What Sim?

[smw5767]

Hi Guys,
can anyone recommend a good/cheap Sim please?
I know of Phoenix,but its so expensive and my funds are taken up while i save for my Blade 450,any ideas Guys?
Cheers.

[p.s] I will need one that comes with its own TX]

[sunny_manku1985]

I think that if you were going to buy a sim, it would have to be Phoenix. It is one of the best. If your budget could stretch to a second hand copy, they go for about £50 or so on here. Keep an eye out and grab yourself a bargin! Only down side is that you need a tx. I am sure a dx5e works great with it, and they are cheap!

[Chris Boughton]

The first ever rc heli sim i had was the rc heli master from CML
(RealityCraft RC Heli Master Flight Simulator).

Its cheap at only £20 and it includes its own pc tx, Its a very realistic sim and the helis are beautifully modeled as are the flying sites. It also runs very fast on even some of the old slow computers :-)
I fund its very detailed and the photo realistic flying sites are almost as good as the phoenix ones!!
I managed to learn nose in hovering on this sim and inverted flying and autos, it is defo the bes £20 sim out there, U wont be disappointed wen ya get it!!

[AlastairC]

Before I got Pheonix I used HeliX (HELI-X - News). It got me through all the basics and I still use it when I am travelling as I can use a play station controller on my mac and not have to bother packing the tx.

[dieselcarb]

look on ebay because if some 1 is sellin say version 1 on pheonix for cheap hook up to internet and it update to latest or if u find 1 with a broken dongle againg u can buy these on ebay for less than a tenner also check ya pm

[smw5767]

Thanks Chris!
I did see Reality Craft RC heli Master Sim,it has very good reviews too,i'll go for that one,
Cheers mate!!

[James A]

I used clearview before Phoenix. You can download a free demo version to try but you will need a tx and an adaptor for the trainer port £5 on eBay. After that got Phoenix on eBay for £45.

[Chris Boughton]

Thanks Chris!
I did see Reality Craft RC heli Master Sim,it has very good reviews too,i'll go for that one,
Cheers mate!!

Your welcome, i like to do my best to help everyone out!!

[smw5767]

Chris,
i'm learning to fly CP Heli's,my one being the Blade 450,never flown a CP before,do you think the Reality Craft will be ok for that? I'm planning on getting the Blade 450 RTF with the DX6i?

[Chris Boughton]

Chris,
i'm learning to fly CP Heli's,my one being the Blade 450,never flown a CP before,do you think the Reality Craft will be ok for that? I'm planning on getting the Blade 450 RTF with the DX6i?

Yes its definatly a good sim and will help you when you go out and fly ur 450, I i was u i would pratice loads on the sim before taking the 450 out as it can be very scary flying a 450 for the first time just comftable on the sim first, as it might be wise to get some training skids on the 450 aswell!!

Good luck and merry christmas!!

[James A]

I found the best way to feel comfortable with my 450 was to go out and buy a 500, sounds stupid but once you have a bigger heli the smaller one start to feel a lot smaller. I'd agree with Chris though, definitely put training gear on because the sim does has dime everything is set up correctly on the heli which often isn't the case in real life when you're starting out!

[smw5767]

Cheers Guys,
that's exactly what i'm going to do,tons of Sim work and buy some training gear.In fact,i will be using a Sim for quite a while before i even buy my Blade 450 as i will have to save for a while first! lol.

Happy Xmas.