Hi, would I be able to just sit and watch the scenery or do I have to fly? Also, can I view from a passenger's seat or cockpit view only? Thanks!
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you would have to take off manually and then u possably can put the autopilot on and then sit back and watch the scenery and with some planes u can sit in a passanger seat
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I ran the FSX demo (in Windows Bootcamp), worked very well. Of course you won't be able to run it on full specs, no notebook out there can do that. But for a notebook, I was pretty impressed. But if you are on a mac anyway, you should consider X-Plane 9. It is much more realistic and the graphics have really been beefed up from the previous release. You can download a demo also to check it out. I had all the Flight Simulator resleases since 1998, but am dissapointed with FSX, it just is too cartoony and unrealistic. I am now hooked on X-Plane!
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The field of view is so wide it is almost impossible to screw up. Straight and level, and you should be fine. Take a test ride, view the recording, and see if it covers what you want. Cannot be easier.
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If you don't mind not having a camera. The syma x1 looks like a great option for 35 bucks!!!!!!!!
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Yes you do. It may take awhile if this is your first attempt, well worth it though. It is a great, easy to fly airplane.
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the best flight sim to use if your looking to practice before the real deal is RealFlight 7 or 6.5, 7 is new out but you can get 5,6,or even 4 at a good deal on a used one on amazon. The others that are free are garbage, bad graphics and good luck even to get them running on your system, believe me i tried them all, real Flight has all the planes that the hobby shop carrries and more so you get to practice with what your going to fly be it Planes or Helicopters. So save yourself a world of grief and go with the best ..and Yes I fly all kinds of planes but i always practice first with Real Flight crash there planes and its just press the reset button, crash the real deal and it 'll cost ya way more then the program...hope this helps
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Zoom in works for me BUT for just $100 how much camera are you really looking for? I get very good airial photos, but bounding around up there, I snap a lot and save a few. Don't zoom much from the plane.
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I made great effort to undestand the entire user manual and all the led indicator signals prior to first flight. I performed all upgrades according to nazam software and watched a lot of utube instruction videos. After all was said and done, and to anwser your question, you could fly the copter as soon as you charge the battries. It is very easy to fly and to perfect your flying technique. I have bought two so far and will probably buy another one.. get a gopro too. It takes great aerial photos. I think amazon has great gopro pricing. Good luck and have fun. I cant recommend it enough. Being from boston, i have to say its pissa. That means real good. Lou
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Yes. You can type "SkyQuest xt6" into Youtube and get a sense of the view you'll get. Keep in mind that the best views are available under particular conditions with specific eyepieces, but you can certainly see planets--Jupiter and Saturn, for example--with the xt6 as is.
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You can ONLY use the Standard Horizon for on-water activities. Using a VHF as a CB or for hiking/walking/etc. could land you a big fine or worse.
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As all have already stated... this is an add-on to Flight Simulator. If you were interested in PMDG enough to buy this product, invest a little more and get FSX. There is nothing like it. Although, buying scenery and weather add-on... its not cheap but I would do it all over again. Truly enjoy this game.
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My understanding is that for an. RC plane it is very forgiving and good to learn on. But it is not a toy and certainly does not fly itself. The advice I was given seems sound: find someone with some experience to show you the ropes. There are apparently . many RC clubs around the country you could contact. Also, be prepared for the thing to crash, sustain damage, and need to be fixed. It's not super difficult, but it is something you need to be ready for. That's just sort of "the nature of the beast" for radio controlled planes, at least as far as I understand it. It would be the same issues with any other plan you might purchase. Hope that's helpful for you! My understanding is that for an. RC plane it is very forgiving and good to learn on. But it is not a toy and certainly does not fly itself. The advice I was given seems sound: find someone with some experience to show you the ropes. There are apparently . many RC clubs around the country you could contact. Also, be prepared for the thing to crash, sustain damage, and need to be fixed. It's not super difficult, but it is something you need to be ready for. That's just sort of "the nature of the beast" for radio controlled planes, at least as far as I understand it. It would be the... » Read More My understanding is that for an. RC plane it is very forgiving and good to learn on. But it is not a toy and certainly does not fly itself. The advice I was given seems sound: find someone with some experience to show you the ropes. There are apparently . many RC clubs around the country you could contact. Also, be prepared for the thing to crash, sustain damage, and need to be fixed. It's not super difficult, but it is something you need to be ready for. That's just sort of "the nature of the beast" for radio controlled planes, at least as far as I understand it. It would be the same issues with any other plan you might purchase. Hope that's helpful for you! « Show Less
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This is for celestrial AND terrestrial viewing. yes, you can look at the whales. And yes, you can view the beautiful night sky:D
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according to the software, 400m altitude and about 2km from remote. i haven't exceeded 1km though. it's really hard to navigate it without line of sight. even if you maintained a line of sight, it's still scary to drive it without seeing it. it eventually looks like a dot at that point. far navigation probably requires an FPV system which is a headache to get right, install, get governmental permissions for the communication bandwidth/power and it will add weight to the phantom which effectively reduces the battery life and flight time
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The furthest I've flown is about 1 kilometre which is about 1/2 a mile from where I was located. I had no control problems at all. Because I was in a ravine my video glasses had a lot of interference and at times it was hard to see where I was going. I wouldn't chance going any further. Although I couldn't see mine, it's good to keep it in line of site. If it looses your signal it should go into safe mode and fly back to where it took off from automatically . I hope this helps, I really like my phantom and fly as often as I can....Jim Hooper
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The airplane come's with all you need to get in the air and fly! DX5e radio, battery, and charger. if you are a RC pilot or just getting in to the hobby you will love this plane. have a good time and fly safe.
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Ray is correct on all counts! I fly mine indoors and it's perfect for that. Great fun to fly (easy to learn) and not easily damaged. Enjoy!