ORIGINAL: bruce88123
They're close enough in the way they are equipped to make the comparison relevant. The simulator is marginal and like most actually teaches bad habits if not used properly.
The wing bolt simply makes sure that when you bang a wingtip into something (ground?) you will tear out the mount and do more damage than the rubber band version.
If you want to get exactly the same equipment then go with the ARF Tower Trainer and put what you want into it. Better motor and/or radio than either RTF package.
I just hate buying stuff just so I can throw it away without ever using it.
Thanks, but what simulator does the Tower have? Is it marginal too or is it better? I spent a lot of time on the one that came with the NexStar and I have even taught my 3 yr old grand daughter on it. It's fun, and has a lot of options. I've seen a couple of others and they all looked about the same to me. Can you learn bad habits? Sure, but for practice when you cannot make it to the field it's great stick time. The simulator was an important part in my purchase decision.
You and Ken have a lot more experience with the various trainers and packages and I just wish I had joined RCU before I went out and bought what I did. Don't get me wrong, I love my Nex$tar
and it flies great as I mentioned, but it was the package that attracted me not the training gadgets that came off quickly. Obviously, that's a huge part of their marketing though.