diff --git a/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.cpp b/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.cpp
index df306a539..1d6fa6fd9 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             {
                 QString result;
                 TCHAR szLocalAppDataPath[MAX_PATH];
-                if(SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPath(NULL,
-                                             CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA,
-                                             NULL,
-                                             0,
-                                             szLocalAppDataPath)))
+                if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPath(NULL,
+                                              CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA,
+                                              NULL,
+                                              0,
+                                              szLocalAppDataPath)))
                 {
                     result = QString::fromWCharArray(szLocalAppDataPath);
                 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 QString xplaneInstallFilePath;
                 QString xplaneInstallFile = QStringLiteral("/x-plane_install_10.txt");
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-               xplaneInstallFilePath = getWindowsLocalAppDataPath() + xplaneInstallFile;
+                xplaneInstallFilePath = getWindowsLocalAppDataPath() + xplaneInstallFile;
 #elif defined (Q_OS_UNIX)
                 xplaneInstallFilePath = QDir::homePath() + QStringLiteral("/.x-plane") + xplaneInstallFile;
 #elif defined (Q_OS_OSX)
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 else { return {}; }
             }
 
+            QString CXPlaneUtil::xplaneModelDirectory()
+            {
+                return xplaneRootDir();
+            }
+
+            QStringList CXPlaneUtil::xplaneModelExcludeDirectoryPatterns()
+            {
+                return QStringList();
+            }
+
             QString CXPlaneUtil::xbusLegacyDir()
             {
                 QString legacyPath("/Resources/plugins/xbus/LegacyData");
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.h b/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.h
index 6e0195b35..522f715af 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/simulation/xplane/xplaneutil.h
@@ -41,10 +41,16 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 //! In case more then one XPlane version is found, the path to the highest version is used
                 static QString xplaneRootDir();
 
+                //! Directory with models
+                //! \todo needs review
+                static QString xplaneModelDirectory();
+
+                //! Exclude directories for models
+                static QStringList xplaneModelExcludeDirectoryPatterns();
+
                 //! XBus legacy directory
                 static QString xbusLegacyDir();
             };
-
         } // namespace
     } // namespace
 } // namespace