hello I'm a newbie

[victor meldrew]

Hi guy I'm just awaiting delivery of my first heli,a 6 ch honey bee king 2I don't know if this was a good starting machine but I didn't want to spent money and then have to change in a few months.Would I be advised to get a simulater first and if so any reccommendations.Thanks I'm sure I'll be asking loads of questions over the next few months
cheers victor (I don't believe it)

[del19_82]

I use Realflight G3.5 Sim & it's okay but most guys on here would recommend that you get the Phoenix sim

[victor meldrew]

Thanks del,but I aint got a clue what these are.can you give me more info and where do I get them and costs.
cheers victor

[Gaza07]

Id deff go for the phoenix sim it will help you a lot and save you money

[Leebert]

I use Reflex XTR which is good but a little hungry on PC resources and (apparently) the physics aren't as good as Pheonix. Pheonix is quite a lot cheaper than Reflex which makes it a good deal

[mattydred]

hi, welcome to rcheliaddict. this is the best place to be if your into rc helicopters.

i had a honey bee king2 and it was ok. put the training legs on, take your time and you should be ok.

the best sim is the phoenix but they cost about £80 and you will have to buy a decent transmitter aswell.

ive only got the free fms simulator. i bought mine of ebay though because i needed the usb transmitter. here is a link below
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-Esky-FMS-S...QQcmdZViewItem

there are lots of extras you can download from the fms website like planes, helis and photo scenes.
http://www.rc-sim.de/dl_engine_eng/i...fb3a89cb99b7d9

and
http://n-old.ethz.ch/student/mmoelle...days=0&start=0

i have over 500 planes and helicopters in my hanger and about 20 different photo scenes. not bad for free (apart from the £14 for the usb trasmitter)

[Raptornator]

Getting a sim is definately worth the investment. This will give you all the basics of learning to hover right into forward flight and 3D.
I have just taken advice myself on what sim to purchase and been advised to get the Phoenix for its clarity and great detail, because the more to reality it looks the easier it will be to transfer that to the real thing.
Good luck and remember to try and remain calm and patient, it will come and before you know it you will be wondering what all the fuss was about.
A great choice of heli for learning with as well. Don't forget to purchase some training balls, this will help in those times of panic (dropping the throttle stick and slamming into the floor).
And lastly welcome Victor

[del19_82]

They are flight simulators & they come highly recommended as a training aid, have a look at

http://www.realraptors.co.uk/zen-car...oducts_id=1607

or

http://www.modelhelicopters.co.uk/ac...FlightSim.html

for phoenix you need your own transmitter realflight comes with one.

Phoenix costs £80(ish) realflight is about £150(ish)

[Bubblefish777]

hi, welcome to rcheliaddict. this is the best place to be if your into rc helicopters.

i had a honey bee king2 and it was ok. put the training legs on, take your time and you should be ok.

the best sim is the phoenix but they cost about £80 and you will have to buy a decent transmitter aswell.

ive only got the free fms simulator. i bought mine of ebay though because i needed the usb transmitter. here is a link below
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-Esky-FMS-S...QQcmdZViewItem

there are lots of extras you can download from the fms website like planes, helis and photo scenes.
http://www.rc-sim.de/dl_engine_eng/i...fb3a89cb99b7d9

and
http://n-old.ethz.ch/student/mmoelle...days=0&start=0

i have over 500 planes and helicopters in my hanger and about 20 different photo scenes. not bad for free (apart from the £14 for the usb trasmitter)

Where did you get 500 Aircraft and Heli's from ???? I got my Phoenix and all currently released aircraft and it's not even 100 ?!?!?! or are you saying the FMS models work with Phoenix ?

[mattydred]

Where did you get 500 Aircraft and Heli's from ???? I got my Phoenix and all currently released aircraft and it's not even 100 ?!?!?! or are you saying the FMS models work with Phoenix ?

you have to search through the 3 links. im very happy with my models but it took me ages to search through all the sh ite.

you name it, i got it.

apart from the avro vulcan bomber which i have a request for on the fms forum website

[mattydred]

im not sure if they work with phoenix but the work with realflight and reflex i think