diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h
index 4453e6d84..06d30687d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         //! Common base class for MS flight simulators
         class CSimulatorFsCommon : public Common::CSimulatorPluginCommon
         {
+            Q_OBJECT
+            Q_INTERFACES(BlackCore::ISimulator)
+            Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::Simulation::ISimulationEnvironmentProvider)
+            Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::Simulation::IInterpolationSetupProvider)
+
         public:
             //! Destructor
             virtual ~CSimulatorFsCommon() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/fsxsettingscomponent.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/fsxsettingscomponent.cpp
index 2c38c4b24..6652b9019 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/fsxsettingscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/fsxsettingscomponent.cpp
@@ -134,11 +134,16 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
         CSimulatorFsxCommon *CFsxSettingsComponent::getFsxOrP3DSimulator() const
         {
-            if (!sGui || !sGui->getISimulator() || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return nullptr; }
+            if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown() || !sGui->getIContextSimulator() || !sGui->getISimulator()) { return nullptr; }
+            const CSimulatorPluginInfo plugin = sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getSimulatorPluginInfo();
+            if (plugin.isEmulatedPlugin()) { return nullptr; } // cast would fail
+
             ISimulator *simulator = sGui->getISimulator();
             if (!simulator->getSimulatorInfo().isFsxP3DFamily()) { return nullptr; }
-            if (simulator->getSimulatorInfo() != m_simulator) { return nullptr; }
-            CSimulatorFsxCommon *fsx = static_cast<CSimulatorFsxCommon *>(simulator); // wonder why qobject_cast does not work here
+            if (simulator->getSimulatorInfo() != m_simulator)    { return nullptr; }
+
+            //! \todo KB 11/18 wonder why qobject_cast does not work here
+            CSimulatorFsxCommon *fsx = static_cast<CSimulatorFsxCommon *>(simulator);
             return fsx;
         }
     } // ns
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
index cfc1da4ba..bb98e09c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         {
             Q_OBJECT
             Q_INTERFACES(BlackCore::ISimulator)
+            Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::Simulation::ISimulationEnvironmentProvider)
+            Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::Simulation::IInterpolationSetupProvider)
 
         public:
             //! Constructor, parameters as in \sa BlackCore::ISimulatorFactory::create