RealFlight 8

Be aware This is a RC Flight Training tool NOT a game!! Downloaded installed runs perfectly!! Very happy customer.. since rf5 6 7 7.5 and now RF8 VR. combined old Interlink controller tethered to Optima 9 Tx with my HP Windows reality VR headset & GTX1070 Predator laptop this combination just simply ROCKS!!! Guys, when RF8 is used with reasonably decent hardware it is well worth the effort. However there are significant scale issues with some of the models especially when in VR mode and blurring of small models when u flypast. pixelation of heli models in VR mode is very disappointing. I hope knife edge take this seriously an fixes these fundamental software issues!! Otherwise we are a happy RF family.

As a RC - flight simulator this program delivers whats required of it, you need to have the Interlink Radio system of-course as an RC Controller so this is not really designed to be used by like a Gamepad although that controller could be used but it is not expected to be played as a game as this is specifically designed for RC Aircraft/Heli/Drone flyers, Realistic control feedbacks and wind condition can make any user hone their skill set for the real day and real conditions, and to have the chance to try the virtual experience and flight crash on computer is much safer as we all know crashing in real is just heartbreaking and can ruin your day, this simulator just brings that so when you out there doing the real thing you have enough experience to avoid fails. There is also additional training videos which helps you learn various 3D and Acrobatic Maneuvers.

For years, and I have been using Realflight for years and many versions, it could have been considered a high quality marketing arm for Great Planes. As other manufacturers began to dominate the RC world, I chaffed at the bit at being stuck in the RC world of the 90's. I can't even count the number of times I paid for same basic aircraft models. There have always been nods to changes in the RC industry, but I can use up an entire hand for the times I paid for the next Realflgiht version and got the same models. I jumped at the Steam version to avoid yet another set of CDROMs. The fact that Realflight has opened the door to the dominant players in today's RC world is good, but for this price, Horizon Hobbies should not be an addon. In fact, Horizon should be looking at inclusion in this sim as a marketing strategy for selling their products. Switching Great Planes for another corporate overlord is not ideal for the users and potential Horizon customers. That said, this is the best RC flight sim available, and I've tried all of them. This is the one that allows you to show up at the field ready to fly. When you consider the cost against the number of expensive models you would crash, it's a relative bargain. When you consider the cost of the controller and the sim itself, it's easy to make the opposite argument. I'm not saying the devopers don't deserve the money, and I'm not saying the hypothetical aircraft models aren't worth your money, but I am saying that what Realfight has always been, apparently, is a marketing system for the manufacturers of RC models. Those manufacturers should not only be supporting the developers, they should be standing in line to offer the users as much free content as possible. If I like to fly a model in this sim, my odds of purchasing the actual model have gone up sharply. I do recommend Realfight for the quality of the simulation, but I also suffer from buyer's fatigue. For this money on Steam, and the need for new users to aquire a controller, and after buying so many disk copies, I think they could have started with every model they've ever sold as core or addon and built from there. It's great deal against crashing aircraft, and a poor deal against their longtime users. If your goal is to fly real world RC and you are looking for way to become proficient, this is the way.

It's alright. I fly quads aka drones mostly in real life, and they are... bad to say the least. I'll list why below: -Ever try lowering your P gain to zero? Don't do that. This sim put it low. - Any roll causes them to fall uncontrolable -No air mode BUT! The planes and heli's are great. So 2/3 models are perfect

ITS GREAT FOR PRACTICING DURING WINTER OR RAINY DAYS.

This is a great tool for learning how to prolong the life of your IRL RC aircraft. You can practice crashing as much as you like in RF8; rebuilding each re-kitted aircraft takes only a press of a little red button, and PRESTO! CHANGE-O! all the broken pixels are together again. Which is the only thing that is completely unrealistic. So, if it can't save you aggravation, it can save you money. If you amortize across the spektrum of crashes you'll have in the sim, pretty soon you'll find that per crash, it's cost you nothing!

this is a very accurate rc sim compared to others

Does everything well. Very nice they support swap pages to get more planes, helicopters and flying fields.