Last updated on November 30th, 2025 at 08:35 am
Carrier Landing HD – Racing Game Review
Carrier Landing HD is a Racing/Simulation/Entertainment game from 畅 刘, first launched in 17th November 2016.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 1,701+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Carrier Landing HD Stand Out
Carrier Landing HD is a high-end flight sim optimized for iOS devices, offering the following advantages:
Multiplayer Game:
The multiplayer mode supports authentic Air Combat and Deathmatch modes. You can team up with friends for realistic dogfights or join Deathmatch rooms to engage in intense battles with players from around the world.
Aerodynamics:
The aerodynamic model of each aircraft includes multiple components, with careful calculations of their inflow. As a result, the simulator realistically simulates the unique aerodynamic characteristics of many aircraft. This includes the high angle of attack maneuverability of F18 and F22, the ability of F14 to perform a full turn roll using only rudder, the pedal turn maneuver of F35 and F22, and the cobra maneuver of the Su series aerodynamic layout aircraft. The development process involved real pilots for testing and feedback.
Dynamics:
When a 40,000-pound carrier-based aircraft lands on the deck at a descent rate of 5 meters per second, the compression rebound of the landing gear and the damping of the suspension are finely adjusted to create the most realistic visual effects. The recoil force from each bullet is accurately calculated and applied to the aircraft. The simulator also implements rope dynamics simulations for arresting cables and aerial tanker refueling tubes, details that are often not found in many PC flight sims.
Flight Control System (FCS):
Modern fighters often utilize static instability layouts, making it challenging for pilots to fly without the intervention of FCS. The simulator implements an FCS component with the same algorithm as the real flight controller. Your control commands first enter the FCS, which calculates the result using angular velocity feedback or G-load feedback. The result is then passed to the servo to control the control surface.
Avionics:
The simulator implements a HUD based on the real HUD principle. The size and view angle of the HUD characters and symbols have been strictly verified against the HUD of corresponding real aircraft. This offers the most realistic HUD implementation available in the mobile market. The F18 currently features a fully-featured fire control radar, and fire control radars for other aircraft are also under development.
Arms:
Each missile in the simulator utilizes a real dynamic model, treating them as tiny aircraft. The guidance algorithm employs the same APN algorithm used in real missiles. The guidance results are transmitted to the missile's FCS, which then controls the control surface deflection for maneuvering. The initial speed of the gun bullet in the simulator strictly adheres to real data, accurately calculating the bullet's movement in each frame considering the effects of gravity and air resistance.
Earth Environment Rendering:
The simulator employs multiple scattering algorithms to calculate the color of the sky, ground, and objects, thanks to innovative optimization algorithms. It provides realistic sky colors at dusk and dynamic projections of the earth in the atmosphere. Whether flying at foggy sea levels or 50,000 feet high, you can genuinely feel the presence of the air.Additionally, the game utilizes real astronomical data to determine the positions of stars, the moon, and the sun.
This Racing game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Carrier Landing HD is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 20th January 2025
Recent improvements include:
- Updated to support the latest App Store Receipt verification.
The new F-15C is nearing completion. Given the substantial backend improvements made, we will offer it as a free addition in our upcoming new sim. Stay tuned!
Download & Availability
Carrier Landing HD is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Carrier Landing HD on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This game is absolutely amazing we love how you can choose different fighter aircrafts we think the AI should be able to fight you because we do find it boring just us fighting the aircraft but otherwise add more planes like the F-16 Falcon and Viper, The Sukhoi-57M, and F-15C.
We love everything about this sim with the exception of there is no pilot in the plane. Other than that, its got great graphics and the camera angles on the playback are too cool.
Best jet sim ive seen for mobile players.
Its a really good game compared to really anything on mobile, we just wished just like how the FA-18C/D has the radar in it, other jets would as well. We also cant wait for the F-15C to be added to the game, we just hope its soon.
We cant buy a new jet for some reason, can anyone help us out.
Great game but we think you should add the f16 and maybe f111, and release the f15 soon.
Everything about this game is amazing, we would love to see an f-18 super hornet model.
Please update the game, or add more planes like the f16c, or the f16d that would make the game much better. And add a smoke to the blue angels if possible! Please respond with new info.
When we got this game we were soo happy and we spent 30 for all the things but we are getting bored because the people that made the game just did not update the game for like 7 months or 5 months pls add more things.
Needs more planes and maps and please add a flying stick controll by the way this is also the best fighter jet plane Ive ever played on mobile.
Heard theres going to be an F-15 added and cant wait. Best mobile sim ever, its like a mobile version of DCS.
This game is SIMPLY AMAZING. Can't believe a game/sim like this can be played on mobile devices. It literally looks and feels more realistic than PC flight sims.
The game is great but when we try to get into a multiplayer server it only shows us being the only one online.
The game is to much fun. U should add the b-2 bomber and the A-10 thunderbolt ll, add some classic fighter planes,and add ATC to talk and get feedback from ATC and u can get to pick ACT or be a pilot. And a C-17, and the YF-12. Tysm.
Dope game, looking for multiplayer users to test flight models and get a lil dogfight time, any drivers up for a challenge?? Kingdom1 multiplayer, probably in a 18, but you never know, just looking for our worthy opponent.
This is the best game we have ever played. It has amazing graphics and its really fun. We check the App Store every week just to see if there is a new plane and there never is.
Hi, this game is FIRE!!!!!! But the updates take way to long, dev where you at bro.
Every plane in the game right now is greatly detailed and we love that but it would be kinda nice of you could maybe add a jet like the A-10 or something with free wepends that is all we ask for. Have a great day.
Love the app, but in terms of realism, according to a Raptor driver who def aint us, your F-22 is underpowered significantly. Same goes for the rudder pedals. Speeds well past Mach 2 can easily be achieved even if the airplane is limited to that speed for low observable material thermal considerations. Also, pressing fully on a rudder pedal = pedal turn 720 deg/min effortlessly. Other than that, the flight model is pretty spot on. Well done ;).
We absolutely love this game, we recommend it to almost everyone who is looking for a mobile sim. The F-18 D-model (two seater) is our favorite model and we feel like adding a couple of new liverys to the hornet would be really cool especially some USMC paint schemes since those have not been added yet and the marines will be the last to operate the legacy hornet. Hopefully someday we can get a VMFAT-101, VMFA-323, VMFA(AW)-533 in the game.
Game is fire jst hope you add radar missles to the f14 like the phoenix missles other from that got no complaints.
No bet this is the best mobile flight simulator ever! We hope that we could have this chance to experience the new aircrafts including F-14 tomcat in Multiplayer mode soon! And its a really great idea to have this chance to enjoy AIM-54 Phoenix with a realistic range and radar function on this platform, YOUVE DONE A GREAT WORK! JUST GO ON.
Can we get the new jet soon??? Game is amazing still.
Super awesome game. Id love to see a feature where you can make your own missions and change the terrain. Also bombs and ground targets would be awesome, with the inclusion of an a-10.
This is the best mobile combat sim we've played yet. Please keep developing this game, f35 needs weapons.
We like it pretty good. Feel pretty real we just wish you didnt have to pay for online we know the pay is like a buck but we still and offline mode you sould give the starting planes guns or AA.
This is the best fighter sim on mobile hands down.
Thanks for adding the f15 for free im looking forward to it! Been playing this game for a few years and it gets better and better. Thank you so much.
Its a fun game but you should add more famous fighter planes f16 a10 B2.
Its a great sim thats simple enough to get a hang of and yet realistic in its core. Even tho this game still needs quite a bit of work, we would say its worth the money to buy the jets. Cant wait to see the F15C to add soon.
Please add different types of controlls other than gyroscopes.
The game is great but with the last update theres a glitch in the cabin when u zoom out.
This game is amazing the best flight sim on the App Store but it lacks multiplayer ability. We wish we could fly all the planes that you can fly in multiplayer in online and also that the developer adds a bunch of new high end military aircraft from around the world. Also we wish we had working systems in the cockpit and that also you could interact more with the play in game and especially in multiplayer.
Awesome game. Hard to play with the phone though. If you had the option to use a controller via Bluetooth that would be amazing and so much more immersive. You cant connect various controllers via Bluetooth already we mean implement something that works with those like a pa5 controller or Xbox series x controller.
When reviewing the playback it looks really cool however it doesn't show you the missles you fired at the drones in the playback, beside that everything is amazing and can't wait for new f15.
Cant do aerial refueling with the F14 now. The maps need updates (or a new one altogether) and this F15 business?? We wanna believe it, but we need to see it! Lets go.
It is a better version of Armed Air Forces but has way less players and overall if we want realism we might choose one or the other but in total Im choosing this. Needs more updates, they take forever but have good results and planes cost nothing.
We love this game and have been playing it for a couple years now. This game a super realistic and gives you that dogfight feeling, one thing that we feel that they need to add is the sonic boom and shockwave when going fast on flyby passes and passing the ground control tower.
Great platform but needs more stuff to do. Some missions would be cool. Some more American aircraft would also be appreciated.
You could knock this out of the park if you choose to find a balance between quality and quantity. The details are amazing and so is the dynamic design. We just want the dev to know that not everything has to be 100 percent perfect. We think thats whats causing a delay and making folks antsy.
We have 1 question why cant you use the phoenix missels on the f14.
This review is from Miles jones If only yall added enemy bots to spawn in free flight this wouldve been a absolute banger of a game.
Whether we have "Show Labels" turned On OR Off, the blue labels for Aorcraft still appear in the game. Please fix this Bug, so that the Drones are "Hidden"/we need to use our Radar to find them. PLEASE and Thank You.
Would be 20x better with controller support, awesome game without it still.
Honestly it looks amazing but we dont get how to go in dogfights (free without paying).
This game is by far one of of the best flight sim games out. Wish they had more aircraft and places to fly from and too.
10/10 would absolutely recommend.
This is by far the best flight sim on the market! If your thinking about getting it, GET IT. We want more content! New planes, maps, dynamic oceans would be cool.
Why dont you make the multiplayer free?, we already payed for the game, and having to pay for multiplayer is sad.
Its original load out is okay, but more weapons like the phoenix and sparrows would be nice.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2020.6.01
- Size: 955.65 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, JA, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence, Infrequent/Mild Contests
- Developer: 畅 刘
Last updated: 20th January 2025 | Genre: Racing, Simulation | Developer: 畅 刘