There are some very rudimentary (and thus free) R/C simulators on the net that can at the very least teach you to get used to the control-reversal problem. I don't have any links to these off hand. Anyone else have them? "Creager, Robert S" wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm a new flyer (less than 2 hours throwing a Foaminator and chasing it > down), and would like some suggestions. > > First: Are there any good simulators which would actually help me from > spiraling into the ground when the plane is turning toward me? IE I need > lots of practice to get the brain wired correctly. I've looked at > RealFlight sold by Great Planes, but $200 is steep unless it's a good > program. I like the idea that I can use my transmitter (Futaba 8UAFS) with > the program. > > Second: After seeing how I fly the Foaminator, I've decided to leave the > Spirit 2M and PolyBob in the closet for now, but would like recommendations > for another dork-proof polyhedral plane for light wind. I've only minimally > damaged the 60" blue foam wing of the Foaminator, and the fuse is almost > like new after about 30 tosses and 10 dorks, so durability is key right now. > > Thanks for providing interesting reading day in and out. > > Robert S. Creager > Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer > Multi Platform Tape Library Development > L-Series Library Software Project Lead > Ph: 303-673-2365 > Fax: 303-661-5379 > Pager: 888-912-4458 > StorageTek > INFORMATION made POWERFUL > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
