Is there a Linux-compatible R/C simulator that works with real radios?

linux usb remote-control simulation

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Solution 1

FlightGear is an open source cross-platform flight simulator compatible with Ubuntu:

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Flightgear is compatible with this R/C USB-Interface for flight simulators (which is compatible with Linux).

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Solution 2

You can find CRRCsim by googling it and a link to download it from it's official site at sourceforge. I use it every day.

It is also in standard repositories for Ubuntu/Debian. It can be configured to use your radio through cp2102 USB chip (in Ubuntu all you need it to select input device and configure channels in crrcsim menu).

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Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

Norman Ramsey almost 2 years
My Dad flies radio-controlled (R/C) aircraft. He used to run a simulator called "RealFlight" which allowed him to connect his actual radio to his computer and fly simulated craft. He learned enough to fly actual planes, but he wants to move up from "trainer" aircraft to higher-performance craft. After some crashes, he'd like to go back to the simulator for a while. The catch: he's given up Windows and is now running Ubuntu.

Question: is there an R/C flight simulator that
1. Runs on Ubuntu?
2. Allows you to connect your radio and use it to control the simulator, preferably through a USB port?
Norman Ramsey over 14 years

Impressive stuff. My Dad tried it and I'm afraid he was totally overwhelmed. But +1 for the good info.
Oxymoron over 14 years

this definitively works for windows, a friend is using Flightgear with his radio controller.
Norman Ramsey over 14 years

We (my Dad and I) can't find a Linux version.
Maciek Sawicki over 14 years

I don't speak German, but I found installation instructions on this forum: ipacs.de/forum/showthread.php/… there is also this link ipacs.de/download/aerofly-linux-v1110721-b2.tar.bz2 there.
leeand00 over 11 years

That's wild...stuff
vonbrand over 11 years

A bit of details, please? Just a link isn't much help, and can be broken any time.
Gabriel Staples about 8 years

For the life of me, I can't figure out how to install crrcsim (sourceforge.net/projects/crrcsim) in Linux, can you please help me? I'm running Linux Mint 17 (an Ubuntu derivative)
Gabriel Staples almost 4 years

Try running RealFlight inside the no cost VirtualBox virtual machine running Windows, all inside Ubuntu. I have the same dilemma now. That's what I'm thinking will work.