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    Description

    The Avro Anson was the RAF’s first monoplane with retractable undercarriage, introduced in 1936 as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft and later widely employed as a trainer and light transport. Nicknamed “Faithful Annie,” thousands served throughout the Second World War in a wide variety of roles.

    This DSD Simulations package recreates the military Anson Mk I exclusively, with an emphasis on period authenticity. Two distinct cowl configurations are included – the standard early-war type and the smooth, later-style cowls – allowing for accurate representation of specific airframes.

    All models are built natively for Microsoft Flight Simulator, ensuring optimal performance, modern PBR rendering, and full compatibility with the latest simulator standards. Each aircraft features a fully clickable cockpit, complete with authentic instrumentation and functional systems appropriate to the Mk I. Immersive details such as opening cockpit windows, functional bomb bay doors, and crew station interactivity enhance both realism and atmosphere.

    This pack is designed for enthusiasts of classic aviation, warbird displays, and historical RAF operations, offering a faithful and versatile representation of one of the most significant British twin-engine aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s.

    Big thanks must go to FSAddon, for providing the necessary permissions to convert this fabulous aircraft to MSFS standards. Copyright remains with FSAddon Publishing, and the original authors are Simon Smeiman, Chuck Jodry and Francois Dumas.

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    2 months ago

    This is a lovely aeroplane. Well worth a download. I love flying it. I've not had a problem with starting it so maybe that issue has been fixed.

    29 days ago

    me too

    5 months ago

    Have the Cockpit gauge/dash and navigation lights been fixed? Never could get them to turn on.

    6 months ago

    The Aircraft itself is definitely well worth downloading. But like others have commented, on initial load you must select a runway to spawn in. At a parking spot it is impossible to start the engines.
    What I did notice is that no matter which position I place the four fuel valves in and how much fuel is actually in the aircraft, the fuel gauge in the engine cowling does not show fuel.

    After spawning at the runway with engines running there is a fuel indication at 40.
    When closing the fuel valves for that side, the engine continues to run for a bit and then the fuel indication on the gauge drops to zero and the engine stops.
    Open the valve(s) again and start the engine. As the prop turns the fuel indication comes up and the engine starts.
    When loading cold and dark I do see the fuel indication rise but there is no ignition it seems. There must be something missing between MAGS and the sparkplugs

    6 months ago

    Great looking exterior, cockpit is decent. unfortunately, wouldn't start. 3 stars.

    6 months ago

    Same here. (MSFS 2024)
    No engines are running.
    The same at every starting point: Runway/Parking/in the air
    - nor after toggle slew mode which some times does the trick on other aircraft.
    Previous versions (v1.1-1.2) worked for me.

    7 months ago

    Would it be possible to have a version with no top turret? This would allow liveries for the many civilian Anson used after the war. Thanks.

    7 months ago

    I'd also like this if possible

    7 months ago

    Fantastic plane. Love it. Once in flight, it handles nicely. As other point out, I can't start the engines from cold and dark. Engines dont catch. Please make this happen with one of the next updates. Thank you very much for this gem.

    7 months ago

    I will always be grateful for freeware aircraft add-ons, and this is no different, I will however say that there are some glaring issues with this aircraft that need to be addressed. I, like others that have commented here, am experiencing a bug that prevents the engines from starting, regardless of what I do, even using ctrl+e to command engine starting, the engines will not come to life. The starter will operate, and the rotation will initiate, but ignition does not seem to occur. Interestingly, this bug only seems to affect the aircraft if started cold and dark. If one spawns in any situation with the engines running, lands, parks, and shuts down the engines, they are able to be restarted successfully.
    Bugs aside, the cockpit visuals are somewhat lackluster, again, while I do recognize that this is a free add-on, I still will maintain that the visuals lag behind other freeware products currently available.
    In closing, I would like to reaffirm and express my gratitude towards the developer for giving us a recreation of this piece of history, and I hope that they will take my feedback into consideration and continue to improve this wonderful aircraft.

    7 months ago

    I can't start the engines, even if I follow your instructions and also ctrl+e doesn't work

    7 months ago

    Absolutely delighted with "Faithfull Annie." I have long been a great fan of FSADD ON aircraft and had all their units when I was using FSX. I hope to see more of their products re-instated in the future, The Bristol Freighter is my favourite having flown them as a"Radio Operator/Observer" with Air Express in the late 1960's /1970's Just a question though, I remember the gear crank handle in the original FSX model on the right hand side of the pilot's seat, but can't find the same on this Anson. I run a Logitech Extreme 3D PRO joystick, and all the other default controls work, except button 5, the landing gear. any ideas where I can find the gear crank. Very Best Regards, and thanks again for an otherwise superb model

    8 months ago

    After new update getting better and better !!! In cockpit most important things are clickable ! Next update it needs default autopilot. Heading , atl hold, maybe radio nav .

    8 months ago

    Looks lovely but the only way I can get to start is to start at the end of a runway!! I have followed suggestions in this thread to no avail unfortunately! Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks

    8 months ago

    I like this aircraft a lot and I very much appreciate that it is freeware, but there are some issues that need attention.

    MSFS 2020:

    The on-screen parking brake lever is inoperative since the last update. Only a keybind can operate the brake but there is no lever animation.

    Red handle on dashboard just toggles a single fuel tank valve. Does not seem to do anything else. Not sure what it is really for.

    Would be nice to have the airspeed indicator in knots.

    Rain enters cockpit.

    Please enable the default TOGGLE_ LANDING_GEAR keybind like other aircraft addons do. I know that there are separate gear up and gear down keybinds, but that requires two separate actions to operate the gear and mapping two hardware controls instead of just one.

    Although this aircraft does not have an autopilot it will respond to the MSFS default autopilot inputs because systems.cfg has the required entries. Most functions seem to work except altitude control. I am not a developer but I did some research and looked into the SDK and I have been able to restore autopilot altitude control by editing systems.cfg. There are still some issues with it and I am still playing around with the settings on a trial and error basis, but clearly full autopilot functionality is possible with this aircraft for those that want it. If I can do this with very limited knowledge a developer with a better understanding of how it all works should hopefully be able to implement this correctly.

    Just providing feedback, no criticism intended.

    Thanks.

    PS. I am able to use the Logitech MultiPanel configured with SPAD.next and the in-game software panel for the PMS50 GTN 750 for autopilot inputs either singly or in combination.

    8 months ago

    Bonjour de France
    merci beaucoup . Machine très sympathique

    8 months ago

    one of my favourites to use, putting payware devs to shame imo
    MSFS 2020MSFS 2024

    Avro Anson Mk1

    The Avro Anson Mk1 add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator recreates the RAFs first monoplane with retractable undercarriage, emphasizing historical accuracy and period details. This package includes two distinct cowling configurations, reflecting early and later designs, as well as a fully clickable cockpit with authentic instruments. Designed for classic aviation enthusiasts, it features immersive elements like cockpit windows and functional bomb bay doors, enhancing the overall experience of this significant twin-engine aircraft from the 1930s and 1940s.

    Downloads11K
    Version1.2.2
    File Size170.57 MB
    Published9 months ago
    Updated8 months ago

    User Reviews

    4.8

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    More Information

    Simulator
    MSFS2020/24
    CategoryAircraft
    Sub-CategoryMilitary Aircraft

    Version History

    Further cockpit functionality restored

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