Got a few Sim questions...

[SynisterCx2]

Alright I went out and bought an e-flite blade cx2 without ever touching a flight sim. I went home and tried to fly it and failed miserably, went back and asked for some help with flying it and the hobby shop tech said that he suggested that I buy a flight sim. Go figure. After I spend all the cash on the heli. Well now my question is what is the best flight sim for the money? And secondly, is there a sim that I can use my transmitter that I have right now?

[JadeKnight]

RealFlight and Phoenix are the most popular around here.

RealFlight: http://www.realflight.com/
Phoenix: http://www.phoenix-sim.com/

RealFlight comes with it's own fake 'TX' (transmitter), and Phoenix requires your own TX.

I am not sure if Phoenix supports the CX2 TX, though. One of the Phoenix fanboys could probably answer that :rolleyes:.

I use RealFlight G3.5. You can use your own TX with RealFlight too, but again I don't know if the CX2 TX is supported.

Both sims have a downloadable CX2 model. ;)

If you have a dual analog gamepad/joystick for your PC, you can also try FMS for free. The physics are not great, but it is *free*.
http://n.ethz.ch/~mmoeller/fms/index_e.html

[SynisterCx2]

Well I searched the Phoenix website and didn't find a list of transmitters that it supported. I might just have to email them to see if my transmitter is supported. If anyone knows about this sim I am currently using E-Flite LP5DSM transmitter.

[mkoutnik]

I just checked my Phoenix sim and it DOES support the E-Flite CX2 radio. See attached... :D

[JadeKnight]

I just checked my Phoenix sim and it DOES support the E-Flite CX2 radio. See attached... :D

Does it say which TX adapter you need to use?

[mkoutnik]

No, it doesn't say what adapter is required...It all depends on what type of connector is on the back of the E-Flite radio. It may take a call to Phoenix tech support...

[bboy]

Or e-mail tech support I have dealt with them alot a great bunch of people fast help to. They get back to you by the next day :)

[ShadowSpawn]

Or e-mail tech support I have dealt with them alot a great bunch of people fast help to. They get back to you by the next day :)

bboy is right on the money - Phoenix tech support responds quickly (by next day) to email questions. I bought their sim because it got high ratings here in the forum for realistic flight feel, and I could use my TX (they offer adapters for different radios). New models & fields are a free download....

I did my homework - Phoenix came out as a best deal (even though the $USD to $Euro sucks). My advice is to download all of the Demo's and fly them, pick the one you like best - do you want to use your radio, or a fake radio? Are all of the controls in the same position?....

Shadow

[SynisterCx2]

Did some research today and this is what I found. Is this the cable that I need to use my transmitter with the flight simulators?

http://milehighwings.com/product_info.php?products_id=56