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You can use PicaSim to learn how to fly RC planes, to practise aerobatics, or just to have fun flying around on a rainy day. Watch the video at http://youtu.be/uSv34QZ-kEo for some hints on how to fly.

It is biased towards R/C glider flying (slope and thermal), and aims to be as realistic as possible, including wind flow, turbulence and thermals. The gliders range from small flying wings like the Weasel, aerobatic planes like the Phase 6, Le Fish and the Jart, up to larger soaring and scale planes, plus a full size hang glider. It also includes a fully aerobatic (3D capable) powered plane, the Extra 3D, and a control-line version.

There's now a forum for posting bugs, suggestions and general discussion at http://picasim.freeforums.org

There's a detailed review of PicaSim in the February 2013 edition of Radio Controlled Soaring Digest: http://www.rcsoaringdigest.com/ where it says "PicaSim is a fantastic flight simulator ... after a short time ita*s like having a real transmitter in your hands".

Please remember it's a simulator, not really a game. I've made no compromises in terms of the simulation, handling or control. If you find it hard to fly - that's because flying R/C planes is hard (at first), but a fun and rewarding skill to master. PicaSim won't teach you to fly a R/C plane, but it can help you learn.

It comes with a large selection of aircraft (mainly gliders for the moment), multiple terrains to fly in, and many settings so you can configure it as you see fit, or create your own terrains to fly around.

It is completely free - no in-app ads etc. However, if you like it, find it useful, or would like to support future improvements etc please feel free to make a small donation - it will be hugely appreciated! You can do this through the PicaSim Donate version, or visit my website. I would like to cover the cost of the Marmalade licence (which I'm using to support iOS (soon!) as well as Android), and if possible I'd like to upgrade that licence so I can release for Windows as well (which should allow people to use joystick/transmitter interfaces).

The PicaSimDonate version also includes additional scenes, races, limbo challenges and planes (including a quadcopter). It will contain more "bonuses" over time, as a little thank you for donating, up until I can't get any more into about 20MB!

Please note that this app needs a fairly capable phone or tablet that supports hardware accelerated 3D graphics. If you encounter problems, or have suggestions, please let me know (e.g. email) and I'll do my best! One star reviews due to crashes don't actually help me identify the problem - if you can take the time to write a one star review because of a crash please email instead (or as well!) and I'll try to investigate.

A few things:

1. If you've never flown an R/C plane before, I suggest watching at least the start of this video: http://youtu.be/FsbOyWK_8zo - it will give you a few tips about how to not crash. Keeping airborne is pretty hard at first!

2. If you select a multi-stick controller (mode1 or mode2), watch out for glitches. If the sticks don't always follow your screen touches, your device probably doesn't support full multi-touch. Select "stagger controller" in Settings->Options.

Please keep an eye on the website (or follow on Facebook/Google+) for info on updates etc - it's also available on iOS and Windows. When it's more feature complete I'll add more info on all the settings and how to configure/use it properly... until then please just experiment, and contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.

Permissions: PicaSim needs internet access for the online leaderboards. It saves settings to the SD card, mainly because it supports using user-generated content. It needs the "Phone calls" permission for Marmalade - I think this is to handle interruption by incoming calls properly. PicaSim does not access any personal data on the device, and the only connection it makes is to the Scoreloop servers.

Free download from Shareware Connection - You can use PicaSim to learn how to fly RC planes, to practise aerobatics, or just to have fun flying around on a rainy day. Watch the video at http://youtu.be/uSv34QZ-kEo for some hints on how to fly.It is biased towards R/C glider flying (slope...

Publisher: The Rowlhouse | License: Freeware | Price: 0.00
Version: 1.1.215 | Size: 12288 KB | Platform: Android, WinMobile
Released Date: | Rating: 0 | Title: PicaSim: Free flight simulator

Author Url: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=The+Rowlhouse
Program Info Url: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=The+Rowlhouse
Download Url: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rowlhouse.picasim

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