Then I used it to build my skills and perfect maneuvers that could be attempted with the safety a simulator provides, before transitioning those skills into actual flight. At first it was to get the link between my fingers and my brain working again after a long absence from RC flight.

I have utilized a flight simulator since getting back into flying slightly more than 10 years ago. The simulators I tested had no problem running in Windows 8, and each came supplied with its own USB transmitter. I chose Windows 8 as the operating system to test the RC flight simulators because any new PC will come with Windows 8 preinstalled. I built the PC used to test each simulator, allowing me the opportunity to select each system component. The system requirements for each simulator reviewed can be found in the system requirements sidebar. With a PC, things to check are the operating system, processor speed, amount of system memory, hard drive space, and the video card.

A Virtual Flight Experience With Three Top RC Simulatorsįeatured in the May 2013 issue of Model Aviation magazineĪn important consideration when contemplating purchasing a flight simulator is determining if it will run on your PC or MAC.

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