whats the best priced simulators out there? whats ballpark figure for a good simulators. ill be using it to learn how to fly and learn 3d maneuvers as i move on to that kind of stuff. kind of learn to crawl before u walk, learn to walk before u run type of thing.
thanks for all the help guys!

Aero Fly Deluxe. IMO Bar none the best RC simulator on the market. Tons of free planes to download off of 3rd party internet sites. Planes are fully customizable. 3D flight physics are top notch. Some may argue that Reflex is better. IMO no way the grapics my be but noting noticable. ANd as far ans the flight characteristics go AFD has Reflex by a mile. Ands anyone that recomends G3 is trying to sell you theirs because its trash. LOL. I dont care for G3 in the least. I believe $ 179 on ohio models website search simulators. That comes with a transmitter too.

That's probably because you have never flown one that was setup right. Everyone has their own opinion when it comes to which simulator is the best, "and in my opinion" it would be Reflex. I have never used AFD, but I have seen video's and pictures and they don't even come close to Reflex (in my opinion).

I admit it has been a while sisnce I have used relfex to remember theh graphics portion. But the reason why I dont own it is because of the flight characteritics to AFP. which you are correct the graphics at that time AFP didnt hold a candle to reflex. My decision at that time was not based on graphics but on realism and to me Reflex was lacking. I looked at this program as a tool not a game and AFP had it where it counted. Using the sims side by side I could feel and see a difference. Now sisnce the release of AFD I compared the 2 graphics wise but not too closly. After looking at those screen shots Reflex does have the better gaphics quality I will admit. but I dont think a sim should be purchased soley on the way it looks. AFP did very well selling against reflex when it was AFP before the release of the deluxe. That was for a reason.

The best simulators are free! Here's my choice:

http://n.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index_e.html

I have used it all Winter, and it is a great training aid. About the only problem is what interface to get. I have posted on the Joystick-Interface Forum two simple and cheap solutions. There are plenty of models available, and you can even finds instructions for designing your own. I use the Ultra Stick 40 as my trainer.

Ciao,

Eagle Al