I am using a Futaba 6XA and/or a G2/G3 controller for all of my simulator use since the FS ONE Mode 1 controllers are not yet shipping.
...... and I fly Mode 1.

Figuring out the proper channels/Axis was trial and error.. Would be nice to have a list of
which axis is which.. I do undestand the difference in mapping between JR and Futaba, but determining which AXIS was
related to which channel or button was trial and error.

However, I finally have it working with FS ONE... but I am unable to get a setup that will work "properly" with Retracts.
All retract aircraft sit on the runway with gear up.

I am using the left hand 2 position switch on the Fut 6XAS, which FS One sees, for two flight conditions.
but FS One does not seem to recognize any other switches on the transmitter.

If I try to use a Custom Button on the Keyboard for retracts, it seems to want to use up one or two of the
positions that are being used on the Flight Condition Switch. So it seems that I can use the only switch that FS ONE sees for Flight conditions OR retracts.

and if I use Custom Switch 6, it does work the retracts, but it also simulataneously changes the flight modes.
If I use Button 0 then it works properly and does not affect the flight modes. But there is some interaction
between Custom Button 6 and flight modes... I do not have any other mixes programed. Everything else is default.
But if I do use custom button 0, then I lose at least one of the combinations on the Flight Condition Switch, since the retracts uses at least one
of the AXIS/Button Slots that were used for the Flight Condition Switch.

and If I do give up the flight conditions and use that switch retracts, or if I use a Custom Button for retracts, the servo only moves
half the normal distance. I cannot seem to get full throw on the servo.

I also tried using a Mode 1 GP G2/G3 xmtr controller, and got that to work but ran into the same problem for retracts.
I called Horizon Support and they are workng on the issue, but have no solution yet.

I assume that without additional documentation, that I am doing something wrong here. Do you have any suggestions?

Is there any way to get FS One to recognize any of the other switches on the Transmitter?

And a few issues that I am having on a random basis:
1.) I randomly see the program quit back to the desktop.. It has happened when trying to edit a xmtr, and when trying to playback an existing flight recording.

2.) Strange behavior when using the G2/G3 controller.
It seems to be working fine during flight, but randomly the simulator pauses to a grey screen and says that it cannot locate the USB interface.
I then click ok, it is keeps right on working. Other times, the same thing happens, but I get a message saying I cannot fly without the FS one interface.
Again.. if I click OK, it takes me back to the FS One Menus. In both of these cases (using the G2/G3 controller) I have the FS One USB interface plugged directly into one USB port.
and the controller plugged into a 2nd USB port, both directly on the computer, no hub is involved.


And lastly... FYI - I am running FS one on two computers. One is an HP Desktop and the other (surprise) is an Apple MacPRO Dual Dual Core desktop, using Bootcamp and Windows XP Home.
The software seems to behave identically on both machines, so that tends to rule out the video card, since they are both different.. The Mac is using the 7300 video card and has 4 gigs of memory.
The good news is that it works on the Mac as well as it does on the HP, other than the above noted anomolies.

Sorry.. I realize that this is a lot to digest in a single post.


Thank you,
Harley