Jim, The reason is because if you read the minimum requirements you will find that the 3.x line of the AGS Flex API requires Adobe Flex SDK 4.6 as a minimum.http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-api/concepts/index.html#//017p0000000m000000#GUID-6D1447E1-...Don't forget to click the Mark as answer check on this post and to click the top arrow (promote).Follow these steps as shown in the below graphic: