A Couple of Observations

[Roundwords]

I've been practicing with Phoenix for a few weeks now. When I first set it up, I set the simulation speed to 125% thinking this would increase the FPS.

WRONG, I basically put the simulation in fast forward. Wow, now decreasing my sim speed to 100%, my flying is greatly improved. If your having a hard time with Phoenix you might even want to reduce the speed below 100% to give yourself a little more time to react as your learning.

Another thing that I stumbled across is with model size. To start, flying small models like the MSR and Trex 250 were kind of like trying to fly a bumble bee as they were so small and hard to see. I discovered that using the center mouse wheel you can zoom in on the model which makes these smaller models a lot easier to fly.

Not sure if anyone else out there is flying with as few brain cells as I am, but if so, I hope these observation help you enjoy Phoenix more. They sure have for me.:arggg:

[SteelPE]

I was having the same problem you were with my ability to see the heli. I even hooked my laptop up to my 46" TV. I'm not interested in learning on a 700 since I don't think I will ever buy one. Then I discovered the center mouse wheel. This made it much better. Now I can watch TV and fly on the laptop at the same time.

Another thing I did to make the heli easier to see was to download some additional flying sites and skins for the heli that make the model easier to see.

[waxo]

Thanks for your observations I will try out your settings I also don't have a lot of brain cells when it comes to computers so every little helps.

Thanks
Nige