![]() The plane resumed a slight climb, and I decided to keep speed up but lower the nose with the elevator. I lowered the throttle, and it dropped its nose so I added back a little throttle. I flew back over the runway in the opposite direction from which I started, and it continued to climb. I applied some up elevator to compensate, and the plane leveled off. The plane banked to the left, and the lower/left wing started to fall. After climbing, I went to turn and first moved the left stick for rudder control and nothing happened, so I moved the right stick for what is normally aileron control and moved the stick to the left. I pulled back on the elevator, and the Beaver lifted off. It rolled down the runway, building speed. I advanced the throttle, and the propeller started to spin. That is what the ClearView software did and how I fly the real GWS Beaver as well. As with most such planes that don't have ailerons it is normal to set up the rudder to be controlled by the right stick so that rudder and elevator are on the right stick and only throttle is on the left stick. The GWS Beaver was/is a throttle, rudder and elevator controlled plane. I selected the Beaver aircraft from the selection of planes and up popped what looked to be a GWS RC Beaver. It was a very simple matter to calibrate the controller using the ClearView software I just activated calibration and moved the sticks in all directions for their full range, and the controller was then ready to use. Initially, nothing worked as it should, but I changed the computer assignment for the directional control of the controller one function at a time using the ClearView software in the Setup 001.jpg:This is the controller set up page on ClearView, It allowed me to set the sticks on the controller to work the aircraft on the simulator in Mode 002.jpg:Setting up the controller was very easy to 003.jpg:Once the GWS controller was set up I flew a GWS Beaver as my first test plane.īy reassigning the control functions I had Mode II control: elevator/aileron on the right stick in the correct directions and throttle/rudder on the left stick. Using my computer's mouse I went to the controller set up on the ClearView flight simulator and tested my controls. I plugged the GWS controller into my computer with the USB connector that is part of the controller. I downloaded ClearView's simulator software from the Internet and activated it. It can be used with FMS flight simulator software. ![]() For this review I have only used the controller with the ClearView simulator software that is being reviewed separately. The throttle stays put, but on mine there was no click nor any feel of a ratchet. All four controls are proportional and springs center three of the four functions. The controller also has four trim tabs, one for each function. The controller looks and feels more like a game controller than a traditional transmitter controller, but it does have the traditional two main control sticks that control a total of four functions, two per stick. *Instruction is the box that contained the GWS plans to sell the controller in four new GWS Flight Simulator flight simulator has a long cable with a USB connector to use with my computer. I won't be evaluating this product from a strong technical aspect, but on how the controller feels and how the plane in the simulator is flying in response to the controller. Not all flight simulators are the same nor are all controllers for flight simulators the same, and they certainly don't all cost the same. I am a very strong proponent of the use of Flight Simulators and believe all R/C pilots should start and improve along with a flight simulator. ![]() I hope to have that review finished soon. Although I started this as a joint review, I soon decided that ClearView warranted its own review. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to check out the feel of this new controller and review the ClearView Flight Simulator that I have seen discussed in RC Groups for some time. ![]() This controller is the shape of things to come in their new parkflyer 2.4 GHz radio system that is in process and promoted as being very affordable. GWS has introduced their new game style transmitter as a flight simulator controller.
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