If you haven’t tried GeoFS on your smartphone yet, you are missing out on one of the most accessible, impressive, and frankly addictive flight experiences available today. For the uninitiated, GeoFS is a browser-based flight simulator that uses real-world satellite imagery (thanks to Bing Maps and other sources) to create a seamless global playground. Unlike mobile games that limit you to a 10-square-mile island, GeoFS lets you fly over your actual house, the Pyramids of Giza, or the Swiss Alps. The Mobile Leap: Does it Work? The immediate question every skeptic asks is: “How do you fly a complex aircraft using just a touchscreen?”

Surprisingly, the answer is:

Open your browser, head to GeoFS , and tilt your way into the wild blue yonder. Do you fly GeoFS on mobile? What’s your favorite aircraft to fly via gyroscope? Let me know in the comments below!

Note: A free account is required for multiplayer, but it takes 30 seconds to sign up. Absolutely.

For years, flight simulation has been the exclusive playground of PC gamers with high-end joysticks, massive monitors, and terabytes of orthoimagery. But the winds are changing. Enter GeoFS Mobile —a testament to how far browser-based simulation has come.