Hello all,
I've been a stalker/lurker for a couple of years watching DCS videos on YouTube with my iPad and my headphones. I'm kind of a GS fanboy, and I also enjoy the Longshot, Grim Reapers, Matt Wagner, C.W. Lemoine, and Eagle Dynamics videos. I've never been a gamer really. I had an XBox once about 15 years ago and sold it after a few months of owning it because I spent too much time on it. I've always had a passion/interest for aviation since I was a kid (before the grey hair and back pain). Over the years I have acquired some seat time in small planes like 152, 172, 182, Cherokees, and a few others. I'm talking very little time here. Mostly just my friend (pilot/CFI) letting me fly around and do touch and gos whenever I go up with him.
So, I finally decided to take the plunge and become a DCS guy. I just built a PC for this project, and began constructing my sim pit based on things I've seen on YouTube and read here on the forums. I bought a desk, hotas, mounts, Track IR, rudders, etc, and, now I'm patiently awaiting for DCS to finish downloading/updating as I type so I can load up on my 50% discount for new users.
Hopefully I'll see some of y'all in the skies of DCS. I'll be the noob in the F/A-18C saying the wrong things on comms and fidgeting with his radar trying to lock donor targets that haven't been picked up on my own radar yet!
Cheers!