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Infinite Flight
Infinite Flight
Developer(s)	Infinite Flight LLC
Publisher(s)	Infinite Flight LLC
Platform(s)	Android, iOS
Release	April 25, 2011 for Windows Phone
Genre(s)	Flight simulation video game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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Infinite Flight is a flight simulation video game developed by Infinite Flight LLC.^[1] The game was initially released in 2011 and is available for Android and iOS.

Gameplay

The simulator includes single-player and multiplayer modes, including an option to play as air traffic control.^[2] As a mobile game, Infinite Flight relies on the device's accelerometer for flight control.^[2]^[3]

Reception

In a 2011 review, Windows Central wrote that the simulator got better with experience and would likely appeal to fans of the genre.^[3] In 2012, The Mac Observer gave the first release a score of 2.5/5 ("Disappointing"), comparing it negatively to other flight simulators.^[4] In 2014, Engadget considered Infinite Flight one of the best on the App Store^[5] and The New York Times called it the best on mobile devices.^[6] FlightSim.com later wrote approvingly of the just-released C-130 aircraft, saying that the game's newer models were much better than earlier ones.^[7]

References

^ "Terms of Use Agreement". Retrieved 2019-02-03.
^ ^a ^b Boucher, Isabel (August 2, 2018). "Infinite Flight: Fully Functional Flight Sim For Your Phone". planepilotmag.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ponder, George (2011-05-09). "Infinite Flight - Review". Windows Central. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
^ Martellaro, John (July 19, 2012). "Infinite Flight Simulator for iOS: a Rough Ride". Macobserver.com. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
^ Wehner, Mike (February 25, 2014). "Infinite Flight offers a bumpy, excellent, ride". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^ Eaton, Kit (23 July 2014). "Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet". The New York Times (published July 23, 2014). Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ Daniels, Jack (Dec 4, 2016). "Review: Infinite Flight C-130 Family". Flightsim.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

External links

Official website

[Infinite-Flight-Terms-1] "Terms of Use Agreement". Retrieved 2019-02-03.

[Plane_&_Pilot-2] Boucher, Isabel (August 2, 2018). "Infinite Flight: Fully Functional Flight Sim For Your Phone". planepilotmag.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[WindowsCentral-3] Ponder, George (2011-05-09). "Infinite Flight - Review". Windows Central. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

[TheMacObserver-4] Martellaro, John (July 19, 2012). "Infinite Flight Simulator for iOS: a Rough Ride". Macobserver.com. Retrieved March 26, 2017.

[Engadget-5] Wehner, Mike (February 25, 2014). "Infinite Flight offers a bumpy, excellent, ride". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

[The_New_York_Times-6] Eaton, Kit (23 July 2014). "Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet". The New York Times (published July 23, 2014). Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[FlightSim.com-7] Daniels, Jack (Dec 4, 2016). "Review: Infinite Flight C-130 Family". Flightsim.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

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 {{Infobox video game
 | title = Infinite Flight
-| image      = Infinite Flight logo.png
+| image = Infinite Flight logo.svg
-| publisher  = Flying Development Studio LLC
+| developer = Infinite Flight LLC
+| publisher = Infinite Flight LLC
-| platforms  = [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS (operating system)|iOS]]
+| platforms = [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS (operating system)|iOS]]
-| released   = April 25, 2011 for [[Windows Phone]]
-| genre      = [[Flight simulator]]
+| released = April 25, 2011 for [[Windows Phone]]
-| modes      = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
+| genre = [[Flight simulation video game]]
+| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
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-'''''Infinite Flight''''' is a [[flight simulator]] developed by Flying Development Studio LLC. The game was released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], and [[Windows Phone]], though a Windows Phone version is no longer available.
+'''''Infinite Flight''''' is a [[flight simulation video game]] developed by Infinite Flight LLC.<ref name="Infinite-Flight-Terms">{{Cite web |url=https://infiniteflight.com/legal/terms/ |title=Terms of Use Agreement |access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> The game was initially released in 2011 and is available for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]].
 ==Gameplay==
+The simulator includes [[Single-player video game|single-player]] and [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] modes, including an option to play as [[air traffic control]].<ref name="Plane & Pilot">{{Cite web |url= https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/infinite-flight-full-function-flight-sim-for-your-phone/ |title= Infinite Flight: Fully Functional Flight Sim For Your Phone |last=Boucher |first=Isabel |website=planepilotmag.com |publication-date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref> As a mobile game, ''Infinite Flight'' relies on the device's [[accelerometer]] for flight control.<ref name="Plane & Pilot" /><ref name="WindowsCentral"></ref>
-''Infinite Flight'' includes a variety of aircraft and all airports around the world. The simulator features ~15m satellite imagery around USA, Canada, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Middle-East, Mexico and North Africa. Everywhere else in the world there is ~500m satellite imagery. You have the ability to file a flight plan, start and stop your engines, fuel up your tanks, fly online with others, communicate with Air Traffic Control. The ability to have full control over your aircraft or have it on autopilot or LNAV mode. The game features a single-player and multiplayer mode.
-==Aircraft==
-The aircraft in-game as follows;
-'''Airbus'''
-A318-100
-A319-100
-A320-200
-A321-200
-A330-300
-A340-600
-A380-800
-'''American Super''' '''Champion'''
-Super Decathlon
-'''Boeing'''
--200
--700
--700BBJ
--800
--900
--200
--400
--8
--SCA
--SOFIA
--200
--300
--200ER
--200F
--200LR
--300ER
--8
--9
--10
-C-17 Globemaster III
-VC-25 (Air Force One)
-'''Bombardier'''
-CRJ-200 (Rework Coming Soon)
-Dash-8 Q400
-'''Cessna'''
-Skyhawk
-Caravan
-Citation X
-'''Cirrus'''
-SR22
-'''Embraer'''
-E170
-E175
-E190
-E195
-'''Fairchild Republic'''
-A-10
-'''General Dynamics'''
-F-16C
-'''Grumman'''
-F-14
-'''Lockheed Martin'''
-AC-130
-C-130H
-C-130J
-C-130J-30
-F-22
-P-38
-'''McDonnell Douglas'''
-F/A-18
-MD-11 (Nearing Release)
-MD-11F (Nearing Release)
-DC-10 (Nearing Release)
-DC-10F (Nearing Release)
-KC-10 (Nearing Release)
-'''Supermarine'''
-Spitfire Mk VIII
 ==Reception ==
+In a 2011 review, ''Windows Central'' wrote that the simulator got better with experience and would likely appeal to fans of the genre.<ref name="WindowsCentral">{{Cite web |last=Ponder |first=George |date=2011-05-09 |title=Infinite Flight - Review |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/infinite-flight-review |access-date=2020-12-19 |website=Windows Central}}</ref> In 2012, ''The Mac Observer'' gave the first release a score of 2.5/5 ("Disappointing"), comparing it negatively to other flight simulators.<ref name="TheMacObserver">{{Cite web |url=http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/review/infinite_flight_simulator_for_ios_a_rough_ride |title=Infinite Flight Simulator for iOS: a Rough Ride |last=Martellaro |first=John |website=Macobserver.com |publication-date=July 19, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[Engadget]]'' considered ''Infinite Flight'' one of the best on the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]]<ref name="Engadget">{{Cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/02/25/infinite-flight-offers-a-bumpy-but-excellent-ride/ |title=Infinite Flight offers a bumpy, excellent, ride. |last=Wehner |first=Mike |website=[[Engadget]] |publication-date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it the best on mobile devices.<ref name="The New York Times">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/technology/personaltech/circle-the-skies-from-your-smartphone-or-tablet.html |title=Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet |last=Eaton |first=Kit |work=The New York Times |date=23 July 2014 |publication-date=July 23, 2014 |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Flightsim.com|FlightSim.com]]'' later wrote approvingly of the just-released [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130]] aircraft, saying that the game's newer models were much better than earlier ones.<ref name="FlightSim.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?17038-Review-Infinite-Flight-C-130-Family |title=Review: Infinite Flight C-130 Family |last=Daniels |first=Jack |website=[[Flightsim.com]] |publication-date=Dec 4, 2016 |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>
+== References ==
-In 2012, ''The Mac Observer'' gave the first release a score of 2.5/5 ("Disappointing"), saying that "it has some serious problems compared to its competition".<ref name="TheMacObserver">{{Cite web |url=http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/review/infinite_flight_simulator_for_ios_a_rough_ride |title=Infinite Flight Simulator for iOS: a Rough Ride |last=Martellaro |first=John |website=Macobserver.com |publication-date=July 19, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, after several new releases, ''PocketMeta'' gave it a score of 4.2/5, calling it a "classic of the flight simulation genre with a stellar selection of aircraft, locations and airports"<ref name="PocketMeta">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pocketmeta.com/review-infinite-flight-simulator-7867/ |title=[Review] Infinite Flight Simulator |last=Vlasic |first=Dan |publication-date=July 2, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> and ''The New York Times'' stated Infinite Flight was "easily the most impressive flight simulator for mobile devices".<ref name="The New York Times">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/technology/personaltech/circle-the-skies-from-your-smartphone-or-tablet.html |title=Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet |last=Eaton |first=Kit |website=nytimes.com |publication-date=July 23, 2014 |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> In a review of the 2016 release of the C130, ''FlightSim.com'' wrote: "Like all newer aircraft released by Flying Development Studios, this is top quality, and certainly not one to be missed".<ref name="FlightSim.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?17038-Review-Infinite-Flight-C-130-Family |title=Review: Infinite Flight C-130 Family |last=Anderson |first=Nels |website=flightsim.com |publication-date=Dec 4, 2016 |access-date=July 25, 2017}}</ref>
+{{Portal|Aviation}}
+{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
+* {{Official website}}
-* [http://infinite-flight.com Infinite Flight]
+[[Category:2011 video games]]
+[[Category:Android (operating system) games]]
 [[Category:Flight simulation video games]]
-[[Category:2011 video games]]
+[[Category:IOS games]]
+[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
+[[Category:Windows Phone games]]
+[[Category:General flight simulators]]