ORIGINAL: Tburke1
My question is i am very comfortable on the sim and may try it without and intructor.[&:] I was just wondering what some important things to know are that are different from the sim and real thing.
Let me give you first hand experience:
I put my G2 to the "realflight" settings with the EXACT same airplane (Avistar) down to the airfoil, wingspan, length, etc. and put a .46 engine in it. I flew really good. This last weekend, I got to fly my actual Avistar for the first time with the .46. It was A LOT faster than on the sim and reacted different then on the sim even at low rates (travel was same on sim and actual airplanes). The worst part was I had the death grip on the Tx and my palms were sweating then I got to experience my first deadstick! Wooohoo! When I got to the pits, I asked my instructor where the space bar was (reset) and he's all like, "Ooo...well, theres no space bar out here!" [&o]
So ya, the sim is about the same IMO if you fly WOT on the sim and 1/2 throttle in real life. Either that or I am a total idiot who flies too fast.
Hope this helps