Ever since Icarus tried to escape from prison by using artificial wings, mankind has been fascinated by aviation. Aviation has come a long way and today covers commercial, recreational and military fields. The leading software provider Microgaming offers a number of aviation themed online slots in its portfolio. This article looks at some of them. All these aviation themed slots are live at all Microgaming online casinos such as Crazy Vegas, Platinum Play, Roxy Palace and River Belle.

That aviation is not a male preserve is the theme of Bomber Girls. Women played a variety of roles in the air force in the Second World War and this aviation themed slot game essays some of them. The animations are awesome as is expected in a war based slot game. The compass symbol awards up to 14 free spins with all payouts multiplied up to three times. Microgaming Bomber Girls has a High Low Bonus feature on the second screen. Players have to guess whether the next card exposed will be higher or lower than the previous one.

Flight Zone is another war based aviation themed slot game from Microgaming. It features a different types of aircraft used in modern warfare and the animations are even more explosive than in Bomber Girls. The two-stage Mission Bonus is the highlight of Flight Zone. In the first stage players have to locate and destroy atomic fuel tanks. In the second stage they have to capture the most wanted enemy leader.

Today hot air balloons are used for a variety of recreational purposes. Couples have known to get married on hot air balloons. The slot game Hot Air from Microgaming takes a comic look at this aviation activity. The balloon symbol triggers a free spins feature with 10 free spins at doubled payouts. During the free spins each pilot symbol that appears on the reels awards a Hot Spin and each balloon symbol increases the multiplier by 1. After the free spins have been completed the Hot Spins are played out.

Aerial stunts are another recreational aviation activity and Stunt Pilot slot machine depicts this in an interesting manner. The symbols on the reels include the pilot, the airplane, the goggles and the trophy. The Stunt Feature bonus game replicates this aviation activity perfectly. The player selects three aerial stunts like looping the loop for the pilot to perform. The total score given for all three stunts is the number of free spins awarded. If the pilot fails in any of the stunts, the player is awarded the default three free spins.

The Microgaming slot game Reel Baron takes players to the First World War, when modern aviation was in its infancy. The slot game has a hilarious touch different from the usual seriousness of war themed slots. The symbols are a number of WWI type aircraft, including a pink one piloted by a woman. The other symbols include the medal, the bomb, the Zeppelin and the goggles. The animations are humorous in keeping with the nature of the slot game. Reel Baron offers a very attractive free spins game. The multiplier increases by 1 after each free spin going to 10x for the tenth free spin.