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Independent Review:Flying the A320 with Rowsfire A111, A112 & A113 Panels

One Long-Haul Flight and You'll Understand What These Three Panels Fix

Rowsfire A111 · A112 · A113 · A320 Home Cockpit Series · MSFS 2020 / 2024

After flying the A320 with a mouse for a while, many sim pilots encounter the same friction: switching ATC frequencies requires hunting for the RMP window tucked in a corner, and confirming a Squawk code means navigating another interface. Every interaction pulls your attention away from the cockpit. These three panels are designed to solve exactly that problem.

Flight sim YouTuber Easyjetsimpilot recently reviewed Rowsfire’s A111, A112, and A113, testing them with the Fenix A320 in MSFS. Here’s what he found.

Three Panels Covering Every Critical Phase of Flight

Each panel corresponds to a control area you’ll repeatedly use from pushback to landing:

  • A111 – Radio Management & Audio Control Panel (RMP·ACP)

    • Features: VHF 1/2/3, HF 1/2, backlit PA button, dual-concentric tuning knobs

    • Use case: When crossing the North Atlantic to contact Shanwick Control, HF is the only channel that matters

    • Click here to learn more details: A111

Rowsfire A111 1:1 Scale RMP-ACP Radio & Audio Panel - Rowsfire
  • A112 – Cockpit Lighting & Weather Radar Panel (CKPT-LT·WXR)

    • Features: Cockpit lighting controls + weather radar

    • Location: Captain’s right knee

    • Use case: Using radar to route around convective weather during descent, just like real pilots

    • Click here to learn more details: A112

Rowsfire A112 1:1 Scale CKPT-LT+WXR-Radar Integrated Panel - Rowsfire
  • A113 – Transponder & TCAS Panel (ATC·TCAS·DFOR)

    • Features: Squawk entry, TCAS mode selection, DFOR, CKPT-LT

    • Use case: At top of descent, dialing TCAS to BELOW reduces altitude-change RAs with a single knob turn, much faster than using a mouse

    • Click here to learn more details: A113

Rowsfire A113 1:1 Scale CKPT-LT+DFOR+ATC Integrated Panel - Rowsfire

Easyjetsimpilot also noted that the mounting holes on all three panels match the real A320 layout exactly. At full scale, the value isn’t just visual—the muscle memory you build is identical to what you’d use in a real aircraft.

How It Feels in Use

  • Build quality: Aluminium alloy housing is sturdier than expected and stays firmly on the cockpit rig. Buttons and knobs have firm, deliberate resistance: “stiff enough that you won’t knock them by accident during busy approaches.”

  • Connection: Works with Mobiflight via plug-and-play configuration files, no manual coding required. Frequency changes sync to the simulator in real time with no perceptible lag.

  • Ease of use: For those who don’t want to spend hours programming or building custom hardware, this is a ready-to-use option.

“If you’re not someone who wants to spend hours programming stuff or building your own bits and pieces, this is definitely an option I would consider.”
— Easyjetsimpilot

Honest Assessment

  • Aluminium alloy construction — weight and durability exceed expectations for the price

  • Mounting holes match the real A320 layout, compatible with standard cockpit rigs

  • Mobiflight config files are plug-and-play; works with Fenix, FBW, INIbuilds, and Toliss

  • Some potentiometers may exhibit slight jitter, adjustable via Mobiflight calibration

  • LCD display quality is slightly below top-tier hardware, but a fair trade-off at this price

By the end of the review, Easyjetsimpilot had all three Rowsfire panels alongside a third-party MCDU — “slowly starting to look like the real thing.” For anyone building a home cockpit who doesn’t want to start from scratch with soldering or scripting, these panels are a practical starting point.


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