RE: thanks guys for getting me in trouble with my wife
thanks guys!
i have an old version of simulation software someplace that i'll have to dig up. i think it actually connected to my transmitter (Futaba 6XH). i remember playing around with it, but it never felt quite the same as actually running the heli. i could kind of do nose-in hovering with it, but when it came to actually moving around it seemed like it would get really squirrelly. either a heli DOES get really squirrelly when it starts moving, or the sim wasn't trimmed properly to my radio. if you guys think the simulator performs similarly to a real model heli, then i doubt i will ever become coordinated enough to actually fly the thing. i can drive cars and trucks with no problems (nose-in, nose-out, left, right, whatever).
andy b.