diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp
index d55d4936a..3707ba59a 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void MainWindow::init(const CRuntimeConfig &runtimeConfig)
 
     // context
     this->createRuntime(runtimeConfig, this);
-    this->ui->comp_Flightplan->setRuntime(this->getRuntime());
+    CRuntimeBasedComponent::setRuntimeForComponents(this->getRuntime(), this);
 
     // wire GUI signals
     this->initGuiSignals();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
index ab3b5d69a..54d767f70 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "runtimebasedcomponent.h"
+#include <QWidget>
 
 namespace BlackGui
 {
@@ -26,6 +27,18 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return this->m_runtime->getIContextAudio();
     }
 
+    void CRuntimeBasedComponent::setRuntimeForComponents(BlackCore::CRuntime *runtime, QWidget *parent)
+    {
+        if (!parent) return;
+        QList<QWidget *> children = parent->findChildren<QWidget *>();
+        foreach(QWidget * widget, children)
+        {
+            if (widget->objectName().isEmpty()) continue; // rule out unamed widgets
+            CRuntimeBasedComponent *rbc = dynamic_cast<CRuntimeBasedComponent *>(widget);
+            if (rbc) rbc->setRuntime(runtime, false);
+        }
+    }
+
     void CRuntimeBasedComponent::createRuntime(const BlackCore::CRuntimeConfig &config, QObject *parent)
     {
         this->m_runtime = new BlackCore::CRuntime(config, parent);
@@ -67,4 +80,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
         if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
         return this->m_runtime->getIContextSimulator();
     }
+
+    void CRuntimeBasedComponent::sendStatusMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &statusMessage)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->getIContextApplication());
+        this->getIContextApplication()->sendStatusMessage(statusMessage);
+    }
+
+    void CRuntimeBasedComponent::sendStatusMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &statusMessages)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->getIContextApplication());
+        this->getIContextApplication()->sendStatusMessages(statusMessages);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
index d54ec4ace..b50ce0e43 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
     public:
         //! Set runtime, usually set by runtime owner (must only be one, usually main window)
-        void setRuntime(BlackCore::CRuntime *runtime, bool runtimeOwner = false) { this->m_runtime = runtime; this->m_runtimeOwner = runtimeOwner; }
+        void setRuntime(BlackCore::CRuntime *runtime, bool runtimeOwner = false)
+        {
+            this->m_runtime = runtime; this->m_runtimeOwner = runtimeOwner;
+        }
+
+        //! Set runtime for each CRuntimeBasedComponent
+        static void setRuntimeForComponents(BlackCore::CRuntime *runtime, QWidget *parent);
 
     protected:
         //! Constructor
@@ -64,6 +70,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Context for simulator
         BlackCore::IContextSimulator *getIContextSimulator();
 
+        //! Send status message (via application context)
+        void sendStatusMessage(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &statusMessage);
+
+        //! Send status message (via application context)
+        void sendStatusMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &statusMessages);
+
         //! Owner?
         bool isRuntimeOwner() const { return this->m_runtimeOwner; }