In FS One, real transmitters can be used to emulate the TacCon Controller where the FS One "Software Radio" is used, or real transmitters can be setup so that the real transmitter dual rates, expos, flight modes, etc are used. The description here outlines how to use the Airtronics RD8000 8-channel transmitter to emulate the TacCon controller and thus use the "Software Radio" settings inside FS One.

Since you are not using the actual TacCon controller, go to Options and turn off "Auto-Load Radio/Controller". When this is done, FS One will not automatically pick the FS One TacCon controller when an aircraft is selected.

Select an airplane to fly, e.g. the MiG-15. This airplane is the most complex to setup and serves as a good example.

The TacCon controller has two sticks, one three position switch (right side), one two-position switch (left side), one flap knob (right side), and the InstantUp/Reset buttons. All of these can be emulated using the Airtronics RD8000 transmitter except the InstantUp/Reset buttons.

Read your Airtronics RD8000 instruction manual to reset a model in memory. Then move to channel 8 and use your EPA to set the end points to 0% postive and 0% negative. This will disable to switch and leave the output centered which is essential for proper use with FS One in emulator mode. After taking these steps, the transmitter will be set to the following configuration: AERO, PPM, Ch1-EL, Ch2-AI, Ch3-TH, Ch4-RU, Ch5-G (top left 2-pos switch), Ch6-P/F (top right 3-pos switch), Ch7-7 (left AUX1 switch), Ch8-8 (right AUX2 switch). In this setup, Ch6-P/F will emulate the TacCon three-position switch, Ch7-7 will emulate the flap knob, and Ch8-8 will not be used. Ch5-G will emulate the TacCon two-position switch.

Plug the FS One USB Interface into the computer. Use the Airtronics round adaptor cord to plug the Airtronics RD8000 radio into the interface. You can confirm the connections by going to the Microsoft Game Controller gadget. In the MS Game Controller, click on the "Hangar9 FS One v1" controller, click properties, and wiggle the sticks and the other controls: Ch5-G (top left 2-pos switch), Ch6-P/F (top right 3-pos switch), Ch7-7 (left AUX1 switch), Ch8-8 (right AUX2 switch). Ch8-8 will be centered since it has the EPA set to 0%/0%. They should all function in the MS Game Controller gadget. Exit the gadget. FS One does not use the MS Game Controller calibration. Calibration is done inside FS One.

With all connections still in place, start FS One. Go to "Single-Player | FreeStyle" and pick the MiG-15. Click OK to go back to the fly page.

On this same page, click the "Select Interface" button next to the transmitter icon. Pick the "Hangar9 FS One v1".

Select the transmitter by clicking on the transmitter in the FS One window. In the Transmitter Selection window, go to the categories and pick the "JR 8-Ch Emu + FS One" group. Click on the MiG-15 transmitter in this group. Click on "Copy" to make a copy of the transmitter. Give it a name, for example: "MyAir-RD8000-MiG-15". The new transmitter will be put into the first category in the transmitter list (i.e. "FS One" transmitters).

Calibrate your setup. Center the trims on your real transmitter. Click on "Calibrate" and move the right stick up and down. Then move the right stick left and right. Then move the left stick up and down, and left and right. Center both sticks. Move the remaining channels: Ch5-G (top left 2-pos switch), Ch6-P/F (top right 3-pos switch), Ch7-7 (left AUX1 switch), Ch8-8 (right AUX2 switch). Center the three-position switch. Then click "Next" repeatedly until the end and click "Finish". During and after calibration all sliders will move with inputs from the real transmitter except for the one attached to the AUX2 switch. The AUX2 slider channel in FS One should become centered and stay that way after calibration. This FS One slider is the second one up from the bottom.

Now click "Edit" to reassign the channels. Reassigning the channels is necessary because the JR and Airtronics channel order is different on the real transmitters.

The Edit Transmitter window will appear as shown below.

Move the transmitter sticks to observe that the aileron stick (right stick right/left) corresponds to Axis 7, the elevator stick (right stick up/down) corresponds to Axis 4, the rudder stick (left stick right/left) to Axis 5, and throttle stick (left stick up/down) to Axis 6. Ch5-G (top left 2-pos switch) corresponds to Axis 3. Ch8-8 (right AUX2 switch) does nothing. Ch6-P/F (top right 3-pos switch) corresponds to Axis 2. Ch7-7 (left AUX1 switch) corresponds to Axis 0.

Starting with the first line, in the Edit Transmitter window, the blue column indicates that this is the Throttle channel. Click on the source input (purple) and set the axis to the Airtronics throttle stick, which is Axis 6. Click on the window slider at the bottom and now when moving the throttle stick, the throttle servo moves in the window.

For the next line with the rudder servo, set the input to be Axis 5.

For the next line with the elevator servo, set the input to be Axis 4.

For the next line with the right aileron servo, set the input to be Axis 7.

For the next line with the left aileron servo, set the input to be Axis 7.

For the next line with the flap servo, set the input to be Axis 0 (Ch7-7 (left AUX1 switch)).

For the next line with the landing gear servo, set the input to be Axis 3 (Ch5-G (top left 2-pos switch)).

For the next line with the Flight Mode Switch, set the input to be Axis 2 (Ch6-P/F (top right 3-pos switch)).

For the next line with the airbrake servos, leave it as is. We are out of axes for use with the FS One USB Interface, and this airbrake input has been moved to the keyboard (Key 0, slide right to see the servo move with key 0 toggle).

Now at the top, click on blue "Show A/C" button. This will display the MiG-15 airplane. Click on the window to move it to a convenient location. Seeing the airplane can be used to help assign the axes (in this example this reassignment was already done in the previous steps).

Click on the image below to see the new axes assignments and airplane.

Move the elevator stick. If the elevator moves in the wrong direction, reverse the channel by clicking on the "Rev/Norm" button in the Reverse column (purple column, button on right).

Move the rudder stick. If the rudder moves in the wrong direction, reverse the channel by clicking on the "Rev/Norm" button in the Reverse column (purple column, button on right).

Move the throttle stick. If the propeller slows as the throttle stick is moved up, reverse the channel by clicking on the "Rev/Norm" button in the Reverse column (purple column, button on right). Pressing the "k" key will kill the engine when the throttle is in the idle position. If the engine can be killed when the throttle stick is pushed all the way up, then reverse the channel. In this example, for the MiG-15 jet, the "Rev/Norm" can only be determined after flying the airplane first. The channel will need to be reversed.

Move the aileron stick. If the right or left aileron moves in the wrong direction, reverse the channel by clicking on the "Rev/Norm" button in the Reverse column (purple column, button on right).

Now test the right/left sticks to observe the proper function on the airplane. Use the slider on the window to view the servos as the sticks are moved. The servos are on the far right side of the slider window.

Assign the "Rev/Norm" as desired for the switches and flap knob.

Note that the MiG-15 "software radio" (transmitter) in this example uses Flight Modes (dual rates, expos). Move right three-position switch to see the different Flight Modes. The Flight Mode is indicated in the "Current Flight Mode" box in the Edit Transmitter window.

More details about this particular transmitter setup can be found by clicking on the "Flight Manual" button in the fly page. Then click on the 8-ch Emu setup for the MiG-15.

The boxes at the bottoms of the columns can be clicked to expand and collapse each colored group transmitter information.

This completes the reassignments of the axes for the Airtronics RD8000 radio for use with the MiG-15.

Close the aircraft window.

Click OK in the Edit Transmitter window.

Until a patch is completed in a week, after reassigning new axes, exit FS One completely and restart FS One.

Now on the fly page, click "Fly" to begin flying with the new transmitter. Be sure that the proper transmitter is selected. In this example it was named "MyAir-RD8000-MiG-15", and it will appear in the first group of transmitters named "FS One".

The space bar and 'u' key will function as the InstantUp/Reset.

Although this outline was long, the operation is relatively quick. Decide which "Software Radio" is appropriate for your real transmitter (4 channel, pick the 4-ch Emu; 6-ch, pick the 6-ch Emu; 8-ch, pick the 8-ch Emu). Select the transmitter for the aircraft that you want to fly. Make a copy. Calibrate the transmitter. Edit the transmitter to reassign the axes as needed. Show the airplane to check the proper function of the controls. Exit the Tx Edit window, and fly. Read the Flight Manual for the airplane/Tx combination to see what functions are controlled by the keyboard. With more channels on the real transmitter, fewer functions are displaced to the keyboard. Your new Tx will be put in the top category in the Tx list.