ORIGINAL: Ge Force
Ok i live in a small town where nobody flys anything, i am thinking about getting a avistar 40 trainer as my first ever plane, i live next to a small farm so there is alot of space to fly around. I am thinking about flying solo without any help from a instructor, snce there is no hobby shop nearby or any clubs. However i have practice for hours on realflight g3 and have gotten very comfortable with the controls, orientation , and landing do you think mastering a airplane on g3 will be enough to fly a real one? what are my chances?
If you cannot, or will not, get help I'd probably choose a different plane to start. The Nexstar (with the flight stabilization system), might be easier to learn on by yourself. The Avistar is more maneuverable than the Nexstar and that could get you in trouble faster. One thing you likely will do, even after all of the sim time, is over-control the plane.
Most instructors turn off the Nexstar AFS. Since they are in control with the student on a buddy box that makes sense. The instructor keeps the plane out of trouble so there's no need to have electronics trying to do it. Going it alone, the electronic help could be a good thing.
You can add a flight stabilization system to the Avistar, or nearly any model.
The FMA Direct "Co-Pilot" is a hundred bucks. There are favorable reviews of it, but who knows how much to trust magazine reviews.
http://www.fmadirect.com/products.htm?cat=20&nid=6
These guys sell a product called "BTA AS-07 Auto Pilot." Their marketing hype says it is superior to all of the others on the market due to different technology, blah, blah. It costs $250 so hopefully it is better, but I do not know anyone who has spent the bucks to find out.
http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-16.html