diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
index b26ee6176..d7f92f8bd 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         CAircraftModelList CContextSimulator::getModelSet() const
         {
             if (m_debugEnabled) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
-            const CSimulatorInfo simulator = m_modelSetSimulator.get();
+            const CSimulatorInfo simulator = this->getModelSetLoaderSimulator();
             if (!simulator.isSingleSimulator()) { return CAircraftModelList(); }
 
             CCentralMultiSimulatorModelSetCachesProvider::modelCachesInstance().synchronizeCache(simulator);
@@ -231,6 +231,18 @@ namespace BlackCore
         CSimulatorInfo CContextSimulator::getModelSetLoaderSimulator() const
         {
             if (m_debugEnabled) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
+            if (m_simulatorPlugin.second)
+            {
+                if (m_simulatorPlugin.second->isConnected())
+                {
+                    if (m_simulatorPlugin.second->isEmulatedDriver())
+                    {
+                        // specialized version returning the "emulated info"
+                        return this->getSimulatorPluginInfo().getSimulatorInfo();
+                    }
+                    return m_simulatorPlugin.first.getSimulatorInfo();
+                }
+            }
             return m_modelSetSimulator.get();
         }
 
@@ -238,7 +250,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         {
             Q_ASSERT_X(simulator.isSingleSimulator(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "Need single simulator");
             if (m_debugEnabled) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
-            if (this->isSimulatorAvailable()) { return; }
+            if (this->isSimulatorAvailable()) { return; } // if a plugin is loaded, do ignore this
             m_modelSetSimulator.set(simulator);
             const CAircraftModelList models = this->getModelSet(); // cache synced
             m_aircraftMatcher.setModelSet(models, simulator, false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.cpp
index 4c550b7a7..b368bbcbe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             this->emitSimulatorCombinedStatus();
         }
 
+        CSimulatorInfo CSimulatorEmulated::getEmulatedSimulator() const
+        {
+            return m_pluginSettings.get().getEmulatedSimulator();
+        }
+
         bool CSimulatorEmulated::changeInternalCom(const CSimulatedAircraft &aircraft)
         {
             bool changed = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.h b/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.h
index 2ec8abfbf..1e560a43c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/emulated/simulatoremulated.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! UI setter
             void setCombinedStatus(bool connected, bool simulating, bool paused);
 
+            //! The emulated simulated simulator
+            BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatorInfo getEmulatedSimulator() const;
+
             //! Internal own aircraft
             //! \remark normally used by corresponding BlackSimPlugin::Emulated::CSimulatorEmulatedMonitorDialog
             const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatedAircraft &getInternalOwnAircraft() const { return m_myAircraft; }