Boy, am I glad I found RF. I jut got into R/C for the first time ever about a month ago, when I bought a Blade Nano QX. Great little quad. I just wish I knew of more and better places to fly it, as the house is a little short on uncluttered space. The Blade 350 may be in my not-too far off future. My AMA card should be in the mail.
Anyway, I was at the LHS again a few days later, and was about 30 seconds away from buying an E-Flite Apprentice with some spare parts and some 2" upgrade wheels when I saw some kids futzing around with a monitor and a radio. I asked the rep what it was and he replied, "Oh, it's just an R/C simulator...no-one really uses it. It's really just good for practice." /Red flag goes up./ "Let's go ahead and get you rung up and then I can show you the simulator."
I put the Apprentice box down and I sez, "I bleeve I'll go look at the simulator now, before I buy the plane."
Rep heaves a tiny sigh and tells me my merchandise will be waiting at the counter.
So I watch the kids for a bit until they get bored and I take their place. I put down roots there for about 20 minutes, maybe more. They've got the RF software locked behind glass, so I make a point of finding the same rep to get the RF package for me and ring me up. "Did you still want the Apprentice? It's a great newbie plane." "Just the useless simulator, please."
At any rate, I figure this sim will save me mucho dinero down the road. Very glad I bought it before I bought any aircraft. Either the Blade 350 or the Apprentice will be next on my list.
Anyway, I was at the LHS again a few days later, and was about 30 seconds away from buying an E-Flite Apprentice with some spare parts and some 2" upgrade wheels when I saw some kids futzing around with a monitor and a radio. I asked the rep what it was and he replied, "Oh, it's just an R/C simulator...no-one really uses it. It's really just good for practice." /Red flag goes up./ "Let's go ahead and get you rung up and then I can show you the simulator."
I put the Apprentice box down and I sez, "I bleeve I'll go look at the simulator now, before I buy the plane."
Rep heaves a tiny sigh and tells me my merchandise will be waiting at the counter.
So I watch the kids for a bit until they get bored and I take their place. I put down roots there for about 20 minutes, maybe more. They've got the RF software locked behind glass, so I make a point of finding the same rep to get the RF package for me and ring me up. "Did you still want the Apprentice? It's a great newbie plane." "Just the useless simulator, please."
At any rate, I figure this sim will save me mucho dinero down the road. Very glad I bought it before I bought any aircraft. Either the Blade 350 or the Apprentice will be next on my list.