RC India

I am waiting for the FMS simulator that I bought from rcforall.

Once I have the feel of it, I would need some help to get started.

Hai Sunil... I also ordered an FMS Simulator from rcforall (ebay).... Will it be good?.. Which model do u have?? I tried to fly twice both time it fell of the sky and broke propellors.. Now i am waiting for the simulator..

hi Sridhar, i haven't bought any model yet. still waiting for the simulator, but the sms i got from ebay said the delivery would happen on 21st....
to think pony express still survives... ;-)

hai.. I think it may be due to elections..

I got the controller today. I already had the sim and it is fun. Of course I am crashing a lot, but still better than last few days when i was using joystick.
But the sim is not that great. got to try and get a better sim...

Which one do you feel is not good ? The hardware, software or both ?

If it is the software, it is expected to be basic, and I think there are ways to make this controller work with other sim programs.

the software... it is pretty basic. i am not able to orient myself since it is so barren. the hardware works pretty well, but I am not sure if it is worth the price.
I am able to fly without crashing, but the problem is with landing, mostly because of lack of orientation. And I need more control when trying to fly slow. i made about 6-8 landings out of which only one started in the runway and ended in the runway. most of the others went off the runway or never even touched the runway.

overall pretty good experience.

Will try downloading other sim programs.

Pls. post back if you do find any that work with the Tx.

Have you searched on the web for better scenary for FMS ?  These should help you get much better bearings for your flights (especially landing approaches).

For example, this one

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/

has many links to such sites (like http://rcp.web.infoseek.co.jp/fms_scenery_e.html#new )

I have found quite a few models  on these and other links :
http://kimagure-hikoki.hp.infoseek.co.jp/FMSMODEL/Hanger_index.html

http://rcp.web.infoseek.co.jp/fms_aircraft_e.html

You can enhance the varity of models with this
Sai

I think I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was using ailerons to make corrections while landing and not using rudders at all. Correcting it now.
Thanks for the links, but most of them are too comic like.
Downloading Realflight now 9 hours more to download. let me see if it works. If that doesn't work, will try a few other sims.

Sai, could you give me a list of simulators that will work with this?

Sunil can you tell me from where to download realflight...

I am not sure if it would work. let me try and i will tell u if it works.

Not working. Graphics card needed. Mine is integrated.

Hai all,
         I have one Futaba skysport 4 transmitter in idle i want to use as a fms sim. How can i interface to computer line in? Ihave 1ghz celron with 128 mb ram only any one pls help.

One option is a cable like this  (not from Amazon, but someone local in India).

http://www.amazon.com/Futaba-Compatible-Simulator-Transmitter-Interface/dp/B000RO5RKC 

There is a way to use serial port also, let me dig up the web references.

downloaded fms. but i dont have the transmitter :( so i just use the keyboard to fly it. some basic operations in planes and helicopters. very nice to fly :) but have not landed it safely once till now. the lucky lama has the transmiter and chord to connect to pc and fly :D hoping tat i may win ;)

Installed FMS on windows 7 x64 seems its not compatible to run on windows x64 system, can anyone of you confirm  please?

@suniljoseph
how much did u buy for?

Hi I've downloaded the FMS ALPHA 8.5 in my laptop which has vista os..After installing it showed a dll file missing n added tat file also..While running the sim the screen is keep on flickering..I could not see the airplane also..Wat will be the problem?

Yes I am also having that dll file missing issue I am on windows 7 x64 system with a graphic card 512mb with 4gb DDR2 ram. Need to report to the developer.

Ranjan Just download the dll file n copy to the system32 folder..Try running the program after tat..

I have got same problem. So I tried this.
Just right click on your FMS icon, go to properties, then in compatibility option check Run this program in compatibility mode for.
then dropdown menu below it will be active. Select windows XP service pack 2 option. then try running FMS.
This worked for me!

If anybody wants link for dll file then it can be downloaded from here http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files_new.php/dllfiles/D/d3drm.dll/5.1.2600.0/download.html.

In case of 64 bit PC, just copy this file to C:\Program Files (x86)\FMS
In case of 32 bit PC, copy it to C:\Program Files\FMS.

Thanks spitfire but my os is windows vista..Is this procedure same for tat also? Anyway i'll try this today evening..

Spitfire  thanks a lot I downloaded & copied the file at the location now it opens fine but I still get a flickering screen its now giving me sound but I don't see the chosen heli or plane loaded.

same problem for me also..Try wat spitfire mentioned n post the result..

I already tried that running it in XP sp2 mode but that has not solved the flickering problem.

Hmmm :-(

Hey do you guys have Nvidia graphics card...?
I just tried installing it with both ATI and Nvidia cards. It works well with ATI but flickering with Nvidia. :banghead:

Yes mine is nvidia based XFX- geforce 7600GT
running updated driver 197.45 so indeed its specific problem with nvidia card.
Thanks for finding the solution  {:)} {:)}

I just found a newer driver v258.96   
downloading it now hope this might solve the problem.

With nvidia you could do is only turn off the texture from option menu when you run FMS.
It should stop flickering but the textures are really bad then.

Oh ya its Nvid graphics card..My bro's laptop has ATI card I'll try in tat..Ranjan post the result after updating the driver..

It seems that as FMS current release is old and does not support nvidia card.
I searched on internet and rcgroups but there is no solution available to run FMS properly with nvidia graphics card.

I searched in FMS site forums also..One question on the vista flickering problem but no solution for tat..

If you are using joystick or transmitter as controller then there is a free simulator named RC Desk Pilot.
It has better graphics than FMS but the the only thing is that you cannot fly it using Keyboard.
It can be found here http://rcdeskpilot.com/

Thanks spitfire..I think no use of playing sim by using keyboard..

Can someone suggest a radio for training on sim & can also work with actual RC flying so I will make just 1 time investment.

There information is already here... and it starts with your budget.  You can go for the simple one from RCForAll.in, or go for a bigger brand from Futaba/Spektrum/Airtronics (all depending on your budget).  Try to get 2.4Ghz ones.  Sometimes radios pop up on the "For Sale" board, so that's another option.

Thanks Anwar,
My budget is 15-25K not sure if its enough or too less.

The simple SIM from RCForAll.in is 1350/- but what i understand is that its too basic & I may need to invest later in a better sim & actual radio (dual purpose) so I am thinking why not make 1 time investment.

Nope, I was referring to the full (but simple) radio from RCForAll.  If others know of any simple radios from other sellers, please add the information here.

With that kind of budget, go for a branded 7 channel radio (or better).  It should serve you for a life time.

this is what i am thinking of, it has 8 channel (though i don't yet understand what channels do)
http://www.rcdhamaka.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89&products_id=225

I believe someone like Vinay (who I believe has one) can comment better about the 8 channel Airtronics radio.  Their 10 channel radio has been getting rave reviews recently for sure.