ger87410

Also, where can I go to get a realistic p-51 model for fms?

Lightfoot

My Feedback: (1)

As a free software package, you certainly can't beat the price. FMS is a good simulator for those on a limited budget who are just starting in R/C modeling. It is good enough for a beginner to learn coordinated turns and the ever elusive control reversal on approach. It can give a beginner some very valuable stick time and minimal cost. For these reasons, I consider it a valuable tool within the modeling community but it does not compare with the simulators that are commercially available.

I have a P-51 drawn but have not had time to import it into FMS yet.

ALANXP

FMS is not realistic.[sm=bananahead.gif]

perttime

No, but it still helped me a lot with orientation before I started flying.

Some FMS planes are actually pretty good. Many that you can find for download are not.

The Internet Killer

Is FMS realistic? Probably not.

Can it help a newbie learn the control inputs? Most definitely. ( I soloed on my 5th flight and pass my flight
exam on my 7th flight all because of FMS, including a great dead stick landing to complete the exam.)

Could I have learned a little more for an extra $200.00 ? We will never know.

ggunners

Here's the [link=http://gunnerson.homestead.com/files/pz-p51d.zip]ParkZone P-51D[/link] you can try from my website. It's recently been adjusted to more closely resemble the real model. Others think it flies very close to the real thing.

--- ggunners

Jimmbbo

Looking at performance per dollar, FMS is very realistic...

For a free simulator, it does a great job of teaching the basics of control and orientation, but when compared to the $200 G3, FMS suffers in comparison... but, did I say it IS free?