B Jeff
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
I bought this thinking that I could connect my RadioLink AT9S Pro to my MacBook Pro M2 to use with some FPV sims on Steam. I just couldn't get it to be recognized. I tried everything! The description says that it wasn't compatible with my system but, reviewers said that they have had success. I really wanted this to work but, it will have to be a no-go for me. I had to return it.
DylM0nster22
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2025
I used this with a fs-i6 remote with a drone flight simulator and it worked great
Alan Holt
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2024
Bought this for RealFlight Evolution in Windows 11 to connect my Gen 2 Spektrum DX6 using the training port.I had to adjust the Mode settings in the config to get it to work as Mode 2.I set up the custom configuration and calibration and got 4 channels working correctly.Still need to figure out the settings to recognize switches for landing gear, flaps, etc.Much less expensive than the Interlink controller or the WiFi interface.Shipping was great too - next day delivery to Boston area.
buzzard
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
I received it on time. Package was in perfect condition. I plugged it in, heard the ding, ding of Windows, it showed as a PPM controller under "devices". The LED on the USB dongle was blinking fast. Then, nothing. Nothing at all.I opened a chat, have a replacement being sent. Will update this review after the replacement arrives.I was told to edit this review as it did not meet the standards? What exactly did not meet the standards?The replacement does not work either. TOTAL junk do not waste your money.
Evansimmerman
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2024
It's plug and play with lift off fpv simulator, no jitter or changing trim.
John Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020
This is a basic signal converter, so you'll likely need to do some configuring on either/both your transmitter and your computer. It took me about 30 mins to sort it out so I'll share what I learned. Now that I know what to do, it'd only take about 5 minutes if starting from scratch.Here's what I had to do to get it working with a DX6i and PicaSim on Windows 10:Transmitter: I created a very basic model with default settings and no mixing or special rates.I then plugged the GoolRC adapter into the computer. Windows didn't recognize it on the first usb port that I plugged it into, so I tried another port and it then recognized it and gave a small popup notification. Didn't need to install any drivers or anything like that.I plugged the other end of the cable into the transmitter's trainer port (the transmitter was off, per manual instructions) and it then powered on by itself.I then went into Windows settings and searched "joystick" and came across the menu to setup "USB game controllers". The transmitter was listed as "PPM". I clicked on it and then clicked on "Properties". There I found a wizard to calibrate the "joystick." What I learned here is that the calibration is only for defining the +/- limits of the stick controls, you don't have any options for mapping or assigning control channels here.The default mapping of the transmitter to "joystick" controls was awful and unusable as is, so I definitely had to map the controls somewhere, which ended up being in the simulator. In the sim I went to the joystick settings and from there had to trial and error to find out which transmitter control channel was being read as which joystick control in the simulator, and then I was able to assign that joystick control to the desired simulator control, such as elevator stick, rudder stick, etc.After that I was able to save the joystick configuration and it now runs perfectly with no reconfiguring.In terms of the quality of signal conversion from transmitter PPM to USB game control, it's good enough. There's some noise in the signal as perceptible during calibration, but it's minor and hasn't affected flight control at all in the sim. Time will tell as to the durability of the adapter, I'll update here if I encounter any issues with that.
Nina
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016
This works great, I use it a lot and I'm getting so much better at flying because of the time I put in on FPV Freerider and Liftoff. But it took me quite a while to figure out how to use it on my mac with a Turnigy 9x. I'm on OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite, but I think anything near 10.10.5 would be the same.It's sad that it was this easy:1. Unplug your module on the back of the transmitter. If it's the stock module, it will just dangle there because the antenna wire isn't part of the receiving port (who designed that?). It's fine, just wrap it over the metal stand.2. Plug the cable into your mac and into the sim3. Don't turn on your Transmitter. DO NOT TURN IT ON. It will get enough power from the audio cable, but you still need your battery plugged in, I think to complete the circuit4. Launch the simIt's that easy, but I either had my TX on or left the module in for most of my attempts, that screws it all up. I also tried the TX hack adding a resistor so I don't have to remove the TX module on the back, but it doesn't seem to help. I'm not sure what I did wrong there. Just google Turnigy SIM trainer mod if you want to learn more.But either way, totally worth it, simulator time with your actual flight TX is invaluable.
Stacey Abshire
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016
Love this! At first like some other users, I thought I had bought something that just wasn't going to work, but it turned out I just needed to learn how to properly calibrate in the software I was trying to use it with. I am using this with a Mac running El Capitan, and using the software FPV FreeRider. The controller I am using is a Walkera Devo 7. If you are using this setup, it will work, but you have to learn how to properly calibrate in FPV FreeRider, which the docs are not at all clear on. When you calibrate, and you move the sticks, take note of which bubble is moving. Move the stick indicated on the screen, and then click the bubble that move, and then click Next. Do this for each stick. When you get to the last screen, you'll need to TRIM and SCALE the sticks. SCALE adjusts the travel of the stick on the screen, and TRIM adjusts it's trim. Make sure that each stick gets full travel, and that they are trimmed to match the real world stick positions, and you'll be good to go.