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

Question

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?

Answer 1

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

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

Answer 2

I use Aerofly on Windows (http://www.aerofly.de). When You google for it You found that there is/was version for Linux. unfortunately I cant found it on official site.

This is how to for using real remote with Linux: http://www.sandbox.de/hacks/aerofly.html.