Hello,

I just got g3 and I have been enjoying playing with what they have there. But unfortunately none of the planes are anything like what I own. I currently have the ParkZone J-3 Cub and I was hoping to be able to somewhat recreate what the plane is like to fly. I've been thru the editor and it is very complex. I am very new to the hobby and I just don't have the information needed to customize one of the existing planes to be similar. I just spent $250 on the simulator and I can't afford to buy any of the add-ons right now. I know that the J-3 is in one of the addons as a gas engine plane.

I have tried tweaking one of the planes but in the end it never has enough power to get off the ground. Any help in figuring out how to recreate the plane would be great

I have also ordered the ParkZone P-51 which is due in June. I have also attempted to recreate that plane in the game but again I have not been able to do so. I've gone with the size engine and battery that are listed and scaled it down so that the wing size is roughly the same but it still does not fly. I tried to remove the landing gear but I could not figure out how to make a hand launch version of the p51.

I have not tried to fly either of the planes yet in real life. The J-3 is still in it's box and I don't have the p-51 yet . I want to get some time with something similar in the sim before I try to fly it in real life. I do have some flying experience. The current plane that I'm flying is the HobbyZone Firebird Commander and I'm pretty good at flying it in 5-7mph winds.

So far I'm enjoying the sim but any hints on how to successfully create a recreations of these planes would be a huge help to me.

Thank you

Eric

Here are some hints that I've found useful. They apply mostly to electrics, since that's all I've ever used the editor for.

1. To change the type of motor (like from gas to electric) click on the airplane's name in the lower-left panel, then on the right panel look for "Power Plant Type." The choices there are "Internal Combustion Engine," "Electric Motor," "Turbine Engine," "TurboProp Engine," and "Unpowered."

2. You cannot add/remove landing gear or make retractable gear non-retractable or vice versa.

3. Make sure you check the weight of the aircraft as you work. Some motors cannot provide enough power for a heavier plane. You need a power/weight ratio of a least 40 watts/pound for medium-sized electrics.

4. Gear Ratio is also very important. If your plane can't get off the ground, this parameter may be the reason why.

Thanks for the information. I still have yet to be able to successfully change the p51 over to electric but I'm working on it. Your hints should help.

Thanks

It is really hard to understand most of the stuff bc you are new, and you really need someone experienced that knows how to recreate a plane, and that also knows what the park zones fly like, even then, you should still get an experienced pilot to help you fly for the first time.

Well I've been messing around with the nextstar and I've got an electric version of it now flying with only the control surfaces that my j-3 have. It actually seems to fly a lot like my firebird does which is kinda wierd to me. The flight time is pretty low though if you have the battery turned on to drain. I'm enjoying the sim a ton. I just hope it's helping it's been to rainy and windy here this week to fly so the sim has kept me busy.

I'm offering up my electric NextStar with only rudder/elevator controls to anyone out there that might be in the same boat as me and is looking for a sim to simulate thier scale trainer. I would be interested if anyone has flown the j-3 to know if this modded plane flys anything like it.

[link=http://www.easyasp.org/Electric%20NexSTAR.zip]Download the plane here. [/link]

to install just unzip the file into your "RealFlightG3\Planes" directory. It will show up as "gimped" under the nextstar plane options ingame.

Thanks

Eric

Wow, lost! Nice plane. I just downloaded, and flew it in 5 mph wind. Cool bird! Thanx for sharing!!

I flew it too, it feels about like it should. But I dont know how close it is to the bird you want it to fly like. But the plane you created is good practice.

I have several repainted and edited airplanes and helicopters on my website. http://www.UtahWest.com/rc