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FlightControlReplay 5 is the most complete software to record and play flight situation in :
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024/2020
- Prepar3D v5. X
- Prepar3D v6. X
This is a new generation tool that will greatly enhance your experience. Use it for a... Bundle FlightControlReplay 5 + FlightControlSpotter
Add in the basket at the same time FlightControlSpotter - my new Tower view and Spotting tool - at a very Special Price total for both : EUR 32. 99 (vat excl).
FlightControlReplay 5 is the most complete software to record and play flight situation in :
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024/2020
- Prepar3D v5. X
- Prepar3D v6. X
This is a new generation tool that will greatly enhance your experience. Use it for a simple and quick replay for your personal use, or produce high quality content for your community !
New features of Version 5
- User Interface 2022 (MSFS + P3D)
- Customizable Size and Transparency (MSFS + P3D)
- MSFS Toolbar integration and in-game controls (MSFS only)
- NEW Fly-By Camera in Replay (MSFS only)
- Cinematic Replay with Automatic Cameras Switch (MSFS only)
- GhostPlane : formation flying live with AI duet pilot (MSFS + P3D)
- Next gen memory management for performance upgrade (MSFS + P3D)
- NEW File Compression technology: your recording files . FCR are smaller to save space on your disk without loss of data and quality
- NEW Cut Replay : directly in the tool, edit and remove parts of your whole recording session
- Landing Touchdown Report (MSFS + P3D)
- Crash-to-desktop recovery
- Easy setup of the software
- MSFS users : all included in 1 automatic setup
- P3D users : the same 1 automatic setup and 2 Microsoft separate packages are required, free download for Windows.
- Xbox Adaptive Controller support
- FREE download of the User Manual PDF here.
Aircraft add-ons with Custom Support in FlightControlReplay V5
- MSFS
- PMDG 737
- Fenix A320
- Fly The Maddog MD-82 plus MD-83/88 expansion
- iniBuilds A350 / A310
- Just Flight 146 Professional
- Aerosoft CRJ
- Asobo Cabri G2
- Asobo Bell 407
- FlyByWire A32NX Freeware A320neo
- Salty 747-400 Freeware Mod
- HypePerformanceGroup H145 (from v2. 0 build 399) : advanced support, including lights, doors, engine switches, cyclic pedals, collective. Live Ghost feature not supported yet.
- PREPAR3D
- QualityWings 787
- PMDG series 737NG, 747, 777
- Majestic Q400
All existing features of previous FlightControlReplay are still available and included, shortly :
- MP4 Video Recorder,
- PlayAI Formation Flying in Replay
- Re-Live to resume a flight from any instant during Replay
- AI Traffic detection, follow, record and replay
- Automatic Camera Change
- In-Game Dynamic Text
- KML file import
- Support for major airliner addons
- MSFS PMDG 737 and FENIX A320 (Flaps, Gears, Ailerons, Spoliers, Reverse Thrust and Slats are actually working in Replay mode with FlightControlReplay, for smooth and accurate animations)
- P3D PMDG 737/747/777, QualityWings 787, Majestic Q400
Detailed features listing
- Main User Interface (MSFS + P3D)
- It's customizable with 3 different sizes to reduce the Interface size on your screen, or to keep most buttons and icons visible according to your need.
- Transparency mode available in all sizes
- Always-on-Top option available.
- Multi-monitors support
- VR headsets Support with user interface accessible in VR. FlightControlReplay can be used also in all VR Environments via key mapping AND for Windows Mixed Reality Headset. You can also run FlightControlReplay directly into the cockpit and you can see FCR User Interface for full use!
- MSFS Toolbar integration and in-game controls (MSFS only)
- FCR button added in the simulator toolbar
- FCR in-app overlay to control main features directly in MSFS without leaving its window
- Connect / Load / Re-Live Instant Replay / TakeControl / Cinematic Replay / Ghost Live
- Action buttons to control Play / Pause / Stop / Record / Forward / Backward
- Timeslider control
- Fly-By Camera Replay (MSFS Only)
- Watch your aircraft evolve during any phase of flight or on the ground from a fixed point of view, the camera is following your aircraft target that remains always in sight like a virtual spotter!
- Customize the distance between aircraft and camera, the position and angle of the camera, the duration of the sequence
- With your aircraft taxiing or flying away, the camera moves automatically for the next position to keep the selected range distance to your aircraft.
- Cinematic Replay with Automatic Cameras Switch (MSFS Only)
- Enjoy the show with multiple angle of views without intervention. During Replay, the active view alternates automatically between the various cameras available.
- You can select only External, only Internal, or let in Automatic for both kind of views to be cycled during Replay
- Ghost Live (MSFS + P3D)
- Formation Flying has never been that easy ever, 1 click activation.
- No need of a prior Recording, no need of a Replay.
- Just Fly Live and get an AI Pilot duet to fly with you, at the position and distance of your preference with the same aircraft as yours
- Landing Touchdown report (MSFS + P3D)
- It displays your vertical speed and airspeed so you can monitor the flight data and progress your flying skills.
- Crash to Desktop recovery
- Every 40 seconds, FlightControlReplay saves a recovery file to let you restart the flight in the last known position before the crash.
- MP4 Video Recorder
- Record a MP4 compressed video rendered with frame by frame technology of FCR for a smooth video whatever the FPS you had in the sim.
- PlayAI Formation Flying in Replay
- Simulate formation flight during your flight replay. Your recorded flight path is replayed as AI Traffic. Add as many aircraft as you want : You can manage up to 5 AI aircraft to replay your flight path as AI Traffic with each FCR instance. And reach unlimited traffic with AI Aircraft by using more than one instance of FCR addon at the same time. You can choose and play your preferred Recorded Flight as AI Traffic. You have all the options available as in standard playing mode, to change the simulation rate on the fly or via the Timeline slider of the User interface to choose exactly where your AI Traffic can start his flight. Switch View and Aircraft Control are new options made possible in PlayAsAI mode so can watch one selected AI aircraft, and you can decide to take control of this AI aircraft too, at anytime during Replay.
- Re-Live Instant Replay to resume a flight from any instant during Replay
- Rewind and play again ! While flying, using FlightControlReplay in InstantReplay mode allows to go backward over the last 2 minutes of the User flight. Move the Timeline Slider backward, to the left, and you will display your last seconds of flight. Whenever you want, from any Yellow Slider point, you can resume your flight by simply pushing the Stop Button. In case of Crash to Desktop when this mode is activated, your airplane is restored in its last known position.
- Camera Movments Record and Replay (MSFS P3D) :
- Independently from the aircraft flight situation. You can record both usual aircraft flight AND the camera movements at once in the same and unique flight situation file OR you can prefer to record ONLY the camera movements, in its respective FCR file. The simple recording of the usual aircraft flight is still possible of course.
- For example, you can use this new feature to work and record an advanced camera path, impressive camera effects, in order to apply them to several and different flight situation Replays, to replicate these camera moves in multiple videos.
- Camera Manager Controls Override (MSFS only)
- To complete the above features, you need easy and quick controls of the camera in MSFS. That’s why the main camera controls can be set through the simple and clear interface of FlightControlReplay ! You will be able to set your shortcuts of all Camera controls directly in FCR Options Menu ! Setting your key shortcuts here, will override the MSFS controls.
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MSFS has a long list of controls, with near to endless selection windows. The goal here is to focus on the most used and simple camera controls, in a single window (our option menu). 12 camera controls visible at once are ready for key assignment ! For Prepar3D users, we still rely on the default settings controls of the sim.
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More advanced settings have been also added with fine tuning of ptich / bank / heading / eyepoint velocity with only 0. 10 notch increment (instead of 10 units per notch in MSFS default settings)
- AI Traffic detection, follow, record and replay
- FCR lists all AI aircraft around you, generated by the AI Traffic of the simulator, and also the AI ghosts aircraft generated by PlayAI feature. Select one or multiple objects among them, so you can Follow, Replay and Record any of them.
- Automatic Camera Change
- Call and activate any custom cockpit camera, smartcam or other default MSFS / P3D camera by choosing a keyboard shortcut ! Setup the keyboard shortcut, that you configured in “MSFS Controls section”, inside the CameraChange Dialog and this will be be triggered at the chosen frame. When Replay reaches this frame, FCR triggers the keyboard shortcut and automatically activates the Camera Change that you set.
- In-Game Dynamic Text
- You can write Notes at any point in a Replay Flight loaded in FCR using Dynamic Text buttons that appears below the Timeline Slider. You will be able to pause a Replay Flight at a custom point into the timeline and to click DynamicText Edit button or Delete button. The User can add, modify or delete notes. These Notes will be visible in FCR User Interface, and also in the Simulator playing Replay Flight. Dynamic Text can be customized via FCR Option dialog box to show duration in Seconds.
- Take / Leave Aircraft Control Toggle
- Switch view and take control of one selected AI plane (PlayAsAI mode), or take control of your own aircraft during a Replay. You can toggle it off in order to give back controls to FlightControlReplay that returns in line with the values of the recorded flight.
- KML file import
- Replay a real life flight from FlightAware or from a friend, and load into FlightControlReplay to reproduce the flight in the simulator.
- Load Replay without loading initial Flight Situation
- With just an option box to tick, save your time. When it’s active, this option allows FlightControlReplay to load your Replay flight and it directly restores your complete flight situation settings including its weather and location at the same time. You don’t need to load in a first step your recorded flight, and as second step, separately in the simulator itself, load also your FLT file. At once, FCR software will bring all the necessary data along your Replay.
- Just Flight FS Traffic MSFS compatibility : FlightControlReplay detects, tracks, records and replays the AI Traffic nearby your position. You can even switch view to the AI aircraft position and take over their control. More info on FS Traffic MSFS click here.
- XMapsy compatibility : KML file exported from this EFB connector will be directly imported at once into FlightControlReplay, ready for Replay or Record ! More info on XMapsy click here.
- Microsoft "Surface Dial Integration" in P3D + MSFS
- FlightIllusion "GSA-42 integration" compass hardware module support added
- DOFREALITY Motion platform support added
General Capabilities
- User defined start point of the recorded flight (triggered by altitutde, or timer after take-off)
- User defined path to save your flight situation, MP4 video and Audio files
- Replay with multispeed support
- You can also choose the sample rate to record a flight (6 times per second, 1 time per second, Custom Visual Frame per second, every 4 seconds and Automatic).
- Zoom In and Zoom Out flight simulator point of view from FCR client. (P3D only)
- You can change camera view from FCR client.
- Stop playback at any position to resume the flight manually with the FCR Timeline Slider.
- Show the time stamp inside Flight simulator during play
Product content
- Automatic setup
- FlightControlReplay EXE standalone tool in 2 versions
- for MSFS
- for P3D
- User manual in English - 40 pages PDF
Limitations for usage with MSFS :
- Crash detection must be disabled in MSFS
- I advise to turn off the AI Traffic in MSFS in case of crash of the software
History Changelog
Autumn Update 25 - Build 2511. 11 - November 15th 2025 - Changelog
- Improved Smooth Replay performance in all situations (low FPS, FPS fluctuations, high FPS) thanks to new adaptive algorithm enhancements that learn from your FPS curve
- New logic added for trigger-based stop recording above/below selected altitudes
- Fixed issue causing recording to stop at midnight
- Compatibility fixes for iFly 737 MAX
- Compatibility fixes for A310
- Compatibility fixes for Airbus A320 v2
- Compatibility fixes for Fenix A3xx series
- Compatibility fixes for JustFlight F28
- Compatibility fixes for PMDG 777
- Compatibility fixes for B727
- RELIVE mode bug fixes and FPS-related improvements
- Improved precision on elevator control movements
- Reworked and enhanced view switching logic between User Aircraft and PlayAsAI aircraft
March 25 Update - March 28th 2025 - Changelog
- iniBuilds A350 Custom support : accurate Replay of animated parts Ailerons, Flaps, Spoilers, Gear, Reverse thrust.
December 13th 2024 - Changelog
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Flight Control Replay 5 is now compatibile with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
September 13th 2024 - Changelog
- Fixed bug that prevents to use Ghost mode
July 03rd 2024 - Changelog
- MSFS Fenix A320 issues resolved
- MSFS PMDG 777 airspeed issue resolved
June24 Update - 2024 - changelog
- Fenix A320 MSFS : Enhanced management of ailerons and spoilers animations
- Steering tiller animation support (Record / Replay / Instant Replay / Ghost Live
- Official MSFS2020 Dune Expansion Ornithopter aircraft support for free flight
- SDK for Developers (on request)
Summer2023 Update - September 22nd 2023 - changelog
- MSFS FlyBy Camera added [Beta]
- MSFS HPG H145 Helicopter Advanced Support : lights, doors, engine switches
- Cut and edit the replay directly in FlightControlReplay
- File Compression technology : reduced disk space for . FCR user files
- Enhanced User Interface : 1 new layout added as mid-size user interface, either buttons or icons bar styles now available
- Enhanced landing report
March2023 Update - March 31st 2023 - changelog
Changelog :
- MSFS helicopter HPG H145 v2 build 399
- Tablet integration of FCR5 Interface
- Pedals cyclic and collective support
- Live Ghost not supported yet
- MSFS Fenix A320 enhanced support
- 100% accuracy of Spoilers Flaps Gear animations for Record and Replay
- All FCU, lights, APU Record and Replay
- MSFS FlyByWire A32NX custom support for Gears, Flaps and Spoilers animations accuracy
- MSFS Salty 747 Mod Enhanced support for flaps, gears, spoilers, stutter fix
- MSFS Xbox Adaptive Controller support.
- Options / General
- Enable Automatic Recording : to initiate a Recording everytime that you start a new flight. And the Recording ends when you back to the main menu of Flight Simulator.
- FlightControlReplay will pause the active Recording when you set Pause in the simulator. So you still have a smooth and continuous flight recording in the end.
Feb2023 Update - February 3rd 2023 - changelog
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JustFlight FSTraffic compatibility and integration
Dec2022 Update - December 16th 2022 - changelog
- Fenix A320 Support improved, bug fixes
- New aircraft add-ons support added
- MSFS iniBuilds A310 support for ailerons, spoilers, flaps, thrust reversers, elevators and rudder
- MSFS Just Flight Bae 146 Professional support with flaps, tail spoiler, elevators, flaps and rudder
- MSFS Helicopter Cabri G2 full support for Cyclic Collectic Pedals Animations and most switches in cockpit
- MSFS Helicopter Bell 407 support for Cyclic Collectic Pedals Animations
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MP4 Video Rendering Enhanced
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Replay Algorith Improved : More performance, smoother Replay.
FlightControlSpotter
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FlightControlTools – FlightControlSpotter MSFS 2024 / 2020
Spot. Capture. Enjoy.
Discover the thrill of plane spotting directly inside Microsoft Flight Simulator with FlightControlSpotter – the ultimate tower and spotting camera utility for MSFS 2020 and ... Bundle FlightControlSpotter + FlightControlReplay 5
Add in the basket at the same time FlightControlReplay 5 - my Ultimate Replay and Recorder tool - at a very Special Price total for both : EUR 32. 99 (vat excl).
FlightControlTools – FlightControlSpotter MSFS 2024 / 2020
Spot. Capture. Enjoy.
Discover the thrill of plane spotting directly inside Microsoft Flight Simulator with FlightControlSpotter – the ultimate tower and spotting camera utility for MSFS 2020 and 2024.
Whether you want to watch AI traffic at your favorite hub, capture cinematic screenshots, or explore airports from a controller’s perspective, FlightControlSpotter puts you in the perfect position — instantly.
Fully integrated as an in-sim toolbar panel, it gives you one-click access to the nearest control tower, nearby airports, or your own custom-defined spotting locations anywhere in the world.
Why You’ll Love It
No external apps. No complicated setup. Just pure spotting freedom.
FlightControlSpotter is built on the default MSFS drone camera, so you keep full movement, zoom, and angle control. Whether you’re a simmer, content creator, or plane spotting enthusiast, this tool opens a whole new way to experience the simulator.
When you’re done watching, one click of the shortcut puts you back in the cockpit — ready to fly.
Features
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Nearest Tower View – Quick jump to the closest airport tower, with ICAO code and name shown.
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Spot View by ICAO – Browse airports within 200 NM, select runways or parking spots, and teleport to Tower or Spot View. Save your favorites for later.
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new Spot View by POI - Auto-detects the nearby and famous landmarks / points of interest according to your current position.
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Custom Spot Views – Define your own positions (lat/long/alt), retrieve your aircraft position, or based upon any Preset Spot View in FlightControlSpotter database, and save with custom names.
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Manage Your Views – Load or delete stored locations via the panel. Everything is kept locally.
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Drone Camera Integration – Built on MSFS drone camera for maximum flexibility in movement, zoom, and angles.
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Quick Return to Cockpit – Regain full control of your aircraft anytime with one shortcut.
Learn more and Download the Quick User Guide PDF for FREE here.
FlightControlSpotter works with Windows PC, with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020.
X-Box is only supported when purchased via the in-game store from your X-box console. No refunds.
Changelog v1. 1 January 15th 2026
- Added new Point Of Interests (POI) management
- Fixed bug with SpotView and Tower View enable/disable buttons management
- Resolved issue of empty Tower View spot
- Removed Pause when you Click on Tower or SpotView
- Font size change accordingly with resolution
- Drone Zoom is set to 70% to better follow the user plane
- Adjustment on altitude calculation for Tower and SpotView
- Introduced a Airplane Pause when User switch to a SpotView over 30 nm