RE: Bought a G3 & now it looks like I need a new PC as well
[quote]ORIGINAL: hurst01 NightOne, You say that you are using a Mac. Is there a simulator that will work on a Mac? So far I haven't been ale to find one. Ed [/quote] Not natively. Only the new Intel Macs using Bootcamp, Parallells, etc. to run Windows. At least not that I am aware of.
Posted on: 12/8/2006 9:22 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5092386

RE: RC Flight Simulator Pricing?
People continue to vote. The larger the number, the more accurate it gets.
Posted on: 11/20/2006 4:07 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5019379

RE: The "Flight Sim for Mac" Protest!
[quote]ORIGINAL: riotgear Actually both Mac OS and Windows were stolen from Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. Before claiming Vista is copying OSX, you gotta know that Microsoft stole the lead user interface designer from Apple. I own a Mac and a PC and have been using both platforms for 20 years. I had G3 running on my MacBook Pro via boot camp and it ran well. The chances of a RC sim being released specifically for the Mac is next to none. It would be impossible to make a profit on all ten Mac users who also fly RC planes. :p [/quote] The "raid" at Xerox PARC doesn't go down exactly like that. For the complete story on how the Mac was made, check out the following book which was put together by one of the key members of the original Mac team. Basically, the basic concept of WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse, and Pointer) was lifted from Apple's visit to PARC. However, what was seen at PARC was significantly different than what became the Mac OS. The book chronicles what they went through to develop the Mac OS and hardware platform. In contrast, it was Bill Gates who told his people that he wanted a Mac on IBM hardware. (Windows) Windows was truly a ripoff of the Mac OS. (and still is) [link=http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Valley-Andy-Hertzfeld/dp/0596007191/sr=1-1/qid=1161041890/ref=sr_1_1/002-9752311-8271208?ie=UTF8&s=books]Revolution in the Valley[/link]
Posted on: 10/16/2006 7:50 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4876410

RE: RC Flight Simulator Pricing?
[quote]ORIGINAL: 50%plane [quote]ORIGINAL: malcolmm The approximately $200 cost of RC flight simulators isn't unreasonable to me. What is unreasonable are the upgrade policies. Upgrading to a new version of a simulator rarely makes economic sense. I have no intention of spending $200, and then having the product become obsolete as little as a year later. If I could buy a simulator, and then be guaranteed that upgrading to new releases would never cost more than, say $75, this would be a big incentive for me to buy that simulator. Malcolm [/quote] I don't know what sim you are referring to here. FSone has FREE upgrade patches. G3 has FREE upgrade patches.(soon FREE upgrade ot G3.5) and AFPD has patches I believe. All of the aformentioned upgrades are FREE. These patches improve the sim. I see no reason to buy another sim if you already own G3, or FSone. (AFPD and REFLEX were excluded to the fact I don't pay much attention to them anymore) There are no other $200 sims on the market that I'm aware of. 50% [/quote] Several of the guys at are field only have G2. I haven't checked the upgrade pricing but I am pretty sure all of these guys would be on G3 if it were a free upgraded. I think this is what the previous poster was talking about. (but I could be wrong)
Posted on: 10/16/2006 2:10 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4875036

RE: G3 vs FSone vs G3.5 (FSone comparison review)
[quote]ORIGINAL: 50%plane [quote]ORIGINAL: NightOne 50%, I watched the new video for 3.5 on the RF website and a lot of that stuff is gimmicky, but it does look neat. They showed off a feature that will let you learn a maneuver one axis at a time and add more as you get better. Is that new to 3.5... will see a new AFPD release this week? [/quote] NightOne, I haven't seen the video, or played
Posted on: 10/12/2006 9:42 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4860895

RE: G3 vs FSone vs G3.5 (FSone comparison review)
50%, I watched the new video for 3.5 on the RF website and a lot of that stuff is gimmicky, but it does look neat. They showed off a feature that will let you learn a maneuver one axis at a time and add more as you get better. Is that new to 3.5 or was that in 3.0 also? Seems like the 3.5 release timing is a swing at FSOne. I wonder if we will see a new AFPD release this week?
Posted on: 10/12/2006 7:44 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4860285

RE: G3 vs FSone vs G3.5 (FSone comparison review)
[quote]ORIGINAL: 50%plane However, FSone does a great job depicting the way a model should fly and will be a great tool for anyone wanting to learn, which is all that matters.(it might even help NightOne :) ) 50% [/quote] and here I resisted joining in and mentioning all of your comments based on only a little bit of time with FSOne [:D] I like the jab though. Gave me a big smile. I actually
Posted on: 10/12/2006 7:07 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4860132

RE: RC Flight Simulator Pricing?
[quote]ORIGINAL: darock OK, the results are there for everyone to see and interpret. And we've gotten the benefit of deep and insightful interpretation. The discussions of each other is off topic. Discuss the topic. Not each other. [/quote] I agree. [color=#006600]................. edited out opinion of other posters ................. grin....... [/color] Can we take a poll on that? [:D] Let people interpret the results how they want. It doesn't matter to me. I found out what I wanted to.
Posted on: 10/5/2006 8:28 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4829496

RE: RC Flight Simulator Pricing?
No, 55% didn't buy it and love it. To me the distinction between choice 1 and choice 2 is pretty clear. The people who chose #2 weren't rushing out to buy at $200. (it took them awhile) I think you are looking at it as you want to see it. For example, if a poll came out about Bush's handling of the war you might see numbers like: 33% say he is doing a good job 33% are neutral 33% say he doing a bad job The republicans would probably say that 66% of the people don't think that Bush is doing a bad job. The democrats would probably say that 66% of the people don't think Bush is doing a good job. However, the only really truths are the 33%. You can't lump the middle 33% to either side. As far as your 10% (which is currently showing only 7%) - This is not people that didn't buy a sim, but people who didn't buy a $200 sim. At least that was the intent of the question. Finally, you seem to be you seem to be Pro-Sim status quo and are particularly fanatical about G3. I'm glad you love your G3. You seem to think that I am anti-Sim (which I am not). I'm remaining objective. Also, I'm not buying jack until I see FSone being that it is so close to release. So I suppose we can agree to disagree and be nice. How about my Chicago Bears owning Seattle last Sunday night? [:D]
Posted on: 10/4/2006 9:32 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4826615

RE: RC Flight Simulator Pricing?
[quote]ORIGINAL: 50%plane So, roughly 25% of folks would buy one for $100. Roughly 5% regret buying a sim, and 5% would never buy a sim. Roughly 10% would buy something else for the money, and roughly 55% of folks bought a sim for the money and most of them love it. !!!!The end!!!! [/quote] Well that may be one way to analyze the numbers. I think there are some other things to look at though. So in addition to what has been mentioned... 1. 64% of the votes are other than "great deal at $200". This seems to support my original argument that the current crop of flight sims are overpriced. 2. 25% of those polled would likely BE customers at $99. So sales would increase by 25% but net income would be $6336 (64 x $99) vs. $7400 (37 x $200).So this would be contrary to my argument that the magic price would be $99. The company makes more at current levels than at $99. (unless the could significantly increase volume - but the numbers don't support that) So on this point, I am wrong! 3. 32% of the people are price sensitive. So to me it looks like although many agree that the pricing is not great, there are not enough people to make up the difference at a lower price point. Therefore, I would tend to think that the developers will keep current pricing levels intact unless there is drastic changes in the marketplace or competitive pressure develop to force them to do so. So I think I was right when I said people don't like the $200 price point, but I was totally wrong in thinking that a $99 price point would draw enough volume to make up the looss of revenue for a price cut.
Posted on: 10/3/2006 10:55 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4825336

RE: RC Flight Simulator Pricing?
We're almost there. (100)
Posted on: 9/29/2006 8:44 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4806838

RE: The "Flight Sim for Mac" Protest!
[quote]ORIGINAL: panderson Strange but true, the first Flight Simulator as we know it today was written for the mac. It became Microsoft Flight Simulator. [/quote] Just like the Windows we know today started on the Mac. [:D] Windows = Mac - 2 years + bugs
Posted on: 9/29/2006 8:35 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4806813

RE: The "Flight Sim for Mac" Protest!
[quote]ORIGINAL: darock [quote]Would not have purchased had I known you would have to use controller plus your transmitter.[/quote] You don't have to. Just use the controller. The controller is made by Futaba. My T4EXA Futaba appears to have the same sticks/gimbals and case as the controller. They both feel identical, so there is no reason to plug the T4EXA into the controller to fly. And the controller is close enough in feel to my JR TXs that I don't see the need to put any wear and tear (or recharging) on those TXs either. Granted, the controller doesn't have the bells and whistles my JRs have, and it doesn't have exponential or mixing. Whenever I feel the need, I do have to plug a JR into the controller, but that's not often. But that's just personal preference. [/quote] Plus another important point is that it if you use your own non-computer radio with a sim and make trim adjustments you will have to re-trim your real plane next time you go to the field. Also, I suppose I would be a lot more likely to drop/bang a joystick (or my transmitter) at home than I would at the field. Nothing would suck more than busting your TX at home.
Posted on: 9/21/2006 9:46 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4774969

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
[quote]ORIGINAL: RCKen Jim_McIntyre hit the nail right on the head. To make generalizations about bipes is really hard to do, because different bipes fly differently. That's kind of like saying a Ferrari is slow because a Yugo is slow. It's really hard to lump them all together. Yes, they all have certain characteristics in common. But there are good bipes and bad bipes. If you want a really good forgiving biplane to get started in the "two winged world" I would say look at a [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFG13&P=ML]Sig Hog Bipe[/link] or a [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJ581&P=ML]Great Planes Ultimate [/link] bipe. Both are pretty easy to fly and are really forgiving. But....... don't translate that as they are just as easy to fly as a trainer. That is a saying that we hear a lot here in this forum, or as instructors. People will say that a plane is "easier to fly than my trainer was." I can't count how many times I've heard that ".... a U Can Do lands easier than my trainer did", or "...it flies slower than my trainer did." And I have a feeling that this discussion probably falls into this category somewhat. Statements like these come from in experience and perceptions. First of all, you usually don't hear statements like this from instructors or pilots that have plenty of experience under their belt (plenty of years and plenty of planes). They usually come from newer pilots on their second or third plane. Now think of their perspective. When they entered into this hobby they were trying to fly a trainer, which to most seems like one of THE MOST difficult things they have done in their life!!!! Let's face it, to a new pilot a trainer seems like it's going 200 miles per hour. Their first impressions of a trainer are of a NON-PILOT. Now fast forward 6 months and they have soloed and have flown the covering off of their trainer, now they get another plane. Now their first impressions of a second plane are of a PILOT. Their perception of that plane is it really is easy to control, land, or flies slowly. I'll assure you that 99% of the time they are dead wrong, but it seems that way to them. And from their perspective and experience it may seem perfectly logical. I know that when I learned to fly I thought my trainer was flying soooooooooo FAST, but now when I teach students I wonder how a plane can fly soooooooooooo SLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWLLLLLLY. For all those that want to say this or that plane is as easy to fly as a trainer I would encourage them to spend some time as an instructor before they make statements like that. Why??? Because as an instructor they have to start looking at the world through a students eyes again. I will do wonders for their perception of the flying world. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now!!!!! [:D][:D] Ken [/quote] Probably the best thing I have read here in the month or so that I been reading these forums. You're absolutely right. My trainer still seems fast. I just got back from the flying field where I had my 4th and 5th solo flights. On my 4th flight I had the gallery looking about 3 times. Two of them had me a bit nervous and 1 of them had me thinking the plane was toast. This was all due to my lack of experience and nerves. I still can't seem to shake the nerves on the first flight of the day. It gets easier throughout the day, but the beginning shakes me up a bit. I suppose this is "experience". I'm off the buddy box and the instructor has shown great confidence in me by not staying too close, but I suppose this makes me more nervous. Sometimes when I think I'm getting better it feels like I am getting worse. I think I need more patience.
Posted on: 9/20/2006 9:12 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4773205

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Jim_McIntyre Too much generalisation going on here. Biplanes are different but can't be grouped by behaviour any more than monoplanes can; a J3 Cub does not fly like a Pattern plane. A short coupled aircraft with a high AOA with tail down and narrow gear (like a pitts) is a handful for someone not comfortable with rudder, and throttle management. This is not restricted to biplanes but is a more common design trait of bipes.... [/quote] Could you or someone else familiar with the characteristics of all the major bipes give us some details as to how they differ?
Posted on: 9/20/2006 4:13 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4772088

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
[quote]ORIGINAL: opjose [quote]ORIGINAL: NightOne I am guessing you were at the point with the P51 where you had removed the droops, struts, and flap-up setup. [/quote] From day one I only had the droops on. I was a bit reluctant to initially part with them, but they were removed on the third day out. The tail dragger aspect of the PTS P-51 made the transition to the Ultimate painless. [/quote
Posted on: 9/20/2006 2:20 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4771741

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
[quote]ORIGINAL: opjose I was able to fly an Ultimate w/o any prior Biplane experience as my "second" plane, coming off the PTS P-51D. I found it a tiny bit twitchy on roll and elevator at first compared to what I was used to, only in that I was not accustomed to the more responsive behavior. A little Expo in the TX fixed this for me. Now that I'm used to it, I find that I want as high rates as possible. I'd say that at least for me, the Ultimate only took one flight or two, to get used to it. [/quote] I am guessing you were at the point with the P51 where you had removed the droops, struts, and flap-up setup.
Posted on: 9/20/2006 12:12 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4771351

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
Part of the "problem" with this hobby is that the veterans tend to scare the "new guys" away from most anything but the trainers. Before I get flamed a bazillion times, let me say that I believe that this is well founded. The veterans have experience and their experience has shown that new guys with "advanced" planes are usually a bad combination. Therefore, I could never find fault in any veteran advising a new guy to get more experience before biting off a bigger badder plane. It is good advice. The problem is that all "new guys" aren't the same. Therefore while this may be very applicable to a lot of people, it is most likely not true for all. It is the same thing as saying that all blonde women are ditzy. While technically true, there are a few who are not. JUST KIDDING!! [:D][:D][:D] Seriously, I'm sure there are people who can get the most advanced speed demon on the planet and solo without an instructor on their first flight. Most probably cannot. The problem that the above problem creates is that it scares people away from and out of this hobby. In its most basic form, we're moving 2 "joysticks" around. Thousands of 14 year old boys do that every day. It is not overly complicated. So my point is... If a instructor is involved couldn't someone indeed have a pretty "advanced" plane as their second plane? (or first if they were particularly bold) Just trying to justify me getting a mega-bipe!! [:D][:D]
Posted on: 9/20/2006 12:10 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4771342

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
So let me get this right... On landings, bring it in with speed. Fly low and once you get it close to you, cut power and flair? What is the stick movement for take offs? Someone mentioned bringing the power up on a 3 count. Finally, what is the easiest for a first Bipe? Aeromaster, Pitts, Ultimate, etc? Thanks
Posted on: 9/19/2006 11:10 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4769764

RE: The "Flight Sim for Mac" Protest!
[quote]ORIGINAL: RobT I am afraid I am slowly starting the switch to MAC as well. (once you go Mac...) Yet I feel I need a PC in the house just to run the flight sim...doesn't seem worth it. Is anyone running any sim on Parallels or Boot Camp? What is the performance like? Thanks, Rob [/quote] If you own one of the sims, take it to the Apple store one morning when they aren't too busy and see if you can try it out. The new 24" iMac has an Nvidia GeForce 7300 (optional 7600) which should work great with any Sim. Also has Core Duo procesor. With Boot Camp it is the same as any Windows box. Finally, Apple gives you 15 days to return a Mac, but you do pay a 10% restock fee.
Posted on: 9/19/2006 11:00 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4769715

RE: Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
[quote]ORIGINAL: bubbagates View this video to see what I am talking about when it comes to rotation. [/quote] Those forward tumble thingies are awesome looking. What are those called? (where it looks like the nose falls over and loops tight) From watching a few Bipe videos now I defintely see that they land faster (with power). One other thing I notice is that on the take off they look like they almost tip over to one side before wheels up. Do I have that right? Also, what is the trick for the confusion on the orientation? Thanks
Posted on: 9/18/2006 4:27 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4763688

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: rjm1982 The problem is NightOne, you have a negative opinion of the sims before you started using them. (Plus, am I the only one to find it wierd that he goes from complaining about price to buying 2 sims to use in the "comfort of his own home"?) Then you have a bad flight, and blame it on the sim. It certainly isnt the inexperience of the pilot, so it must be the evil
Posted on: 9/18/2006 2:15 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4763184

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: 50%plane ...I don't care about the worthless sim price poll. 50% [/quote] Most of the stuff on the internet is worthless. Just because something doesn't have worth to you doesn't make it worthless. I don't care about Futaba radios, but maybe you do.
Posted on: 9/18/2006 1:44 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4763077

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: 50%plane You need serious help here. You're right. Sims can hurt your flying ability. I know little about you, so I have no idea if you are a natural to RC or not. What I do know is that until I buckled up and worked hard at learning on my sim, I regressed. I used to crash for fun on the sim. Now, I fly the sim plane like my real plane. I concentrate on how the sim plane is flying and I do way more than twittle the sticks. Since this paradigm shift in my sim use, I have come a long way. ya need to do it right or you will hurt your skills.(as you seem to claim) [/quote] I think you hit the nail on the head (except for the serious help part). It would appear as if the only way to get better at flying is to practice. The more practice, the better you get just like a lot of other things in life. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I have gotten good practice out of the sims. In fact, I would say my experience was that it was bad practice. I'm debating not even using them at all anymore.
Posted on: 9/18/2006 1:35 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4763039

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: cwehner So you don't "own" one you just "played" on one or two a couple of times? I don't think thats fair to say that they caused you to get worse then. Maybe you're just not very good at flying planes. I can tell anyone for sure that a couple of times on a sim "playing" will NOT make you better or worse of a pilot. What I was saying is that you claiming that the sim made you worse is kinda hard to take for fact with your known stance on sims. Thats all, pretty simple. I have really never heard of someone saying that a sim hurt them. I can't recall ever seeing that, in fact quite the opposite. Lots of sim success stories. Your post just kinda seemed outa place for what you normally hear. And now to hear that you dont own one, only played on a couple.....well, I think that says enough. [/quote] I sat in front of the display, transmitter in hand, flying planes on the simulator. I call that playing. It certainly is not working. I spent at 2-3 hours with G3 and 5-6 with APFD in the comfort of my home. Maybe I'm a natural at flying planes and I don't need a sim. I'm telling you that the sims had an negative effect on my flying at the field. I don't need your validation to make it so. The first thing I said after my first session was that I got to quit playing on the sims because it felt like I took a step backwards. You sound more interested in veiled personal attacks than considering the possibility that a sim can hurt. Oh, and people celebrate successes and not failures. How many of the people can you name who failed to make the first Trans-Atlantic flight? Also, just because you haven't heard of something doesn't make it a fact.
Posted on: 9/18/2006 1:10 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4762937

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: cwehner I have to point out to anyone reading this thread that "Nightone" started a thread awhile back talking about how sims were way overpriced and that they should have a lower price point, blah, blah, blah.Then he started a poll thread asking how much people wanted to pay for a sim. (which is not ending up in his favor by the way). And these threads were before him flying the sims and soloing. Guess he broke down and spent the money.....However I doubt he's very happy about it. So to be fair, if everyone who answers his posts is a "sim supporter" or some type of an employee, it should be known that he has been a sim "basher" well before he got one. [/quote] First, in regards to the poll... As it currently stands 25% of those who answered have stated that they do not own a sim but would probably/definitely buy one at the $99 price point. Another 7% bought something else because of the price. In fact only 37% of the people bought one of the big sims and think that it is a good deal. 20% bought but didn't necessarily think they got a great deal. So you could say they have a 37% approval rating. Not too sporty. You also say that in this small market segment that 25% of the people are potential buyers that you are losing through the price point. Is that insignificant? The companies can decide. I'm not here to bash sims. I came here like a lot of other people do simply looking for information. What I've discovered so far is: 1. They are too expensive - although some say not 2. Not that great a creating a real world experience 3. Have not be proven to "save" you the cost of a plane 4. Seem to have a large group of supporters who probably do so to justify spending so much on it. 5. A lot of people see them for what they are...a learning tool that may or may not help with the real thing 6. A lot of instructors recommend them, others don't These are just my opinions... Read that again "cwehner"... These are just *my* opinions and that certainly doesn't make them a fact. Also, I let me say again that I have no financial, professional, or personal relationships with any sim manufacturers or hobby companies. I am also not a customer of any of the sim producers at this time. So when is the demo of FsOne coming out??
Posted on: 9/18/2006 12:02 PM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4762718

Bipes no harder than monoplanes?
In the current issue of Model Airplane News they had quite a a bit of Bipe coverage. One of the articles started out with something to the effect that Flying a Bipe is harder than a single wing is a MYTH (paraphrase) it goes on to say that it is different but not harder Anyone see this? I always heard that Bipes were much harder than single wing planes. Comments?
Posted on: 9/18/2006 11:06 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4762489

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
Also... Why is it that anytime I mention anything bad about a flight sim there are a bunch of "Sim Defenders" all over it? I'm beginning to the think that there are a lot of people who work for the Sim companies on this forum. [:)]
Posted on: 9/18/2006 10:57 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4762468

RE: Flight Sim Fallacy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: darock Yeah, looking at the account is intriguing. It's also somewhat puzzling. The account starts off at Nightone's 2nd and 3rd solo flights. And seems to describe what excellent results he got with them. And then the account seems to shift to the first one of them, or maybe to the first solo flight ever. Truth is, the flight he calls his "first flight" could
Posted on: 9/18/2006 10:54 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4762459

RE: The "Flight Sim for Mac" Protest!
While I agree with the people who have posted about a Mac sim being a niche app for a niche group there is one thing that needs to be mentioned...the killer app. A killer app is one that is so compelling/great/useful that it will cause people to buy what is necessary to run the killer app. If someone did develop a an RC flight sim for Mac that was so far above what is out there now would people buy a Mac to run it? I would say no, but it is something to think about. Also, there is one more X-Factor and that is someone who would develop it for free (or open source). Not everyone is motivated by money alone. I don't think these things are going to happen anytime soon. Just some thoughts. Was at the Apple store today and seen the new 24" iMac. I want one!!!
Posted on: 9/18/2006 12:09 AM by Author "NightOne" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4761212