Sim choice
 

I am in debate over what sim to get. I am a well experienced rc flyer and am after a sim to help develop my 3d flying which is still a bit new to me. I want to learn hovering and torque rolls to start with then rolling harriers and rolling circles. I have the demo of g3.5 witch is not a lot of help nice looking but that’s about it. At the moment I am tending towards it as I do know it has training in it to help. I have done a bit of flying in the local hobby shop with Ikarus Aerofly Pro Deluxe 3D Simulator witch was good fun but not allot of real learning just bombing around. I live in Australia and fly mode 2(Not that that has much to do with it) price is a major thing I am tending towards second hand as it much cheaper. The chances of being able to buy anything here in mode 2 are very little so will properly end up having to use my own transmitter. I don’t really mind about this as then the sim has the same feel as when I fly. I am not sure how the sim use will affect my tx battery over a long term use as it will greatly increase in use compared to just normal flying with it. Please help if there is another sim that would help with training and is available here in Australia please let me know. Or please feel free to comment on the two sims I have thought for as I need some help choosing
Thanks in advance

RE: Sim choice
 

hi cobber

I have Aerofly Pro Deluxe and am very happy with it. It features a large and very realistic IMAC style Giles 202 which hovers, T/Rs, and harriers like a dream. Also lots of other great models. Realism is 95% there, and the graphics are above average.
I'm not claiming that AFPD is the best but it is much better than most. I also use it for F3A and foamie practice. It even has a v.p. prop shockie on it. Tip,,,,,,,,,fly your sim models the way that you would the real model and you will progress.

hope this helps.

RE: Sim choice
 

While i agree with you the AFPD Sim was good fun and the planes fly very nice its not really what im after. I want a sim that has training videos and teaching aids to help learn the moves and better my flying. I understand how to do some things but not other i am really after a video or something to teach me the rythem of the sticks to make the moves work. As i understand g3.5 has this stuff built in so thats why im tending towards it

RE: Sim choice
 

Well I do not know about the other ones, but G3.5 has some real nice turorials on things you're looking to learn, like rolling circles, harriers, torque rolling, etc. They are all narrated and taught by well-known pilots and you can see the stick movements right there.

Keep in mind that you can tweak some things on it to improve the realism, if that's your complaint. The online multiplayer stuff is also very fun. I'm not sure if the others offer that or not, as I only have the G3.5...

There is no better way to learn than doing it the real way, with the real thing.

But the sim is an invaluable tool for learning the stick movements, and the way they are related to the aircraft's movement and attitude as it moves about.

When you start practicing it for real, you won't be so dis-oriented.

Asking any sim to be realistic, as in almost dead-nuts the same(physics-wise) as the real thing, is asking a lot, IMO.

RE: Sim choice
 

thanks fiveoboy01 Thats just what i wanted to know. Im not here to ask a sim to be real i just want it to learn the movements get the rythems right before i try on the real thing