I guess I need a sim and instructor before I fly the Spitfire. Was going to teach myself how to fly today but I took the advice of the good people here and left it in the shop. I think it was the part about "take a digital camera so we can see whats left" and "let me know what parts are left, I might have a home for them". Where do I get a sim and does it come with a controller? Thanks again! "Future Pilot"

Good idea, trying a sim before launching the Spit.

Maybe try posting your query in the [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_138/tt.htm]RC Flight Simulator forum.[/link]

Or maybe go back to the Beginner forum and read through the MANY posts from people who have tried, and failed, to learn on their own. A sim is not the solution to learning to fly. A proper first plane, a trainer, and someone to teach you, an instructor, have been proven time and again to work.

Get a sim all of them are good to learn the basics on. Realflight G3 comes with "transmitter" that only works on your pc.

Do yourself a favor and join AMA, use the RCU or AMA club locator or ask your hobby shop where is the closest AMA field. You can usually find a trainer or someone who can train you to fly at these fields.

The combination of a SIM and an instructor will save you a lot of money and frustration.

Finally, buy yourself a trainer. I learned on a PT-40 that I built, but there are alot of Ready to Fly (RTF) and Almost Ready to Fly planes that are specifically trainers.

Finally, go to the beginners section of this website and read the threads and post as many questions as you can think of or run a search of the website and you will find vast amount of knowlege here becasue everyone of us was in your shoes once.

Finally, Welcome to the hobby you will find this to be a fun, frustrating and addictive hobby. And all of that will be in your first 30 seconds of flight time.

Since you like Spitfires, you might like the new trainer from Horizon. It's a P51 and it comes with a sim. Other than that, I love my G3.



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I use(d) the free FMS beta 7. There is a newer version available too. It is not all that realistic (wind, nerves, smells missing) but it gives an idea of the perspective. I think somebody said version Alpha 8.5 has wind. I just use FMS with the keyboard but you can get a cable... somewhere. Even a gamepad might work.
http://n.ethz.ch/~mmoeller/fms/index_e.html

There are plenty of people willing to teach you to fly in our area. Clubs in Joplin, Carthage, Neosho and Seneca, as well as a few private fields, such as my own, let me know if I can help.