I just spent half the day at the hobby shop trying to figure out what kind I myself am going to be getting. I am trained to fly and all that good stuff,but after playing with REALFLIGHTS G4 yesterday at a store,I realized my FMS just doesnt cut it! I want a good sim just becuase its fun and I can somewhat see how other planes I'm curious about fly. Some planes like the mustang and big stick I flew on G4 were actually VERY realistic to me. They flew just like my own!

I flew Realflight G3 and the Hanger 9 sim today alot. G3 was pretty good,but I'd rather have G4 because it has a more up to date transmitter. The hanger 9 sim was OK,but not as good as the Real flight.

The only problem with Real flight is that it takes a VERY powerful computer to play them. My computer is pretty good,and has a decent video card,but will STILL need upgraded even to play G3,let alone G4. Still not 100% sure I'll even be able to use G3.

Real Flight sure is cool though,and although an instructor is a MUST no matter what,I think the sim would help anyone ALOT.....even for experienced pilots to keep there skills honed.