Sailors of the Sky

Sailors of the Sky was an on-line aviation game that started out as a glider simulator that had it's first 'final' release in 2003 though it had been available as an on-going development before this. A demo version of the game could be downloaded from the game's website which allowed five minutes of flight and the full release could be ordered on-line to be delivered by CD or download. Each registered user could undertake glider training up to silver standard, join on-line gliding clubs and, when qualified, take part in multiplayer on-line gliding competitions.

The game was expanded and added to over the years leading to version 4.63 (2005) in which the name changed to Sailors of the Sky Gold. Version 5.98 was released in the UK commercially as Glider Simulator even though by this time the game had expanded to include several powered aircraft.

Version 5.98, the UK Glider Simulator release, contains * The following aircraft; + Gliders: ASH25; ASW17; ASW22; ASW27; ASW28; Bkanik; DG800s; Discus; G103Twin2; ka8; Lak18; LS4; LS8; Nimbus-3D; Nimbus-4M; Pirat; Swallow and Ventus2a + Motor Gliders: None present + Motor Planes: Air-7; Albatross; Auster, c170; Camel; Dornier27; GeeBeeR1, Me-109E-3; Me-163; PA26 Pawnee; Spitfire and Su-26 + Standard Class: This is a sub class of the available gliders containing ASW28; Discus; ka8; LS4; LS8; Pirat and Swallow + Open Class: Another class of gliders containing ASH25; ASW17; ASW22; ASW27; Bkanik; G103Twin2; Lak18; Nimbus-3D and Nimbus-4M + 15m Class: Just three gliders here DG800s; LS6 and Ventus2a Six flight zones; + Kufstein (Austria) + Mafikeng (SouthAfrica), + Ocaña (Spain), + Minden (Nevada-USA) , + Arras (two competitions Battle of Britain, Arras 1918), + Segovia (Spain) The following tools; + A terrain editing tool, + A 3D design tool for creating new aircraft, + A Cockpit Creation tool

In 2020 the game's website is no longer functional however many copies haves been captured on The Wayback Machine. These archives start in mid 2003 and run through to 2012 and beyond, however by 2013 the domain was being used by an on-line poker game.
The final release was Sailors Of The Sky Gold v7.30 in July 2009.