Flight Simulators

This area is for you, the user, to see what Flight Simulators we at MacGregors have tested with our range of Transmitters. We will state if the Software works well with our kit and what problems ( if any ) we encounter. This is a totally new section so don't be suprised if you only find a few Simulators available initially. We would like you to recommend Simulator Software that you have used or are using, so please give as much details as you can. We will then contact the company and see if we can obtain a sample to test. Links to the companies will be provided. It is intended to test on the following Transmitters, XP-642, XP-652, XP-662, X-2610, X-378, X-3810, PCM10X and PCM9X. Older sets may be tested subject to available resources. Please send recommendations to :-

Website Support

 We have received some recommendations for inclusion on this page. We will now contact the relevant companies and see if they would care to loan us a test package. Thank you for your comments.

Problems Found

We have discovered that some interface cables connecting from the PC to the JR Transmitter are using 3.5mm Stereo Plugs. This is causing a misfit in the DSC connector and occasionally will cause damage to the DSC socket.  MacGregors advise you to remove the Stereo Connector and replace it with a 3.5mm Mono Connector.  This connector is readibly available from many sources such as Maplin Electronics, RS Components to name but a few. If you are having difficulty with your simulator cable, please modify it as soon as possible to prevent possible damage to your transmitter.  Please note that the DSC connector for a Transmitter has to be ordered from JR as it is special to task and can take some time to arrive.  This will further delay the repair to your transmitter thus depriving you of valuable flying time !

Another discovery is that some mono jacks are marginally longer than the JR standard and if using with the 378 or 9X can cause problems. The 378 & 9X have closed DSC sockets and if the plug is forced in, it could on occasion push against the back wall of the connector and cause unstable operation or worse, the disintegration of the DSC connector! One tip that we have received is to utilise a LED mounting grommet and glue it in place onto the connector. This introduces a stand off and prevents damage to the back wall of the DSC socket ( Thanks to Carl Owen for that tip ! )

We have received an email from Reflex in Germany, part of which is shown here....

    "Dear Sirs, What a lovely customer support area. Till now, none of the other radio manufacturers every touched that subject ... As a flight sim manufacturer I'm selling world wide, that means being compatible to 9 different ways of getting the ppm signal from the radio. In such a small market it's just pure nonsense to have 9 different connectors and it doesn't make my job any easier.
As far as JR is concerned, I'm selling the Reflex interface to the typical JR markets (UK, USA, Japan, Singapore, Australia ...) with a 3.5 mm mono plug that fits perfectly well into any JR DSC socket. Unfortunately, here in continental Europe, we also have the Graupner JR system that uses a 3.5 mm stereo socket. The Graupner/JR avoids ground at the plug housing because this will damage the pcb if the student socket is connected with the metal chassis in the MX20/22/24. Using ground with the plug housing will work with most JR DSC sockets as an easy compromise. In some rare cases, the DSC socket at the end of tolerances will not connect properly so in these cases you will really need a 3.5 mm mono plug. In the meantime, Grauper/JR also starts to use mono sockets at random so the confusion is complete ...
I really find it hard to understand that I can provide a product only by leaving a slight chance that the user has to adopt the product using a soldering iron. It would be rather easy to have ONE socket in all the radios but nobody seems to be interested in."

Best regards

REFLEX Products
Wolfgang S. Nitschmann
Heidmühlenweg 43
DE-25336 Elmshorn
www.reflex-sim.de


I find it pleasing that people are taking the time to look at this section and make constructive comments. For that, I thank you.

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