FLIGHT PHYSICS IS THE CORE
RC-Elements covers virtually every RC aircraft category: fixed wing, rotary, VTOL with transition flight, high-speed jets, slender delta configurations, flying wings, autogyros, and multi-engine props. Each with its own distinct flight physics, modeled correctly, affected by aerodynamic phenomenons, like P-Factor, prop-wash, induced drag, inertia and so forth.
EASY SETUP
- VSKYLABS RC-Elements practically turns X-Plane 12 into a Standalone RC Flight Simulator.
- Plug and Play: If you already have X-Plane 12 installed, RC-Elements drops right into your system. It acts as a dedicated environment with its own ground-view camera angles and unique flight-line setup.
- Controller flexibility: RCE features a dedicated channel-binding layer that lets you map Xbox controllers, PlayStation pads, desktop joysticks, TX USB controllers or your real RC transmitter (via dongle or direct USB, depending on your controller), as long as the OS & X-Plane recognizes the device.
MAIN RCE FEATURES
- The 1st Comprehensive Study-Level RC Simulation Environment Designed for X-Plane Flight Simulator. Fly and practice in real-weather conditions, density altitude environments, turbulence, crosswinds, and full-scale global scenery environments, from local RC fields to mountains, coastlines, deserts, and urban landscapes worldwide.
- RC-Elements also features comprehensive FPV (First-Person View) flight simulation capabilities. All 25 aircraft include dedicated FPV flying modes with integrated flight data overlays (HUD), enabling realistic FPV training for fixed-wing aircraft, jets, helicopters, VTOLs, and experimental platforms.
- In addition, RC-Elements Vol. 1 introduces a dedicated FPV aircraft: a highly detailed 1:5 Scale F-16, engineered specifically for advanced FPV operations. The aircraft features a fully modeled FPV cockpit environment with support for head tracking and immersive VR operation, allowing pilots to practice taxi, takeoff, navigation, energy management, and landing techniques from a true FPV perspective. This implementation brings modern fixed-wing FPV training into a full-world simulation environment powered by X-Plane 12's global scenery, weather, and atmospheric systems.
- 25 Scale Models in the Giant Scale Category. A full highly-engineered fleet spanning jets, turbines, warbirds, rotary, and experimental aircraft. Each individually researched, developed, and tuned by professional RC-Pilots.
- Highly Defined Aero-Engineering. RCE Vol. 1 covers practically any shape or form of fixed and rotorwing aerodynamics: Conventional fixed wings of all aspect ratios and types, Canards, Delta & Slender delta wings, Multi-engine, Prop, Seaplane, Swept wing, Autogyro, Helicopters (tail-rotor, co-axial rotors, tandem rotors), tail-sitters, tail-draggers and so forth. Each and every aircraft was engineered bottom-up and has its own real-world character, performance figures and handling characteristics.
- Highly Defined Propulsion Engineering. Turbines, Turbo-shaft, Glow, Radials, Electric, EDF (Electric Ducted Fan), Solid Rocket Boosters. Each engine/motor is defined by actual components and physics, to produce power and thrust that matches real-world specs of the given type.
- Real Flight Dynamics. Built on X-Plane 12's cutting-edge aerodynamics and physics engine. Every flying and control surface, every weight distribution, every edge case modeled correctly.
- Custom RC Camera System. Analyzing the RC model velocities against RC pilot position and head tilt, then provides adaptive/dynamic tracking of the RC model.
- Built-In RC Model initiation. Dedicated flight initiation that support RC Flying requirements (engines initiations, external views, flexible positioning and more).
- RC-Controller Assignment Layer. Dedicated channel-binding layer inside X-Plane assignments GUI, allowing binding all channels to any type of controller (from real-world or USB TX Controller to Xbox, PS, Desktop Joysticks and keyboard).
- Realistic Control Modes: Dual Rates, Expo, Digital auto-trim, allowing realistic flying of the RC models throughout their wide flight envelopes, just like in real-world RC operations.
- TX Voice Callouts. Keeps you informed while keeping distractions to a minimum. Switch-triggered voice callouts confirm gear, flaps, speed brakes, brakes, control modes, and low fuel/battery states. Approach speed callouts (for relevant RC models in RCE Vol.1) provide an audible speed strip during landing, similar to real advanced RC operations.
- Pilot Buddy Alerts. Your buddy always watching you from the ground. When you're pushing the aircraft too hard - he will warn you before things go wrong. Pull too hard? Over-speeding? Buddy calls it and warns you with immersive voice presence that makes every flight feel like you have an experienced pilot standing right next to you at the flight line.
- Test-Pilot Mode (Advanced Feature). For pilots who want real stakes. Enable Test Pilot Mode and the rules change. The aircraft now has real structural limits, and exceeding them has consequences. Push too hard, fly too fast or ignore your Buddy's warnings. Systems fail unpredictably over time, from engine failures to control surface degradation and gear malfunctions. Designed for experienced pilots who want to be challenged with emergencies. Disable at any time to reset and fly clean.
- No Dependencies. Install and fly. Windows, Linux Mac.
