https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40620/a-10-warthog-pilots-are-using-the-digital-combat-simulator-video-game-to-train-in-vr

Thought this was interesting.  Especially for those of us who fly DCS.

Here is an attached video, so we can check out the Air Force's sweet rigs.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Klaiber said:

Here is an attached video, so we can check out the Air Force's sweet rigs

Quest VR, Warthog stick & throttle & Point Control hand controllers. Meh, I bet most of us got them beat 😉

I was being a bit sarcastic, as their systems look really rudimentary.  Being the Air Force, you think they'd have sweet systems, rumble seats, etc.

But I guess everyone has a budget.

 

I wonder if someone has checked that everyone are using the same joystick curves in DCS......?

Interesting use of VR for the real heros... Aircraft Mechanics, because pilots need heroes too  😇

 

 

3 hours ago, Yogi said:

Quest VR, Warthog stick & throttle & Point Control hand controllers. Meh, I bet most of us got them beat 😉

The Point Control Hand controllers, anyone use them??

 

9 minutes ago, Snaggle said:

The Point Control Hand controllers, anyone use them??

 

I've been on the waiting list for a couple months. No word on when they might ship. I think normal wait is about 6 months.

EDIT: Preordered 2/22/21. 

Here's the website:

https://pointctrl.com/

46 minutes ago, Snaggle said:

The Point Control Hand controllers, anyone use them??

USED to have them, it was a 9mo wait for mine & didnt really care for it. There is allot of tinkering involved in getting them working well but I have gotten to the age where I hate tinkering with settings so I sold them a cpl months ago. I have some buddies that swear by them & say if it were to break they wouldnt be able to fly without them. 

As in all things, to each his own & YMMV. 

The last of the waiting list are send. Now starts the sending of the 1st December 2020 applications.

My request is from the 17th Dec: I can hear the distant sound of drums

Drumms are getting awfully loud!

Tomorrow the Point Ctrls arrive, very exited to start using them. Maybe they could be of use in SC?

I finally found (=made) the time to calibrate the finger taps. Awesome. Very happy with the result, reach out your hand L or R press one of the buttons on the FCU to activate a switch, dial, button etc. More immersive and a lot faster than a mouse.

As an extra I have on the mask 2 rows of 3 buttons which are connected as QWE-RTY and can be bound as a key.

I haven’t tested it yet in SC.