X-Plane 9

X-Plane 9.04 is here now.. YOU SHOULD GRAB IT FOR SURE! This is a the fourth free update, with plenty of improvements!

...And now on with the show! 

X-Plane for Mac, Windows, and Linux (www.X-Plane.com) is the most flexible and realistic flight simulator on the market for desktop personal computers. Using blade element theory for the most powerful and accurate flight model available for personal computers, and earning FAA certification for logging of flight time for pilots, X-Plane is the Gold Standard for accurate flight simulation, offering realism that is unmatched by any other simulator.

And now, thanks to the power of the iPhone and iPodTouch, X-Plane is available for these stunning little platforms. As in the full desktop version, X-Plane for iPhone lets you experiment with different times of day, weather, sky conditions, wind, turbulence and airplanes, all while flying the craft from various different views in the stunning terrain topography of Innsbruck, Austria, home to some of the most challenging mountains and topography for aviation.

We here at Laminar Research are still a bit shell-shocked at how powerful this little device is, and how much power in flight simulation can be stuffed into it... the power of X-Plane can now be had with you... anywhere.

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X-Plane-Helicopter

Free update 9.05 is here now! This lets you have manual tail-rotor control if you like, by grabbing the tail-rotor slider at the bottom!

It seems that most of the negative reviews are from people that did not read the instructions on how to FLY this sim. Remember, as is stated every time you start the app: 

->The throttle is automatically controlled for you 

->You drag the collective DOWN to INCREASE pitch... a situation that is ergonomically the same as in real helos. 

Most of the negative reviews seem to come from people that will not READ these instructions, despite them being displayed every time the app is launched... so be sure to read the instructions! They are only about 4 sentences.

And now, on with the show! X-Plane Helicopter is a new version of X-Plane that lets you realistically fly Helicopters!

You get some very interesting birds to fly, including:

The Robinson R-22: The lightweight, efficient trainer. 

The Bell-206: The turbine-powered mainstay of the helicopter fleet. 

The BlackHawk: The massive military cargo and troop mover. 

The Sea King: The huge land/sea rescue helicopter.

These fascinating and varied machines are modeled very realistically, so the flight you get on the iPhone is actually almost as realistic as the full FAA-Certified flight-model used in X-Plane for desktop... You get almost all the flight-model realism of this certified sim: On your phone.

As well, the flight-area is the Grand Canyon, giving you amazing views as you fly your helos across (and into!) the various canyons and valleys, giving the most visually-stunning simulation we have yet released, with the most challenging and realistic flight-models we have produced for iPhone so far.

Now, a quick lesson: The COLLECTIVE control is on the LEFT of the iPhone screen... drag it DOWN GENTLY to INCREASE the pitch of the main rotor, thus causing the helo to lift. As you drag this collective down, you will notice that the throttle AUTOMATICALLY increases on the right side of the screen. This is because the throttle governor automatically increases the engine power to maintain the desired rotor RPM as you increase the load on the rotor by increasing the rotor pitch. This is how the real helicopters work, and how we simulate them on the iPhone.

The tail-rotor is controlled for you automatically, since your iPhone does not have any anti-torque pedals plugged into it. ;-)

If you are ready for the best scenery and most fascinating and challenging flight model available on the iPhone, then you are ready for X-Plane-Helicopter.

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X-Plane-Airliner

This is X-Plane-Airliner, a new version of X-Plane for the iPhone that simulates Airliners and the relatively long-range, instrument-capable flying that they do.

X-Plane-Airliner comes with:

The Boeing 777: The gold standard for modern airliner design and efficiency. 

The Boeing 747: The big double-decker 4-engine classic Liner of the sky. 

The Airbus A-380: The largest airplane in the world, with fly-by-wire controls. 

The Boeing 787: The new carbon-fiber, high-bypass, ultra-efficient harbinger of the next wave of airline travel.

As well, X-Plane Airliner gives you control of throttle, flaps, speedbrakes, and trim, giving you much more control over these incredible machines than you can get in the regular X-Plane for iPhone.

In addition to the additional flight controls, the cockpit is a full glass EFIS system, with airspeed, heading, altitude, vertical speed, Mach number, DME, and HSI with localizer and glideslope displayed in the same manner as the real airliners. As well, a moving map glass display gives you complete situational awareness as you fly, as you find in the real airliners.

The regular X-Plane for iphone has 3 airports and 4 NAVAIDs, and a flight region of about 60 by 60 miles. With X-Plane-Airliner, you get 42 NAVAIDs, 98 airports, and about 60 by 180 miles to fly in! The flight region in X-Plane Airliner spans from San Diego clear up to Edwards Air Force Base! This large flying area, combined with the 98 airports and 42 NAVAIDs, lets you practice relatively longer flights in any weather, with glass-cockpit 'EFIS' instrumentation and moving maps in the cockpit to make it all easy as you fly the Big Birds across the scenic terrain of Southern California, enjoying the view if you like to do that, or in hardball IFR conditions, using the glass instrumentation to fly the airliners down to minimums in clouds and fog and turbulence at night... or anything in between.

This is by far the most powerful app we have released for the iPhone, and we are making it available cheap for now so that everyone can get it!

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Pocket God

What kind of god would you be? Benevolent or vengeful? Play Pocket God and discover the answer within yourself. On a remote island, you are the all-powerful god that rules over the primitive islanders. You can bring new life, and then take it away just as quickly. Exercise your powers on the islanders. Lift them in the air, alter gravity, hit them with lightning, the possibilities are endless!

Pocket God is an episodic microgame for you to explore, show your friends and have fun with. We have been growing the game with the help of player suggestions! What sort of godly powers would you like to see added?

And the features keep coming...

- Click the plus button (top left) to create new islanders

- Levitate the islanders into the air by pressing your finger on an islander and moving them upward.

- Propel them into the distance by running your finger across the islander from below. Hint: Aim for the volcano!

- Generate an earthquake by shaking your iPhone (or iPod Touch) up and down

- Alter gravitational forces by tilting and rotating your iPhone (or 

iPod)

- Change weather by touching sky and dragging quickly to right or left

- In stormy weather conditions, touch cloud and drag down to generate lightning

- Switch day and night by pushing the sun or moon behind horizon

- Feed the islanders coconuts

- Crush and bowl islanders over with a rock

- Tap the screen to make the islanders dance (Episode 7's unlockable)

- Lift the shark out of the water, throw him around, smack the islanders with him, drop him on the islander heads!

- Use an islander as shark bait!

- Toggle god powers and features on and off in the menu

- Tap the moon at night to call the vampire bat

- Generate hurricane winds in stormy weather by touching the sky and swirling your finger.

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TNA Wrestling

Get ready to experience Total Nonstop Action with TNA Wrestling!

• Create your own wrestler and work your way up from unsigned rookie to TNA World Champion.

• Compete in one on one, tag team and gauntlet matches against your favorite TNA superstars, including Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Sting, LAX and more.

• Master strategy and turn-based wrestling gameplay. Unlock new moves, finishers, and customization options by gaining experience in the ring and on the microphone.

• You control the action both in and out of the ring. Forge alliances, make enemies, and even try your luck at charming the luscious TNA Knockouts.

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