Pylon Racer

Pylon Racer is a first-person aerobatics flight simulator built around flying a modern aerobatics plane and competing on pilot skill. You fly without a HUD, a ribbon to follow or chase-plane views, then watch a TV replay. The game has no upgrades, and your time reflects your skill as a pilot.

Flying and competition

The flight model is designed to simulate a modern aerobatics plane. There is no rookie mode: you need to practise turns repeatedly to gain control of the airplane. Leaderboards track times and penalties for competition between pilots.

World and cockpit

The world contains 4 million individual leaves, with more than half sometimes visible in a single frame. The cockpit uses a radiosity solution to simulate light bouncing and a range of lighting effects; this feature has been toned down because of a maths bug.