(Please read system Recommendations below) 39.90 EasyFly 4 from Ikarus. After producing several videos on the latest version of Aerofly 5.7 (299.00), I had many folks comment, “It is good, but expensive”. Well if you ever flew real R/C planes, you know that 299 for Aerofly might buy two cheap foam planes or 1 good one. If you crash it badly, it is all over or expensive to repair. I would never say a simulator is expensive ’cause it works for real pilots and real planes. Sims have become a viable training tool for everybody. But for those who do not want to throw a high end video card in their computer or buy more ram, the EasyFly4 Starter version with TX for under 39.90 is just the ticket. The next step up, however is the EasyFly4 Full version @ 99, It has 14 sceneries and a whopping 107 aircraft! It comes with a Transmitter with built in interface too.
I put it on my old laptop with ease and show some of the features and screen shots. This is a very good sim and I hope you enjoy seeing it.
Most of you know AeroFly 5.7 is still my favorite, due to the “feel” of the planes and superb Graphics. I have worked for Real Flight, have Aerochopper, Dave Brown, Phoenix, FMS, Microsoft Simulator, and ClearView to compare to. I have flown other sims at the shows too. I am no newbie flier and can tell from 50 years of experience what feels good. But honestly, this inexpensive Easyfly 4 sim is surprisingly really quite nice.
Based on the award-winning Aerofly Professional Deluxe flight simulator from Ikarus the EasyFly 4 uses the same great technology, design, flight physics and graphics.
Trainer model, 3D aerobatic model, gas and electric helicopter, glider or jet model, EasyFly 4 features a perfect model for every pilot. It’s unique photorealistic sceneries together with many setup options offer an extraordinary R/C simulation experience.
You will enjoy EasyFly 4 — you train your reflexes, achieve flight practice with effortless ease and are able to follow your R/C hobby at any time of the day or season without risking the loss of your own valuable model.
Feature list of the EasyFly 4
14 unique airfield sceneries, including 12 breath-taking realistic 360 degree photographic sceneries (Augsburg, Herrieden, Ft.Myers Pagefield, Omahawks, Castle, Teck, Marxzell, Golf dome Halle, The Field, US AMA-Muncie, US Monument Valley, US Triple Tree) and the highly detailed 3D sceneries Hawaii with 4 landing areas and the Ikarus field.
107 extremely detailed models, including 3D and F3A aerobats, 3-Meter TOC models, fighter jets, scale and trainer airplanes, indoor and outdoor helicopters (gas and electric),
Slow- and Shock Flyers, thermal and slope soaring gliders, gas and electric powered airplanes, PPS-4D models and much more.
Realistic scenery reflection from model surfaces
Fully customizable fog and smoke simulation
New lighting effects like sunlight reflections
Glider sound
Cockpit mode with realistic instrument display
Break-apart aircraft! Wings, landing gears and other parts may break apart during crashes or high G maneuvers
Realistic wind simulation (the terrain shape is taken into account when computing wind, turbulences and thermals)
Autorotation training
Easy Plug and Play USB connection
Minimum system requirements
100% Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64
compatible processor with at least 1.5 GHz
OpenGL compatible graphics card with 256 MB
512 MB RAM
3 GB free hard disc memory
DVD drive
100% DirectX 9 compatible sound card
Free USB port
Trainer jack on your transmitter
Windows XP/Vista/7
Internet connection for activation
Thanks kindly for all your support. I would appreciate if you would please take a moment rate the video, subscribe to be notified when I produce another RC Television show, and if you know of others that would like to see this video, please pass it on.
Best Regards,
Dave Herbert
Academy of Model Aeronautics # 8221
Contest Director, Leader Member, Scientific division.
