diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.cpp
index 3e3073acc..2b4cc522e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #include "simulator_xplane.h"
+#include "xbus_service_proxy.h"
+#include <QDBusServiceWatcher>
 
 namespace BlackSimPlugin
 {
@@ -12,50 +14,111 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
         CSimulatorXPlane::CSimulatorXPlane(QObject *parent) : BlackCore::ISimulator(parent)
         {
+            m_watcher = new QDBusServiceWatcher(this);
+            m_watcher->setWatchMode(QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForRegistration | QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForUnregistration);
+            m_watcher->addWatchedService(CXBusServiceProxy::InterfaceName());
+            connect(m_watcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceRegistered, this, &CSimulatorXPlane::serviceRegistered);
+            connect(m_watcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceUnregistered, this, &CSimulatorXPlane::serviceUnregistered);
         }
 
         bool CSimulatorXPlane::isConnected() const
         {
-            return false;
+            return m_service;
         }
 
         bool CSimulatorXPlane::canConnect()
         {
-            return false;
+            if (isConnected()) { return true; }
+            auto conn = QDBusConnection::sessionBus(); // TODO make this configurable
+            auto dummy = new CXBusServiceProxy(conn, this, true);
+            bool ok = dummy->isValid();
+            delete dummy;
+            return ok;
         }
 
         bool CSimulatorXPlane::connectTo()
         {
-            return false;
+            if (isConnected()) { return true; }
+            m_conn = QDBusConnection::sessionBus(); // TODO make this configurable
+            m_service = new CXBusServiceProxy(m_conn, this);
+            if (m_service->isValid())
+            {
+                connect(m_service, &CXBusServiceProxy::aircraftModelChanged, this, &CSimulatorXPlane::aircraftModelChanged);
+                m_watcher->setConnection(m_conn);
+                emit statusChanged(ISimulator::Connected);
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                disconnectFrom();
+                return false;
+            }
         }
 
         void CSimulatorXPlane::asyncConnectTo()
         {
+            // TODO
+            connectTo();
         }
 
         bool CSimulatorXPlane::disconnectFrom()
         {
-            return false;
+            emit statusChanged(ISimulator::Disconnected);
+            m_conn = QDBusConnection { "default" };
+            m_watcher->setConnection(m_conn);
+            delete m_service;
+            m_service = nullptr;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        void CSimulatorXPlane::serviceRegistered()
+        {
+            delete m_service;
+            m_service = new CXBusServiceProxy(m_conn, this);
+            connect(m_service, &CXBusServiceProxy::aircraftModelChanged, this, &CSimulatorXPlane::aircraftModelChanged);
+            emit statusChanged(ISimulator::Connected);
+        }
+
+        void CSimulatorXPlane::serviceUnregistered()
+        {
+            delete m_service;
+            m_service = nullptr;
+            emit statusChanged(ISimulator::Disconnected);
         }
 
         BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraft CSimulatorXPlane::getOwnAircraft() const
         {
-            return {};
+            if (! m_service) { return {}; }
+            using namespace BlackMisc;
+            Aviation::CAircraftSituation situation;
+            situation.setPosition({ m_service->getLatitude(), m_service->getLongitude(), 0 });
+            situation.setAltitude({ m_service->getAltitudeMSL(), Aviation::CAltitude::MeanSeaLevel, PhysicalQuantities::CLengthUnit::m() });
+            situation.setHeading({ m_service->getTrueHeading(), Aviation::CHeading::True, PhysicalQuantities::CAngleUnit::deg() });
+            situation.setPitch({ m_service->getPitch(), PhysicalQuantities::CAngleUnit::deg() });
+            situation.setBank({ m_service->getRoll(), PhysicalQuantities::CAngleUnit::deg() });
+            situation.setGroundspeed({ m_service->getGroundSpeed(), PhysicalQuantities::CSpeedUnit::m_s() });
+            return { {}, {}, situation };
         }
 
         void CSimulatorXPlane::displayStatusMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message) const
         {
+            if (! m_service) { return; }
+            // TODO
             Q_UNUSED(message);
         }
 
         BlackMisc::Network::CAircraftModel CSimulatorXPlane::getAircraftModel() const
         {
-            return {};
+            if (! m_service) { return {}; }
+            return m_service->getAircraftModelPath();
         }
 
         bool CSimulatorXPlane::updateOwnSimulatorCockpit(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraft &aircraft)
         {
+            if (! m_service) { return false; }
+            //TODO
             Q_UNUSED(aircraft);
+            return false;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.h b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.h
index 84c0a2ef9..98742bd45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/simulator_xplane.h
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@
 //! \file
 
 #include "blackcore/simulator.h"
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+
+class QDBusServiceWatcher;
 
 namespace BlackSimPlugin
 {
     namespace XPlane
     {
 
+        class CXBusServiceProxy;
+
         /*!
          * X-Plane ISimulator implementation
          */
@@ -32,6 +37,15 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! \copydoc BlackCore::ISimulator::canConnect
             virtual bool canConnect() override;
 
+        private:
+            QDBusConnection m_conn { "default" };
+            QDBusServiceWatcher *m_watcher { nullptr };
+            CXBusServiceProxy *m_service { nullptr };
+
+        private slots:
+            void serviceRegistered();
+            void serviceUnregistered();
+
         public slots:
             //! \copydoc BlackCore::ISimulator::connectTo
             virtual bool connectTo() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.cpp
index 057903640..c47ce3eae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
     namespace XPlane
     {
 
-        CXBusServiceProxy::CXBusServiceProxy(QDBusConnection &connection, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+        CXBusServiceProxy::CXBusServiceProxy(QDBusConnection &connection, QObject *parent, bool dummy) : QObject(parent)
         {
             m_dbusInterface = new BlackMisc::CGenericDBusInterface(BlackCore::CDBusServer::ServiceName, ObjectPath(), InterfaceName(), connection, this);
-            relaySignals();
+            if (! dummy) { relaySignals(); }
         }
 
         void CXBusServiceProxy::relaySignals()
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.h b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.h
index 4e8381158..b3179bf16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xbus_service_proxy.h
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             }
 
             //! Constructor
-            CXBusServiceProxy(QDBusConnection &connection, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+            CXBusServiceProxy(QDBusConnection &connection, QObject *parent = nullptr, bool dummy = false);
+
+            //! Does the remote object exist?
+            bool isValid() const { return m_dbusInterface->isValid(); }
 
         private:
             BlackMisc::CGenericDBusInterface *m_dbusInterface = nullptr;