Quote from: ranjan on July 27, 2010, 10:51:00 AM
Spitfire  thanks a lot I downloaded & copied the file at the location now it opens fine but I still get a flickering screen its now giving me sound but I don't see the chosen heli or plane loaded.

same problem for me also..Try wat spitfire mentioned n post the result..

I already tried that running it in XP sp2 mode but that has not solved the flickering problem.

Hmmm :-(

Quote from: ranjan on July 27, 2010, 11:05:58 AM
I already tried that running it in XP sp2 mode but that has not solved the flickering problem.

Hey do you guys have Nvidia graphics card...?
I just tried installing it with both ATI and Nvidia cards. It works well with ATI but flickering with Nvidia.

Yes mine is nvidia based XFX- geforce 7600GT
running updated driver 197.45 so indeed its specific problem with nvidia card.
Thanks for finding the solution  

I just found a newer driver v258.96   
downloading it now hope this might solve the problem.

With nvidia you could do is only turn off the texture from option menu when you run FMS.
It should stop flickering but the textures are really bad then.

Oh ya its Nvid graphics card..My bro's laptop has ATI card I'll try in tat..Ranjan post the result after updating the driver..

It seems that as FMS current release is old and does not support nvidia card.
I searched on internet and rcgroups but there is no solution available to run FMS properly with nvidia graphics card.

I searched in FMS site forums also..One question on the vista flickering problem but no solution for tat..

If you are using joystick or transmitter as controller then there is a free simulator named RC Desk Pilot.
It has better graphics than FMS but the the only thing is that you cannot fly it using Keyboard.
It can be found here http://rcdeskpilot.com/

Thanks spitfire..I think no use of playing sim by using keyboard..

Can someone suggest a radio for training on sim & can also work with actual RC flying so I will make just 1 time investment.

There information is already here... and it starts with your budget.  You can go for the simple one from RCForAll.in, or go for a bigger brand from Futaba/Spektrum/Airtronics (all depending on your budget).  Try to get 2.4Ghz ones.  Sometimes radios pop up on the "For Sale" board, so that's another option.

Thanks Anwar,
My budget is 15-25K not sure if its enough or too less.

The simple SIM from RCForAll.in is 1350/- but what i understand is that its too basic & I may need to invest later in a better sim & actual radio (dual purpose) so I am thinking why not make 1 time investment.

Nope, I was referring to the full (but simple) radio from RCForAll.  If others know of any simple radios from other sellers, please add the information here.

With that kind of budget, go for a branded 7 channel radio (or better).  It should serve you for a life time.

this is what i am thinking of, it has 8 channel (though i don't yet understand what channels do)
http://www.rcdhamaka.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89&products_id=225

I believe someone like Vinay (who I believe has one) can comment better about the 8 channel Airtronics radio.  Their 10 channel radio has been getting rave reviews recently for sure.