Is it just me that finds Pheonix harder than the real thing ?

[MartinJ]

Hi All

My first heli was a Trex 450 plus with a flybar and I can hover this quite happily but was having trouble with nose in orientation. So, I bought Pheonix V4 and set it up as dead calm but I can not hover tail in hardly at all.

Just built my 550e DFC and that hovers so easy but with Pheonix even when I select a 700e 3gx I still can't get the thing to stay still.

Is it just me having this experience

[RcRotaryMadness]

Usually the sim is easier... is your TX setup & calibrated correctly ?

[trillian]

It's not just you. Hovering in Phoenix is harder than real life. I think it's a combination of things, the screen resolution masking subtle movements, the 2D effect / lack of realistic depth of field and maybe just the resolution of the controls and heli physics in Phoenix.

--- Just to add, in my experience it's only precise hovering that I find more difficult in Phoenix, everything else is much easier.

[MartinJ]

Usually the sim is easier... is your TX setup & calibrated correctly ?

I think so. I have calibrated the TX and set it to one servo normal. Im using a linear throttle and pitch curve as I only want it for orientation purposes.

[RcRotaryMadness]

What about the weather conditions? Model settings?

[PorscheBoy]

Must be a setup thing, I used to run phoenix and I found it a lot easier than real life, even including the influence of the "Wallet fear factor" in the real world.

Recently changed to RF and found this a bit closer to real life in such ways as the heli gets away from you more realistically in RF than Phoenix. Biggest benefit I've found is it teaches you how to get out of trouble (for free), without the trouser pucker.

[Snaaakeey]

Check your FPS. There is an option in there that puts it on screen. If it drops below 30 your going to have trouble. 50+ is perfect. You have to keep turning the graphics setting down till you get there otherwise you'll feel like your always chasing the heli.