The Installation Guide recommends that new owners become familiar with the digital user manual available from within the software, and I couldn’t agree more, but more on that a little later. After installing the software, I couldn’t wait to get into the air and RealFlight 7.5’s interface is intuitive enough that I was able to satisfy my craving right away. Wireless simulator control is convenient. The is a true 2.4 GHz radio helps offset the cost of the software. Two clicks of the mouse were all it took to find my way into one of RealFlight’s “scenarios” and start flying. Scenarios are pre-chosen combinations of flying sites (called “airports” within the software), aircraft, and weather conditions, and 36 scenarios are included. With the same ease, one can choose any of the 120 aircraft to fly or one of the 46 available airports. If you find you’ve created a great combination of aircraft and airport, you can save that configuration as a scenario to revisit.Īfter satisfying my initial craving for flying, I opened the digital user’s manual. The manual carefully describes each piece of functionality in the software, from basic to complex. After reading the first three paragraphs, it became clear that RealFlight 7.5 truly provides a model-flying simulation.Īlthough the software hides a plethora of configurable options within its menus, the Welcome Screen is indicative of the easy-to-use interface provided by the software. The selection of aircraft is broad, and each is accompanied by a brief overview, sometimes even including a bit of history and detailed specifications.

For a newer pilot, the aircraft information is interesting and educational.

Some aircraft have different color schemes that can be chosen from the aircraft menu and nearly every component of the aircraft can be tailored to the user’s liking, allowing for experimentation of configurations. Modification options on my Cessna 182 included a seemingly endless number of choices such as propeller diameter and the turning radius of the steerable nose wheel. Users can share variations on included aircraft or even their own custom designs on Knife Edge Software’s website.

A designated area, called Swap Pages, allows users to post their designs for download. Instructions are provided for adding user-contributed elements into the software. Expansion packs with more aircraft and airports are also available for purchase.

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