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flight sims?
does anyone know of any free flight simulators? i was told about the FMS, but idk what that stands forhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...n/rolleyes.gif
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RE: flight sims?
I believe FMS stands for Free Model Simulator, but I'm not sure. I've been using FMS for years. The graphics are ok, and there are a lot of planes available from other sites for download. Its a good, free. simulator.
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okay i will see if thats what its called. thanks.
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its only for windows. [:@] i have a mac, so im just going to get the plane i want and take it for a flight :D
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Just an FYI, FMS stands for Flying Model Simulator. Its a good, if dated, program for basics, it helped me when i first got started. It will not however appreciably help you with landings...
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Ive used FMS, then bought Real Flight. I would recommend just putting out the $99 for RF and your done. Thats just me though.
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i'll put down the $90 and get the champ and just have at it. coming from cars its a habit to do that.....you just go at it :D
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This is from Tower Hobbies. It is the product description of the RF Basic.
Please note the restrictions and unavailable expansion packs and add ons. "What you see is what you get". This may be ok with the OP. I just wanted to make sure that the OP knows that the product is limited as compared to the RF G5 5.5. CGr. This version is Mode 2-Left Hand Throttle and Right Hand Elevator, USA Standard **For European Standard Mode 1-Right Hand Throttle and Left Hand Elevator** ** order GPMZ4221** Compatible with Windows Vista, XP and Windows 7 Local administrator access required New RealFlight Basic gives modelers all of the essentials needed for an ultra- realistic R/C flight simulator experience. Along with an excellent variety of aircraft and flying sites to choose from, potential flyers will also enjoy the same flight physics that have made the full version of RealFlight the best selling sim for the past 11 years! RealFlight Basic features many aircraft and flying fields found in current versions of RealFlight G4.5 and Expansion Packs-not stripped down, low quality ones. The Basic controller is based on an actual transmitter-unlike those found on similarly priced flight sims. RealFlight Basic offers all of the fun, convenience and educational benefits of simulated R/C flying-for less! FEATURES: Choose from 47 aircraft and 6 PhotoField flying sites Easy navigation using the controller and QuickSelect menus Picture-in-picture views of the transmitter and a zoomed-in image of aircraft can be toggled on and off Control wind speed and direction Showcases all of RealFlight's unparalleled flight physics Single DVD 3D Flying Sites: Evergreen Airport Gold Country Aeromodeler Park Grass Flatlands Great Planes E-Fest Stone Creek Field Superstition Airpark RealFlight Basic includes 47 different aircraft ranging from gliders, sailplanes, foamies and 3D aerobats to electric and 3D helis Airplanes: ElectriFly Edge 540T EP 3D XLC ElectriFly E-Performance Series Reactor Bipe ElectriFly Matt Chapman Eagle 580 Great Planes 38% Extra 330S Krill 39% Katana Ultimate Biplane Yak 54 ElectriFly Sequence F3A 50 ElectriFly Slinger Great Planes Big Stik Great Planes Revolver Great Planes Super Sportster AirfoilZ Extra 260 Hybrid ElectriFly Pluma 3D Biplane ElectriFly Yak 54 3D Indoor EP ModelAero AeroCat E-Jet Hobbico Upstar 2M EP Hotliner AT-6 Texan ElectriFly Fokker D.VII Great Planes PT-17 Military Stearman P-51D Mustang Piper J-3 Cub RealFlight Airliner Spitfire .25 FlyZone SkyFly 2 Hobbico NexStar Hobbico NexStar EP Douglas A-4 Skyhawk F-86 Super Sabre Harrier L-39 Albatross AR-6 Endeavor F5D Pylon Racer Gee Bee R-2 Helicopters: Align T-Rex 500 EP Heli-Max Axe EZ Heli-Max Novus CP Miniature Aircraft X-Cell Furion 450 Ecureuil Robinson R22 Impala .30 Trainer Dolphin 3D (.46) Dominion 3D Miniature Aircraft Stratus 90 Synergy N9 Thunder Tiger Raptor 90SE INCLUDES: One Great Planes Basic RealFlight R/C Flight Simulator DVD with Controller REQUIRES: Minimum Recommended System Requirements: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Intel Pentium 1.0GHz or equivalent 512 MB RAM 1GB Hard Drive Space DVD Drive 3D Accelerated Graphics Card with full DirectX 9 support and 32MB of dedicated video memory USB Port Local Administration Access required COMMENTS: RealFlight Expansion Packs and Add-Ons are not compatible with RealFlight Basic. |
RE: flight sims?
ORIGINAL: electricrc68 its only for windows. [:@] i have a mac, so im just going to get the plane i want and take it for a flight :D |
RE: flight sims?
I don't have a mac, but I've heard of people downloading a program called Boot Camp that allows them to use FMS on their macs. It's worth checking out.
There are a couple other [link=http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/free-rc-simulator.html]free rc simulator[/link] on this page. But I think they are for made for PC also. Aerofly Pro is made to run on macs. It's a nice simulator. But its not free! lol |
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"Bootcamp" is just a hard drive partition 'program' that comes with Pentium powered Mac's, you still have to install Windows onto it before running any PC based software.
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Guess if you have to buy windows you may as well spend the money on a mac compatible sim uh?
[link=http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=744645]Here is a thread on RC Groups[/link] that talks about. Sounds like kind of a pain on the rear end if you ask me. But maybe if you're a computer guru and have the software already it's an option. |
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That is in all fairness an old thread you list, and while I'm not what you call a computer 'guru', setting up Windows XP on my iMac via the 'Parallels' emulator program was a piece of cake!
To start I just sent my iMac spec's to the help desk at Phoenix, they confirmed that it would support their program via Parallels, and I've been running it ever since. Best money I have ever spent on this hobby (I am a heli guy first, yet my plane has still seen the benefit of having a great quality sim) |
RE: flight sims?
Go to x-helli and get a controller for $20 then use RC Desk Pilot. It is the best free sim that I have used
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ORIGINAL: electricrc68 i'll put down the $90 and get the champ and just have at it. coming from cars its a habit to do that.....you just go at it :D |
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Check out RC desk pilot. It is pretty good and is free.
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ORIGINAL: scooterinvegas You don't think you understand the usefulness of a sim. If you think it JUST to help you learn, your wrong. Get the Champ and have at it. If money is the issue, I think your better off waiting till your in a better place financially, then come back to the hobby. Better to let simulated failures, etc. teach you how to deal with things, so you have a chance at landing your plane with say a missing rudder and stuck aileron servo. The sim taught me how to do just that... and when it happened in real life to me, I had the "muscle memory" in place to deal with the situation. |
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Yep. I practice all sorts of "emergency" situations, including dead-sticks, reversed controls, loss of aileron or elevator.. things that could happen. Of those, I've experienced all but the loss of the aileron in actual flight. It was nice to have practiced it using the sim.
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RE: flight sims?
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