Which one RF or Hangar 9

[Snake1oz]

I can't decide on which one to get. I picked these two because I don't have a controller to hook up to any other flight simulator. I have flown some on hangar 9 and thought it was OK. Which would you guys recommend for someone that is trying to learn how to hover and basic flight with Helli's. Thanks in advance.

[andrewmetz]

Don't bother with fsone. I bought it awhile back for heli practice and it is useless. The flight charecteristics are so so and the crashes are as clownish as it gets. I emailed tech support and was told they weren't bothering with any more updates. Sad, for the 100 bucks I wasted I could have used it towards the better sims I purchased later. I also bought clearview which isn't to bad for the money. You can get a cheap usb tx for 20 bucks to use with it. I also have realflight 4.5 which is much better. The best purchase I made was phoenix for heli practice. Very realistic and the best in my opinion. If you don't have a controller you can purchase one cheap enough from members that don't use the tx that came with thier heli's, as long as it has a trainer jack. I sometimes use my old eflight tx which has a trainer jack and can be setup to use with phoenix very easily. The more expensive sims do give you a much more realistic flight. Don't do what I did and go for the cheapest ones. You will only get frustrated and find yourself buying the better ones down the road. That is if you are serious about practicing on a sim. Check out ebay. Sometimes someone is selling a used sim like phoenix or realflight for half what you would pay retail. That is how I got my phoenix sim. You do need a tx but like I said, it is easy enough to find a cheap one with a trainer jack to plug into the dongle. Realflight comes with a controller that is just as nice as my futaba 7c. They have been running a promo for 30 bucks cash back till the end of may. I still would recommend phoenix if you want to learn heli's. Worth every penny. Just my experience with these sims. Hope it helps.