I went and bought a game commander from Icarus and set it up with not much problem and had a evening playing around with various models. Next day all the controls were lost so i have spent a couple of hours trying to recalibrate and after a frustrating evening managed to correct it.
To be honest iam not that impressed with this sim as i expected better and no way does it help with practising knive edge or prop hanging. Just glad i only downloaded the standard version and beginning to wish the money i have spent could have gone towards my next airframe. Just my thoughts on this flight sim.
I'm trying to decide whether to buy AeroFly RC sim - and maybe their full-scale sim as well - or not. I would use the RC sim for training, and the full-scale one just for entertainment. But I'm not encouraged by the fact that they've dumped support for Mac OSX older than 10.7 (I realise this is happening all over, but it's annoying because 10.6.8 was nice and stable); I'm disappointed that they've apparently discontinued their 'Switzerland' full-scale flight sim in favour of 'California' (I'd much rather fly over Switzerland!); and I've read some bad reviews. But our household is Mac-based and there's not much choice of simulators for OSX.
Are there other Aerofly users (besides Ken whose great review I have read more than once!) who are happy with it?
X-Plane is without peer on the Mac. Calling X-Plane a game isn't just wrong, but it's insulting: X-Plane is the definitive flight simulator for the platform. Intricately detailed, it's also incredibly scalable - X-Plane runs on mobile, oz77n home Macs and PCs, and also operates as a detailed professional-grade aviation simulator. More than 30 aircraft are available in the default installation: You can fly everything from a single-engine Cessna 172 — the most popular airplane in the world — to a B-2 bomber. The app models fixed and rotary wing aircraft both, along with tons of atmospheric conditions that affect flight. It even simulates what'd be like to fly the Space Shuttle. More than 1,400 additional aircraft models can be downloaded online.
And you can fly almost anywhere: Land at more than 33,000 airports worldwide, touch down on an aircraft carrier and more. A free demo is available, so don't let the price tag scare you off. Given the incredible level of detail and the huge ecosystem that supports X-Plane, it's well worth the money if you take your flight simulation seriously. $59.99 - FlightGear.
An open source flight simulator, FlightGear is a bit more do-it-yourself than some of the other apps in this list, but it's still remarkable and definitely worth checking out. You download the central app, airplane models and scenery separately. Hundreds of aircraft models are available for download. FlightGear's rough open source edges show, but if you're a developer or a code tinkerer, there's fun to be had here. And for everyone else, plenty of fun airplanes to fly and scenery to explore. Free - WarBirds.
Total Sims' WarBirds flight combat game has going since 1995. Take to the skies behind the yoke of dozens of legendary World War II-era aircraft.
Single player mode consists of 20 training modules, 12 instant missions, and five different Free Flight modes. What's more, you can play offline for free, for as long as you want. But the real meat of this game is in online play, which does incur a monthly fee to continue to play. You go on raids with squadrons of other real-world players as you reenact many famous battles of World War II. Total Sims is a bit funky with their Mac support; their FAQs reference Apple's GameSprocket technology, which went out the door when Classic Mac OS gave way to OS X more than a decade ago.
But it goes to show just how long WarBirds has been on the platform, too. $13.95 (monthly, free offline play) - Falcon 4.0: Allied Force. Atypical Games' entry is an absolute must if you want to dogfight World War II style. The game features terrific graphics and easy to understand gameplay. There are single-player missions here but where the game really shines is in multiplayer dogfighting combat, which has been the series' strength. A variety of different online game modes test your skill, like Capture The Flag and Last Man Standing. Sky Gamblers supports iCloud and Game Center - any progress you make in game can be saved to the cloud.
It also supports a joystick or gamepad, which is a must for any flight sim, as far as I'm concerned. $5 gets you plenty of game play, but there are in app purchases that let you unlock new customization features and new airplane models. $4.99 - F/18 Carrier Landing II Pro.
It's obviously a port of a game that originated on iOS, but it's lots of fun regardless. Take off and land from aircraft carriers and airstrips in some of the most legendary combat aircraft flying: the F-A/18 Super Hornet, F-14 Super Tomcat, F-16 Fighting Falcon and MiG-29K are all represented, along with the Harrier, F35B Lightning II and more.
Micro innovations cp-1l driver for mac. RORTOS calls itself maker of the most advanced flight sims for mobile, and they're pretty snazzy on the Mac too. More than thirty missions along with a half-dozen training missions and free flight so you can buzz around on your own with no agenda.
$5.99 - Heads up, virtual pilots — what'd I leave out? This is my list of favorites right now, but I'm sure I've left some off that you love too. Feel free to let me know in the comments! This post may contain affiliate links. See our for more details.