diff --git a/src/blackmisc/simulation/settings/simulatorsettings.h b/src/blackmisc/simulation/settings/simulatorsettings.h
index 51ad80161..223cc74a4 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/simulation/settings/simulatorsettings.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/simulation/settings/simulatorsettings.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 CSimulatorInfo m_simulator; //!< represented simulator
             };
 
-            //! Allows to have specific utility functions for each simulator
+            //! XPlane specific settings
             class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CXPlaneSimulatorSettings : public CSpecializedSimulatorSettings
             {
             public:
@@ -234,6 +234,23 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 static const QString &humanReadable() { static const QString name("P3D settings"); return name; }
             };
 
+            //! Selected P3D version (64bit)
+            struct TP3DVersion : public TSettingTrait<QString>
+            {
+                //! \copydoc BlackMisc::TSettingTrait::key
+                static const char *key() { return "simulator/p3dversion"; }
+
+                //! \copydoc BlackCore::TSettingTrait::humanReadable
+                static const QString &humanReadable() { static const QString name("P3D version"); return name; }
+
+                //! \copydoc BlackMisc::TSettingTrait::defaultValue
+                static const QString &defaultValue()
+                {
+                    static const QString version("4.2");
+                    return version;
+                }
+            };
+
             //! Trait for simulator settings
             struct TSimulatorXP : public TSettingTrait<CSimulatorSettings>
             {
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.cpp
index 892778afc..8fecd5ae5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 {
     namespace P3D
     {
-    #ifdef Q_OS_WIN64
-        static P3DSimConnectVersion gP3DSimConnectVersion = P3DSimConnectv42;
-    #endif
-
         CSimulatorP3D::CSimulatorP3D(const CSimulatorPluginInfo &info,
                                      IOwnAircraftProvider *ownAircraftProvider,
                                      IRemoteAircraftProvider *remoteAircraftProvider,
@@ -57,7 +53,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         bool CSimulatorP3D::connectTo()
         {
         #ifdef Q_OS_WIN64
-            if (!loadAndResolveP3DSimConnect(gP3DSimConnectVersion)) { return false; }
+            if (!loadAndResolveP3DSimConnectByString(m_p3dVersion.get())) { return false; }
             return CSimulatorFsxCommon::connectTo();
         #else
             if (!loadAndResolveFsxSimConnect(true)) { return false; }
@@ -297,7 +293,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
     void CSimulatorP3DListener::startImpl()
     {
     #ifdef Q_OS_WIN64
-        if (!loadAndResolveP3DSimConnect(gP3DSimConnectVersion)) { return; }
+        if (!loadAndResolveP3DSimConnectByString(m_p3dVersion.get())) { return; }
         return CSimulatorFsxCommonListener::startImpl();
     #else
         if (!loadAndResolveFsxSimConnect(true)) { return; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.h b/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.h
index afe94da93..92694a75f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/p3d/simulatorp3d.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #include "../fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h"
 #include "../fsxcommon/simconnectobject.h"
+#include "blackmisc/simulation/settings/simulatorsettings.h"
+#include "blackmisc/settingscache.h"
 
 namespace BlackSimPlugin
 {
@@ -70,9 +72,11 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! \remark P3D API release of control
             virtual bool releaseAIControl(const FsxCommon::CSimConnectObject &simObject, SIMCONNECT_DATA_REQUEST_ID requestId) override;
 #endif
-
             //! SimConnect Callback
             static void CALLBACK SimConnectProc(SIMCONNECT_RECV *pData, DWORD cbData, void *pContext);
+
+        private:
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackMisc::Simulation::Settings::TP3DVersion> m_p3dVersion { this };
         };
 
         //! Listener for P3D
@@ -86,6 +90,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
         protected:
             virtual void startImpl() override;
+
+        private:
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackMisc::Simulation::Settings::TP3DVersion> m_p3dVersion { this };
         };
     } // ns
 } // ns