ive tryed G2 at hobby people, and i think its a pretty good sim,
but the cost just makes me want to puke, i realise it comes with a controller and all, and is a exellent program, from what ive read, the best. and most universial and ajustable, but damn, 190+ is just insain,
how do you guys feel about the cost?

i allready know how to fly, ive played other flight sims so much over the years flying rc planes was easy to me, i would like to use this to help my dad learn the controls before he takes his GP ultamite bipe up. but i just cant justify the cost of this,

get aerofly pro its so much better and half the price

check out www.aerofly.de

I have no say about aerofly, but G2 is a great sim.
However any sim is only as good as you use it. If you goof around and constanly crash chances are you'll do the same flying. They are all good tools for learning the basics and even more complex maneuvers. Just use whatever you get wisely

It is a great SIM I'm12 and I leared alot on it.Even if you can fly it will teach you alot.

I sweated over this for quite a while. I finally bought G2 at my local hobby shop. It has proven to be THE best investment for improving flying skills. I am using it to hone my aerobatic skills and learn IMAC sequences. I was amazed at how much I improved when I was at the field last. A week of simulator time is worth months of airplane time.

I looked for Aerofly but it was not available at my hobby shop. I believe it will be close to the same price as G2 when you consider the entire package including controller. Still, I think Aerofly has a better reputation on this forum.

Go buy it, you won't be sorry.

Be careful about system requirements. The G2 controller uses USB port while Aerofly uses 15 pin. My G2 loaded perfectly and has not had a single glitch. My system is old too. 650-PIII, windows XP.

i love my G-2....

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Krayzc, that is quite a plane you have!

Have G2 with controller with game port cable(not USB) I bought several months ago to practice some aerobatics. Works fine but just doesnt turn me on even though I did improve. Bought it from a guy who bought it new. I paid $120.00 for it. Will sell it for the same price plus shipping.

Holler if you're interested.

Will the Realfilight controller work on the Aerofly software?

Redwings.

I have no idea. Never heard of Aerofly before this post but thenI usualy dont get into this site.

Total noob here... Just received my copy of RealFlight G2 today. Got it from Heliproz for $188 (their site shows it as $199, but I was charged $188, and the sticker on the box showed that this was indeed their correct price).

Being a total newbie and intent upon learning to fly RC heli's, I soon discovered how difficult it is to control the little beasts. I've been rewarding myself by letting myself take programming breaks to play with RealFlight and I can now make some sense of what all the controls are doing. Keeping them coordinated is another matter. I still can't hover motionless yet.

I am impressed with the level of detail. I have a pretty decent system (P4 2.4Ghz, 512MB RDRAM, GeForce4 TI4400, Creative Labs Audigy 2) and there is no lag whatsoever. When I give an input, I feel it immediately. It is very nice. The copter's motions are fluid and smooth (referring to the graphics here, not my flying skills).

I am already impressed by the fact that this software can save yo a lot of money. I have crashed numerous times today, and if I were doing that to my real copter, I'd be spending hours and lots of money fixing things.

As for comparing this product to aerofly, I can't... I haven't used the other one. But I figure for $188 for a popular and seemingly well-supported product, it is well worth the cost as I attempt to overcome a steep learning curve to where I feel I will have some idea what I am doing come time to try it on the real thing. At least I will have experienced learning to coordinate the controls, and what it's like when the copter is flying towards me and everything seems backwards.

From my brief experience, I do recommend it highly.

I purchased the Ikarus Easyfly software just before I went out and bought G2. The Ikarus product got me going on a sim but with it being a relatively cheep program I wasn't impressed with it after going to G2. (I paid only $25 for the Easyfly but I have seen it usually listed at about $60. Apparently my local hobby store bought 100 copies so they could give a better price. I don't know about that but I have not seen it listed elsewhere for what I paid.) I read in the Ikarus web site that the Easyfly uses the same physics as the Aerofly and IF that is the case I am in total disagreement with the Aerofly fans. Please keep in mind I have not tried the Aerofly Pro product! I am not experienced at all in R/C but I did take my first flights two weeks ago. I had practiced and keep practicing on the G2. I did a lot of practicing with the PT-40 trainer and it really paid off. I did'nt have any troubles at all when flying the real thing. (Please keep in mind I had an instructor with me and I did not take off and land the plane, I just flew it PERFECTLY when it was in the air.) In some ways it was almost easier at the field rather than on the sim. I think the reason being you can see the plane and field better in real life. So to answer the thread question about G2 being worth the money, I say definitely yes! I also baulked at the price but then I started looking at e-bay auctions where guys were getting a pretty good penny for the previous Real Flight package as well as G2. So I figured that if for some reason I want to sell the package I will get most of my money back.

I use Real Flight G2 and love it. I think it was worth the money; I'm sure I would have spent much more money in crashes if I didn't use the sim.

With that said I think ANY sim that gives you a reasonable amount of realism and the ability to use your own transmitter or similar interface will be a benefit whether it is free or costs $200.

FMS is a free download for the software and you can use your own controller if you have a buddy box port. You will have to make or buy an interface cable however.

Here's the links:

FMS Software
Pre-made cable
How to build your own cable

Hope this helps,

Real Flight G2 is fun, and very realistic if you have a fast enough system to keep everything fluid. But I'm noit sure it helps me, and in fact am worried if it might be hurting me. I know this doesn't apply to everyone, so don't anyone take this as a negative, but in my situation, it might be. Here's the deal. I've been flying since '86, and in the early 90's I have to say my skills were awesomely impressive. In the late 90's I got married, moved, bought a house, changed job departments, had 2 kids, and got stricken with the Intenet bug. My flying and building time went almost to zero. I still got around to flying 3 or 4 times a year, but thats about all. So, I bought this sim after i saw my brother demo it. Great!, i can fly more often now, and refine that slight edge I'd lost. But what i find myself doing is some of the most daring stuff, that I'd never do with a real plane, and often biting the virtual reality dust. What I fear, is that I might get out to the field, and take one of those split second bold chances, and bite the real dust ! I haven't had a pilot error crash since my 2nd plane, some 16 years ago. I'm wondering if I'm getting a false sense of security with the sim.

I believe that g2 is a tremendous tool for learning to fly radio control. I was able to solo after 3 buddy box sessions. I also found it valuable to learn new aerobatics. For example flying inverted. Last weekend I flew an entire circuit around our airfield inverted after practicing on the g2. This is my second season flying real models. I love it!

I thought about that too, but here's how I view it.

1. When real parts (ie, money) are on the line, I won't be so daring.

2. I will learn to do things that would take forever to learn w/o the sim, or that I would never learn, because I would not be daring enough and could not afford the replacement parts.

I would not try anything you cannot do in your sleep on the sim.