your cp transmitter can be used with any pc flight sim as far as i know. the trick is getting your tx to be recognized by the pc as a joystick. there are 2 ways to do this, imo the method you mentioned is the harder way. check out the page i linked below. with some pc and soldering skills, it should be fairly easy to follow (it's almost a cookbook procedure):

[link=http://runryder.com/helicopter/t253615p1/]http://runryder.com/helicopter/t253615p1/[/link]

btw, there are other links on that page which include a page for downloading & setting up ppjoy. to complete the cable, you'll need a PC parallel port connector, an S-video connector, a npn2222 transistor, a 470ohm resistor, and some cat 5 (i used cat5 because i had extra laying around my garage, but you could use any cable that has 3 or more wires). fyi, there is no reference to bios settings anywhere on those pages; before you install ppjoy, go in your cmos and make sure you're parallel port.

good luck minitman! btw, my mini-t has a oil shocks, al tranny, ball diff, HD slipper, 3S 910mAh lipo, mamba sport (not the race or extreme :-(), wheelie bars, and reversed front arms (=longer wheel base). i love that little guy, it has smoked every car i've drag raced, including many super dollar 1/8th scales.