Great Planes Real Flight Basic Flight Simulator Mode 2

This radio control model airplane flight simulator should not be confused with a video game or video toy, if there is such a thing. It is instead a high fidelity flight simulator designed to expose novices and wannabees to radio control flight without having to buy a real airplane and accessories. While good quality radio control models are not for the faint of heart or pocketbook, the RealFlight sim costs only about $100 and when you crash any of the dozens of RealFlight models, it costs you nothing more than the push of a button to get back into the air. The sim comes with a faux transmitter with proper controls and functions that plugs into a USB port on your computer. The models, photo-realistic flying fields and such are loaded via a single CD. Instructions are scarce, so it may take a while to learn all the controls if you are unfamiliar with RC modeling. All but one or two of the airplanes and helicopters included in the sim are actual RC models available from any...Read more

For somebody who's never flown an rc plane, a simulator is a must. Remember, the military and civilian pilots all learn on a simulator before flying the real thing. Even tanks have simulators! A simulator should be mandatory, because you will crash, guaranteed, and that first plane often becomes the last that anybody will buy. Flying an rc plane is very difficult. Just because you might know how to drive an rc car, it's nothing compared to flying an rc plane. It's 1000 times more difficult. This simulator will show you how hard it is. You will crash the plane at least a thousand times before you get a reasonable idea of how to fly a plane. You should fly this simulator for at least a month before buying even the most basic and cheapest flying model. Another reason why you should learn first from a simulator, is because a flying plane is dangerous when it hits somebody or some property. A flying plane going very fast is dangerous. All these recommendations aside, I will tell you...Read more

I bought this for my husband who wants to get into RC helicopter flying. He gets on his computer and flys and laughs most evenings. He has flown RC planes before and says that the program is just like flying a plane. I can only assume that the helicopter portion is as good. I'm thankful for the program because he gets to practice without having to pay the money to repair or buy and helicopter. Great job!