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CowanSim R22 Beta II on floats, parked on its pad with the bubble cover and rotor tie-downs on, the pilot kneeling beside it

Fleet / R22 Beta II

Coming soon · Native MSFS 2024

Out now · Native MSFS 2024

R22 Beta II

The two-seat trainer, rebuilt as a native Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 aircraft.

2 seats / 4-cylinder piston / 2-blade teetering rotor / 25 ft 2 in rotor

Choose your version

Coming soon

Out now

Native · Version 1.0

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Coming soon to the in-sim Marketplace, PC and Xbox

Out now in the in-sim Marketplace, PC and Xbox

  • Nine variants on PC, six on Xbox
  • Walkaround with covers, fuel sample and oil check
  • Ground-handling wheels and removable doors
  • Pilot’s guide you can read here before you buy

$14.99

Read the manual
Coming soon
In the Marketplace

Runs in 2024

Version 2.3 · Feb 13, 2026

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Direct download here. Also at Orbx, simMarket and Flightsim.to

  • Three panels: G530, GTN and analog
  • PMS GTN 650/750 and TDS GTNXi 650/750 on PC
  • 22 liveries and a Photoshop and GIMP paint kit
  • Weight, balance and options saved between flights

$14.99

★ 5.00 · 7 reviews

2020 manual
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Configurations · MSFS 2024

Three airframes, three avionics suites

Pick both in the aircraft selector: nine variants on PC, six on Xbox. The TDS GTNXi only runs on PC, so its variants switch on with a free package from GTN Packages.

R22 panel with the GNS 530 and 430

GNS 530 / 430

Default avionics

R22 panel with the PMS50 GTN 650 and 750

PMS50 GTN 650 / 750

Needs the PMS50 GTN

R22 panel with the TDS GTNXi 650 and 750

TDS GTNXi 650 / 750

Needs the TDS GTNXi and our free TDS package

R22 on skids

Skids

With handling wheels

Skids with the GNS 530 / 430: PC · Xbox

Skids with the PMS50 GTN 650 / 750: PC · Xbox

Skids with the TDS GTNXi 650 / 750: PC only

R22 on floats over the water

Floats

Fixed utility floats

Floats with the GNS 530 / 430: PC · Xbox

Floats with the PMS50 GTN 650 / 750: PC · Xbox

Floats with the TDS GTNXi 650 / 750: PC only

R22 spraying beside a wind turbine

Spray kit

Tank, booms and working spray

Spray kit with the GNS 530 / 430: PC · Xbox

Spray kit with the PMS50 GTN 650 / 750: PC · Xbox

Spray kit with the TDS GTNXi 650 / 750: PC only

Preflight

Walk around it like you would the real one

Walkaround

In the sim

  • Bubble cover REMOVE
  • Pitot cover REMOVE
  • Rotor tie-downs REMOVE
  • Fuel sample DRAIN, CHECK
  • Fuel caps SECURE
  • Engine oil CHECK
  • Handling wheels AS REQUIRED

The tablet checklist has three levels, Standard, Advanced and Expert, so you can go as deep as you like.

R22 with its bubble cover on
Bubble cover on
R22 with the engine bay and door open
Bays open for the inspection
Pilot walking out to the R22
Walk out to it
Ground-handling wheels lowered
Handling wheels down

Flying

Systems that behave like the real thing

Pilot at the controls of the R22

HeliSAS and force trim

SAS engages from the HeliSAS control panel, and every autopilot mode works like the real system. Force trim release goes on a stick button.

R22 Settings app on the in-sim tablet

Tablet apps

Set the aircraft up from the R22 Settings app on the EFB tablet, then run the checklist at the level you want.

Close-up of the R22 engine bay

All-new sound

A new Wwise sound set built from real Robinson recordings, with the main and tail rotor mixed on their own.

Night-vision goggle view from the R22 cockpit

Day and night

Lights that still show up in bright daylight, and night-vision goggles once the sun goes down.

Gallery

R22 with the spray kit on the ramp, ground crew walking out to it
R22 in the green Fire Watch livery over a forested valley
R22 on floats in the Fjord livery, seen from below
R22 in the Fjord livery spraying a field
R22 on floats in the EC-GDT flame livery, sitting on a lake
R22 on floats in a red and yellow livery, low over the water
R22 on floats banking past mountains
R22 on floats with its bubble cover on, the pilot kneeling beside it
R22 instrument panel lit at night
R22 cockpit from above, with the spray kit controls and the tablet
Pilot at the controls, seen through the R22 door window
R22 C-GEUE parked on the ramp with its bubble cover on
Close-up of the R22 pitot tube
R22 flying over a town, seen from above
R22 with the spray kit, flying head-on under the clouds
R22 instrument panel on a snowy day
Pilot beside the windshield tablet mount, over snowy hills
Cockpit tablet showing the R22 pilot's guide at night
R22 parked in the desert at dusk
R22 C-GEUE with its bubble cover on at a mountain airfield
R22 instrument panel and switches, parked on the ramp
R22 panel with a GTN 750 over snowy mountains
R22 spraying a crop field at dusk
R22 C-GEUE with the spray kit, banking through the clouds
Cockpit tablet settings for the panel, cyclic spring and doors
Cockpit tablet settings for the covers and ground-handling wheels
Pilot kneeling beside an R22 on floats with its bubble cover on, in a forest
R22 on floats in the EC-GDT livery on a lake
R22 in the Aurora Helicopter Charter livery at night
R22 on floats over an island airport
R22 spraying over farmland
R22 center console with the GPS, radio and transponder
Pilot kneeling beside R22 N4471B at night, bubble cover on
R22 cockpit with the tablet showing the pilot's guide
R22 cockpit at night over city lights
R22 N4471B flying over a forested valley
R22 on floats in the Fjord livery, parked in tall grass
R22 on floats on the water, landing light on
R22 on floats in the Fjord livery over mountains and a lake
The R22 engine and float in flight over a forest
R22 head-on at sunset, landing lights on
R22 spraying beside a wind turbine
R22 on a helipad at night
R22 cabin with the doors removed
R22 flying over a city at night

Liveries

43 liveries come with the MSFS 2024 version.

C-GEUE livery
C-GEUE
C-GKWX livery
C-GKWX
D-HALW livery
D-HALW
EC-EDH livery
EC-EDH
EC-GDT livery
EC-GDT
F-GIHE livery
F-GIHE
G-BMIZ livery
G-BMIZ
G-CHZN livery
G-CHZN
G-HUBA livery
G-HUBA
G-LYNC livery
G-LYNC
G-ORRG livery
G-ORRG
HB-XZN livery
HB-XZN
HB-ZAL livery
HB-ZAL
I-CSCM livery
I-CSCM
I-ELIO livery
I-ELIO
JA22NA livery
JA22NA
LN-OFH livery
LN-OFH
N1184Z livery
N1184Z
N2200C livery
N2200C
N2275J livery
N2275J
N2947M livery
N2947M
N3362K livery
N3362K
N3458 livery
N3458
N4408L livery
N4408L
N4471B livery
N4471B
N5190Q livery
N5190Q
N5573T livery
N5573T
N6329F livery
N6329F
N7190C livery
N7190C
N7452C livery
N7452C
N8216D livery
N8216D
N8841F livery
N8841F
N90744 livery
N90744
OE-XBP livery
OE-XBP
OO-MRS livery
OO-MRS
PT-YST livery
PT-YST
VH-OBM livery
VH-OBM
VH-RZQ livery
VH-RZQ
VH-SPL livery
VH-SPL
VH-YVX livery
VH-YVX
ZK-HWB livery
ZK-HWB
ZS-REH livery
ZS-REH
ZS-RXN livery
ZS-RXN

Manuals & changelog

Documents for your version

MSFS 2024
MSFS 2020

PDF

R22 Beta II Pilot’s Guide

For MSFS 2024 · Version 1.0

  1. Welcome & Quick Start
  2. The Robinson R22 Beta II
  3. Setting Up MSFS 2024
  4. Cockpit Tour
  5. Systems
  6. Force Trim and HeliSAS
  7. Normal Procedures
  8. Emergency Procedures
  9. Tablet, Walkaround, Variants
  10. Troubleshooting and FAQ
Read the manual
All manuals

Changelog

Version 1.0 Coming soon

Version 1.0 Out now

First release for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Marketplace updates install automatically in the sim. Each one will be listed here.

Installing

Unzip into your Community folder. When updating, move the old version out first. Paste the line for your sim into File Explorer’s address bar:

Microsoft Store / Game Pass · MSFS 2020

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

Microsoft Store / Game Pass · MSFS 2024

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

Steam · MSFS 2020

%APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community

Steam · MSFS 2024

%APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024\Packages\Community

Changelog

v2.3 Feb 13, 2026

  • Updated SAS/AP WASM module
  • Fixed rotor lateral and longitudinal trim (2024)
  • Main panel option saved from your last flight
  • Night-vision goggles toggle (2024, key Z)
  • Panel colliders on all panels for VR
  • Fixed starts on oil rigs (2024)
  • Fixed cyclic collider for VR controllers
  • Lighting fixes and better annunciator lights

Full changelog

What owners say

★ 5.00 out of 5 · 7 ratings · MSFS 2020 version

“I have been practicing autorotations and am super excited that this model actually responds and you can manipulate the rotor rpm just like the real thing.”

Jeremy Surre · verified owner

“I was looking for a R22 / R44 to train and this model is the closest I’ve found so far in comparison to the real one.”

Stefano Rutishauser · verified owner

“Feels a very realistic flight model… Auto rotations are realistic.”

Christopher Gall · verified owner

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