Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

The terms for using Fly Away Simulation and its PRO membership, how we handle freeware and copyright, and how we look after your personal data.

Operated by RBFTP Networks Ltd, registered in England No. 05718807Last updated November 10, 2026Questions contact us

1. Terms of use

1.1 Who we are and what you're agreeing to

Fly Away Simulation ("Fly Away Simulation", "we", "us") is operated by RBFTP Networks Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 05718807) with its registered office at Mountview Court, 1148 High Road, Whetstone, London N20 0RA, United Kingdom. These terms apply to flyawaysimulation.com, its subdomains (including the forum, download delivery and Creators portal), our newsletters and any related services (together, the "Site").

By using the Site you agree to these terms and to our privacy policy below. If you don't agree, please don't use the Site. We may update these terms from time to time; the date at the top shows the current version. For material changes affecting PRO members we'll also email the address on your account before the change takes effect.

1.2 Age

You must be at least 13 to create an account, post content or use Ask Fly Away. You must be at least 18 to buy a PRO membership; if you're younger, a parent or guardian must make the purchase for you and accept these terms on your behalf.

1.3 Using the Site

We give you a personal, non-exclusive, revocable licence to browse the Site and download files for your own non-commercial flight simulation use, subject to the developers' own licence terms for each file. You agree not to:

• scrape, mirror or bulk-download the library or its listings, screenshots, descriptions or manifests, or use them to build a competing service;
• share, resell or automate PRO access, or use tools to bypass download limits, speed tiers, countdowns or security measures;
• upload or link to malware, pirated payware, cracks or anything you don't have the right to distribute;
• post anything unlawful, defamatory, abusive, hateful, sexually explicit or spam, or impersonate another person or company;
• interfere with the Site's operation or attempt to access accounts, systems or data you're not authorized to use.

We may suspend or close accounts, remove content and block access where we reasonably believe these terms have been broken, and we may report unlawful activity to the authorities.

1.4 Your account

Keep your login details confidential and tell us straight away if you think your account has been compromised. You're responsible for activity under your account. Member accounts and Creators portal accounts are separate logins.

1.5 Email from us

When you create an account or subscribe you agree that we may email you service messages (receipts, renewal notices, security and account notices) and our newsletters. You can unsubscribe from newsletters at any time using the link in every issue; service messages continue while you hold an account or PRO membership.

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2. PRO membership

2.1 What PRO is

PRO is a paid membership that funds the Fly Away Simulation server network and gives you the extra features described on the PRO page at the time you subscribe, such as full-speed downloads, unlimited Ask Fly Away and additional library filters. Your payment is for those services and bandwidth. You are never paying for the freeware developers' work: every file in the library is free to download without a membership or an account.

2.2 Billing and renewal

Prices are shown in US dollars and, where available, as an indicative amount in your local currency; the charge is made in USD and your bank or PayPal may apply conversion fees. Payments are processed by PayPal (PayPal, Inc. and its affiliates), whether you pay with a PayPal account, directly by card, or with Apple Pay. PayPal's own user agreement and privacy statement apply to the payment itself; we never see or store your full card number.

Your membership renews automatically at the end of each monthly or annual period at the price in force for your plan until you cancel. If we change the price of your plan we'll email you at least 30 days before the renewal at the new price so you can cancel first. If a renewal payment fails we'll let you know and your PRO features pause until payment succeeds; no cancellation fee is ever charged.

2.3 Immediate access and cancellation rights

PRO is a digital service that begins immediately. By subscribing you expressly request that we start providing PRO as soon as your payment is confirmed, and you acknowledge that once access has begun you lose any statutory right to cancel within 14 days for a refund (for example under the UK Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 or the EU Consumer Rights Directive). Your ordinary right to cancel for the future, described below, is unaffected.

2.4 Refunds

Because access is immediate and all content remains free without PRO, payments are non-refundable except where we are at fault. If a problem with the Site, the subscription process or your PRO features is caused by us and we can't put it right within a reasonable time, we'll refund the affected period. Problems caused by your own system, configuration, network or a payment provider aren't grounds for a refund. Nothing in this section limits rights you have under consumer law that can't be excluded.

Please contact us before raising a chargeback or PayPal dispute: we resolve genuine billing errors quickly, and disputes raised for a membership that was used as described may lead to the account being closed.

2.5 Cancelling

You may cancel at any time. Your membership stays active until the end of the period you've already paid for and no further payments are taken. For example, a monthly plan started on the 1st and cancelled on the 2nd stays active until the end of that month.

• Paid with a PayPal account: cancel instantly in PayPal under Settings → Payments → Automatic payments, or ask us and we'll do it.
• Paid by card or Apple Pay: send a request through the contact form choosing "Cancel my PRO membership". The PRO team confirms by email, normally within a few hours.

2.6 Changes to PRO

PRO is sold as a bundle. We improve, replace and occasionally retire individual features over time; the loss of one feature doesn't entitle you to a refund while the membership as a whole continues. If we ever discontinue PRO entirely we'll stop billing and tell members in advance.

2.7 Gift memberships

Gift memberships are one-off payments, don't renew, and the gift certificate is redeemable only by the recipient. The refund terms above apply.

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3. Free downloads, charts and AI tools

3.1 Freeware files

Files in the library are freeware created by third-party developers and are provided "as is". Each file is subject to the developer's own licence and any notes in the listing or inside the archive; you must respect those terms, in particular any restriction on commercial use or redistribution. We check files, publish checksums and scan for malware as described in section 8, but we don't guarantee that a file is free of defects or compatible with your simulator, hardware or other add-ons. You install and use files at your own risk and should keep backups of your simulator before installing anything.

Free downloads are delivered at a capped speed and may be limited in number per day. Those limits are part of the free tier and may change.

3.2 Charts and navigation data

FAA charts, airport plates and any navigation data on the Site are provided for flight simulation and educational use only. They are not maintained for, and must not be used for, real-world flight planning or navigation.

3.3 Ask Fly Away and AI-assisted content

Ask Fly Away is an AI assistant. Its answers are generated automatically from your question and may be incomplete, out of date or wrong. Treat them as a starting point, not as professional advice, and never rely on them for real-world aviation, safety, legal or financial decisions. We may store conversations against your account so you can return to them, and we use them, in anonymized form, to improve the answers library.

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4. Community content

You own what you post (comments, reviews, forum posts, screenshots, messages). By posting it you give us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to host, display, edit for length or formatting, moderate and republish it on the Site and in our newsletters and social channels, for as long as it remains on the Site. You confirm that you have the right to post it and that it doesn't infringe anyone else's rights.

Comments and forum posts are moderated. We may edit or remove content that breaks these terms or is off-topic, and we're not obliged to publish anything. Links in forum posts and comments should point to the resource itself; where a file is available in our library we may replace an external link with a link to our listing, and external links in forum signatures aren't permitted. Repeatedly reverting moderator edits may lead to your account being closed.

4.1 Editorial policy and press releases

Many of our news articles start as press releases from developers and companies in the flight simulation and aviation industry. We review, edit and approve every article before it's published and may update or remove articles at any time. If you have a correction, or you're a rights holder and believe an article or image shouldn't be here, use the contact form and we'll act promptly.

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5. Fly Away Creators (publishing your mods)

5.1 Eligibility and your warranties

You may only submit mods that you created or that you have the right to distribute, including any third-party models, textures, sounds or libraries they contain. You confirm that your submission is freeware, is free of malware, and doesn't contain payware, cracks or material that infringes anyone's rights. You're responsible for the accuracy of the details you provide.

5.2 The licence you give us

By submitting a mod you grant RBFTP Networks Ltd a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence, for as long as the mod is listed, to: store and distribute it to users free of charge through our download network; add a small information file and shortcut to the archive (section 8); write and publish an original listing description, editorial and compatibility notes; create screenshots and video of the mod in the simulator; and promote the listing on the Site, in our newsletters, on our social channels and on our YouTube channel with a link back to the listing. You keep all copyright in the mod itself and may distribute it elsewhere.

5.3 Screenshots and listing copy

Screenshots you upload remain yours and are credited to you. Screenshots, video and listing text that we create are our copyright (section 9) and may stay on the listing while it's live. Listing descriptions are written in-house so that every listing is consistent and unique; we don't publish your description verbatim unless you ask and we agree.

5.4 Review, removal and deletion

Submissions are reviewed by our editors before publication and we may decline, edit the listing of, or later remove any mod at our discretion, for example where a rights complaint is received, a file is flagged by a scanner, or the mod no longer works. You can update a mod, pause downloads while you fix something, or remove a mod from the portal at any time. A listing you remove may be kept in a recoverable state for up to 90 days so you can restore it, after which it's permanently deleted; copies already downloaded by users are outside our control.

5.5 Statistics and communications

Download counts and other statistics shown in the portal are indicative. We may email creators about their submissions, portal changes and rights matters; these are service messages.

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6. Copyright, liability and governing law

6.1 Our content and trademarks

The Site's design, code, editorial text, listing descriptions, screenshots and video created by us, and our name and logos are the property of RBFTP Networks Ltd and may not be reused without permission. Microsoft Flight Simulator, FSX, Prepar3D, X-Plane, DCS World and other simulator names are trademarks of their respective owners. Fly Away Simulation is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Microsoft, Asobo Studio, Lockheed Martin, Laminar Research, Eagle Dynamics or any other developer or publisher.

6.2 Copyright complaints and takedowns

If you believe a file, image or article on the Site infringes your rights, send us a notice through the contact form (choose "Copyright or takedown") including the listing URL, a description of the work, your relationship to it and a statement that the information is accurate and you're the owner or authorized to act for them. We investigate every notice, normally within two business days, and remove or disable access to material that infringes. We may pass the notice to the person who submitted the content so they can respond.

6.3 Disclaimers

The Site, its files, answers, charts and other content are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. We don't guarantee that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free, or that any file or answer is accurate or suitable for your setup.

6.4 Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, RBFTP Networks Ltd is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for loss of data, profits or simulator installations, arising from your use of the Site or anything downloaded from it. Our total liability to you for any claim relating to the Site is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose (or US$20 if you paid nothing). Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that can't be excluded by law, and nothing affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

6.5 Indemnity

If you're a creator or post content, you agree to compensate us for claims, losses and reasonable costs arising from content you submitted that breaks these terms or infringes someone's rights.

6.6 Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. If you're a consumer living elsewhere in the UK or in the EU, you also benefit from any mandatory protections of the law of the country you live in, and you may bring a claim in your local courts. Please contact us first with any dispute; most issues are resolved by email within a few days.

6.7 General

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest continues to apply. Our not enforcing a term isn't a waiver of it. You can't transfer your membership or account to anyone else; we may transfer our rights under these terms to a successor of the business, with notice to members.

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7. Freeware files copyright information

Although published as freeware, the works contained in files in our library may be copyright © the developer named in the listing, sometimes with components from other freeware developers included under permission or licence. A website that makes a file available to download doesn't hold the copyright in it unless that's explicitly stated.

Most files on Fly Away Simulation were submitted directly by the developer, or we have the developer's explicit permission to republish them. In some cases we republish freeware already released through other outlets where the developer or rights holder has made clear that the work may be redistributed, for example under a Creative Commons licence or a notice inside the file that permits republishing. Where users share work they didn't create, we do our best to identify and credit the original developer and to confirm that redistribution is permitted.

If you've found your own work here and object to its publication, contact us and we'll look into it straight away.

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8. Download integrity & verification policy

We take the integrity and safety of the files we host seriously. To help you verify what you download and build confidence in the library, we publish strong cryptographic checksums, human- and machine-readable manifests, and regular malware scan results for each downloadable archive.

What we publish for every downloadable archive

• SHA-256 checksum of the ZIP you receive (the final file users download).
• ZIP size (compressed), total uncompressed size of all files, and file count.
• File date range (earliest and latest file modification dates inside the archive).
• Full manifest in TXT and JSON (path, uncompressed size, compressed size, modified date, CRC32 for each entry).
• A server-rendered preview (first 200 entries) plus a summary of top-level folders and the largest files for quick review.
• Visible ClamAV scan status (for example, "Clean — scanned X days ago").

How to verify a download

After downloading a file, compute its SHA-256 and compare it with the checksum shown on the download page:

• Windows (PowerShell): Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 ".\filename.zip"
• macOS/Linux (Terminal): shasum -a 256 filename.zip

Optionally, test archive integrity (CRC) with 7-Zip: 7z t filename.zip. If the computed hash matches our published SHA-256 and the archive passes integrity tests, the file is identical to what we host.

Manifests: complete transparency

Every archive page links to a complete manifest (TXT and JSON) listing the full path of every file (normalized with forward slashes), uncompressed and compressed size per entry, file modified time (UNIX timestamp and ISO-8601), CRC32 per entry, and archive-level metadata (filename, SHA-256, file count, ZIP size, total uncompressed size, compression ratio and date range). The manifest is generated from the final archive we serve, so it corresponds exactly to the file you download.

What we may add to archives

For certain downloads we add two small, non-invasive files to the root of the ZIP: flyawaysimulation.txt (a short note with a link to our site) and Go to Fly Away Simulation.url (a standard URL shortcut). These don't change or replace the developer's files. When this occurs, the SHA-256 we publish always reflects the final ZIP including these two files. Some categories or specific files may be excluded from this practice.

Malware scanning (ClamAV)

• We scan hosted archives with ClamAV on a rolling monthly schedule, and the download page shows when the last scan occurred.
• No anti-virus solution can guarantee the absence of all threats. We recommend you also scan files locally with your preferred security software and keep its definitions up to date.
• If you encounter a detection or suspicious behavior, report it (see below). We'll re-scan immediately and act promptly if we confirm a problem.

How we source and review files

• Most files are uploaded by the original developer, or we have explicit permission to host them.
• In some cases we republish freeware released under licences that allow redistribution (for example, permissive Creative Commons licences).
• We review listings for accuracy and completeness and, where feasible, test mods in supported simulator versions. Where present, "Tested on" notes and compatibility details are shown on the download page.

Limitations and responsibilities

• Checksums and manifests help you verify integrity and provenance; they can't guarantee compatibility with your specific system configuration.
• Repackaging or modifying the ZIP after download (including re-zipping) will change its checksum.
• Some archives are very large; the on-page preview shows the first part of the file list for performance reasons. The full manifest always lists every entry.

Report an issue (security, integrity or copyright)

• Security or integrity concern: contact us with the page URL, the archive's SHA-256 and details (anti-virus vendor, detection name, logs or screenshots if possible). We'll re-scan and respond.
• Copyright concern: if you believe we're hosting your work without permission, see section 7 and contact us. We'll investigate quickly.

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9. Copyright information for images on Fly Away Simulation

Images used on Fly Away Simulation to show a mod's features, including previews, gameplay examples and screenshots, may be copyright © Fly Away Simulation and/or the developer named on the listing.

Many images in freeware listings are provided by the original developer. Many others are exclusively copyright © Fly Away Simulation: we created them in the simulator from the mod the developer provided, and they're our property. Our images carry an embedded rights notice that points to this section.

If you'd like to use our images in your own product listings or publications, contact us for licensing information, pricing or terms.

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10. Privacy policy

10.1 Who is responsible

RBFTP Networks Ltd (company number 05718807), Mountview Court, 1148 High Road, Whetstone, London N20 0RA, United Kingdom, is the data controller for personal data processed through the Site. This policy is written under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018; where the EU GDPR applies to you, the same commitments apply. Contact us about privacy through the contact form or by post at the address above.

10.2 What we collect and why

When	What	Why and legal basis
You browse the Site	IP address, browser and device details, pages requested, referrer, timestamps (server logs); approximate location derived from your IP	Running and securing the Site, preventing abuse, download tiering and capacity planning — legitimate interests
You create an account	Username, email address, password (stored hashed), optional profile details, account activity	Providing the account and member features — performance of a contract
You buy PRO	Name, email, the payment method's type and last four digits, subscription ID, transaction history, billing country, IP at signup	Providing PRO, billing, fraud and abuse prevention, tax and accounting records — contract and legal obligation. PayPal processes the payment itself; we never receive your full card number.
You subscribe to the newsletter	Email address, confirmation status, how you signed up, which issues you open or click	Sending the newsletter and measuring engagement — consent (double opt-in), withdrawable with every issue's unsubscribe link
You contact us or complete a survey	Name, email, message, any details you include, IP and browser	Answering you and keeping a record of the conversation — legitimate interests; contract where it concerns your PRO membership
You post content	Username, the content, IP address and time	Publishing and moderating the content — legitimate interests
You use Ask Fly Away	Your questions and the answers, linked to your account if signed in, otherwise to a temporary identifier	Answering your question, letting you resume chats, improving the answers library — contract (PRO) and legitimate interests
You use the Creators portal	Name, email, developer profile details, submissions, uploads, messages, IP address	Running the portal and publishing your mods — performance of a contract
You sign up through a Facebook or Instagram lead form	The email address and answers you give in the form	Adding you to the newsletter, with the consent you give in the form

10.3 Who we share data with

We don't sell or rent personal data. We share it only with providers who process it for us under contract, or where the law requires:

• PayPal (PayPal, Inc. / PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.) — processes all PRO payments, including card and Apple Pay payments, and holds the payment details.
• Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC / Google Ireland Ltd) — aggregated usage statistics; Google Analytics 4 doesn't log or store IP addresses.
• OpenAI (OpenAI, L.L.C.) — processes the text of Ask Fly Away conversations to generate answers. We don't send your name or email with a question.
• Meta Platforms — only where you fill in one of our Facebook or Instagram lead forms; Meta's own privacy policy governs the form.
• Trustpilot — if you take part in our feedback survey and choose to leave a public review, you do so directly on Trustpilot.
• YouTube (Google) — embedded videos load from YouTube only when you press play.

Our web, mail, database and newsletter systems are self-hosted on our own servers; we don't use a third-party email marketing service. We may disclose data to law enforcement, regulators or courts where required by law, and to a successor of the business if it's sold, with notice to you.

10.4 International transfers

We're based in the UK. Some of the providers above process data in the United States. Where that happens we rely on the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and/or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or EU Standard Contractual Clauses, so your data receives protection equivalent to UK law.

10.5 How long we keep data

• Accounts and PRO: while your account exists. You can ask us to delete your account at any time; we keep transaction records for six years after the last payment, as UK tax law requires.
• Newsletter: until you unsubscribe, your address bounces repeatedly, or you haven't engaged for an extended period, after which we stop emailing you and remove your address.
• Contact messages and survey responses: as long as needed to resolve the matter and for a reasonable period afterwards for reference.
• Comments, forum posts and reviews: while they're published; we'll remove or anonymize them on request where we can.
• Server and security logs: a short rolling period, normally no more than a few months, unless needed for a security investigation.
• Ask Fly Away conversations: while your account exists, or for a short period for signed-out sessions.

10.6 Security

All traffic to the Site is encrypted with TLS. Passwords are stored as salted hashes. Card details go directly to PayPal and never touch our servers. We use firewalls, intrusion detection and access controls on our infrastructure, and we limit access to personal data to the people who need it. No system is perfectly secure; if we become aware of a breach affecting your data we'll tell you and the regulator as the law requires.

10.7 Your rights

Under UK and EU data protection law you can ask us to: give you a copy of your personal data; correct it; delete it; restrict or object to how we use it; provide it in a portable format; and withdraw consent where we rely on it (for example, by unsubscribing). Use the contact form and we'll respond within one month. We may need to verify your identity first. If you're unhappy with how we handle your data you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or, in the EU, to your local supervisory authority.

10.8 Children

The Site isn't directed at children under 13 and we don't knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has given us personal data, contact us and we'll delete it.

10.9 Changes to this policy

We'll post changes here and update the date at the top of the page. For significant changes we'll email account holders. Continuing to use the Site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

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11. Cookies

We don't use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, and we don't display third-party advertising. The Site sets a small number of cookies and browser-storage values that make it work, plus analytics:

Cookie / storage	Purpose	Lifetime
Login session	Keeps you signed in and shows the right pages for your account and PRO status	Session, or longer if you choose "remember me"
Download tier	Tells our download servers whether to serve the free or PRO speed tier	While signed in
Theme and preferences	Remembers dark or light mode, dismissed prompts and whether you've already subscribed to the newsletter (stored locally in your browser)	Up to 2 years
Security tokens	Protect forms against spam and forged requests	Hours
Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*)	Counts visits and popular pages in aggregate; no IP addresses are stored and we don't use it for advertising	Up to 2 years
PayPal	Set by PayPal during checkout for fraud prevention and to complete your payment	Set by PayPal

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the Site will still work, though you'll need to sign in again and some preferences won't be remembered. To opt out of Google Analytics in every site you visit, install Google's opt-out browser add-on.

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12. Contact

For anything about these terms, your membership or your data, the quickest route is the contact form. You can also write to us:

Fly Away Simulation
c/o RBFTP Networks Ltd
Mountview Court, 1148 High Road
Whetstone, London N20 0RA
United Kingdom

This document was last updated on November 10, 2026 and replaces the version dated August 1, 2022. Back to top