diff --git a/samples/blackgui/main.cpp b/samples/blackgui/main.cpp
index 42f80473c..35f7f1896 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/main.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/main.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "guimodeenums.h"
 #include "blackcore/context_runtime_config.h"
+#include "blacksim/blacksimfreefunctions.h"
 #include "blackmisc/blackmiscfreefunctions.h"
+
 #include <QtGlobal>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(blackgui);
     BlackMisc::initResources();
     BlackMisc::registerMetadata();
+    BlackSim::registerMetadata();
     // BlackMisc::displayAllUserMetatypesTypes();
 
     QFile file(":blackmisc/translations/blackmisc_i18n_de.qm");
diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp
index d992a0858..06d520fec 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "blackcore/context_network.h"
 #include "blackmisc/hwkeyboardkey.h"
 #include "blackmisc/networkutils.h"
+#include "blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.h"
 #include "blacksim/fsx/simconnectutilities.h"
 
 using namespace BlackCore;
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ void MainWindow::testSimConnectConnection()
 
 void MainWindow::saveSimConnectCfg()
 {
+    if (!this->m_rt->getIContextSimulator()) return;
     QString address = this->ui->le_SettingsSimulatorFsxAddress->text().trimmed();
     QString port = this->ui->le_SettingsSimulatorFsxPort->text().trimmed();
 
@@ -203,15 +205,21 @@ void MainWindow::saveSimConnectCfg()
         return;
     }
     quint16 p = port.toUInt();
-    QString file = CSimConnectUtilities::getLocalSimConnectCfgFilename();
-    if (CSimConnectUtilities::writeSimConnectCfg(file, address, p))
+    QString fileName = this->m_rt->getIContextSimulator()->getSimulatorInfo().getSimulatorSetupValueAsString(CFsxSimulatorSetup::SetupSimConnectCfgFile);
+    Q_ASSERT(!fileName.isEmpty());
+    // write either local or remote file
+    bool local = this->m_rt->getIContextSimulator()->usingLocalObjects();
+    bool success = local ?
+                   BlackSim::Fsx::CSimConnectUtilities::writeSimConnectCfg(fileName, address, p) :
+                   this->m_rt->getIContextApplication()->writeToFile(fileName, CSimConnectUtilities::simConnectCfg(address, p));
+    if (success)
     {
-        QString m = QString("Written ").append(file);
+        QString m = QString("Written ").append(local ? " local " : "remote ").append(fileName);
         this->displayStatusMessage(CStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::TypeTrafficNetwork, CStatusMessage::SeverityInfo, m));
     }
     else
     {
-        QString m = QString("Cannot write ").append(file);
+        QString m = QString("Cannot write ").append(fileName);
         this->displayStatusMessage(CStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::TypeTrafficNetwork, CStatusMessage::SeverityError, m));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_application.h b/src/blackcore/context_application.h
index d46841bb4..4370ffb7e 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_application.h
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
         //! A component has changed its state
         virtual void notifyAboutComponentChange(uint component, uint action) = 0;
+
+        //! Remote enable version of writing a text file
+        virtual bool writeToFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &content) = 0;
+
+        //!  Remote enable version of reading a text file
+        virtual QString readFromFile(const QString &fileName) = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.cpp
index 63c6cee40..85c053c1c 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "context_runtime.h"
 #include "blackmisc/settingutilities.h"
 #include <QtMsgHandler>
+#include <QFile>
 
 using namespace BlackMisc;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,43 @@ namespace BlackCore
      */
     void CContextApplication::notifyAboutComponentChange(uint component, uint action)
     {
+        if (this->getRuntime()->isSlotLogForApplicationEnabled()) this->getRuntime()->logSlot(Q_FUNC_INFO, QString::number(component), QString::number(action));
         this->componentChanged(component, action);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * String to file
+     */
+    bool CContextApplication::writeToFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &content)
+    {
+        if (this->getRuntime()->isSlotLogForApplicationEnabled()) this->getRuntime()->logSlot(Q_FUNC_INFO, fileName, content.left(25));
+        QFile file(fileName);
+        bool success = false;
+        if ((success = file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)))
+        {
+            QTextStream out(&file);
+            out << content;
+            file.close();
+        }
+        return success;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * File to string
+     */
+    QString CContextApplication::readFromFile(const QString &fileName)
+    {
+        if (this->getRuntime()->isSlotLogForApplicationEnabled()) this->getRuntime()->logSlot(Q_FUNC_INFO, fileName);
+        QFile file(fileName);
+        QString content;
+        bool success = false;
+        if ((success = file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)))
+        {
+            QTextStream in(&file);
+            in >> content;
+            file.close();
+        }
+        return content;
+    }
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h b/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h
index dc44cfba4..0da22c335 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_application_impl.h
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \copydoc IContextApplication::notifyAboutComponentChange
         virtual void notifyAboutComponentChange(uint component, uint action) override;
 
+        //! \copydoc IContextApplication::writeToFile
+        virtual bool writeToFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &content) override;
+
+        //! \copydoc IContextApplication::readFromFile
+        virtual QString readFromFile(const QString &fileName) override;
+
     protected:
         //! Constructor
         CContextApplication(CRuntimeConfig::ContextMode mode, CRuntime *runtime);
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.cpp b/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.cpp
index 8538fe0c0..27e063a6c 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.cpp
@@ -70,4 +70,19 @@ namespace BlackCore
         this->m_dBusInterface->callDBus(QLatin1Literal("notifyAboutComponentChange"), component, action);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * To file
+     */
+    bool CContextApplicationProxy::writeToFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &content)
+    {
+        return this->m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<bool>(QLatin1Literal("writeToFile"), fileName, content);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * From file
+     */
+    QString CContextApplicationProxy::readFromFile(const QString &fileName)
+    {
+        return this->m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<QString>(QLatin1Literal("readFromFile"), fileName);
+    }
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.h b/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.h
index 8ccb8eb9d..f45db4628 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context_application_proxy.h
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \copydoc IContextApplication::notifyAboutComponentChange
         virtual void notifyAboutComponentChange(uint component, uint action) override;
 
+        //! \copydoc IContextApplication::writeToFile
+        virtual bool writeToFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &content) override;
+
+        //! \copydoc IContextApplication::readFromFile
+        virtual QString readFromFile(const QString &fileName) override;
+
     protected:
         //! Constructor
         CContextApplicationProxy(CRuntimeConfig::ContextMode mode, CRuntime *runtime) : CContextApplicationBase(mode, runtime), m_dBusInterface(nullptr) {}