How good is phoenix sim?

[Davy Crockett]

hi folks...

I'd like to hear your views, is phoenix any good, how realistic is it, and is it worth getting?

many thanks

[Ade_Law]

yes,
not perfect but better than anything else,
yes,

why cant all posts be this easy :-)

Ade

[MartinH]

It will save you £££ and I mean hundreds. For getting your orientations sorted it's as good as it gets, realism will vary from review to review. It's worth every £70, never regretted buying it and you should deffiantly go for it.

[Asid]

why cant all posts be this easy :-)

Ade

I use Realflight and Phoenix.

Phoenix with the new simstick is a great combo

[millerman]

Phoenix is really good for learning new moves b4 trying them at the field that's what I use it for as it saves me a fortune ;-)

[tiddler]

is phoenix any good

Yes

how realistic is it

Very (but doesn't replicate real life nerves)

is it worth getting?

Yes. Its a no brainer

[stumpe]

the best £79 i have spent, saved me £1000's in crash damage

Lee

[simon1]

Buy it now

[CookieMan]

The product: It's the best investment you'l ever make in the hobby, mate. It's got a few faults but then that's quite negligible when you compare to its benefits. The more you sit on it and practice the more the benefits you will observe.

[alex]

YESGOODYES


Seriously worth every penny, and will be great over winter- some people get bored with it- give yourself some structure and goals and will will increase your flying pleasure and progression 100 fold imo.

[Ewan]

I bought it and at first just could not get on with and for a little while thought it was a waste of money.

Then I gave it another try and have found that it is worthwhile, dont try and fly your own model as it may well not act as the real thing does but find a model that 'feels' close to what you are flying regardless of what it looks like and then things start to make more sense.

I must confess I do love flying the occasional plank on it too, great fun and a bit of light relief from helis which I still find bl00dy difficult.

[Boggy]

nah its rubbish. i doubt if anyone on here would advise buying it

[GravityKills]

very good if you use it responsibly.

pretty useless if you buzz around the sky where the heli wants to go and fool yourself into thinking it's 3D

surprisingly hard work if using it "correctly" (in quotation marks).

[LipolyGone]

Gravity kills is an ardent supporter
of phoenix. Whilst in corfu he was always
first to the breakfast table he would have often
already have spent an hour on phoenix and
his laptop often was waiting on a spare table for him.
I reckon he got at least 2 hrs in a day during that week
and I can vouch for the effect it was having on the flight line.
He would learn a move at breakfast pefect it at dinner time
and he would have done it for real by teatime.
Phoenix is a massive learning tool use it and you cant
fail to improove your flying.

[lankey]

Great buy.... keeps kids/neighbors kids/nephews/nieces/grandchildren quiet for hours (insert spare foam-padded Tx here!)

Honestly, worth every single damn penny.