One other thing.... are props really as easy to break as the sim implies? Currently it seems if I land at all tilted forward its an instant prop loss. Which is making landing a little harder as I am o...

One other thing - is it considered bad form if I find it much easier to turn the plane by doing an Immelmann or a half Cuban? For the record for those who have asked, yes I am using Phoenix.

Not that I'm greatly skilled, but as best I can tell the one I got for $399 (DX8 from Hills) had a tx, an rx and a sensor/telemetry module. The rx is a model AR8000 (reading it off the box) with a pie...

I have finally organised myself to get a sim and started to play with it. I have three main questions. 1. So far I am having difficulty landing. This difficulty comes in two parts. First I have so ...

I can answer that as I got one at that price too - it was $399. Was til they ran out (not sure if/when that happened). If they are out, I also saw one from ModelFlight that was $499, but included some...

If you want to get serious..... * Get a driving wheel set, and use the pedals for rudder. * I am sure you can buy somewhere a proper throttle joystick, letting you control it with left hand leaving r...

samste Wrote: (20-03-2012, 08:32 PM) -- corsair_pilot Wrote: (19-03-2012, 02:55 PM) -- The DX8 at $400 through Hills Hobbies isn't a bad buy..... -- Yeh I know, its not a bad price for Dx8 -- If...

Another option for training is to look at a site like Dealextreme - they sell a very cheap (US$15?) USB adapter for hooking up a controller for simulation/training - but you need to have bought a reci...

I have 2 new questions now....... A few of the replies have touched on physics. When you mean physics are you talking about physics of flight in general or models in particular? Is it a case that FMS...

Hi, Took a look at Hobbies in the Hills today, and came away with 3 options for getting a sim to practice on before I get a plane. 1. Buy an el cheapo USB special from ebay and learn on that wit...

Hi, Just joined the forum today. I have not yet met anyone from the club, but I have seen some of you flying from the other side of the park while letting my dog run wild in the off-lead area on th...