Name | Type of aircraft | Price | Software license | Free Demo? | Operating System | Controller Type | Last stable release (date) | External Link |
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Absolute RC Simulator | Model Planes and Helicopters | Free | Proprietary | Yes | iOS, Android, Windows phones and tablets | On screen controls | http://www.happybytesapps.com/ | |
Aerofly Professional Deluxe | Model planes and helicopters | US$300 | Proprietary | No | Windows, Mac | Included or controller | http://www.aerofly.com/afpd/index.html | |
Aerofly RC 7 | Model planes, Helicopters and Drones | Depends on Version | Proprietary | No | Windows, Mac | Included or controller | https://www.ikarus.net/en/aeroflyrc-7/rc7-features/ | |
Aerofly RC 8 | Model planes, Helicopters and Drones | Depends on Version | Proprietary | No | Windows, Mac | Included or controller | https://www.ikarus.net/en/rc8-features/ | |
AeroSIM RC | Model planes, helicopters, multicopters | €65 | Hardware keyed | Yes | Windows | Real Controller | 2019-02 | http://www.aerosimrc.com/ |
AirSim | Multicopters, cars, etc | Free | MIT License | Yes | Windows, Linux | 2019-06 | https://github.com/Microsoft/AirSim | |
AccuRC RC Flight Simulator | Model helicopters | US$59 | Hardware keyed | No | Windows | Real Controller | http://www.accurc.com/ | |
R/C Desk Pilot | Model Planes and Helicopters | Free | Freeware | n/a | Windows | Joystick | http://www.rcdeskpilot.com/ | |
ClearView | Model Planes and Helicopters | US$40 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, | Joystick or Controller | http://www.rcflightsim.com/ | |
CRRCsim | Model Planes | Free | GPL | n/a | Windows, Mac, Linux | Joystick, Controllers | 2018-07-04 | https://sourceforge.net/projects/crrcsim/ |
Dave Brown RCFS | Model Planes and Helicopters | US$150 | Proprietary | No | Windows | Joystick, Controllers | https://web.archive.org/web/20060509083404/http://www.dbproducts.com/store/rcfs2001.htm | |
Digital Aircraft Modeller | Model Planes | US$40 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Joystick, controllers | http://www.digitalaircraftmodeler.com/ | |
Electric RC Sim | Model planes, quadcopter | US$1.99 | Proprietary | Yes | iOS | Touch screen controls | http://jetstripes.com/games/electric-rc-sim/ | |
FlightGear | Planes, helicopters, model planes. (Flight simulator, not RC) | Free Flightgear#Commercial redistribution | GPL | n/a | Cross-platform | Check categories: hardware (joystick) & R/C. | 2019-01-29 | http://www.flightgear.org/ |
Flying Model Simulator | Model Planes and Helicopters | Free | Freeware | n/a | Windows | Joystick, controller adapters | http://modelsimulator.com/ | |
FS One | Model Planes and Helicopters | US$130 | Proprietary | No | Windows | Real Controller | https://www.fsone.com | |
Liftoff | Drone Racing Quadcopters | US$20 | Steam profile linked | No | Windows, Mac, Linux | Real controller, game controllers | http://www.liftoff-game.com | |
PhoenixSim | Model Planes and Helicopters | US$130–$175 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Real Controller | https://www.rc-thoughts.com/phoenix-sim/ | |
PicaSim | Model planes | Free | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, iOS, Android | Joystick, Controllers, Touch | http://www.rowlhouse.co.uk/PicaSim | |
PRE-Flight | Model Planes and Helicopters | US$25–$45 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Real Controller | http://www.preflightsim.com/ | |
Great Planes RealFlight | Model Planes and Helicopters | US$200 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Real Controller | http://www.realflight.com/ | |
Mugi Sim | Delta wing | US$1 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, iOS (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch) | Joystick, Controllers, Touch | 2019-03-27 | https://baawolf.itch.io/mugi-sim |
Quadcopter FX Simulator | Quadcopters | Free | Proprietary | Yes | Android, iOS | Touchscreen, Joystick, Controller | http://quadcopterfx.3dcreativeworld.com | |
Slope Soaring Simulator | Model planes | Free | GPL | Yes | Windows, Linux | Joystick | 2006-01-21 | http://www.rowlhouse.co.uk/sss/ |
HELI-X | Model helicopters and planes | €49 | Proprietary | Yes. Also version 0.9 is free | Windows, Linux, Mac | System Joystick, Real controllers | 2019-03-01 | http://www.heli-x.net/ |
X-Plane | Just about anything | US$30 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, Linux, Mac | System Joystick | http://www.x-plane.com | |
AlphaMacSoftware's RC Helicopter Simulator | Helicopters | Free | Proprietary | Yes | Mac | System Joystick, Real Controllers | http://www.alphamacsoftware.com/index.php | |
Ron's RC Flight Simulator | Electric Foamy Model Planes | Free | Ad supported | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android (Chrome or Firefox browsers only) | Logitech and Xbox Gamepads, OculusVR | 2013 | http://www.ostafichuk.com/rons-rc-sim/ |
R/C Sim Sikorsky | Helicopters | €35 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Real Controllers | http://home.zonnet.nl/blacksphere2/rcsim.html | |
Reflex XTR2 | Model Planes and Helicopters | €169 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Real Controllers | https://www.reflex-sim.net | |
Zephyr Drone Simulator | Quadcopters/Drones | US$139.99 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, Mac | Real Controllers | https://www.zephyr-sim.com/ | |
VelociDrone FPV Racing Simulator | Quadcopters/Drones | £20 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | Real Controllers | https://www.velocidrone.com/ | |
FPV FreeRider | Quadcopters/Drones | US$4.99 | Proprietary | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android | USB Controllers | 2019-02-05 | https://itch.io/profile/fpv-freerider |