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Can this app be made available for other countries too? I’m in the EU, and I cannot get the app

First off all, I’m very grateful that you went out of your way to develop these missions for us. Although I’m just beginning with DCS and these missions, I find them very valuable. as for additional missions, I do have some suggestions: 1) additional landing practice under different weight conditions 2) more scenarios for beginner formation practice (eg a flight with more turns, a flight with altitude and/or speed changes, and maybe a flight with adverse weather/ lower visibility) 3) additional navigation practise flights, with knee board entries for the stages of the flight. 4) additional beginner ILS approaches in various weather conditions (eg one in good weather, one in rain and wind, one in cloudy/foggy conditions) 5) maybe for advanced a scramble intercept mission. For expert maybe a more challenging version with multiple allies scrambling to intercept a flight of boogies

Yes, the round nuts cannot be used inside the rail. i think I’ll either adapt my original approach, to lengthen the holes soo they align better with the aluminium rails, or I’ll find a way to mount via the panel connector blocks (the ones visible on your image)

I found one training that was quite useful so far. It’s available separately and as a bundle for f-16 proficiency training. it’s simple and thus good for the first step ; straight and level flight. It’s not great for practising turns in formation, because there’s very few turns and a long time between turns. Also at the end of that mission the wing led just breaks away and lands on a runway that is easy to short to land on visiting your weight (even if I touch fish at the first Mather’s, I still overrun because of the high landing speed). i might try my hand on practising formation turns through the mission editor.

Quick note on continued use of Opentrack: i think you need to make sure everything is dead Center for it to work well. In my case, the display I use is angular on my desk, I don’t sit entirely straight on my desk and the camera is also not perfectly mounted. this all adds up and affects smooth operation. in addition, I found that it’s surprising how the system picks up smash head movement caused just by glancing somewhere. When I move my eyes a tiny bit, assistentie my head moves a tiny bit as well, as the system immediately reacts to the small head movement. i think I need to pay around with the camera angle and the settings for turning my head. At the moment I turn my head less than 45 degrees each way to look back (basically my nose points to each edge of the monitor). This works great for the system to see my head move (the greater the angular displacement the more chance of errors in registering head movement), but it’s counterintuitive for natural head movement. Need to get used to that.

Those two new pcr panels, they seem to replicate the functions already on the Orion 2 base (at least on the 10th anniversary base).. there are some differences of course, but over half the functions are duplicate. Imagine having both. You’ll have three jettison buttons, three wing fold switches, three autopilot controls, etc. i would rather have them make complimentary panels.

Hey guys, I’ve started doing the formation flying trainer (https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3327920/). I noticed a couple of things that I’m missing to be able to improve my formation flying as a student: 1) there’s no flight plan or briefing that shows what the route is going to be, including altitudes, headings, and speeds planned. Nor is there a flight plan loaded. Having this information in advance, and loaded in the fms would significantly improve students to follow the flight lead. 2) the speeds at which are being flown, are inconsistent. Although altitude and speed are called out by the lead, and “left turn”, “right turn” is being called, the speeds applied are not consistent with what’s called out, making it even more difficult to follow. 3) the flight lead calls the turns, but then wait an inconsistent amount of time before actually turning. Sometimes there’s a 2-3 second pause, other times it’s instantaneous. 4) not sure about the accuracy of the scoring. Last flight, I was 68% within acceptable range, and 20% within perfect range, yet my score was an E. Normally 68% or above would be a C. Based on what I observed, I’d give the flight lead an F- joking aside though, I wonder if there are other formation trainer missions. Alternatively, if someone could advice me how to create such a mission (or update/amend one), that would be great. I was thinking, first learn to fly straight and level in formation at constant speed, then maybe learn a level rectangle at constant speed (both left and right hand. The rectangle flight should teach how to stay on someone’s wing in a turn (involves increasing thrust to keep up I discovered). After that maybe learn to vary speed and/or altitude (again, first I a straight level flight, then in a rectangle). After all that, learn take off in formation, followed by landing in formation. After all those skills are learned I think the above linked trainer could be attempted. (as a note, I’m sure using an autopilot with speed, heading and altitude control, would make it a walk in the park)

Hey guys, I’m looking for training on the f-16. I’m aware of the various guides like chuck’s, the manual that comes with the mid, actual f-16 manuals (if you can obtain them legally), and various YouTube clips. I’m looking for actual practise and tuition that includes basic flight training, system operations and using learning in relevant scenarios. I’m aware of the German open flight school, but they have yet to create trainings for the f-16, let alone create it in English. I’m also aware of the training missions that come with the module, but sometimes it takes too long to go through the narrative, and it doesn’t actually give you feedback that helps improve your skills. I’m curious if there are training missions that can be used for building up variability and familiarity, but from a basic flight training, as well as strategic use of the aircraft and its systems. i did have a quick glance through the channel and it looks like there are a few missions here and there. Is it worth having a sticky that lists all the training missions that currently exist, and add to that list as more becomes available?

Thought I’d let people know I installed aitrack and opentrack.. took me a moment to set it up to operate smoothly, but I think I’m pretty close to a smooth and effective operation. Don’t know if trackir works better, but this seems good enough for me for now.

I’ve ordered a cheap 60fps webcam, figuring I’ll be needing one sooner or later for my pc. Any tips for using Opentrack and aitrack for head tracking would be very helpful. For those looking into the subject, I found a link that goes into depth on head tracking solutions on an IL2 forum. it’s ridiculously extensive and worth making a pinned reference: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/34403-a-complete-guide-to-set-up-head-tracking-opentrack/

I was contemplating getting a trackir5 type setup until such time that I go mixed reality (not for another year). trackir5 it’s quite expensive, at over 200€. Even if I get a clone it’s still 100€ without the pro clip. Soo I was thinking going the direction of opentrack. I’m sure I can find the GitHub for it (I understood it’s on a GitHub somewhere). i don’t have a webcam though, and I was wondering if someone could recommend a sub 10€ webcam. As an alternative, I could get the track clip pro for about 65€, but I would need a trackir cam, and I cannot seem to find one. Any suggestions for this alternative route?

I’m not aware of your calibration thread, and not sure with what you mean with “above”, as within this thread you didn’t provide one . @MAXsenna, I just noticed the calibration instructions within simapppro, which actually states doing the range from idle to max power. I think you are right about the sliders. Although this has not been an issue for the winwing (so far), I did see this with a saitek yoke/throttle combo, where the throttles did need to be treated like sliders (I think in the frogfoot mod).I also agree with toe brakes, they always seem to need reversing. I took a profile from simapppro for dcs bindings, and started tweaking that. appreciate the help, got to start my f16 training

Hi both, thanks for the responses. my problem is that when I select the box for allocating the key binding for the thrust function, moving the throttle does not auto identify the axis. I can think of a couple of reasons why that might be: 1) you need to traverse the entire axis range. I didn’t do that because of the throttle guide constraints, so I moved only between idle and mil pwr. 2) you an only move one axis full range at a time. I moved both Rx and Ry. I was only able to manually allocate the thrust axis mind you, when I press buttons or move axis or sliders for the throttle, they also don’t get highlighted when already allocated. @rob10, can you please clarify what you meant with “You don't need to bind anything for afterburner. Just physically set it up to the right spot with the frame.”? All I did so far is determine the deflection percentage at which the afterburner is supposed to kick in. I then used that percentage in simapppro to set the afterburner ratio. Is there anything else I should to do in dcs? I’ll check out the axis menu for ANT and RDR.

Hey guys, I’m trying to set up the f-16 throttle in dcs, but can’t get the control setup to see the throttle axis when I move them i found out that if I know the axis, I can assign it and then I can see it move. However, moving an axis to allocate it, like with other controls, doesn’t seem to allocate that axis. Then when it comes to the throttle itself, I found out that the off position is a switch, and I can allocate it accordingly in dcs. i don’t know how to allocate thrust. I’m guessing it’s Rx and/or Ry. Either seems to register after allocation, but when I select both axis, only one send to react when I move the throttle. For afterburner I’m at a loss. I determined the percentage (default is actually correct), which is approx 75% in my case. But I have no clue how to allocate the afterburner. There isn’t even a control for it in dcs, and if it was, it should be a button control (on/off), but no idea how to use a percentage of t an axis as a switch. As a side bit, I also noticed that ANT ELEV in dcs need to be a button, but on the throttle it’s an axis. How can I assign the actual axis for that function in dcs? Same for the RDR cursor, which is a mini joystick, but dcs expects buttons. Soo, can anyone explain this noob how to set up his throttle? FYI, I’m using it for the f-16 of course. Thanks!

hating to revamp an old thread, but order it over rehashing the past: has someone created a final “do this” write-up that combines all the successes and pitfalls?

Does the usb-c port need to provide a video stream (I.e. be part of a graphics processing circuit, like a gpu), or can you use a regular usb-c port? I currently plan to have 2 MFDs furred with hdmi inputs, and I ordered an EHSI and RWR from Sebastian (amongst other instruments and panels), which add 2 hdmi inputs. My mobo had only one hdmi output, and my gpu had only 2. I don’t have any graphics usb-c ports, but I do have two usb-c ports on the tab cluster of my mobo.

Having done some more research, it turns out that the Orion 2 f-16ex throttle base and the original Orion throttle base, have the same mounting points, which should equate to the TM throttle base mounting points. The problem with the f-16ex Orion 2 throttle base, is that the throttle guide mount blocks those holes. I also noticed that those holes are not aligned with the holes for the throttle guide mount. the winwing manual seems to call out the original holes as extra holes that can be used for additional support to the throttle guide mount. This will prove interesting considering the alignment issue I mentioned. In this case the base is plastic, so expanding the holes in one direction should not be too difficult (though not great if one has to modify a brand new Hoyas just to mount it).

That’s the one I have my eyes on

Hey guys I thought I’d give my initial impressions of the Orion 2 HOTAS for the F-16EX setup. it arrived yesterday in 4 boxes, triple packed. I was impressed with how it was packed! But a little disappointed they didn’t include a manual, or at least a paper note with a link to the manual. Then again, the manuals are available online electronically, which is environmentally friendly. Note that the manuals section is rather poorly organised (read: not at all). It’s basically just a page with all manuals, but the names of the files are not always very obvious. it’s nice that each box comes with the required tools, although I had to get a pair of needle pliers from my toolbox. Assembly was straight forward, with just a few minor comments: 1) as said, I needed needle pliers to connect the sidestick grip connector to the sidestick base. My daughter of 2 would have snack enough fingers but at 15 stone, my fingers didn’t quite fit 2) the whole mounting the suction cups are rather large. The nuts for the suction cups are soo small that they don’t fully cover the holes in the base units. You need some washers for that and those were not included. I opted to leave them off as my desk had a large gaming mat and I plan to mount the units on desk mounts. 3) the throttle guide needs some fiddling to get set up correctly it took me a while as I tried to minimise how much the throttle grip roller touched the guide plate. I can live with it as is now, but some more predetermined positioning would be good. i have had a chance to set them up and use them in dcs yet, so I’ll follow up with my experiences doing that later. i did play around with the sidestick and the throttle to get a feel for it. First, about the quality of the construction itself; I know this is my first hotas, but I’m blown away by the build quality, with a few niggly bits. The grips are metal, and feel solid the economics are phantastique (more on that in a minute)! I got the anniversary edition and it’s worth the extra expense. Unique buttons really feel like it’sa solid piece of kit. I got the expansion part for the f-16ex. I got it for the extra buttons, not the shake function it feels like a fairly cheap plastic bit compared to the overall kit quality. The grip to base connector for the sidestick was tricky to insert, save for the expansion module for the sidestick. I can see why they gave me the extra cables for the expansion module. i like the buttons on the sidestick very much, but the grip buttons feel fairly cheap. especially the riser buttons on the grip feel cheap and not easy to rotate (especially the uncage/range rotary button for the index finger). I’m also a little disappointed that the base of the throttle is plastic. It works and feels solid enough, but it does feel a bit meh compared to the rest of the kit. The throttle base is also not straight forward to mount. I tried minting it on one of those desk mount kits, and I realised that there are no screw holes in the bottom. The desk mount kit indicated it is compatible with the Orion base, and it actually shows pictures of the Orion as well as the Orion 2 base. I noticed the Orion 2 throttle base has 2 4mm holes in there, right in front and behind the throttle levers. I managed to get a long m4 bolt in there , and I managed to tie it down with a wing nut, with no space to spare. I don’t dare tighten it much, if at all, because the top of the throttle base is plastic. The holes in the base look like they were meant for something as on the bottom it appears like there is a space for a hex nut, but no idea what it should connect to originally. The holes might go through a metal bar, but I’m not sure, so I will have to find a solution for that. I also noticed that there is some sort of plastic block at the front and back of the throttle, with what appears to be screw thread in a metal part in the bottom of those blocks. It’s possible those can be used to hang the base on some sort of panel or rail perhaps. I’d have to look into that a bit more. Metal mounts always sound better than plastic surfaces to me. so I have to say, the throttle base has some weak points that really should be addressed. Ergonomics: the throttle isn’t perfect for my hands (shape/size), but button positioning is very good. Besides the rotary knobs I mentioned, it’s very very good. I’ll have to see how the guide plate construction works out in actual use. I think I’ll need some time to get used to that, but at least idle and a/b points are very obvious and require deliberate action, can’t mistakenly shut down the engine. The sidestick is perfect! I’m blown away with how well that fits my hand! The hand support adjustment to the bottom setting works best, though the trim switch isn’t perfect in that position. 5mm higher is better for the trim switch but then my lower fingers feel a little cramped. I don’t like the double action trigger much. I believe the first stage is used for camera and the second stage for guns. It works well to prevent accidentally triggering guns when weapons are enabled, but the first stage is very (too) soft, with the second stage very (too) tough. Both can be more moderate. In general the sidestick is one of the best fits I ever had (I’ve tested sidestick ergonomics before as the 95 percentile male test subject for aircraft cockpits), and have provided that feedback to human factors in the company. Overall I’m very happy indeed soo far, and assuming the kit works well, I can strongly recommend the kit.

I’ve placed an order with Sebastian, so I look forward to hearing from him in a couple of weeks. he told me that I will be needing dcs bios to use his stuff, so I’ll need to invest some time to find out what that’s about. If one of you had a noobs starter guide of sorts to dcs bios, that would be very welcome. for the mfds I decided to get the TM mfds and a couple of 8” hdmi touch screen displays. Don’t care about the touch part, but it’s plug and play (sans the dcs display config of course). I’ll need to look into a hdmi to usb adapter at some point, soo I can use my mono’s usb display output for the mfds and EHSI

Is deze Nederlandstalige dcs server nog actief?

@Vinc_Vega, actually that’s an interesting thread! I’ll have a look at that. but originally I was thinking about using an LCD/TFT/ISP type display of about 3” and have the text displayed on that. @JohnnyChicago, I take it you already persuaded from Sebastian before? How did that go? I take it that you’re very satisfied with the product? It does look good I’ll admit. How much did he charge for the icp? The cheapest version of simgear is €339.

Hi guys, I decided to go for an F-16 setup for my home cockpit. I’ll be staying with a desktop version, comparable to the winwing offering for the f-18. As such I’m looking for ICP and DED solutions, as well as MFD solutions. having contacted the f-18 mfds with the f-16 mfds, it looks like I could get the winwing mfds, or any other mfd offering for either aircraft, as they both have 5x5 matrix buttons and corner buttons. however, for ICP it’s less easy/cheap, and DED is even more difficult to find. soo far the easiest solution for me would be the simgear solution, as they provide plug and play ICP and DED (the DED is actually affordable in my opinion, but their ICP is quite Expensive). i don’t want to go down the diy route for time reasons (for the next decade fatherhood will prevent me from spending any daylight time to myself). I’ve found a few other ICP providers, all in various degrees of completeness, availability and affordability, and I was wondering if any of you had experiences with any of the selections, including simgear. Or maybe there are options I missed? This is what I found so far: - tekcreations: generally affordable, but not available, and bearers if that I don’t know how complete it is. - realsimworld: not cheaper than simgear and need to purchase various bits and pieces and construct the icp. Currently not in stock. - hispapanels : diy solutions with prefabricated parts. Adhesive, and in stock, except for mini joystick and honeywell switch. - pc flights: diy solution, and doesn’t actually have the icp. - PSM: unknown. Looks like he has an icp, and considering pricing of his other components this looks like a good option. However, only a Facebook page for contact, and I don’t do social media. - invictus cockpit solutions: affordable, but not available. - panel products inc: couldn’t find pricing or availability. From the images it looks like they use RS plugs (either discrete signals or as serial bus), which means a conversion to usb needs to be build. - r-delta sim controls: REALLY cheap icp. Looks like made to order (expected 1 week shipping on pre order). I get the impression that their first version doesn’t have a great build quality as they’re working on a new version with better components. - various Etsy options: not looking at these right now, but if someone has a recommendation I love to hear it! Regarding DED, if there is a way to output the DED as a single display output, I can probably get a small rectangular display from Amazon for it if anyone has experiences with any of the above solutions, or if someone knows of other suppliers of ICP and/or DED, I’d love to hear!

And left off the weapons release button

Hey guys, I’m looking into making some mounts to install on my leather ikea desk chair. (I love the monster tech solution but it’s rather pricey). i was planning to use 2020 aluminium profiles as the main construction material. What I am still trying to find, is some mounting plates, like you see on hotas desk mounts. I can kind of figure out the construction, except for those mounting plates. I target not buy fresh mounts that use 2020 aluminium profiles as it is a bit of wast, plus they are not cheap either compared to the price of aluminium profiles. In addition, I’d like to have since stuck disconnects for such aluminium profiles, because I plan to have a Center stick position, but I want to remove that quickly for when I use my chair for work. A swivel mechanism would also be acceptable. any suggestions where I may find that stuff in Germany?