G+_Brandon Jasper Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I know a lot of people on here are getting into multicopters. I came over from RC helicopters and one tool that's been indispensable for me hasn't been covered that much. There are some excellent RC flight simulators that will help you build the reactions and piloting ability in all orientations that can save you lots of money on crash repairs. We learn best when we push our limits. That can be expensive if you're flying nice machines though. The simulator lets you try the crazy stuff without paying for the repair bills. When learning how to fly a 3d helicopter inverted I crashed enough times I could have significantly added to the national debt. There's no way I would have tried that with a thousand dollar model. When I tried it for the first time for real I was scared but it was easy because I'd spent so much time building the muscle memory and orientation awareness for the maneuver. It's a great training tool. It doesn't replace actually flying but when it comes down to building your orientation awareness and muscle memory it's a tool that doesn't require good weather to use. I use Realflight but there are others that are good as well. http://www.realflight.com/ http://www.phoenix-sim.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Taylor Graham Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've tried realflight and aerofly so far (with my taranis), and the multicopter support is pretty disappointing honestly. They felt totally different than either of my quads. I remember flying helis and planes on realflight years ago and not feeling the same way though. They really helped the first time i flew a gas plane. For multicopters, i feel like a cheap trainer quad might be the best. That's what helped me the most. I wish the sims were better, id much prefer to use them. You're satisfied with the multicopters in realflight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tom Nardi Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 With as cheap as you can get a toy-level quadcopter to practice with, doesn't seem like many bother with simulators anymore. I bought a quad for $40 to learn how to fly, then moved onto hobby-grade hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brandon Jasper Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 They're improving but it matters more that you get your brain use to flying in multiple orientations and the simulator is really good for that because you'll push yourself more. If you want to learn how to hover a multi on acro try hovering one of the helicopter models. If you get that down then flying a multi will be cake. I may get a few whirlybird recruits too :) Simulators will almost always feel different than real models just as two models will feel different, but the learned reactions adapt. It's like driving a different model of car than you're use to. It feels weird at first but you know how to drive so you settle in quickly once you learn the particulars of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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