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Rather than plugging the transmitter into the computer, his approach allows the receiver to mimic a USB joystick. writes in to share with us his simple hack for interfacing his RC hardware to his computer over USB. But the simulator won’t do you much good if it doesn’t feel the same you really need to hook your normal RC transmitter up to the computer for the best experience. Whether you want to be able to “fly” when it’s raining out or you just want to practice your moves before taking that expensive quadcopter up for real, a good simulator on your computer is the next best thing. With the radio control hobby arguably larger now than it ever has been in the past, there’s a growing demand for high-fidelity PC simulators.
