flight simulators
12-31-2013, 10:31 AM
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flight simulators
What is the best flight simulator, that would be like flying a RC plane at a field? I tried a real flight 6 and it seemed like the plane was a little spot when you got out away from the run way, even on a 84" screen. are any others better? thanks
01-07-2014, 01:20 PM
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You can turn off "keep ground in view" mode and zoom into the plane by hitting the plus key on the keypad.
You can also turn on the "binoculars" widget that brings up another small window that always shows the plane at a fixed size.
This lets you see it's orientation no matter where it is at and is a much better option, though eliminate it as soon as possible.
However as others have hinted, your REAL plane gets small very fast if you fly it away from you while at the field.
A problem endemic with all flight sims is the size of your computer screen monitor. The smaller the screen size the smaller the relative image of the plane.
To get a 1 to 1 correspondence you would need a pretty big TV screen well over 70" in size.
That said Realflight and other sims look VERY good on large screen TV's and there is far less of a problem with the plane being too small.
I advise new flyers to learn how to fly the plane NOT by looking at the orientation of the fuselage, but rather by how the plane responds to your control inputs.
This is something a sim can teach very well. By learning this trick you'll be better able to recover from situations where you realize that you don't know which way the plane is pointed or flying. ( hint: flying the plane out until it IS a dot on the screen and turning on smoke helps a lot. )
You can also turn on the "binoculars" widget that brings up another small window that always shows the plane at a fixed size.
This lets you see it's orientation no matter where it is at and is a much better option, though eliminate it as soon as possible.
However as others have hinted, your REAL plane gets small very fast if you fly it away from you while at the field.
A problem endemic with all flight sims is the size of your computer screen monitor. The smaller the screen size the smaller the relative image of the plane.
To get a 1 to 1 correspondence you would need a pretty big TV screen well over 70" in size.
That said Realflight and other sims look VERY good on large screen TV's and there is far less of a problem with the plane being too small.
I advise new flyers to learn how to fly the plane NOT by looking at the orientation of the fuselage, but rather by how the plane responds to your control inputs.
This is something a sim can teach very well. By learning this trick you'll be better able to recover from situations where you realize that you don't know which way the plane is pointed or flying. ( hint: flying the plane out until it IS a dot on the screen and turning on smoke helps a lot. )
