crrcsim

I've fought with and given up on a lot of flight simulators -- no matter the cost, they're always a struggle, and playing on a Mac makes it even tougher. This sim picked up my Taranis right out of the gate, and after 5 seconds mapping the channels I was in the air. Here's the kicker, though -- I've only flown fixed wings in FPV, flying LOS has never really appealed to me at all, in simulators or in real life. This sim, though, the physics and especially the wind, feels so good that I couldn't stop, and after 2 hours I finally feel comfortable with fully unstablized LOS. Moderate winds weren't a struggle, they were fun! Especially the slope soaring on Cape Cod. My only wish, after saying all that, is that it also did FPV.

Crrcsim is an excellent rc airplane model simulator. I run it on a Mac where rc flight sims are rare. It REALLY helps to get a feel for flying and saves tons of money and repair time. There is a nice collection of models including thermal and slope gliders, DLGs and of course prop planes. Seems to me the "feel" is quite realistic. The two basic locations - airfield and coastal slope - are good as they offer different flying scenarios, i.e. thermal and slope. The additional scenarios - French alps - are very impressive. All in all: excellent, lots of fun and great to get in some practice time on rainy days and during the winter months. Crrcsim should have its own website. Would make it easier to find and promote it.