Phenom Center Console

Scope: physical controls needed for one removable console that supports the Aerobask Phenom 300 in X-Plane 12 and the FSReborn Phenom 300E in MSFS 2024. This is an add-on-specific comparison; it does not claim that every real-world Phenom production block has the same avionics. | Control | Aerobask Phenom 300 | FSReborn Phenom 300E | Comparison | Universal physical implementation | |---|---|---|---|---| | Thrust lever L/R | Two independent axes; no reversers; IDLE through TO/GA; strong physical detent between TO/GA and MAX is described | Two independent axes; no reversers; rating changes shown on EIS; manual explicitly says the simulated rating detents are not physical stop detents | Same function, different detent model | Two independent full-range levers with broker-defined rating zones. Provide hard endpoints; keep any TO/GA-to-MAX tactile gate configurable/removable until in-sim testing | | TO/GA L/R | One momentary button on each thrust lever | One momentary button on each thrust lever | Equal | One momentary button per lever; both may publish separate keys that profiles map to the same TO/GA function | | Flap lever | 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / FULL | 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / FULL | Equal | One gated five-position lever | | Speed brake | Maintained CLOSE / OPEN switch; multifunction spoilers and automatic ground-spoiler logic | Maintained CLOSE / OPEN switch; not an axis; computer retains automatic ground-spoiler logic | Equal | One maintained two-position lever/switch, not an analog axis | | Engine START/STOP 1 | Rotary STOP / RUN / START | Rotary STOP / RUN / START | Equal function | Three-position rotary; exact spring-return behavior of START to be confirmed before switch selection | | Engine START/STOP 2 | Rotary STOP / RUN / START | Rotary STOP / RUN / START | Equal function | Same as engine 1 | | ENG IGNITION 1 | OFF / AUTO / ON | OFF / AUTO / ON | Equal | Three-position maintained switch | | ENG IGNITION 2 | OFF / AUTO / ON | OFF / AUTO / ON | Equal | Three-position maintained switch | | T/O CONFIG | Momentary test button on pedestal | Momentary test button; documented event and checklist confirmation | Equal | One momentary pushbutton | | Emergency/Parking brake | Combined mechanical handle on pedestal | Combined Emergency/Parking brake handle | Equal | One latching pull/parking-brake handle with position sensing; detailed mechanism later | | Avionics controller | GCU 477 keypad/FMS controller below MFD; Aerobask provides a 2D popup and physical-keyboard support | Prodigy Touch/G3000 with GTC touch controller; captain-side unit is required initially | Different | Fixed 7-inch capacitive display (about 155 × 87 mm visible): captain GTC in 300E profile, GCU/FMS popup or equivalent controller in 300 profile. External pop-out and touch behavior still require testing | | Yaw backup trim | Momentary LEFT / RIGHT control | Momentary LEFT / RIGHT control shown on backup trim panel | Equal | Optional small momentary left/right control; include only if valuable beyond existing flight-control hardware | | Roll backup trim | Momentary LWD / RWD control | Momentary LWD / RWD control shown on backup trim panel | Equal | Optional spring-centered two-direction control | | Pitch backup mode/trim | PITCH BKP mode OFF/BKP plus momentary UP/DN shown on Aerobask panel | Pitch backup mode plus momentary backup pitch UP/DN documented | Equal | Optional guarded/momentary trim block; not a prerequisite for first console prototype | | FCE reset | Not identified as a separately required Aerobask control | FCE 1 / OFF / FCE 2 selector plus RESET momentary documented | 300E-specific in current add-on evidence | Do not dedicate first-prototype space yet; if later included, use a small profile-aware selector/button block | | Fire SHUTOFF 1/2 + BOTTLE | Present on real-style pedestal panel | Present with matching functions | Equal | Required overall, but allocate to the Phenom Systems Panel in this project rather than duplicating it on the center console | | PUSHER CUTOUT | Present on forward systems panel | Present and externally bindable | Equal | Allocate to Systems Panel/misc group, not center console | | Thrust reversers | Absent | Absent | Equal absence | Do not build reverse levers | | Autothrottle control | Not present; Aerobask models CSC but no autothrust | No separate autothrottle control required by the current FSReborn manual | Not required for these two add-ons | No initial autothrottle hardware | Design conclusion: The common center-console core can be one physical unit: dual thrust axes with two TO/GA buttons, five-position flap lever, two-position speed-brake control, two three-position start knobs, two ignition switches, T/O CONFIG, combined parking/emergency brake and the fixed 7-inch touchscreen. Backup trim/FCE controls are secondary and should not drive the first layout. Open evidence checks before mechanical freeze: 1. Aerobask GCU 477 popup on the external 7-inch touch display. 2. FSReborn captain GTC pop-out/touch behavior on the same display. 3. Actual rating-zone/detent and START spring-return behavior in both current add-on versions. Sources: - Aerobask Phenom 300 Flight Manual Rev.2, published by the commercial developer in the official support thread: https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/241927-phenom-300-documentation/ - Aerobask product specification: https://www.aerobask.com/phenom300.php - FSReborn FSR Phenom 300E Pilot's User Manual, especially Cockpit Overview and Annex A: https://fsr300e.fsreborn.com/FSR300E_Manual.pdf

The initial physical conversion uses one universal, removable center console compatible with both Aerobask Phenom 300 in X-Plane 12 and FSReborn Phenom 300E in MSFS 2024. The simulator choice is not yet final and the physical design must not force either simulator. Initial candidate controls: - 2 × thrust lever - TO/GA - flaps with positions 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / FULL - speed brake - engine START/STOP left and right - T/O CONFIG - parking/emergency brake - trim, fire or other pedestal controls only when the comparative control audit proves they are genuinely necessary A capacitive 7-inch touchscreen with approximately 155 × 87 mm visible area is a fixed part of the console: - Phenom 300E / MSFS: captain-side GTC - Phenom 300 / X-Plane: preferably GCU/FMS controller or another useful avionics interface The touchscreen remains physically present regardless of simulator choice. A second GTC and copilot PFD are outside the initial scope. Mechanical controls should expose functional cockpit keys and be simulator-independent. Differences between the Phenom 300 and 300E should be handled in broker/aircraft profiles wherever practical. No final mechanical layout, dimensions, switch selection, sensors or BOM may be frozen until the control comparison is complete.