PicaSim - Free flight simulator
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Danny Chapman | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This free version has all the simulation features of the full version, but just has a handful of planes and sceneries for you to try. It also includes one race. It focuses particularly on simulating soaring flight - with realistic models of wind flow, turbulence and thermals. You can fly with AI/computer controlled planes too, keeping you company in the air.
The full version includes lots more planes (powered, including a quadcopter, as well as gliders), sceneries and races.
The sceneries include a variety of slope and flat field sites. Some are panoramic, with high graphical quality, but a fixed viewpoint. Others are 3D scenes where you can fly in or behind the plane.
It is highly configurable, so you can create and explore new terrains from inside the app, as well as adjust settings such as the wind modelling, aeroplane settings (including size and ballast) etc. You can create your own planes and sceneries on your desktop computer and import them into the app (see the support website).
If you've never flown a radio-controlled plane before, you'll probably find it hard to fly at first. Check the support website for a video and hints on how to fly. PicaSim won't teach you how to fly, but it can help you learn - persevere and the sky is the limit!
You can read a detailed review of PicaSim in the February 2013 edition of Radio Controlled Soaring Digest at www.rcsoaringdigest.com - "PicaSim is a fantastic flight simulator ... after a short time it’s like having a real transmitter in your hands".
Reviews
Amazing
y33tboss
I’m still learning to fly so this is really nice even though they don’t give you many planes or places to go. It is free with no in app purchases so that makes sense.
Best game ever?????
hy7huh
This game is epic the jet fighter has smoke coming out of the back and I like the noise when it’s flying past you so good game make more updates thx??
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Zackracer10
Well, I know that there were more planes in earlier versions, but I’m guessing your saying “Nooo, we cannot let them have fun without paying” so they kind of make it so you want to pay the 2.99 for the full version, didn’t even mind checking the levels.
Actually helped me learn to fly IRL
Maowai
I downloaded this game and played it here and there for about 2 weeks. I’m a beginner to RC aircraft and have been flying my current plane in a beginner/stabilized mode because of lack of experience. I took the real plane out to fly today, and it was amazing how much more confident I felt flying in the expert mode after mastering the controls in this game. All in all, the physics and controls are pretty accurate. You can customize control mixes, which helped me tune the behavior in the game to he flight characteristics of my plane in real life. The only downside is that some of the planes appear to be broken. I.e they won’t load when I select them.
Great game, one problem.
Aboss500
I love this game and I could play it all day. It’s physics are great and the planes are mostly good. I only have one problem, which is when I try to load the Max Bee plane, it changes to the default glider. I have an iPhone 7 and I do not know if the problem is related to the type of phone that I have. Thank you in advance for reading this review, and also for creating this great flight sim.
