PicaSim - Free flight simulator
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1.19.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About PicaSim - Free flight simulator
Learn to fly radio controlled gliders and powered planes in this highly realistic flight simulator. You can use it to practise aerobatics, have a lazy fly on a rainy day, or challenge yourself with tasks such as races.
This free version has all the simulation features of the full version, but just has a handful of planes and sceneries for you to try. It also includes one race. It focuses particularly on simulating soaring flight - with realistic models of wind flow, turbulence and thermals. You can fly with AI/computer controlled planes too, keeping you company in the air.
The full version includes lots more planes (powered, including a quadcopter, as well as gliders), sceneries and races.
The sceneries include a variety of slope and flat field sites. Some are panoramic, with high graphical quality, but a fixed viewpoint. Others are 3D scenes where you can fly in or behind the plane.
It is highly configurable, so you can create and explore new terrains from inside the app, as well as adjust settings such as the wind modelling, aeroplane settings (including size and ballast) etc. You can create your own planes and sceneries on your desktop computer and import them into the app (see the support website).
If you've never flown a radio-controlled plane before, you'll probably find it hard to fly at first. Check the support website for a video and hints on how to fly. PicaSim won't teach you how to fly, but it can help you learn - persevere and the sky is the limit!
You can read a detailed review of PicaSim in the February 2013 edition of Radio Controlled Soaring Digest at www.rcsoaringdigest.com - "PicaSim is a fantastic flight simulator ... after a short time it’s like having a real transmitter in your hands".
This free version has all the simulation features of the full version, but just has a handful of planes and sceneries for you to try. It also includes one race. It focuses particularly on simulating soaring flight - with realistic models of wind flow, turbulence and thermals. You can fly with AI/computer controlled planes too, keeping you company in the air.
The full version includes lots more planes (powered, including a quadcopter, as well as gliders), sceneries and races.
The sceneries include a variety of slope and flat field sites. Some are panoramic, with high graphical quality, but a fixed viewpoint. Others are 3D scenes where you can fly in or behind the plane.
It is highly configurable, so you can create and explore new terrains from inside the app, as well as adjust settings such as the wind modelling, aeroplane settings (including size and ballast) etc. You can create your own planes and sceneries on your desktop computer and import them into the app (see the support website).
If you've never flown a radio-controlled plane before, you'll probably find it hard to fly at first. Check the support website for a video and hints on how to fly. PicaSim won't teach you how to fly, but it can help you learn - persevere and the sky is the limit!
You can read a detailed review of PicaSim in the February 2013 edition of Radio Controlled Soaring Digest at www.rcsoaringdigest.com - "PicaSim is a fantastic flight simulator ... after a short time it’s like having a real transmitter in your hands".
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.19.0
Last updated on Jan 24, 2017
Old Versions
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Add Litermonthalle Nalbach scenery by Detlef Jacobi.
- Improve object editing and plane scaling.
- Graphical improvements. If upgrading on a low-end device, you may need to disable "Separate Specular" in the options if this causes too much slowdown.
- Reduce the wind strength in front of slopes slightly.
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
- Add Litermonthalle Nalbach scenery by Detlef Jacobi.
- Improve object editing and plane scaling.
- Graphical improvements. If upgrading on a low-end device, you may need to disable "Separate Specular" in the options if this causes too much slowdown.
- Reduce the wind strength in front of slopes slightly.
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
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Version History
1.19.0
Jan 24, 2017
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Add Litermonthalle Nalbach scenery by Detlef Jacobi.
- Improve object editing and plane scaling.
- Graphical improvements. If upgrading on a low-end device, you may need to disable "Separate Specular" in the options if this causes too much slowdown.
- Reduce the wind strength in front of slopes slightly.
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
- Add Litermonthalle Nalbach scenery by Detlef Jacobi.
- Improve object editing and plane scaling.
- Graphical improvements. If upgrading on a low-end device, you may need to disable "Separate Specular" in the options if this causes too much slowdown.
- Reduce the wind strength in front of slopes slightly.
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
1.18.0
Dec 22, 2016
- Turbulence improvements
- Minor adjustments to a few planes
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
- Minor adjustments to a few planes
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
1.17.0
Dec 20, 2016
- Aerotow - enable in settings for all (pure) gliders.
- AI support for powered planes.
- Button for release of the tow/launch rope.
- Turbulence modelling improvements.
- Added a User tab when loading planes and sceneries.
- Fixes, including for bogus terrain collisions.
- Changing ballast no longer adjusts the engine power.
- Allow setting the control-line colour.
- New control-line plane - the Max Bee.
- Much more detailed/extensive crash detection.
- Improved control-line simulation.
- Sky grids and options to make a C/L circle/runway.
- Option for cycling the smoke colours.
- Various improvements and fixes.
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
- AI support for powered planes.
- Button for release of the tow/launch rope.
- Turbulence modelling improvements.
- Added a User tab when loading planes and sceneries.
- Fixes, including for bogus terrain collisions.
- Changing ballast no longer adjusts the engine power.
- Allow setting the control-line colour.
- New control-line plane - the Max Bee.
- Much more detailed/extensive crash detection.
- Improved control-line simulation.
- Sky grids and options to make a C/L circle/runway.
- Option for cycling the smoke colours.
- Various improvements and fixes.
If you encounter problems after upgrading, try uninstalling/reinstalling, and if that doesn't work contact picasimulator@gmail.com
1.16.0
May 5, 2016
• Smoke - available for all planes.
• Improvements/fixes to various planes.
• Improvements/fixes to various planes.
1.15.0
Jan 4, 2016
• New plane (in full version): Minimoa
• Bug fixes and minor changes
If you experience problems after upgrading, try uninstalling and reinstalling PicaSim before emailing picasimulator@gmail.com for support.
• Bug fixes and minor changes
If you experience problems after upgrading, try uninstalling and reinstalling PicaSim before emailing picasimulator@gmail.com for support.
1.14.0
Oct 28, 2015
• New planes (in full version): Sopwith Pup and Power Slope Scale (PSS) Spitfire.
• Add retractable undercarriage to F18 and increase the weight etc
• Split aeroplane and scenery loading into tabs
• Bug fixes and minor changes
If you experience problems after upgrading, try uninstalling and reinstalling PicaSim before emailing picasimulator@gmail.com for support.
• Add retractable undercarriage to F18 and increase the weight etc
• Split aeroplane and scenery loading into tabs
• Bug fixes and minor changes
If you experience problems after upgrading, try uninstalling and reinstalling PicaSim before emailing picasimulator@gmail.com for support.
1.13.0
Sep 23, 2015
• Substantial changes to the simulation affecting all planes.
• Brighten many sceneries.
• Option to display air speed.
• Improved thermal simulation.
• Option for plane only in zoom view.
If you experience problems after upgrading, try uninstalling and reinstalling PicaSim before emailing picasimulator@gmail.com for support.
• Brighten many sceneries.
• Option to display air speed.
• Improved thermal simulation.
• Option for plane only in zoom view.
If you experience problems after upgrading, try uninstalling and reinstalling PicaSim before emailing picasimulator@gmail.com for support.
1.12.0
Mar 15, 2015
* Improved shadows
* New planes: electric Kato, Spirit 2.6 and Sherpa II
* Support for on-screen elevator trim (see Settings>Options1)
* Support for stereoscopic (3D) rendering
* New planes: electric Kato, Spirit 2.6 and Sherpa II
* Support for on-screen elevator trim (see Settings>Options1)
* Support for stereoscopic (3D) rendering
1.11.0
Jan 22, 2015
* Support for double-resolution panoramas on all platforms - see settings->Options 1 to enable, or in case of problems.
* Graphical and handling improvements for a few planes etc.
* Fixes for bungee launches.
* Added "Tips" to the help.
* Remove all support for Scoreloop - hopefully an alternative will be implemented before too long.
Please contact picasimulator@gmail.com with bug reports and questions.
* Graphical and handling improvements for a few planes etc.
* Fixes for bungee launches.
* Added "Tips" to the help.
* Remove all support for Scoreloop - hopefully an alternative will be implemented before too long.
Please contact picasimulator@gmail.com with bug reports and questions.
1.10.0
Oct 21, 2014
New plane: Martin Wing.
Support for AI/computer controlled gliders - enable and configure in settings.
Support for AI/computer controlled gliders - enable and configure in settings.
1.9.0
Jun 21, 2014
- New plane: Kato.
- Now able to set text background colour - in settings.
- Options to smooth the camera direction.
- Aerodynamics improvements to most planes, plus graphical improvements to a few.
- Prevent tunneling through the terrain.
- Better hand launches.
- Increase/improve loading screen texts.
- Now able to set text background colour - in settings.
- Options to smooth the camera direction.
- Aerodynamics improvements to most planes, plus graphical improvements to a few.
- Prevent tunneling through the terrain.
- Better hand launches.
- Increase/improve loading screen texts.
1.8.0
Mar 27, 2014
Rewrite much of the aerodynamics - affects all aircraft.
Option to draw marker on ground below the plane.
Controller shapes now in options.
Auto-reset planes only when touching environment.
Use throttle stick for the electric gliders.
Keyboard shortcuts in the help.
Thermal edges are sharper.
Option to draw marker on ground below the plane.
Controller shapes now in options.
Auto-reset planes only when touching environment.
Use throttle stick for the electric gliders.
Keyboard shortcuts in the help.
Thermal edges are sharper.
1.7.0
Jan 8, 2014
- New plane - RT Eraser Five
- New scenery - Recreation Ground (photo-panorama)
- Change to a more conventional controller setup for the gliders.
- Improved graphics - textures on planes and the runway.
- Fix thermals
- New scenery - Recreation Ground (photo-panorama)
- Change to a more conventional controller setup for the gliders.
- Improved graphics - textures on planes and the runway.
- Fix thermals
1.6.0
Nov 14, 2013
User interface and usability improvements/fixes.
1.5.0
Sep 20, 2013
New powered trainer plane
Birds indicating the locations of thermals
User interface improvements
Birds indicating the locations of thermals
User interface improvements
1.4.0
Jul 30, 2013
PicaSim - Free flight simulator FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of PicaSim - Free flight simulator.
iPhone
Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 6.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
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