aerofly RC 7 Standard version

I have been a RC airplane pilot, model builder and designer for over 50 years. I have been a qualified RC airplane flight instructor and precision RC aerobatics pilot for over 40 years.

The graphics, flight physics and wind physics in this simulator are good and pretty much emulate the ‘feel’ of flying an RC airplane. This simulator still falls short in the area of field of vision compared to what is viewed, or viewable, at an actual flying site. For me, the field of vision that best approximated the real field vision was when ‘Keep ground in view’ was selected from the View menu or by the Shift+G key combination.

I did not find the Landing Assist useful. Landing practice could have better implemented by setting up the limbo pole at the threshold of the centerline of the runway. Also, if the balloons, used in the balloon bust, were tethered to the center of the runway, they could have acted as a landing training guide.

A transmitter with a USB-Interface-adapter or transmitter-like USB controller is a must for learning to fly RC.

This simulator is as good at preparing someone to learn to fly RC airplanes as any of the Windows RC flight simulators I’ve owned, used or seen.

The absolute HUGE plus is that it runs well on my older (2011) MacBook Pro.

A major glitch is that it often ‘hangs up’ on exit and ‘freezes’. To make it easier to close, I leave a folder open on my desktop. That allows me to do a command+tab key combination to return to the desktop where a Force Quit... can be accomplished.

The Standard version is a good learning aid and good value.

Head-Flight-Instructor about aerofly RC 7 - R/C Simulator