Great Planes Realflight G4.5 Flight Simulator Mode 2

by Great Planes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 11 x 6 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• ASIN: B001K5SWUE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,690 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

he most realistic R/C flight sim experience is back with plenty of all-new features to send you soaring! For starters, G4.5 includes RealPhysics 3D one of the most accurate, realistic flight models ever created! Each aircraft, from the smallest heli to the mightiest warbird, reacts to its environment as it would in real life. Crash into a tree, and leaves fall. Crash a balsa model and you ll even see wood dust appear after the impact! And now Real Rendering gives you even greater detail without increasing the workload on your computer. Want to fly with a friend? No problem! RealFlight G4.5 lets you fly with up to seven other pilots at once whether they re as close as the next room or on the other side of the world! Two-pilot flight is also easier than ever. Just connect your own radio transmitter for multi-mode flight no need to buy another controller! Other exciting new features let you add your own headset to chat with other pilots live, and offer the ability to block out unwanted users! And let s not forget the features RealFlight is famous for exciting night flying, coaching from Virtual Flight Instructors, easy push-button resets, AccuModel aircraft editor with over 1,500 airfoil choices, over 5,000 square miles of 3D TruLife terrain and much, much more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Radio Control Flight Simulator, November 19, 2008

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Richard Eltzroth (Cotopaxi, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Great Planes Realflight G4.5 Flight Simulator Mode 2 (Toy)

I just upgraded to this 4.5 version (for free actually) from version 4.0.
This is the best simulator available for learning how to fly radio controlled airplanes and helicopters. The flight characteristics of each available aircraft is very similar to the actual models in real life including crashes and wind speed/direction. You can also modify each model to simulate different engines and other characteristics.
There are also different airfields that can modified to more accurately portray your actual area.
The exhaustive manual included on the disk describes all the different ways the program can be used and modified to suit your preferences.
Overall this is an impressive simulator that can actually save beginners considerable money by helping prevent real life crashes and damage.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not a video game, May 29, 2009

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A. Chow - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Great Planes Realflight G4.5 Flight Simulator Mode 2 (Toy)

This is a great way to get into RC flying without the costly mistakes of crashing. It really simulate the physics of flying quite realistically. You do need a more powerful computer and an upgraded graphics card to get the most out of this product. I got a Dell 530 with Quad processors, 4G of ram and an after market graphics card. The helicopters are very hard to fly but that's the challenge. Not cheap but you get what you pay.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RC Training Tool - Not Toy, November 13, 2009

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Dale Joseph Dutton (Fintas, Kuwait) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Great Planes Realflight G4.5 Flight Simulator Mode 2 (Toy)

Awesome simulator with extremely realistic graphics. I personally advise the use of a good gaming laptop HDMI output to your Big Screen TV for the full effect. I have been interested in purchasing a high end RC Helicopter for years now, but could never bring myself to let go of that kind of money ($1,500 - $2,500)on something I may loose interest in. Then a local toy store merchant suggested that I purchase "Real Flight G4.5" because it's so close to the real deal and if I loose interest it will be a lot less loss of money and easy to sell to someone of similar interest's. Real Flight is the best of the best in RC Flight simulators bar none.