Friday, December 7, 2007

RC Helicopter Simulators - Using an RC TX Controller to PC USB Interface

What do you do if you want to learn to fly an RC helicopter, but you don’t want to take the chance of crashing it on your first try? If your RC transmitter has a standard trainer port or buddy port connector, you can use it as a controller for a computer based flight simulator। All that is required is a USB FMS interface cable with the correct end to plug into your transmitter, and the simulator software to run on your PC. Using your actual transmitter you use when flying your real rc helicopter on the flight simulator software allows you to familiarize yourself with the controls in a safe environment.

Free FMS Flight Simulator Software For Your PC
The most well known free software that can be used with these cables is called the Flying Model Simulator, or FMS। You can download this from the FMS Homepage. The FMS flight simulator is extremely good, it allows you to load many different models of aircraft and landscape that can be found on the internet. Even without an RC TX, you can install this program and fly aircraft with you keyboard. This software is compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP. It will not work with Vista or Mac operating systems.

Connecting Your Transmitter to Your Computer
GWS sells a great FMS transmitter to USB interface cable in three types: Futaba, Hitec and JR। These GWS interface cables take the signal from the trainer/buddy port on standard RC transmitters and convert it into data that your computer interprets as coming from a USB joystick or game controller.

Getting Help with the FMS Software
The FMS Forum is a great community resource for learning and troubleshooting the FMS Flight Simulator Software.

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