This site is here to help people get started in the wonderful world of RC flight. Our proposition is simple: you need a flight simulator to start the hobby — not after you've already bought a plane. The best flight simulator is the one you can use before buying a real model, and the one you can start using right now. No download, no install — you can be in the air in about twenty seconds.
Start Flying Free →Runs in your browser. Free. No credit card, no install.
A simulator doesn't replace the real thing — it prepares you for it. Every mistake you make learning to fly costs nothing in software. The same mistake with a real airplane can cost considerably more.
Before you spend money on your first RC model, a simulator lets you build the basic stick coordination, throttle management, and orientation skills that take most beginners the longest to learn — the skills that determine whether your first real flight ends in a landing or a repair bill.
It also lets you try aircraft types before committing to one. Trainers, warbirds, gliders, helicopters, jets — you can find out what you actually enjoy flying before you buy anything.
Happy Bytes has been building RC flight simulators since 2005. Over that time the same underlying flight-simulation work has taken three different, still-active forms — each built for a different way people actually want to fly:
The original. A full Windows desktop RC simulator, in continuous development since 2005. One-time purchase, no subscription.
Native iOS and Android apps built on the same flight model, refined for touch. Millions of downloads.
The current generation: the full simulator, running directly in a modern web browser, on any device. No install. 450+ aircraft and landscapes. Free to start.