I installed the FMS software that came with my Falcon helicopter, but it only works with the keyboard. I also installed SmartProPlus. It's supposed to make the transmitter interface work. The main problem is that the calibration feature won't work no matter what I try. Win 2000's sound recorder says I have a signal going to the PC, but nothing happens when I attempt to calibrate the system in FMS. The bars stay still regardless of where I move the control sticks. I renumbered the boxes as suggested in other posts. Another problem is that with SmartPro installed it takes several minutes to load FMS and the SPP calibration console won't appear as it is supposed to. Their website doesn't address that particular problem. I verified that all the files are in the correct folders. If I remove SPP from the FMS directory, FMS starts immediately when I double click on the icon, but still won't work with the transmitter. So far I haven't found any configuration that will recognize the ESky transmitter supplied with the Falcon. My cable is the JR type that came with the Falcon. I don't have a separate graphics card, but I had hoped that FMS would work with the transmitter since it works with the keyboard. It's not very controllable with this method, but the helo or airplane selected will react to input.

Any suggestions to get FMS working properly would be appreciated. I'm new to RC and had hoped to use the sim before trying to fly the Falcon. My PC is a 1.8ghz Celeron with 750mb of Ram using Win2000 Pro.

Thank You for your time

Enzo