john shaw 1

Hi guys, have bought RC Plane Master and am pleased with it. Thanks for all your help.

Thanks for your replies guys, Phoenix does seem to do a lot more than FMS.  My problem is that I have to budget to get into this hobby. £80 is a new kit or a pair of cheap lipos.     But I have made a little progress I hope. From RC Groups I found a link to discountRC in germany who sell a USB lead/for DX7 and DX6i. Best part of £20. I'll post if it does what it says on the tin.

Thanks for the magnificently rapid reply Bruce.   However I don't have a laptop, and my audio sockets are unreachable in my computer cupboard. I need to use the USB ports on the front of the computer. I saw on RC Groups a reference to wires going to the USB ports, and a link showing how this might be done. Unfortunately the link is unavailable.   I don't suppose you know how to wire the lead for the USB ports, or even if this would work?    

I am an absolute newbie to RC though not to aeromodelling in general. But it was a long time ago!   As a way of becoming more relaxed with the tx controls and resultant model attitude, I would like to instal the free FMS sim to my PC. I would also like to connect the Tx (Spektrum DX6i) of my choice to the computer USB port. (I only have a desktop PC.)   Could someone who has done this please let me know his thoughts and any difficulties I may experience. I assume a specialised USB cable would be required and that "ports have to be assigned"?