Zero Hours
Beta waitlist open

From zero hours to pilot.

A pilot life game set on the South African Highveld. Learn to fly at Brakpan, look after your own aircraft, load the cargo yourself and fly in the weather that is really out there today.

COMING SOON Wishlist on Steam once the store page is live.

We only use your email to invite you to the beta and tell you when the game launches.

The Sunbird, registered ZS-OHR, parked on the apron at Springs
ZS-OHR on the apron, FASI Springs In-game, development build
Aircraft Sunbird 180, ZS-OHR
Home base FABB Brakpan, 5,350 ft
Weather Live airport reports
Platforms Mac and Windows
Pilot's logbook, page 1

Every hour is earned.

You start with an empty logbook and a trainer that needs looking after. Nothing is handed to you, and every hour you fly is written down.

EntryAircraftFrom toRunning total
ZS-OHR inside its hangar at Brakpan
ZS-OHR FABB0.0 h

Walk around first

Open the hangar, check the oil and fuel, untie her and push back. Nothing starts until the pre-flight is done.

ZS-OHR FABB0.0 h

Read the clipboard

Part condition, fuel and the weight and balance sheet from the handbook. Load it wrong and it flies wrong. Out of limits is a no-go.

The aircraft condition clipboard on the hangar workbench
The Sunbird on short final at Brakpan
ZS-OHR FABB to FABB1.4 h

Circuits until it feels right

Round and round Brakpan at 5,350 ft, where a hot afternoon makes the take-off roll long and a gusty crosswind makes every landing count.

ZS-OHR FABB to FASI2.3 h

Your first cross-country

Plan it on the kneeboard, then fly the East Rand to Springs and Rand in whatever wind today's report brings.

The view past the wing over the East Rand
The main wheel and strut on final approach
ZS-OHR FABB to FAGM3.5 h

Your first paid job

Wheel the cargo out, lift it into the baggage area, net it to the eyebolts and keep the load sheet within limits. Fly smoothly: rough flying damages the goods.

Total this page3.5 h of 200 h to a commercial licence
One corner of the world, done properly

The East Rand, as it is.

Real terrain and satellite imagery around Brakpan, Springs and Rand. Wind, cloud and visibility come from the live report for the nearest airport, so no two days fly the same.

Springs airfield from the air, with the Highveld around it
FABB Brakpan Your home base, hangar and flying school.
FASI Springs A short hop east, and your first cross-country.
FAGM Rand A busy general aviation field, and somewhere to deliver cargo.
No surprises

What's in the beta

  • The Sunbird 180, with a working six-pack panelIN THE BETA
  • Brakpan, Springs and Rand on real terrainIN THE BETA
  • Live weather and wet runwaysIN THE BETA
  • Weight and balance from the handbookIN THE BETA
  • Your own hangar, wear and repairsIN THE BETA
  • Cargo trips you load by handIN THE BETA
  • A four-seat tourerLATER
  • Fly-ins with friendsLATER
  • The commercial licence and charter careerLATER
The aircraft board in the hangar: Sunbird 180 ready, tourer coming soon
The aircraft board in your hangar
Fly it before anyone else

How the beta works

  1. 1 Join the waitlist Leave your email and tell us what you fly on.
  2. 2 We pick a mix of pilots Mac and Windows, people who have never flown and people who fly for real.
  3. 3 Fly and tell us what to fix You get an invite by email. Your notes go straight into the next build.
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