PMS50 GTN · TDS GTNXi
GTN Packages
Small CowanSim add-ons that put your PMS50 GTN or TDS GTNXi in our helicopters. Find your aircraft, download its package and drop it in your Community folder.
Which one do I need?
Nothing to download, PC and Xbox
Built in
R66, H125, H130, 500E, 206B3 and 206L3
6 packages
R22 Beta II · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
R22 TDS GTNXi package
The R22 is sold in the Marketplace for PC and Xbox. The TDS GTNXi only runs on PC, so the R22’s three TDS variants ship switched off. This package switches them on.
Adds to the aircraft selector
- Default with TDSGTNXi 650/750
- Mariner with TDSGTNXi 650/750
- Agricultural with TDSGTNXi 650/750
You need
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PC
- The R22 Beta II from the Marketplace
- TDS GTNXi 650/750 from tdssim.com
PMS50 GTN on the new R22? Nothing to download. The three PMS50 variants are in the package on PC and Xbox, and the GTN shows up as soon as the PMS50 GTN is installed.
PMS50 GTN · MSFS 2020 versions, also run in 2024
PMS packages
Needed if you fly these helicopters with the PMS50 GTN 650/750. Free for everyone.
When an update comes with a new PMS package, delete the old one from Community, then install the new one.
R66
Five-seat turbine
pms50-gtn750WTT-aircraft-cowansim-r66.zip
H125
Single-turbine utility
pms50-gtn750WTT-cowansim-cowansim-h125.zip
H130
Single-turbine, wide cabin
pms50-gtn750WTT-cowansim-cowansim-h130.zip
500E
Light turbine, five-blade rotor
pms50-gtn750WTT-cowansim-cowansim500e.zip
206B3
Five-seat light turbine
pms50-gtn750WTT-cowansim-cowansim-206b3.zip
206L3
Seven-seat light turbine
pms50-gtn750WTT-cowansim-cowansim206l3.zip
Installing a package
1
Download and unzip
Download the package for your helicopter and unzip it.
2
Move it into Community
Put the unzipped package folder straight into your Community folder, not inside another folder. Paste the line for your sim into File Explorer’s address bar:
Microsoft Store / Game Pass · MSFS 2024
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community
Steam · MSFS 2024
%APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024\Packages\Community
Microsoft Store / Game Pass · MSFS 2020
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community
Steam · MSFS 2020
%APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community
These are the default folders. If you chose another location when you installed the sim, use that one.
3
Restart the sim
Restart the simulator so it loads the package. On the R22, the three TDS variants then appear in the aircraft selector.
Keep it current. After an aircraft update, check this page and replace the package if there’s a newer one.
GTN variant not showing up?
- Check the GTN itself is installed and up to date: the PMS50 GTN from pms50.com or the Marketplace, the TDS GTNXi from tdssim.com.
- Make sure the package folder sits directly in Community, not inside another folder.
- Restart the sim after you add or replace a package.
- TDS variants are PC only, so they never show up on Xbox.
Still stuck?
Ask on the CowanSim Discord. Tell us your sim, the helicopter and which GTN you fly with.
PMS50 GTN is a product of PMS50. TDS GTNXi is a product of TDS Sim Software. Garmin and GTN are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. Cowan Simulation LLC is not affiliated with these companies.
