braucht ein sauber getrimmtes Flugzeug keinen gehaltenen Druck: das Wegtrimmen der Last wie im echten Fliegen.

Mehr: Trimmung nimmt mehr der gehaltenen Nickkraft; bei 100 % nullt volle Trimmung sie.

Weniger: du hältst auch getrimmt weiter Kraft.

Warum hier: The elevator trim tab supports pitch-load relief. A ground-adjustable rudder tab is not a pilot-operated aileron-trim signal. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.

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Trim relief (aileron)0%

Dieselbe Entlastung für Rolltrimmung. Die meisten GA-Muster haben keine echte Querrudertrimmung, daher bleibt sie bei null; Muster mit Rolltrimmung bekommen einen passenden Wert.

Mehr: Rolltrimmung nimmt mehr gehaltene Rollkraft.

Weniger: Rolltrimmung bewirkt weniger.

Warum hier: Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.

Effect gains · Ground

Runway rumble40%

Rollende Untergrundvibration aus Radgeschwindigkeit und Oberflächenart: die Textur von Asphalt, Gras oder Schotter unter dem Fahrwerk.

Mehr: lautere Oberflächentextur durch den Stick.

Weniger: ruhigeres Rollen.

Warum hier: Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.

Gear bumps25%

Kurze einzelne Stöße von Dehnfugen, Spurrillen und rauem Belag: die Interpunktion über dem kontinuierlichen Rumpeln.

Mehr: schärfere Stöße von Fugen und Rillen.

Weniger: weichere Bodendetails.

Warum hier: Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.

Effect gains · Airframe

Stall buffet35%

Zellenschütteln vor dem Überziehen und bei aktiver Überziehwarnung: wie laut diese Fläche ihr Unbehagen ankündigt. Muster mit sauberem Abriss bekommen moderates Schütteln, das Horn trägt die Warnung.

Mehr: lauteres Schütteln vor dem Überziehen.

Weniger: eine leisere Fläche; das Horn trägt die Warnung.

Warum hier: Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.

Mach buffet0%

Transsonisches Schütteln nahe der Machgrenze. Relevant für Jets nahe MMO, null für Kolben und Turboprops, die nie dort ankommen.

Mehr: stärkeres transsonisches Schütteln nahe der Machgrenze.

Weniger: ruhigerer Flug bei hohem Mach.

Warum hier: Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.

Flap buffet0%

Niederfrequente Zellenvibration mit Klappen im Fahrtwind, im Fenster, in dem sie wirklich Luft arbeiten.

Mehr: ein rauerer Lauf mit arbeitenden Klappen.

Weniger: ruhigere Anflugklappen.

Warum hier: Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.

Gear buffet0%

Zellentrommeln vom ausgefahrenen Einziehfahrwerk im Fahrtwind. Null für Festfahrwerke, deren Zelle nie die Form ändert.

Mehr: mehr Trommeln mit hängendem Fahrwerk.

Weniger: saubererer Flug mit Fahrwerk.

Warum hier: Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.

Stick shaker50%

Der dedizierte Stall-Stickshaker-Buzz, ausgelöst von der Überziehwarnanlage des Flugzeugs. Nur Muster mit echtem Shaker bekommen einen Wert; alle anderen verlassen sich auf Schütteln und Horn.

Mehr: ein härterer Shaker-Buzz.

Weniger: ein dezenterer Shaker.

Warum hier: Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.

Effect gains · Engine, mechanical & drag

Touchdown thump65%

Der Einmalstoß beim Aufsetzen, skaliert mit der Sinkrate: ein Butterlander flüstert, ein fester Aufsetzer wummst.

Mehr: ein härterer Tritt beim Aufsetzen.

Weniger: weichere Ankünfte.

Warum hier: Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.

Reverse rumble0%

Ausrollvibration bei Schubumkehr oder Beta-Verstellung. Null für Muster ohne Umkehr.

Mehr: ein rauerer Ausrollvorgang unter Umkehrschub.

Weniger: leisere Umkehr.

Warum hier: Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.

Engine rumble12%

Kontinuierliche Triebwerksvibration, die der Drehzahl von Leerlauf bis Volllast folgt: die allgegenwärtige Erinnerung, dass vorn etwas Kraftstoff verbrennt.

Mehr: mehr Triebwerk im Stick.

Weniger: ein leiseres Triebwerk.

Warum hier: Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.

Flap motion12%

Dauervibration nur, solange der Simulator tatsächlich fahrende Klappenflächen meldet. Folgt echter Aktuatorbewegung und Ausfällen, keinem geschätzten Timer.

Mehr: mehr Vibration bei fahrenden Klappen.

Weniger: leisere Klappenläufe.

Warum hier: Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.

Autopilot follow

AP follow authority10%

Wie weit Autopilotbefehle den physischen Stick bewegen dürfen. In MSFS winzig gehalten, weil eine bewegte Achse als Pilotene ingabe zurückgelesen werden kann; null schaltet das Folgen ab.

Mehr: der Autopilot bewegt deinen Stick sichtbar weiter.

Weniger: ein kaum wahrnehmbares Folgen.

Warum hier: Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.

Stick feel

StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.

StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.

StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.

StickFeel · G load enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.

StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.

Autopilot

Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.

Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.

Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6

Warum hier: Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.

Aero

Aero · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.

Aero · Max flap index3

Where this effect reaches full strength (or has fully faded, for washouts).

Mehr: a more gradual build to a later peak.

Weniger: a quicker build.

Warum hier: Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.

Aero · Min flap index2

Where this effect begins fading in.

Mehr: the effect begins later.

Weniger: it begins earlier.

Warum hier: Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.

Aero · Shaker enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.

Ground

Ground · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.

Engine

Engine · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.

Mechanical

Mechanical · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.

Mechanical · Gain0

The strength of this effect.

Mehr: a stronger effect.

Weniger: a weaker one.

Warum hier: Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.

Alle Profileinstellungen
Geschätzte Profileinstellungen
ParameterWertWas es steuert und warum
Spring strength0.74 Mechanical controls and published pitch-heavy handling motivate speed-dependent yoke resistance and a separately selected roll balance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 50 KIAS.
Spring deadband0.04 Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Force gain0.8 The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 115 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.
Master gain0.85 Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Dynamic-pressure blendTrue Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
Minimum spring factor0.55 Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
Spring wake-up speed8 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring full-strength speed50 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Geschwindigkeit zur Kraftabstimmung115 ktSets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Airspeed spring stiffening0.15 The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 50 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.
Airspeed stiffening cap5 Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron force scale0.72 Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scale1.0 Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Maximum output force0.55 Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
StickFeel · Elevator authority0.3 The elevator trim tab supports pitch-load relief. A ground-adjustable rudder tab is not a pilot-operated aileron-trim signal. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.
StickFeel · Aileron authority0 Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.
StickFeel · G load enabledTrue Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot · Follow authority0.1 Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6 Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
Aero · EnabledTrue Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
Aero · Gain0.35 Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
Aero · Gain0 Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
Aero · Gain0 Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Aero · Max flap index3 Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Aero · Min flap index2 Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
Aero · Gain0 Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Aero · Shaker enabledFalse Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Aero · Amplitude0.5 Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
Ground · EnabledTrue Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
Ground · Gain0.4 Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
Ground · Gain0.25 Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
Ground · Gain0.65 Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
Ground · Gain0 Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
Engine · EnabledTrue Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
Engine · Gain0.12 Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
Mechanical · EnabledTrue Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
Mechanical · Gain0.12 Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
Mechanical · Gain0 Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
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  1. Cessna 172Research background · Wikipedia revision 1374422697 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. Cessna-authored 172S POH preserved by aircraft operator; verify avionics and revisionCessna172S POH PDF p168(section7-6),p175(7-13),p40(2-4), table ; Cessna 172S POH PDF168 / printed7-6
  3. Cessna 172M manufacturer POHCessna172M POH PDF98/100/104, printed7-3/7-5/7-9,
  4. Cessna 172 SkyhawkCessna 172 Skyhawk
  5. Cessna 172 SkyhawkCessna 172 Skyhawk
  6. FR172 Reims Rocket / R172 Hawk XP IICurrent6.3.3 product: three variants, engines and controlsProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  7. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  8. MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventory
  9. MSFS 2020 FAQ and edition aircraft inventory
  10. Cessna 172 SP POH
  11. X-Plane 12 Desktop Manual
  12. X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals
  13. X-Plane 11 Desktop Manual
  14. C172 DigitalOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  15. Cessna 172: Everyman’s AirplaneAOPA Pilot, May 1992: a retrospective on the real Skyhawk.
  16. Cessna 172M DGS series XP12Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  17. C172 NG AnalogOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  18. Reality Expansion Pack · Default XP11/12 Cessna 172SPOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  19. Turbodiesel Cessna 172 JT-AIsabel Goyer · 12 March 2018. Continental CD-155-powered factory JT-A, N688CS. Byline as currently published.
  20. Cessna C172 (1957) pilot report: Straight Tail TaleBudd Davisson, with owner Jim Landers · Undated hosted article about Jim Landers’s 1957 Cessna 172. Historical owner and writer observations; not current operating advice.
  21. 2009 Cessna 172S: Skyhawk in Year 53Peggy Herrera, interviewed by Bill Cox · 24 March 2009. Herrera’s training in a 2008 G1000-equipped Skyhawk, interviewed within Cox’s 172S review.
  22. C172 NG DIGITAL-airfoillabs-C172NGOfficial developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
  23. C172 NG ANALOG XP12-airfoillabs-C172NGAOfficial developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
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  25. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  26. FAA JO 7360.1K — aircraft type designatorsActive FAA order; checked 2026-09-14
  27. C172 Amphibian current productProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  28. C172 Bushkit current productProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  29. C172 Taildragger current productProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  30. C172M current productProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  31. C172SP AS1000 improvement current productProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  32. C172 MSFS2020 – CarenadoProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  33. C172 MSFS2024 – CarenadoProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  34. WBSim C172SP current changes and interface documentation scopeProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  35. C-172S, C-172R, C-172M/N Enhanced Flight ModelsProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  36. Cessna 172S POH; FAA TCDS 3A12Gedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link
  37. Cessna 172S POHGedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link
  38. FAA TCDS 3A12Gedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link

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