Well I've been busy, all my life I've wanted to get a plane and learn how to fly, so in the last couple of weeks I've pulled the trigger. I got a Real flight 6.5 sim, joined the AMA, joined a local club, found an instructor, and bought a plane, I found the instructor through the club I joined, he's a great guy and very knowledgable with over 40 yrs experiance. The plane that was recommended to me is a Hangar 9 Alpha 40 trainer, this week-end Im going to put her together, and get all the field equipment that Im gonna need, Im on the sim about 2 hrs a day, and though my plane is'nt on it, I've been flying the Avistar .46, the Nexstar Select, and the Sig Siniorita, I hope one of those planes flys similar to the Alpha .40. My biggest question though is, is the sim really close to flying a real RC plane? The reason Im asking is because I can take off, land, and fly around on the sim pretty good, but landing ON THE RUNWAY (getting the plane lined up with the runway) is still pretty hard for me, when I do crash, thats when it happens. I've been told that while the sim is a good tool I should'nt expect flying for real to be exactally like flying on the sim. I know most if not all you guys, and gals have flown on the sim, and flown real RC planes so could you all give me a heads up on the differences between flying on the sim, and real RC flight just so I will have an idea of what to expect with a real rc plane in the air, even though my instructor will have me on a buddy box, I think it's still going to be nerve racking for me on the first flight. After my practice, I "play" on the sim with the F4U Corsair, war birds are my ultimate goal, and the Corsair is my favorite. I can even take off, land in the easiest spot, and fly around with it, but I've been told that a war bird is pretty far off in my future. Any tips, advice, ect from all you guys and gals will be greatly appriciated.
Paul