RealFlight 6 and DX8

[bjb714]

I finally got my DX8 working with RealFlight 6 and thought I would post my channel mapping to help anyone else with the same setup. This mapping works but based on the channel labels in RF6 it is far from intuitive.

Radio....... RF6
Channel ...Function
1................7
2................1
3................2
4................4
5................8
6................3
7................5
8................6

[BeerInn]

How did you get RF6 to see your DX8? Mine isn't ( I am plugged into the Futaba Interlink).
Is the 1/8" (3mm?) headphone like wire supposed to be mono or stereo? (mine's a stereo cable I had ) ...I've had G4->4.5 and then the RF6 upgrade, so I don't know/remember if G4 came with a cable (the one that goes into the back of the futaba is 1/8" female right ...or maybe this isnt' the right adapter for the interlink??)

Thanks.

Update ...I'm an idiot: DL'd teh RF6 manual and found out that I was using the wrong cable ...after searching, I found the correct one...posting in case it helps anyone else:

The cable that plugs into the interlink has a male end that plugs directly into JR, etc. There is another cable that looks the same but much shorter and with a female 1/8" end ...that plugs onto the one in the last sentence and then the other end is for Futaba transmitters (so that end looks the same since the Interlink is Futaba. So 1 cable for JR/Spektrum ...and 2 cables for Futaba

[John R.]

I would appreciate help setting up my DX8. I used your channel designations and that has helped, but the throttle still does not start until 1/2 stick in normal mode. The throttle hold is on aux2. Could you please go through your whole setup of the DX8 so that I can follow. I tried the sticky by ironcreek but was not close. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks, John

[celm]

what wire do u need to make rf6 work with your dx8?

[rstekeur]

I want to use a DX8 on RF6. Is there really that much of a differance between using the DX8 and the RF remote?

[Sambuka]

RF really is amateur compared to Phoenix sim, plug in a dx8 to Phoenix everything works easy even have dx8 selectable in the transmitter models. I plugged my dx8 into RF 5.5 everything was backwards, gear switch was throttle, settings were not easy to assign to channels didn't have a elevator channel in the settings truely a nightmare to setup. I gave up. Hence the others here who can't set it up either Truely disappointed. Will try those dx8 settings tomorrow but I'm not holding my breath.

[Sambuka]

Nope didn't work, for some reason I have no aileron reading in RF using dx8

[rcdude07]

Originally Posted by Sambuka

RF really is amateur compared to Phoenix sim, plug in a dx8 to Phoenix everything works easy even have dx8 selectable in the transmitter models. I plugged my dx8 into RF 5.5 everything was backwards, gear switch was throttle, settings were not easy to assign to channels didn't have a elevator channel in the settings truely a nightmare to setup. I gave up. Hence the others here who can't set it up either Truely disappointed. Will try those dx8 settings tomorrow but I'm not holding my breath.

Why the expectation? Phoenix is developed for Horizon Hobby, parent company of Spektrum. So of course it's going to be designed for HH's products. RealFlight is developed for Hobbico, parent company of Futaba, so it's not going to magically work with other brands of TXes.

INMHO, having to setup controls is more real life like than magically working.

[Sambuka]

Originally Posted by rcdude07

Why the expectation? Phoenix is developed for Horizon Hobby, parent company of Spektrum. So of course it's going to be designed for HH's products. RealFlight is developed for Hobbico, parent company of Futaba, so it's not going to magically work with other brands of TXes.

INMHO, having to setup controls is more real life like than magically working.

Well I know if I ran a sim company before I did any fancy new models or new flying fields I'd make sure the user experience of my customers was very good for the initial install using their own transmitters whatever transmitter brand. They obviously didn't think that cause they didn't even include any real setup at all. The calibration page is a joke

[Dannydan]

Try this setting
DX8 with RF5.5 >> it will work with RF6

[rcdude07]

Originally Posted by Sambuka

Well I know if I ran a sim company before I did any fancy new models or new flying fields I'd make sure the user experience of my customers was very good for the initial install using their own transmitters whatever transmitter brand. They obviously didn't think that cause they didn't even include any real setup at all. The calibration page is a joke

Knife Edge wrote their software with very strict licensing enforcement. Their approach was forcing the user to user their InterLink controller as the primary controller/input. Without it, the program won't run. Personally, I like this approach as it keeps undue wear and tear off my real life TX. Even if using your own real life TX, you have to connect it through the InterLink controller. So, why have 2 TXes hooked up when 1 is needed?

However, I do understand your thoughts in this plug 'n play world we live in and have become accustomed to.

[Sambuka]

Originally Posted by Dannydan

Try this setting
DX8 with RF5.5 >> it will work with RF6

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Brillant thanks very much for this, this worked perfectly with my dx8. Couldn't get it to recognize Aileron before trying those exact settings.