Comments on: Laminar Releases 'X-Plane Helicopter Lite'

By: Alexander

Alexander — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:32:25 +0000

35 Second? Jesus. 10 Minutes are better.

By: mat

mat — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:48:05 +0000

i wonder if we'll get a better lite version soon? this one was a joke!

By: Ballpeen

Ballpeen — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:21:44 +0000

Yeah, what would it hurt to make it 1 or 2 min?? If people like it most will cough up the small price.

By: djasmith

djasmith — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:05:00 +0000

It looks like the lite versions have been pulled ?

They're no longer available on the UK App store.

Make what you will of that.

I tried out Helicopter Lite last night and was also disappointed with the 35 seconds worth of fuel limitation.

I was up for a heli sim after playing some rcphoenix yesterday.

By: Lost

Lost — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:24:16 +0000

I usually play all the xplane games for iphone, but this one is nearly unplayable…

By: Hkiphone

Hkiphone — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:05:18 +0000

I tried both lite versions. Heli REALLY tests your patience. You need to slowly lower the left control so slowly to lift off gently, using up 15secs before you're actually in the air. How you land is another matter!!!
If you choose the F15 in Racing, I found that you can glide for another minute after the fuel is gone, if you head straight up after takeoff. The others are too slow to build up speed.
I think Austin might have received more favourable response if the lite versions only had one vehicle but longer time limit (say 2mins).

By: currymutton

currymutton — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:08:08 +0000

I find out they have put up a LITE version of Racing too. No wifi to d/l it for now. (I have the EXTREME version)

By: GreyDawn

GreyDawn — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:13:42 +0000

35 seconds? Hahaha, only this guy.

By: Yourofl10

Yourofl10 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:09:02 +0000

I will be downlaoding this and give it a shot. I like flight sims like these.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:27:51 +0000

Wow that was awful…

What does a gameplay video of the light look like??? Oh right, there is no gameplay.