I’d urge you to watch the full video I posted on the Kodiak thread you replied to, which should answer your question as well as how to do it:
If it’s not clear please let me know, but I try to explain everything in the video. It was made for exactly that reason.
The only proviso is it doesn’t use the MSFS apron.flt or runway.flt to configure the plane at a saved location on the ground, because there’s no access to it afak atm. It configures the plane engine off and flaps up as per the SDK, which is cold and dark SDK ™. You still have to follow the checklists and switch things the right way to get started, checking everything is correctly configured.
Try the free version with aerial starts @ 1000’ to get a sense of it and how it works, and if it resonates with you.