Well look for Aerobatics Online public servers. No combat nor weapons and lots of friendly folks there. Ive been flying the Hornet since release andso if you see me online call on me. My online time is random and sporadic due to RL.
I would also consider this as an excellent study guide:
https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-a-18c-hornet/
Something I dont understand about Steam VR with Oculus 2: to use the cable link option (for best FPS) do I not need to run the Oculus PC app first? And, if so, what is the point of running Steam VR overtop of that?