DCS Discussion

[JasonPratt]

Mbar beat me to adding a compliment for the ejection seat.  :o

I'm impressed the floor in the lesser setup is still shiny enough to reflect the GTX taglight!

Also, is that a military-police grade flashlight standing next to your center speaker in the larger setup? -- to scare off and/or beat cats away?? (And check wiring connections.)

[Jarhead0331]

@Jarhead0331 Wow! I've seen some awesome PC flight sim setups pictured, but that ejection seat! Magnificent! 

Thanks. It is probably one of the luckiest acquisitions I have ever come across. I think I found it on Offer Up. Some guy had bought it at an auction for his man cave because he thought it "looked cool". He actually had no idea what it was and didn't really think it was that comfortable. His wife hated it and made him give it up. i can't even begin to imagine what it is actually worth in the near mint condition that it is in, but I got it  for $250, plus another $200 to have it delivered. It is definitely the center piece of my entire office. It thrills visitors and guests without fail.

[Jarhead0331]

Mbar beat me to adding a compliment for the ejection seat.  :o

I'm impressed the floor in the lesser setup is still shiny enough to reflect the GTX taglight!

I keep the space very clean. That rig is not even the one that the sim gear is running from. There is a much more powerful system located behind the desk that is not in the picture. I run both of them off the same monitors with a KVM switch.

Also, is that a military-police grade flashlight standing next to your center speaker in the larger setup? -- to scare off and/or beat cats away?? (And check wiring connections.)

Yes. It is an LED MagLight. We had a power outage a few weeks ago. I haven't managed to put it back in its place yet.

No cats anymore and the dog is not allowed downstairs. My three-year old is the only potential threat. 

[Gusington]

^The only threat you'll ever really need.

[Skoop]

Yeah that is some sweet gear.  That f16 ufc looks like something worth getting.  Also what's the vr point device ?  And what's the shake it kit for the second set up, I'm assuming some kind of FFB ?  Is that monster tech mounts you used for your 1st set up ?

[Jarhead0331]

Yeah that is some sweet gear.  That f16 ufc looks like something worth getting. 

Do you mean the F-18 UFC on the first station or the F-16 ICP on the second station? The F-18 UFC is by TekCreations and I would characterize the quality of the device as "hobbyist" and in some respects, that is being generous. The Sim Gears F-16 ICP is much higher quality. Winwing is coming out with its own F-18 UFC, which I will be getting upon release.

Also what's the vr point device ? 

See here: https://pointctrl.com/

It is a really smart device. Miles, the developer is a very interesting guy. He spent decades in US Army special forces until he was combat injured. After he retired, he started using VR for therapeutic reasons and got into simming. He really wanted a way to interact with the controls in the virtual world and so he developed the PointCTRL. He's been refining it over the last couple of years. The only problem is that he makes them himself and there is a really long wait list. It took literally a year and a half to get mine. Basically, you mount a sensor on the top of your headset and then you strap a device onto each of your index fingers. The device is detected by the sensor on the headset and tracks the motion of your hands. The finger pointers each have three buttons, two of which mimic the left and right buttons of a mouse. so you point, click and grab like you would with a mouse, but you're doing it with your hands as if you were interacting with the buttons, knobs and switches in the cockpit.

And what's the shake it kit for the second set up, I'm assuming some kind of FFB ? 

The shake kit refers to the additional attachment to the flight stick that contains two extra POV hats and the trigger guard. I've circled it on this picture. This can actually be removed from the stick.

Is that monster tech mounts you used for your 1st set up ?

Indeed, it is...

[Skoop]

Maaan the point control sounds epic, I'll have to look into that, I just use a left handed mouse for clicking cockpits now.  I took a hard look at the capto gloves a while back thinking that would be the mouse cockpit gadget to go with, but it seemed cumbersome having a Michael Jackson one glove hand.

The f16 icp was the one, that might make the christmas list. 

[Toonces]

You's guys's control setups are why I only fly biplanes anymore.   ::)

[SirAndrewD]

You's guys's control setups are why I only fly biplanes anymore.   ::)

I fly biplanes too. 

Ironically it's still my favorite way to fly. 

I almost exclusively use VR for WW1 if I can.

[Skoop]

Lol, the full real servers that remove your little gamey gps icon in the game map when your flying WWI or WWII aircraft make you crave for your modern aircraft back.  I've been totally lost in WWI and WWII servers and had to ditch before running out of fuel, which was an actual common occurrence in RL.

[Toonces]

^ LOL!  Touche'!

[Jarhead0331]

What appears to be another very high-quality mod...

Bronco! Such a unique aircraft.

[Toonces]

That looks really well done. 

[Jarhead0331]

C-130J officially announced.

[Redwolf]

Ahhhhh...

The C-130 is relevant to my interests.