Mine was destroyed by the vaccume cleaner about 8 months ago. I've been without my simulator since then. You're basically screwed, from what I understand, if something happens to the usb cable. Because Aerofly Pro people put a special serial code in the usb adapter that won't let people make multiple copys and use generic usb adapters. I haven't seen anyone that sell just the specific aerofly pro usb cable by itself... otherwise I'd buy it.