View Full Version : Discussion What simulator do you use for your Blade CP?
HUBSonDUBS
Mar 09, 2006, 11:52 PM
All ican find is that preflight i heard its not good any comments and what do you use?
bluesky123
Mar 13, 2006, 11:55 AM
PRE-Flight is better than FMS by a large margin. FMS only wins by the number of free models, while PRE-Flight offers much better flight model, especially for helicopters.
Another free sim, which has quite decent helies is SSS (Slope Soaring Simulator). Despite its name, SSS has a helicopter mode and its helies are way-way better thn those in FMS, may be even better than PRE-Flight helies.
BTW, up to version 1.95, PRE-Flight was a freeware; leter it became a commercial sim.
Your biggest problem, though, is that Blade CP transmitter requires special CCPM "un-mixing" interface, sold only by milehighwings.com. Regular interfaces feed CCPM-ixed servo signals to simulators, which none of them can use...
Boris
Zaragon
Mar 13, 2006, 04:21 PM
Not sure if you are looking for a sim to learn on or to accurately practice with the Blade. I'll assume you are learning.
Everyone has different opinions but I wouldn't worry too much about only looking at sims that have the Blade. Whilst you may have the problem of the fixed eCCPM bluesky123 mentioned you main use of a simulator initially is to help with hovering.
Almost any of the sims have small helis similar to the Blade that you can use to build up skills which then transfer into real flying. Here the more realistic the flight model is the better the transfer into real life.
By the way ClearView whilst it doesn't have a Blade built in there is one freely downloadable from Ken's RC Simulator page.
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