4flightsims.com

What It Is

4FlightSims.com provides a set of web-based EFIS/avionics instruments and control panel software for flight simulators, mainly serving users of X-Plane, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and Prepar3D. Its core idea is to let users display and control flight instruments, maps, flight plans, and aircraft systems via a secondary monitor, an extra computer, an Android tablet, an iPad, or other devices with a compatible web browser, helping create a home flight environment closer to a real cockpit.

Core Capabilities

Based on the collected content, the product line includes SkyElite, SkyScout, and Aviator Pro. SkyElite is designed for MSFS 2020 and emphasizes PFD, MFD, moving maps, aircraft controls, light switches, flight plans, and route charts, making it suitable for expanding a home cockpit. SkyScout is built for X-Plane and offers web-based EFIS, including PFD/MFD/EICAS, allowing virtual pilots to simulate a glass cockpit on browser-based devices. Aviator Pro is more focused on comprehensive control, covering instruments, aircraft controls, moving maps, weather, views, route management, fuel, airport information, automatic frequency tuning, as well as altitude, heading, and CRS settings. It also supports aircraft-specific customization for lights, overhead panels, engines, electrical systems, and environmental control panels.

Pricing and Licensing

The main content does not disclose pricing, subscription or one-time purchase models, free trials, payment methods, or licensing restrictions, so its pricing model cannot be determined. There is also no visible information about open source availability, self-hosting, APIs/SDKs, or developer extension interfaces. As a “developer tools” category product, the available information is limited; more accurately, it is specialized companion software within the flight simulation ecosystem.

Pros and Cons

The main advantage is its flexible web-based design, which can reuse tablets, browsers, and multi-screen setups, lowering the hardware barrier for building a home cockpit. It also supports mainstream simulators and offers a fairly complete feature set spanning both display and control. The drawbacks are that the public descriptions are somewhat marketing-oriented and lack details on installation, compatibility, performance requirements, troubleshooting, and documentation quality. Pricing and licensing are also not transparent.

Who It’s For and Access in China

It is suitable for flight simulation enthusiasts, virtual pilots, flight training support users, and anyone who wants to build a home cockpit using multiple screens and tablets. The main content does not provide information about access from mainland China, so actual availability needs to be tested independently.