Best sim for helicopters
 

Hey guys, I am looking into getting into electric helis. I want to get a sim that will emulate helis well so that I can just buy the sim and then move to a t-rex. Any input onto your favorite sim for helis or one that you know works well (true-to-life), would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks again.

Jack

RE: Best sim for helicopters
 

my favourite is the phoenix sim - it has a great trex model and has taught me a lot
www.phoenix-sim.com

RE: Best sim for helicopters
 

Agreed. Has to be Phoenix for helis.

RE: Best sim for helicopters
 

Another vote for Phoenix.

RE: Best sim for helicopters
 

Does anyone know if Phoenix will run off a ATI Radeon Mobility X300 graphics card?

RE: Best sim for helicopters
 

I own GP3.5, Reflex and Phoneix for sims along with lots planks and a couple of T-Rex 450 V2's. The Phoneix has a TRex baked in and it flys pretty realisticly.
[link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPNM8&P=7[/link]
The GP sim heli's are on rails but they do have good tutorial info and practice sessions. With GP 4.0 coming out, I would tend to take a trip to the LHS and play with it a bit. The thing I don;t like is the GP sim doesn't have anything other than Hobbico planes/helis etc. i.e. my TRex is not baked in and I have not found one to install that is really good. Hence for the TRex 450 and 600 fliers, phoneix is the way to go.

RE: Best sim for helicopters
 

Thanks for the input guys, found a great deal on a Phoenix sim here on RCU and hope to get it within the next week-week 1/2. Once again, thanks to all.