diff --git a/src/blacksim/blacksimfreefunctions.cpp b/src/blacksim/blacksimfreefunctions.cpp
index 72e142c78..5e418e426 100644
--- a/src/blacksim/blacksimfreefunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/blacksim/blacksimfreefunctions.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 #include "blacksimfreefunctions.h"
+#include "fsx/simconnectutilities.h"
 #include "fscommon/aircraftcfgentrieslist.h"
 #include "fscommon/aircraftmappinglist.h"
-#include "fsx/simconnectutilities.h"
+#include "simulatorinfo.h"
 
 namespace BlackSim
 {
 
     void registerMetadata()
     {
+        BlackSim::CSimulatorInfo::registerMetadata();
         BlackSim::FsCommon::CAircraftCfgEntries::registerMetadata();
         BlackSim::FsCommon::CAircraftMapping::registerMetadata();
         BlackSim::FsCommon::CAircraftCfgEntriesList::registerMetadata();
diff --git a/src/blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.cpp b/src/blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74d7a8a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "fsxsimulatorsetup.h"
+#include "../fsx/simconnectutilities.h"
+
+namespace BlackSim
+{
+    namespace Fsx
+    {
+        void CFsxSimulatorSetup::init()
+        {
+            CSimulatorSetup::init();
+            this->m_setup.addValue(SetupSimConnectCfgFile, CSimConnectUtilities::getLocalSimConnectCfgFilename());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.h b/src/blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5ed55e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*  Copyright (C) 2013 VATSIM Community / contributors
+ *  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ *  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ *  file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef BLACKSIM_FSX_SIMSETUP_H
+#define BLACKSIM_FSX_SIMSETUP_H
+
+#include "../simulatorsetup.h"
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace BlackSim
+{
+    namespace Fsx
+    {
+
+        /*!
+         * \brief Simulator settings for FSX Flight sims
+         */
+        class CFsxSimulatorSetup : public BlackSim::CSimulatorSetup
+        {
+
+        public:
+
+            enum
+            {
+                SetupSimConnectCfgFile = 1000
+            };
+
+
+            //! Default constructor
+            CFsxSimulatorSetup() : BlackSim::CSimulatorSetup() {}
+
+            //! Constructor
+            CFsxSimulatorSetup(const BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap &map) : BlackSim::CSimulatorSetup(map) {}
+
+            //! Init, to be used where FSX runs
+            void init();
+        };
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blacksim/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp b/src/blacksim/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
index c84f61dbb..dc0f003ca 100644
--- a/src/blacksim/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
+++ b/src/blacksim/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             m_isConnected(false),
             m_simRunning(false),
             m_hSimConnect(nullptr),
-            m_nextObjID(1)
+            m_nextObjID(1),
+            m_simulatorInfo(CSimulatorInfo::FSX())
         {
+            CFsxSimulatorSetup setup;
+            setup.init(); // this fetches important setting on local side
+            this->m_simulatorInfo.setSimulatorSetup(setup.getSettings());
             QTimer::singleShot(5000, this, SLOT(checkConnection()));
         }
 
@@ -81,6 +85,11 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             // TODO
         }
 
+        CSimulatorInfo CSimulatorFSX::getSimulatorInfo() const
+        {
+            return this->m_simulatorInfo;
+        }
+
         void CALLBACK CSimulatorFSX::SimConnectProc(SIMCONNECT_RECV *pData, DWORD /* cbData */, void *pContext)
         {
             CSimulatorFSX *simulatorFsx = static_cast<CSimulatorFSX *>(pContext);
diff --git a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp
index 1c61fbb46..02ec0858c 100644
--- a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using namespace BlackMisc;
 
 namespace BlackSim
 {
-
     CSimulatorInfo::CSimulatorInfo(const QString &shortname, const QString &fullname) : m_fullname(fullname), m_shortname(shortname)
     { }
 
@@ -17,6 +16,23 @@ namespace BlackSim
         return qHash(TupleConverter<CSimulatorInfo>::toTuple(*this));
     }
 
+    QVariant CSimulatorInfo::getSimulatorSetupValue(int index) const
+    {
+        return this->m_simsetup.value(index);
+    }
+
+    QString CSimulatorInfo::getSimulatorSetupValueAsString(int index) const
+    {
+        QVariant qv = getSimulatorSetupValue(index);
+        Q_ASSERT(qv.canConvert<QString>());
+        return qv.toString();
+    }
+
+    void CSimulatorInfo::setSimulatorSetup(const BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap &setup)
+    {
+        this->m_simsetup = setup;
+    }
+
     QString CSimulatorInfo::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
     {
         Q_UNUSED(i18n);
diff --git a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h
index 5bf9d7526..ccc95f42e 100644
--- a/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h
+++ b/src/blacksim/simulatorinfo.h
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef BLACKSIM_SIMULATORINFO_H
 #define BLACKSIM_SIMULATORINFO_H
 
+#include "blackmisc/indexvariantmap.h"
 #include "blackmisc/valueobject.h"
 
 namespace BlackSim
 {
-
     //! \brief Describing a simulator
     class CSimulatorInfo : public BlackMisc::CValueObject
     {
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ namespace BlackSim
         //! \copydoc CValueObject::getValueHash()
         virtual uint getValueHash() const override;
 
+        //! Single setting value
+        QVariant getSimulatorSetupValue(int index) const;
+
+        //! Single setting value
+        QString getSimulatorSetupValueAsString(int index) const;
+
+        //! Set single settings
+        void setSimulatorSetup(const BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap &setup);
+
         //! \brief Simulator is FS9 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
         static const CSimulatorInfo &FS9()
         {
@@ -85,10 +94,11 @@ namespace BlackSim
         BLACK_ENABLE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(CSimulatorInfo)
         QString m_fullname;
         QString m_shortname;
+        BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap m_simsetup; //!< allows to access simulator keys requried on remote side
     };
 }
 
-BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackSim::CSimulatorInfo, (o.m_fullname, o.m_shortname))
+BLACK_DECLARE_TUPLE_CONVERSION(BlackSim::CSimulatorInfo, (o.m_fullname, o.m_shortname, o.m_simsetup))
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackSim::CSimulatorInfo)
 
 #endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blacksim/simulatorsetup.cpp b/src/blacksim/simulatorsetup.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abb93775a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blacksim/simulatorsetup.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "simulatorsetup.h"
+
+namespace BlackSim
+{
+    void CSimulatorSetup::setSettings(const BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap &map)
+    {
+        this->m_setup = map;
+    }
+
+    void CSimulatorSetup::init()
+    {
+        // void
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blacksim/simulatorsetup.h b/src/blacksim/simulatorsetup.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1c58d26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blacksim/simulatorsetup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*  Copyright (C) 2013 VATSIM Community / contributors
+ *  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ *  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ *  file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef BLACKSIM_SIMSETUP_H
+#define BLACKSIM_SIMSETUP_H
+
+#include "blackmisc/indexvariantmap.h"
+#include <QMap>
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace BlackSim
+{
+    /*!
+     * \brief Simulator settings for MS Flight sims
+     */
+    class CSimulatorSetup
+    {
+    protected:
+        BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap m_setup; //!< values describing the simulator setup (path, config files)
+
+    protected:
+        //! Default constructor
+        CSimulatorSetup() {}
+
+        //! Constructor
+        CSimulatorSetup(const BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap &map) : m_setup(map) {}
+
+    public:
+
+        enum
+        {
+            SetupSimPath
+        };
+
+        //! Settings
+        BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap getSettings() const { return this->m_setup;}
+
+        //! Settings
+        void setSettings(const BlackMisc::CIndexVariantMap &map);
+
+        //! Init, to be used where simulator runs
+        void init();
+
+    };
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard