marcushh777
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RealFlight 9.5 with the NX10 Field Radio from Spektrum
Well today has been a 'pretty good day' flying the [@technoid] Goldberg Super Chipmunk for much of the afternoon using the new NX10 field radio from Spektrum as simulator controller; what a day! This NX10 field transmitter and simulator control interface has exceeded all expectations. This radio is a keeper!
As much as possible I tried to keep the setup as 'out of box' as I could just to see how much has been done for the user; and its a bundle joy, requiring very little change from the default 'Acro' setup! Everything is where you might expect it, and it all just works... this is a huge improvement for Spektrum's marketing strategy, and for the RealFlight community. I can't say enough, but I'm going to try!
The NX10 may be used directly as a RealFlight 9.5 simulator controller via the supplied usb charging cable (has mag mount). In this setup the radio frequency power output is suspended and the NX10 is 'wired' usb similar to the InterlinkDX controller interface. I wired mine via 3' usb extension cable. My only criticism (and its minor) is that the supplied usb cable is a tad short... but not a problem.
The usb interface must be activated; this simple operation sets the HID to Game Controller, and also quiesces the radio frequency power output. The USB Settings menu is found near the end of the System Setup menu and gives the user access to the internal storage and the Game Controller option. (click pic to enlarge)
Once the usb Game Controller option has been activated the NX10 field radio will appear to Windows 10, in Other Devices, as 'Spektrum Radio'. The NX10 [main screen] will now indicate that the simulator interface is active, and that the rf has been turned off. (click pic to enlarge)
Much can be changed, added, modified (etc) and I'll cover some of that in a later post; everything mostly just works, and works the way you would expect it to... flaps are on 'D', mode chnl (8) is on 'B' (super chipmunk's sliding canopy), gear and smoke is on 'A', and the interface is setup for mode 2 flight. The simulator (with 9.5 and latest updates) auto detects the 'Spektrum Radio' and selects the controller 'Spektrum NX Series (wired usb)'. Mine worked well 'out of box' but I went through the 'select controller editor' calibration process (very easy, and a good idea).
There were no surprises, I have no complaints, and I've had a ton of fun! The 'Acro' default model places the 'knob' on Aux3. I changed this right away by reassigning momentary switch 'I' to Aux3. I then set this button to be the 'RESET' option in the select controller editor. In this way the transmitter's 'bind button' may be used as the simulator's 'crash reset' (spacebar on the keyboard).
This new NX10 is simply superb; hands down, its fabulous! Spektrum, nice job! Of course I'll be tweaking my new simulator controller with 3 axis DR/Expo, and renaming the 'Acro' model to something better like 'Simulator Generic Plane'. Anyway, when I get it finished I'll be uploading the config file here for easy access.
marcus
Well today has been a 'pretty good day' flying the [@technoid] Goldberg Super Chipmunk for much of the afternoon using the new NX10 field radio from Spektrum as simulator controller; what a day! This NX10 field transmitter and simulator control interface has exceeded all expectations. This radio is a keeper!
As much as possible I tried to keep the setup as 'out of box' as I could just to see how much has been done for the user; and its a bundle joy, requiring very little change from the default 'Acro' setup! Everything is where you might expect it, and it all just works... this is a huge improvement for Spektrum's marketing strategy, and for the RealFlight community. I can't say enough, but I'm going to try!
The NX10 may be used directly as a RealFlight 9.5 simulator controller via the supplied usb charging cable (has mag mount). In this setup the radio frequency power output is suspended and the NX10 is 'wired' usb similar to the InterlinkDX controller interface. I wired mine via 3' usb extension cable. My only criticism (and its minor) is that the supplied usb cable is a tad short... but not a problem.
The usb interface must be activated; this simple operation sets the HID to Game Controller, and also quiesces the radio frequency power output. The USB Settings menu is found near the end of the System Setup menu and gives the user access to the internal storage and the Game Controller option. (click pic to enlarge)
Once the usb Game Controller option has been activated the NX10 field radio will appear to Windows 10, in Other Devices, as 'Spektrum Radio'. The NX10 [main screen] will now indicate that the simulator interface is active, and that the rf has been turned off. (click pic to enlarge)
Much can be changed, added, modified (etc) and I'll cover some of that in a later post; everything mostly just works, and works the way you would expect it to... flaps are on 'D', mode chnl (8) is on 'B' (super chipmunk's sliding canopy), gear and smoke is on 'A', and the interface is setup for mode 2 flight. The simulator (with 9.5 and latest updates) auto detects the 'Spektrum Radio' and selects the controller 'Spektrum NX Series (wired usb)'. Mine worked well 'out of box' but I went through the 'select controller editor' calibration process (very easy, and a good idea).
There were no surprises, I have no complaints, and I've had a ton of fun! The 'Acro' default model places the 'knob' on Aux3. I changed this right away by reassigning momentary switch 'I' to Aux3. I then set this button to be the 'RESET' option in the select controller editor. In this way the transmitter's 'bind button' may be used as the simulator's 'crash reset' (spacebar on the keyboard).
This new NX10 is simply superb; hands down, its fabulous! Spektrum, nice job! Of course I'll be tweaking my new simulator controller with 3 axis DR/Expo, and renaming the 'Acro' model to something better like 'Simulator Generic Plane'. Anyway, when I get it finished I'll be uploading the config file here for easy access.
marcus
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