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When the sim starts and you pick an airplane for the first time (make
a selection), the sim reads all the airplane graphics so that they can
be displayed in the list. That's what's taking long on your laptop.
It only has to read these graphics files once, so if you make a new
aircraft selection it does not have to re-read the files (it's faster the
second time).

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Re - 9303 problem: Here's a new FAQ that Horizon is posting:

I am having a problem with my current calibration and re-calibrating
within FS One is not fixing the issue.

This is most likely caused by a controller mis-calibration. Try
deleting the .cal files within
C\:Program Files\FS One\RadioEquip\Calibrations,
after that recalibrate the controller normally within FS One. Move
all of the channels when recalibrating.

So take that step first. With the 9303, make a new airplane in memory,
and be sure that your 9303 is set to PPM modulation for that model.
After that set your 9303 channel assignments per the manual like this:

http://www.inertiasoft.com/forums/FlightManual-9303.jpg

After doing that, pick a plane, say the BVM Bobcat. Then pick the
transmitter. The program is setup to default to picking the FS One
TacCon Controller (you can turn this off in Options). Since it sounds
like you don't have the version w/ the controller, for now pick the Tx
from the "JR 8-Ch Emu + FS One" group. Pick the one listed for the
Bobcat. This is the emulator that will make your 9303 work like the
TacCon controller plugged into the FS One interface.

At this point you have the plane, and the simulator transmitter
picked, and your real 9303 setup w/ the right channel assignments and
PPM mode.

It's time to calibrate. Click on the calibration button and move ALL
channels. Move the right stick to its limits. Move the left stick to
its limits. Move the right slider to its limits, and leave it set in
the middle. Move the AUX2 switch up/down and leave it set in the
middle. Move the FLAP switch up/down and leave it set in the middle.
Move the GEAR switch back and forth and leave it to either side. Put
the throttle stick in the center. Do not move any trims. Click
"Next" repeatedly until you get to the end and you're done
calibrating.

At this point all the sliders in the sim on the Tx page should move
when you move the controls and switches.

Now you're calibrated, and the 9303 will work like the TacCon
controller and use the software radio setups in the sim.

The right slider will act like the resetPlus/instant up buttons. The
AUX2 switch are the flight modes, the FLAP switch will function like
the TacCon flap knob, and the GEAR switch simulates the gear switch.

Having said that, however, click on the "Flight Manual" button on the
fly page to see what the Tx controls do for the specific airplane
you've picked.

Second, since this setup emulates the TacCon controller, you can go
into options and check the "Auto-Load Radio/Controller" which will
automatically make the sim pick the correct controller for each plane,
and in this case it will be the FS One TacCon controller ... again
because your Tx is setup to emulate it.

This is all to get you going w/ your own radio.

If you want to use your own mixes on your Tx, then pick a different Tx
group, in particular the one listed as "JR XP9303 + FS One". In this
group, it lists different radio setups depending on the configuration
of the airplane, e.g. in the list "TRE2AG" means throttle, rudder,
elevator, two ailerons, and gear. Pick the baseline setup that
matches the plane you want to fly. This will properly map the
channels from your real Tx to the simulator controls.

I suggest first going the "emulator" route first. This will
use all the software radio setup in the sim and you don't have program
anything in your real Tx (except setting the proper functions to the
channels and setting the direction/reverse).

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Finally, if you have something reversed (e.g. elevator backwards) when
you use your 9303, then use the 9303 to reverse that channel. Once
you have the channel set for the right direction, you're good to go.

Michael