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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / January 2008what's the best rc heli simulator for beginners
am planning to buy an rc heli sim to learn how to fly an rc chopper. have never seen / used a sim before. please advice what are the bes sims in the market today -- ch i have just got myself Reflex xtr and wow its by far the best looking and compared to G2 its a def winner , i have not had a go on the G3 yet so cant coment on that I just got the G3, works and looks great, but I don't have anything to compare it to. > i have just got myself Reflex xtr and wow its by far the best > looking and compared to G2 its a def winner , i have not had a go [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet > ---------------------------------------------- VERY personal choice. I've heard that G3 is good but also heard it's full of bugs. Also heard that Reflex XTR is the dogs bollocks and the physics aren't bad but it needs a powerful machine to run.......you choose, I chose XTR  SignatureAlan alandotrait@btopenworlddot.com Remove the dots to reply http://heliweb.users.btopenworld.com/ >I just got the G3, works and looks great, but I don't have anything to > compare it to. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet >> ---------------------------------------------- I have G3 & it works great! No bugs whatsoever! > VERY personal choice. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet >>> ---------------------------------------------- XTR! Very Cool. > I have G3 & it works great! > No bugs whatsoever! [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >>> * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet > >>> ---------------------------------------------- XTR. Have tried Both and XTR wins handsdown. SignaturePaul Woodsford Remove NOSPAM to reply. > XTR! Very Cool. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >>> * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet >> >>> ---------------------------------------------- XTR! No question! XTR. Have tried Both and XTR wins handsdown. SignaturePaul Woodsford Remove NOSPAM to reply. > XTR! Very Cool. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >>> * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet >> >>> ---------------------------------------------- Anyone care to pass comment on Pre-Flight ? (http://www.preflightsim.com/) -- Ian > XTR! No question! > > XTR. Have tried Both and XTR wins handsdown. > > > XTR! Very Cool. fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seem twitchy to me. not very impressed -- doomracin I use Flight Sim - suits me fine! I connect my DX7 to a laptop and it works fine. Sure it's not the real thing but my practical flying has improved since I started using it. http://www.phoenix-sim.com/downloads.htm#demos HTH - Dave > fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a > usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems > twitchy to me. not very impressed. > fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a > usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems > twitchy to me. not very impressed. Something is seriously messed up if you find FMS more realistic than G3. How much fps are you getting on Realflight? > fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a > usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems > twitchy to me. not very impressed. Haven't tried the FMS but doesn't sound bad considering the money! :-) I've got the RealFlight G3 and upgraded to the 3.5 version when they allowed registered users to do so. It's an Ok sim, good graphics and such, but I agree with the generally twitchy feel. You won't really notice that if you're trying to learn 3D stuff. The part I was always disappointed in was that the sim would never lock into a nice stable hover. It always diverged one way or the other in a way that the real birds simply don't do unless they're really badly setup. Currently, I'm flying the Phoenix sim and really like it. Graphics are on par with the RealFlight and I have an easier time staying oriented to the "model" at a distance than I did with the RF. 3D flying is about the same between the two but hover dynamics are a lot better with the Phoenix. The RF comes with it's own controller (transmitter) while the Phoenix has you use your own transmitter through a USB patch cord that you order when you buy the sim so that you get the correct one. Mine works great on my desktop and laptop computers. Good luck! Steve R. > fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a > usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems > twitchy to me. not very impressed. After screwing around with G3 for about two hours or so I totaly agree that FMS is way better espescially considering the money involved. You can also down load other models from fan sites and such. I recently purchased a Esky Lama V4 and the software came with the heli. I downloaded the software from there site and within 3 days I was able to get a stable 30 second hover and soft landing in game AND real life. >> fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a >> usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > there site and within 3 days I was able to get a stable 30 second hover and > soft landing in game AND real life. the only thing with FMS is you need to add wind effects otherwise is way to easy, with a 3d model you can take off hover for 30 seconds and land in exactly the same spot pointing the the same way with just using throttle, and no helicopter no mater how "dialled in" it is would do this Hey, How'd ya get FMS to recognise the USB input? I tried installing FMS and it only gives me Serial or Parrallel input controllers .. TIA JediK9 > fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a > usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems > twitchy to me. not very impressed. > Hey, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems >> twitchy to me. not very impressed. buy one of these ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370009007574&ih=024&categor y=19164&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1 Hi Kevin, Thanks for the tip, Cheers >> Hey, >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > buy one of these ? > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370009007574&ih=024&categor y=19164&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1 > fms it's free. the shuttle heli flys like the real thing on it. get a > usb cord for your radio ($25) and your set. real flight G3 seems > twitchy to me. not very impressed. I still like RealFlight G2 myself. :) SignatureBill email: change kom to com |
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