Avion Flight Simulator ™

I enjoy using Avion a few years ago and it worked perfectly. Downloaded the app the other day and it appeared to be the same until you get to the fourth mission, then you’re forced to pay $4.99 to access the remaining planes and missions. No fee in the old version. So I paid the fee and the app worked until I got to the Canadair plane. When I select the first mission, the plane crashes after hitting Calibrate. Tha app is frozen after this happens. Restart and try a different mission with Canadair and mission loads with the wrong plane. Can’t load any mission after Canadair. They want a rating inside the app, minus 5 stars. I really like paying a fee for an app that doesn’t work when it used to be free. Avoid this one!!!

I don’t normally make many in app purchases, but for some reason I decided to with this game. A mistake and money wasted. First, the graphics aren’t great, the flight controls are a joke, but most importantly the game doesnt really work. There are a variety of planes, but they all behave pretty much the same. The large jets are a bit more cumbersome. But the kicker is that for missions assigned to say a fighter, Air Force 1 is loaded. Or for a sea plane mission, an F16 is loaded. That’s when you can get past the “calibrate” button that appears before each mission. About a third the missions I’ve tried just don’t load.

But new release is wacky doodle. Planes are random and in some cases not suited to the mission. Old version was much more consistent and better for learning. What’s with the Area 51 flyby. Exciting but useless. Making you fly and land a 777 like a fighter on a timed 2.25 minute 8 mile mission. Ain’t happening. Need airport elevations and airport vectoring on radar so you can line up approach