Archduke

I'm sorry, I've waited quite some time before I could afford my VR rig and stuff. I understand that not everybody can or wants to spend so much money. But then it comes down to a matter of compromise. The cockpit is correctly modeled, this becomes clear as soon as you use VR. POV is the problem, that means mapping a 3D object onto a 2D surface. Of course there will be some things that are covered. But the solution to this POV problem isn't "distort the correct geometry of the cockpit".

Just make the jump to VR and this perceived problem will go poof. As was quite often spelled out in this thread these cockpits are faithful copies of the real three dimensional thing. First time I flew in VR really was an epiphany, suddenly the ergonomics of the pit made sense. They never did that before. So either accept the good advice in this thread an change your POV or go VR. Both will solve your problem.

Also there is Bunyaps Red Flag campaign that seems to be really great. I bought it a few weeks ago but decided to become at least halfway competent so as not to ruin a great campaign through my own failings. The module itself has got the usual lessons und missions of which there could be more. I guess ED will supply more missions further into EA. There is no campaign bundled, but tbh there is so much to do and learn that I don't think that's a problem.

This. The flight model may not be completely finished and competitive in BFM against F-18 et al., but for me it is quite a joy to fly. I recommend taking it slow with learning to fly this bird. I learn it step by step, getting landings really right, getting to know the FLCS and so on. I find this takes enough time. I'm happy with CCIP, becoming satisfactory competent using the radar and just racing the viper through obstacle courses. But of course ymmv.

Surely that’s better than having no fans to disappoint. As a musician I like my audience. Disappointment simply is a compliment in a different form.

Good morning. Well, over here it’s midday already. Hopefully 2.7 will be released before it’s getting tomorrow in Europe.

Alternatively you could use Joystick Gremlin to make WH 3-position switches send a different buttonpress on each position instead of the middle(?) position as OFF. My WH became only really useful after I figured out how to do that.

Well, I found the culprit. The Tempo function of Joystick Gremlin sends only a very short pulse on short press - too short for DCS to register it reliably as button press it seems, at least as a press on the simulated stick in the cockpit. OSBs don't seem to be a problem. However I was able to circumvent the problem by creating macros with a very short pause between the the button press and release. So once again Joystick Gremlin saves my day... @BIGNEWY Maybe this thread could be sent to the Input and Output-Forum. Thanks!

Thanks! I just fired up my old Joystick Gremlin profile without long button presses and everything worked flawless. At least its not a hardware problem. I guess I will have to tinker with the Gremlin. The ability to set range, scan width and height and other stuff is just too nice. Well, there goes my afternoon.

Disclaimer: This may very well be an user error. However I can't see how... TMWH user here. Since yesterday I can't get the SCS switch to work reliably. Sometimes it takes only one press to switch soi left / right, sometimes I need 4-5 tries. I have the SCS switch mapped to the physical TMS switch. It worked fine before, not only switching soi but also e.g. switching to az/el on the second left press in a/a and so on. The only thing I've changed is that I've created in Joystick Gremlin long and short button mappings for a/a radar use. This works as advertised on the DMS switch. Short DMS up -> Right OSB11 for Range+ and long DMS up for RECCE. After further investigation it seems like SCS left, right and down for switching between DDIs/MPCD is the problem. Up / ACM is no problem, switching between vacq, wacq etc. is no problem. Long button presses are no problem. Only setting soi is iffy. However if I change button mappings every button press is correctly detected, including long/short. So: Did I do something stupid? Or is this a common problem I didn't know about? I'd be really grateful if somebody could point me in the right direction...

Just wanted to say thank you for VSPX. As a non-native speaker Windows Speech Recognition had me almost despairing, I couldn’t get it to understand even the simplest words. Trying VSPX was my last resort before giving up and completely uninstalling VA. And lo and behold — it’s working fabulously! So, thanks! No more trying again and again to get wingman to engage my target.

Sorry, I haven't touched the Hornet for some time. Just realized that there are quite a few missions right there under "Missions", additionally to the training missions. Seems I've missed these - I'm feeling a little bit embarrassed now. Guess I'll first see what's in there before I come asking you for more missions. But again - thanks for your training for the F-15! They really help getting a little bit more proficient.

These missions are really great! Thanks for making them! I would really love to see equally well made training missions for the hornet. You wouldn’t think about that?

Just wow. Thanks for this early Christmas treat! Since I’m sure the systems will be equally top notch I for one will wait patiently, no matter how long it takes. Fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch!

Oooooh yes, a 80s Germany map! Please! I would get to accidentally drop some Mark84s on my High School. But to be honest I doubt it would be feasible with a level of accuracy comparable to the other maps. Germany is (and was in the 80s) an extremely urbanised country. If this were to be modelled with any accuracy at all it would be an enormous undertaking.

Thanks! Well, that’s hardly surprising. Would’ve been nice but not really important, the slew mod is still great. Strange design choice though by MD not using the index finger. However if you ever get around to finding a solution eg with a smaller sensor I’ll be your first customer.

Just one (maybe) silly question: would it be possible to physically switch the POV-hat and the slew control? Do the dimensions fit? This would be the ultimate cherry on top of this awesome mod. :thumbup:

Just installed mine. Absolutely happy, can't recommend it enough. Install was a piece of cake, nicely detailed instructions. The slew mod is great, completely worth the price!

I just noticed that of course it's the same thing with regard to flying. I'm a hopeless rookie atm especially with dogfighting. So I'm learning - making mistakes, identifying them, correcting and relearning these parts of my evolving technique and so on. But if you've attained a certain level of proficiency you will do certain things instictively in the best way - that's your technique. It frees your mind from basic tasks for the workload of thinking about the fight. And then you will change your style to best match your opponent. From what I've seen you will fight a Cat differently from e.g. a Viper (or a different aircraft). But this is not changing your basic flying technique (the thing I'm struggling with atm).

Yes, that's true. Especially star performers do this sometimes, e.g. Yehudi Menuhin who got into a complete crisis and changed his compete technique. So I don't want to argue that this never happens, because you're right. :-) But world famous musicians are quite an exception. They are geniuses with abilities that normal people won't ever reach, no matter how much they practice. They are always in the limelight and they always try to evolve their technique. And sometimes they get into crises and change everything. That is not a problem for them, because they are unbelieveable fast-learners and so flexible in their abilities that they can just adopt a different technique. But as a mortal human :-) you build your technique while you grow up. In university most times your teacher will change parts of your technique substantially but generally when you get your Masters degree you've really mastered your technique and will only change specifics later. And the reason is: You won't get a job if you're constantly changing your technique. That takes unbelievable amounts of time and during this time you simply can't practice for auditions. And if you're not completely on top of your game you won't ever win an audition - so no job. And if you've gotten lucky and have got a job as an orchestra musician you've much to much to do with daily rehearsals and concerts to start tearing down your complete technique. There simply is no time. Maybe a better analogy to learning different programming languages would be to learn different concertos. That also takes lots of time and each piece will need different playing techniques and styles. In that case I don't change my basic technique (bowing, shifts, vibrato and so on) but I adapt to the needs of the concerto. I think this is similar to programming in different languages because some basics will always be the same. I hope that clarifies my point regarding changing one's technique as a musician. Sorry that I got so longwinded. :cry:

Well, practicing 8-10 hours isn’t really possible except for pianists. Violinists like me practice 5-6 hours max, after this time you will be absolutely tired and make too many mistakes (and it takes much longer to correct mistakes than to learn it correctly the first time). However when you play at the level of a professional musician you won’t really have to relearn anything. Your instrument is like an extension of your body, you’re playing instinctively. You might change some minor detail in your technique (something the audience won’t ever notice) but nothing more.

It seems to me that too many people today are suffering from Instant Gratification Syndrome instead of learning to wait. Recreating complex aircraft in software simply will take time and is nowhere a linear process. It’s in some ways similar to learning a classical instrument. You will need about 20 years to be really proficient at a masters level, and that’s only if you’re gifted and dedicated and practice hard every day. Just give it a rest. Nobody would like to be finished asap more than ED. But I for one am absolutely grateful that they put quality before speed. So - thank you, ED!

Bit the bullet today, order #5148. Now I’m waiting like a kid for Christmas. Well, that’s appropriate, since it will ship in December. :)

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That looks really nice! Well, since I will forego the Reverb G2, maybe I will get this next. But I’m not sure how much of an upgrade to my G1 this might be. Just where did you see that this should be completely wireless? They are talking about their DecaAir pack. But I can‘t find any info that this is wireless only.