Opal 4-1

Are you loading up an instant action mission, a misson or via the mission editor? If its via the mission editor, when you click on the aircraft on the top right there will be a number of options including a drop down menu with veteran etc, client and player settings. Choose player and load the mission editor mission. If its not this and you're already aware of this I apologise!!

I seen this one too in the P51D training manual. It seems that when reading the manual it states that the chart you have shown and the second one named "flight operation instruction chart" were "sample" charts so you can follow the manuals example flight planning and then it states the full charts are listed further below. Comparing the two manuals, it seems the US "pilots operating handbook" is missing the full take off, climb and landing charts that are found british pilots flight operations handbook (which is basically a copy of the US POH).

From what I have found online the max weights used in the pilots flight operations instructions was 13000lbs in the take off, climb and landing chart. http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/P-51D-manual-5april44.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiuj9fnvJTyAhVIecAKHc0UAH8QFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw1M7qhGVOiGWG5FBXYwgRuT Hope this helps.

I will second the above post, it really helped with my set up. I get about a 2fps drop when I use it. But it's worth it.

Haha. I didn't even think it was a hijack !! But I'm so glad we could help you get it running! Awesome news. Enjoy the immersion and doing stoopid things as you get so lost in the VR. On a further note, no doubt you'll have to tweak some settings when you use the cable. I just upgraded from 16 to 32gb of ram and I had to go back and tweak settings to get mine running smoothly again. What a PITA!

OK first issue is using the wireless, it creates more latency than using the Occulus link cable. If you have the cash I would recommend getting the link cable. If not you can try using the 5ghz wireless setting on your modem rather than the 2.4ghz wireless. If anyone else is using wireless in your house this will also affect the latency. Change your PD in DCS to 1.0 as Harlikwin mentions as well as your DCS resolution to the lowest setting. Turn off bloom effect in DCS. Exit DCS after the above and go into your saved games folder and delete the fxo and metashaders2 folders. Restart DCS and see how your FPS are in a free flight. Rctrl & pause. Let me know what your FPS is and then we can then work on trying to make your cockpit clearer.

OK, first issue is your resolution, that's the resolution on your monitor not your VR headset. Turn this down. Your resolution is controlled by the PD setting in the VR tab along with a setting in Steam or occulus app. We can sort those next. But first; Your IPD is explained here and how to adjust the lenses; https://support.oculus.com/articles/getting-started/getting-started-with-quest-2/ipd-quest-2/ Here's somewhere you can measure your ipd; https://www.specsavers.co.uk/glasses/buyers-guide/how-to-measure-your-pupillary-distance Are you running your quest 2 with the cable? Are you running Steam VR? If so what are your settings for DCS? What are you occulus app settings for DCS?

My DCS Settings for info;

I kept it at the default settings. On testing at these settings I lose around 2fps, but the increase in sharpness is worth it. I haven't got any experience with the Quest 2 but a lot of what I read is that people suffered FPS drop due to the cable connection. Just curious regarding your settings, do you know your IPD? Have you altered the IPD setting in the Occulus tray tool? What is your PD setting in DCS and what is the PD setting in Occulus tray tool? What are your DCS graphics settings? I only ask as I may spot something you can change or the others on here might. Lets try and get this working for you! I don't think I could go back to a monitor for DCS. I also agree with shu, overlocking you CPU would be a good idea. As well as maybe OC your GPU. What GPU are you running? I didn't see it in your list. As for the "what blew me away", the depth perception was hugely immersive, just flying around in VR was mind blowing . What freaked me out me, and still does, if I eject at altitude. The first time I looked down, I nearly crapped myself!!!! I had the full on stomach drop like I was stood on the edge of cliff!!!! I also find myself reaching out to flick switches or grab the in cockpit throttle mid air! Doh! As for the sickness, I had a few issues with vertigo and I stopped before I got any nausea. Start playing in small 5 to 10 mins sessions and then build up from there. As soon as you feel light headed, or any odd feelings. Stop and don't play again in VR until you feel 100%. Its taken me just over a week to build up my resistance. As for Helicopters, that's still not working out great yet for me in VR. The vertigo is horrendous.

If it was me, I would upgrade. For 400 dollars that's a good dea! I take it you would be trading in your current laptop? As for AMD processors, I've used 3 in the last 5 years. Had absolutely no issues. The questions you need to answer is this a want or a need? How is the performance of your current rig? And most importantly can you afford it!

Since getting back into DCS after 12 month hiatus, something was bugging me. I was playing on a 24 inch monitor with headtracking but I wanted more immersion. Did lots of research, and came to conclusion that I wanted VR as you do. Most of the research said nope it shouldn't run too well on my system. But I found a Lenovo Explorer new open box on evilbay for £100. I think the words "b*****ks to it" was uttered as I pressed the BIN. There may have been beer involvement too! 48 hours later, sat thinking what have I done this is never going to work! Plugged it in and then spent days getting it set up, learning how to use it and then 3 days playing with every setting available to see if I could get it to run. And run it does, pretty well for my set up. Ryzen 3600 OC 4.2ghz GTX 1660 super OC slightly 16GB 3200mhz RAM To get it to run smooth has been interesting and I've learned loads about graphics engines, settings and how they affect VR not to mention the 100s of posts I've read lol! But basically I set everything to the lowest possible settings and worked my way through each and every setting individually in game and on the Nvidia control panel. I used a single mission set up to test and benchmark each change with FPSVR bought and downloaded from steam. I tested PD vs SS in steam and the best setting I found was; PD 1.0 SS 120% motion smoothing off. As for my in game settings I will add a screen shot when I get to my computer. At the minute I am currently getting 45 to 55 fps on the Caucaus, Nevada and Normandy both in SP and MP (though I do see more dips in MP as to be expected). I don't have PG or Syria yet. However on the Marianas, I was barely getting 40 on the monitor, with VR it's around 26fps at its worst. But never gets above 40 unless I go really really really high!!! But it was still smooth for the most part. The only issue with it stuttering or jagginess in all maps is when I look directly 90 degrees left or right and towards the ground. Which seems to be common VR issue anyway. So the two biggest impacts that made it possible on my system with the lenovo explorer were; This improved my FPS enough to make VR run smooth. I used the first version. Left the configuration as stock. But I was still losing out on the clarity/resolution so I installed this; It worked really well, so much so that my cockpit is fully readable without zooming and it def improved the clarity of things outside the cockpit. I tried the various reshader mods for VR on here but none seemed to like my system. I just went with; So it is possible to run VR on moderate systems. But it is also possible that it may not run for you on a system that's the same as mine. I think I have been lucky, but trying everything slowly and methodically has def helped. This has turned into a bit of an epic post!!!! Sorry!!!!!!! PS I didn't get sick from VR but I did get some serious vertigo!!!! Not now in warbirds or jets, but trying to fly the huey has my head spinning!!!!! Really weird that I'm badly affected by helicopters but not by planes!! Is anyone else running VR on a moderate system? If so what are your tips, tricks or mods that you've used to get it running smoothly?

Hi all, Well after a few weeks with my extended T16000M which has been brilliant, I realised that I ended up with an extension that was slightly too short as I have had to elevate it on a platform. Which is OK and as a first go it was pretty good. Now I want to have a go a complete rebuild of an old gameport Suncom joystick. This idea came about as I was perusing evilBay and I picked an old Suncom for a few quid. Well it arrived this week, and after some tinkering, planning and experimentation I decided to give this a go. So I stripped down the joystick and started with the mod for the extension. All dry fitted but some more work needed with the Dremel on the internals to make it fit completely smoothly. Once that's finished it will time to start with the rewiring and new USB Controller. I intend to make the two hat switches usable with 4 way switches, and the side button into a two way switch with a press function as well. I didn't realise they were quite a few versions of these sticks from Suncom!!!! The prices for the Talon version is ridonkulous! Oh and this time time I will be painting the extension black so it looks a little more professional when its finished!!!!! Now off to peruse the multitude of controller options!!!!! PS anyone got any tips on which USB controller boards they've used?

Old school here too!!!!

Glad you decided to release this, looking pretty good. Plenty to dig into and more to enjoy. Thanks for another cool aircraft to add to the collection!!

The Ark Royal is amazing!! Love it. Have yet to properly test it, but cant wait. Ooooo what rkk01 said, pleaseeeeeeeeeeee!!! In all seriousness. Amazing mods Hawkeye!!!

So its all done! All in all, it turned out quite a simple task, as long as you plan it out. That's saying a lot as I have zero electronic/electrical skills! I had the soldering iron and solder already, but only used it once before. A little practice really helps as I fond out today! So after the deconstruction, I decided against extra buttons, due to my experience level. But I did plan the wiring. I had ordered some wiring, but as I was getting impatient I decided to have a look around around the house. Tucked away in one of those "drawers" we all have, an HDMI cable that was dodgy. Quick google later, about the internal wiring, I stripped it and yes, the wiring appeared suitable. The aluminium extension, was an old curtain pole, (I have seen the same extension somewhere done with 1inch PVC pipe. Lastly was some heat shrink tubing. (Found some in a fishing tackle box, not that I fish anymore!!!) So somehow without leaving the house, I have found everything I needed at home. That is def a first for me. So I stripped the joystick grip down into its component parts. I had to watch a video on how to to remove the trigger, easy to find on youtube. After that, I dry fitted everything, to see what modifications I would need. I Removed the twist grip axis sensor and pulled the wires back into the base. I then decided to test the wire, by only clipping one wire from the PCB about midway from the PCB and the shaft that's attached to the gimble. Soldered on the section of wire to use as the extension (The dodgy HDMI cable wire lol) and tested it on the PC, success!!!!! It works. Next was the most nerve wracking part, I cut all the wires about the same midway point. Soldered on the wire extensions to the wires protruding from the base shaft. Slipped the wires through the new extension. This lead to the first mod. The housing that the rudder rotation axis sensor sets on top of, needed to have the edges of the forward facing section rounded off. The extension slid cover the housing but was tight. I then noticed a gap at the front which allowed a small amount of movement of the extension, this was solved by some hard foam pushed into the gap. Next was soldering all the extension wires to the wires still attached to the PCB. I did one and the when to test it on the PCB, nothing! It was a moment of panic, before I thought, maybe all the wires need to be attached (Yeah I did mention my lack of experience.....) and after a couple of hours of soldering, everything was working! . Started putting the grip back together, those little rubber pads that activate the switches on the PCB, aren't they a pain in the ***!!!!! Drop one and they seem to travel miles! SO grip together, now time to mount it, it slipped on easily, but i felt it could be better. So using the tapered end of a few zip ties cut and superglued to the grip base, it now stays, on twist, and is still removable. Everything tidied up and first test. What they hell!!!! Why why why didn't I try this sooner!!!!!!! I mean, I am not a great pilot by any means (I have around 15 hours in gliders from around 2 years ago, that's not what what I would call experience!! ). But in DCS I was def wasn't average, somewhere below, but the control this extension has given me is amazing! I came back to DCS after an 18 month gap, and I had previously bought the Huey, but never flew it. 3 weeks ago, I picked up DCS again, started slowly with the F5 and then moved onto the Mirage (also previous models), then tried the huey, after about 30mins still couldn't really control or hover, thought I would try a warbird. P51, man its hard to fly!!! Struggled through lots to try and learn the modules again. So many curve adjustments!!!! Now no curves, and I was hovering the huey after a couple of mins, pulling great turns and barrel rolls in the P51 and no issues and with jets its awesome too. Just general flying is easy, trimming is easier. And with all aircraft, the precision truly amazed me. So for anyone who wants to make flying in DCS easier, ty an extension!!! And I did this and posted the above huge amount of drival, to show that it doesnt cost much. Nor does it take too long or require any expertise !!! All completed and right at home!!!!

Thanks for the info! I was considering extra buttons, but with my inexperience in electronics or soldering (read here no experience!! ) I decided against the extra buttons. The link with the extension is one that I seen when doing my research! Everything properly dry fitted; I know, its blown away my expectations too!!!!!

Awesome. I found a bug! Sort of........

OK I get that, but when I click it with the mouse, it stays open?? No probs, time to learn to fly hamfisted whilst trying to hold my radiator open !!!! Lol!

Thanks Grenny, I'm not concerned with the strength of the joystick, it has a stiff spring and the extension is only 8 inches. Removed the rudder axis control and dry fitted, it fits the grip extremely well!

Not sure if this is a bug or its supposed to act in this way???? When I bind the coolant and oil radiator switches to my HOTAS, when I press any other button than auto, the switch ends up returning immediately to the neutral position when I release the button. By mouse I can activate the switches normally Please see the track below, I hope this shows the issue better than my explanation!! P51 Radiatorswitch bug.miz.trk

Cheers Hawkeye!!!!

More awesomeness! I shall try the new one out tomorrow!! Cant believe the rate these get released! Love it!

Hi all, Need a few pieces of info from you lovely people! I am planning to extend my T16000M and have a plan in mind. It will end up losing the rotation axis (which I do not use so no loss). Basically, all I need is an metal tube, a wiring loom and some terminal blocks. The tube is sorted and fits nicely, but for the life of me, finding wiring and terminal blocks has become very confusing. So for the short version!! 1. What gauge wiring should I use? 2. Any help in finding appropriate connectors/terminal blocks? I am in the UK and as Maplin is no longer around, its quite hard to find anywhere that deals in electronics for the hobbyist. Either that the choice is so great online I have no idea what I should be looking at!!!! TVM

I totally second the above, I may have a few of your mods installed! Just a quick one from me, I have the same issues as above that when harriers take off they get wet! Plus I have noticed that they take off too far forward. In a two ship the first takes off and ends up salty, the second taxies and appears to slide across the deck before settling and then takes off and ends up as the first. The same happens with all community mod carriers the L61. your QE (which is also ace btw!!!) and the others. Have tried them all! lol. This doesn't happen with with the included DCS Tarawa. Still love all the mods and keep em coming!!