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Coming to the App Store. Device-verified end to end on iPhone and iPad.

Radios you can feel.

DETENT turns your iPad or iPhone into a tactile radio stack for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Spin real concentric knobs, feel every detent click, and watch the cockpit follow. It already runs the radios end to end on real hardware.

No account. No subscription. No cloud.

DETENT radio panel on iPad showing COM, NAV, transponder and OBS controls
The full radio stack on iPad.

See it work

The same instrument on both devices. One radio at a time on iPhone, the full stack on iPad.

DETENT on iPhone showing a single COM radio with concentric tuning knobs
One radio at a time on iPhone, swipe between them.
DETENT keypad entry part way through typing a frequency
Type a frequency directly when you know it.
DETENT transponder squawk and OBS course controls on iPad
Transponder and OBS, done properly.
DETENT airport lookup listing COM and VOR frequencies for KSEA
Search any airport, tap a frequency into standby.

Airport lookup

Every frequency, one tap away

Search any airport by identifier, or let DETENT find the nearest one to you in the sim. COM and VOR frequencies come straight from a bundled offline database. Tap one and it drops into standby, ready to swap.

How it works

One small program on your sim PC. No accounts, no cloud relay, no configuration files. Your phone talks to your PC over your own Wi-Fi and nothing leaves your network.

  1. 01

    Run the bridge

    Download a single .exe to the PC that runs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. No installer, no runtimes, no setup. Launch it before or after the sim; it connects on its own.

  2. 02

    Pair your device

    Open DETENT on your iPad or iPhone. It finds the bridge on your Wi-Fi automatically, or scan the QR code the bridge shows. Pair once and it reconnects on its own after that, even when your PC's address changes.

  3. 03

    Tune

    Spin the knob, feel the detents, and the radios in your cockpit move. What you see on the panel is read live from the sim, always.

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DETENT works with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PC. Xbox is not supported: the sim only exposes its radio controls to software running on a PC.

DETENT connect screen with a scan-QR pairing option and a demo mode fallback
Scan a QR code to pair with the bridge on your network.

Why DETENT

Companion apps usually mean button grids that fake keystrokes, or a browser tab that feels like a web page. DETENT is built like an instrument.

  • Always live, both ways

    Every frequency on the panel is read directly from the sim, continuously. Change a radio in the cockpit and DETENT shows it instantly. No blind one-way buttons, ever.

  • Detents you can feel

    Each knob step lands with a crisp haptic click, synchronized to the visual snap. Spin fast and it accelerates like real Garmin hardware.

  • Instant response

    Your input applies on the panel immediately and reaches the cockpit in about 30 milliseconds on healthy Wi-Fi. Measured, not guessed.

  • Airport frequencies built in

    Search any airport or find the nearest, then tap a COM or VOR frequency straight into standby. The database is bundled and offline.

  • Buy once, own it

    One price, one purchase. No subscription, no tiers, no account to create, no server DETENT depends on.

  • Radios, done right

    COM, NAV, OBS, and transponder. Deliberately nothing else. Depth over sprawl: every control earns its place and works across aircraft.

Try the feel

COM 1MHz
121.500118.325

Try it: drag the outer ring for megahertz, the center for kilohertz.

Launch aircraft

Verified end to end at launch: tune, swap, OBS, and transponder, reflected in the cockpit and read back live.

  • Cessna 172 SkyhawkG1000
  • Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EXG1000
  • Daher TBM 930G3000
  • Classic steam-gauge aircraftTraditional radio stack

Aircraft profiles grow after launch, driven by what the community flies. Airliners with radio management panels are a different instrument and a later chapter.

What's next

DETENT ships focused and grows deliberately. Here is where it is headed.

  • Writable transponder mode

    Set STBY, ON, ALT, and GND from the panel, not just the squawk code and ident.

  • Worldwide ILS frequencies

    Read localizer and glideslope frequencies from the sim's own navigation data, anywhere in the world.

  • X-Plane support

    A second simulator, planned after the initial release. X-Plane will not even need the bridge program.

  • More aircraft profiles

    The launch set covers the common trainers and turboprops. Profiles grow based on what the community flies.

FAQ

Does it work on Xbox?
No. Microsoft Flight Simulator only exposes its control interface (SimConnect) on PC, so no companion app can control radios on Xbox. If that ever changes, DETENT will be first in line.
What about X-Plane?
Planned. X-Plane support is on the roadmap after the initial release, and it will not even need the bridge program.
Does it work with payware aircraft?
Many will work out of the box because DETENT speaks the sim's standard radio controls. Some heavily customized aircraft need a profile; profiles are added based on demand after launch.
How much will it cost?
A one-time purchase, planned between $9.99 and $14.99. No subscription and no in-app purchases.
When can I get it?
It is in active development and already runs the radios end to end on real hardware. This page will show a release date as it gets closer.
What data does DETENT collect?
None. There is no account, no analytics, and no cloud service. Your phone talks to your PC on your own network and that is the whole story.