Gizzy

There is no problem with the IR shields that I can see. With the correct skin they can be added or removed with the ME and in game display fine. Some skins are not made correctly for IR Shield use...

There are issues reported but as far as I can see no specific fault has been identified and there is a lot of conjecture.. I suspect a lot more FE cards have been sold in the early period compared to 3rd party so simple maths dictates there will be more FE issue reports. A lot of videos and articles are created to be sensational and often with commercial interest for the number of views. There is little specifics within. The same applies to many forum posts on the subject. I have a 2080 ti FE card. I see no cooling or any other issues. With DCS it is running sweet, cool and quieter than my GTX 980ti STRIX OC which it replaced. I run it with a decent OC of +150 MHz as suggested by MSI AB / NVidea SCAN function without increasing the +Voltage and a memory OC of +500 MHz I use 4k & VR(Rift) both modes with the same settings - all max'ed bar MSAA which is off and smoke which is minimal. For VR a PD of 2.5. Mostly I fly helo's NOE so clutter/grass, trees and preload are 100%. Any FPS below should be seen in this context, there is a big difference in FPS between helo low and high altitudes especially urban. In 4K the GPU is 99% max'ed by i7-6700k (WC) OC at 4.5GHz with DCS FPS for the most part 100 - 150+. In VR (Rift) the GPU is obviously not fed that well by the CPU but DCS FPS displayed does not fall below the locked 45. I'll not move on my GTX 980ti STRIX for a little while none the less.

Strange one Chic... works fine my end... hit me on Discord sir if you wish... Not in the slightest, think of it as adjusting the height or fore / aft of your chair or putting your head out of the window for cargo as in RL..

Chic, SnapView in VR works by retaining any camera position within the limits of cockpit camera movement - up/down, left/right, forward/back. Headtracking (VIEW) then works from that camera position and is controlled by the HMD. In 2D SnapViews retain VIEW up / down / left / right as well as CAMERA VIEW. I often find VR SnapViews good for MFDs, GARMIN, TV, HUD, Head outside helo windows for cargos etc..

Depends on use and your opinion, nothing to be confused about. Compared to previous NVidea series, the 20** series introduced twin variable fans and a vapour cooling chamber as against the noisy single blowers of the past. NVidea in conjunction with 3rd party developers released code for incorporating into software that will automatically give you a reliable OC over the entire range for an individual chip ON TOP of the factory OC. 3rd party card makers have invested a lot into producing more efficient cooling systems which allows the OC to be even higher to give a few extra FPS for sustained periods and reducing fan speeds and consequently noise when not loaded. Traditionally, in the past, pricing of these 3rd part cards has not been significantly higher than the FE. Currently, in the UK at least, many versions are being offered at £200 - 400 above the stable priced NVidea FE version. These 3rd party prices are often variable both up or down and many are preorder only. I'm sure it will settle down in time. If you want a 20**, you just have to make up your mind which one. Personally FOR MY NEEDS any UK 3rd party card at today's prices the performance gain did not warrant the additional cost and I acted accordingly. I'm sure for many others these 3rd party cards do... we are all different and have different requirements.

They are not like the TMWH's you do not have to remove anything... turn the unit upside down and from memory (mines hard installed for a while) there are 2 sliding cams held my alan key grub screws... they are clearly visible... there is no cover to remove... slacken move the cam and gently tighten and you'll find the detent point has moved... There is one for each throttle.. It is simple and easy...

I understand perhaps for you it is of no use BUT for me, it is a great design. The red cover and spring toggle are positioned such that just lifting or closing the cover sends a DX pulse (31).... move the toggle forward and you get a different DX pulse (30) Some airframes have a cover protected store dump switch. That's what I use it for. With correct mappings lifting the cover lifts the cover in the game, toggle forward jettisons stores - Perfect.... Again the yellow button and red shroud for me are good to use in VR ... could not be better. Of course we are all different and fly different models so its whatever suits... :)

Dependent on the chip lottery with the FE you can happily increase the OC another 200Mhz across the complete range using MSI afterburner beta with NVidea's auto OC functionality without increasing the power and temp threshholds. If you do increase these you're probably get more. Manually increase the memory OC by a conservative 600Mhz and you are good to go without running too hot. Sound in a decent case with the new variable twin fans should not be an issue.

Nope... From what I've read the FE can be overclocked further if you want... but runs a little hotter but still within spec. If self OC'ed some cases may need good air flow. The FE looks good to my eyes with little plastic. NVidea departed from previous conventions by releasing the 2080 ti with decent dual fans and factory clocked a tadge in a neat package...sort of competing direct with 3rd party offerings... Uses a vapour chamber and variable fans so should be quieter compared to the noisy blowers of old FE models and has a 3 year warranty. I too would have great difficulty of paying up to £400 more for the extra performance gain and cooler running...

Ground speed lower than 18km/h Roll and pitch lower than 30° Vertical speed lower than 60m/minute Bring the aircraft into a stable hover IGE and you will easily engage AP Hover.. It is in OGE without a near reference point that people generally have difficulty in engaging the AP hover. You can use the NADIR to monitor ground speed Ensure vertical velocity is zero Switch artificial horizon rotator to the far right position, DOP, and use this display to centre both horizontal and vertical lines You can also use the string indicator Ideally have HOVER function mapped to your HOTAS and maintain good control of the aircraft. Initially use the controls indicator overlay to confirm when you have successfully engaged the AP Hover. Hope this helps some...

Great... Excellent interaction with Polychop, lets hope these discussions end up with a more realistic FM. I have heard these same points several times from RL experienced folk.. and they can be easily demonstrated... I suspend reality to those points but still really enjoy the tactical experience this great crafted model offers. :thumbup: Damcopter :thumbup: Polychop

Note whilst the TRIM / MAG BRAKE function on the cyclic works, the TRIM / MAG BRAKE switch on the front dash does not seem to have any effect. Minimal control movements of the cyclic are required to accurately fly this airframe... depending on physical set up think just a millimetre or two of movement - in real life you really have to look hard to see the cyclic move at all it is that sensitive. PC modelled it to reflect this. Often a beginners biggest problem is over controlling the aircraft. So be gentle, very gentle, very very very gentle. :smilewink: I very rarely use the trim button function on the cyclic but that is personal preference as I do not find the SAS to be an issue. BUT I do map a 4-way HAT switch on my cyclic to NOSE UP / NOSE DOWN / LEFT WING DOWN / RIGHTY WING DOWN and this I would strongly recommend as well as mapping the TRIM and TRIM RESET. I would not recommend using curves. Often with beginners using spring centred joysticks I recommend setting the Y AXIS of both PITCH and ROLL to 60% - 70% - this reduces sensitivity and then as they come familiar with the airframe take them both back towards the 100%.. From a hot start on the runway, if you have mapped a HAT as above, give 6 short 'pulses' back and 2 short 'pulses' right. (use your control indicator RCTL + ENTER to show a display giving the offset) Do not move your cyclic, give some right torque pedal and gently lift the collective bringing the airframe to a hover. You will have hardly have any movement. Gently accelerate and enjoy your flight - hit trim reset once you going.... this reset trim position will be good for around 150kph in straight and level flight... tap the HAT to adjust..... Want to come to a hover, hit TRIM RESET, then on the HAT, 6 down and 2 right and slow down, centre your cyclic relaxing your hand.... you come to a perfect hover, of course use your collective to maintain height and torque for direction... Use your instruments to fine tune. If you still have difficulty PM me and I will jump on a MP server somewhere with and get you sorted... it will only take a moment. I would advise joining an online DCS community, they will certainly help you progress.. Hope this helps some..

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You can change the actions with the VIRPIL software if you wish.. I've mine set up for separate DX codes for up and down on the same switch (T2 & T3) - although it's a bit of a pain working out whats what and the device ID changes each time you save the config to device - no doubt it'll get easier when Cypher finishes the manual... :) Edit: Also added DXcodes to each of the 5 positions of the 'MODE' switch - this along with DCS options 'should' do everything I want :)

Just adjusted mine, small allen key, using the short side for leverage and just past finger tight worked for me... its pretty simple once you see the adjustment in operation... Edit: My views after around 4 hours on it... Easy to set up and adjust... Throttle silky smooth, balanced with friction easily minutely adjustable from the side with an Allen (hex) key 2x detents per throttle, easily set from underneath with an Allen (hex) key. All 6 axes (including the left throttle rotary and the 2 base rotaries) very smooth no spikes.. All buttons, switches and decoders working as expected. Sure for the likes of the Garmin you need a Mod to the airframe default lua but that applies to any decoder with this module. Meets and exceeds expectations, good job Virpil.. My Pit is tailored for VR only predominantly with all Helos and a few fixed wing airframes mainly the Harrier. Fits in perfect... Pic in the spoiler...

use the link above your post and download the throttle manual PDF. It's in Russian.... :) Look at part 10, copy and paste into Google translate.... that may help...

Checked my invoice date, it was not late May but the beginning of May that I ordered.... just in case it starts an avalanche of posts...

I understand your justifiable impatience but these guys have been totally swamped with orders and are getting there as best they can.... It shows the great demand for such a product. Just in my post this evening .... ...... Your VIRPIL Controls EU order has shipped.... so things are moving along just fine... Mine was ordered sometime late May so they are getting there just fine. I do not think it would make sense to calculate a queue position on request etc...

Sometimes certain circumstances can change the device ID name - DCS will not recognise the old name mappings to the new name device if that makes sense. Rather than remap (a pain if you have a lot of airframes) just look at the device names and datestamps in the airframe input folder.... C:\Users\Gizzy\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\Input\mi-8mt\joystick for example... Select the latest one, hit F2 as if to rename then hit CTRL + C to copy the name. Delete the file. Select the older one and hit F2 as it to rename and hit CTRL + V and the old lua is now renamed to with the latest device name. Takes a just a second per airframe to do and all your mapping will now work.. :) Here's an example.. The top was new, the lower old. Copy the new name, delete the file then change the name of the older file to the name of the newer... sorted...

Might be a local issue Fargo mate, FWIW it's working as expected in VR my end...

I have dealt with VIRPIL on several occasions for support. One software and 1 hardware... I am an experienced Simmer on both the hardware and software... I cannot fault at all the responses I received from VIRPIL regarding equipment issues either in EMail support response or hardware replacement. On the hardware front a replacement sensor PCB was received after 2 weeks and this was only about 6 weeks ago in their busy period. This is same response time frame as Thrustmaster where I have had on 2 separate occasions, a main PCB and switch block and PCB replacements sent. VIRPIL EMail support response has been 2-3 days, the same that I received from Thrustmaster. Some complex issues have been posted in this thread regarding various problems and obviously this thread is not the place for VIRPIL to individually respond to what is posted. I mention this and my experiences with VIRPIL for perhaps the benefit of others who may be reading. Sure, I have a Throttle on order and I am a bit fed up with the shifting dispatch dates but not overly so. Its a new small niche company and has to balance manufacture with investment... they just got their sums wrong and have been doing everything to keep us informed..... It was the same for crosswinds pedals with 3-4 months waiting etc... Give them some slack or ask for your money back or invoke whatever legislation or credit card guarantees you have. In my view if the throttle function is anywhere near as good as the T50 stick & base, it'll be worth it.. Re TMWH stick and throttle, I've 2 sets and used them for years. Despite what some may say, they too are a great product. I've never had a stiction issue with either of the gimbals but they are not close to VIRPIL's Base in sensitivity and function.

English cockpit is selectable in the 'special' options. It is not yet 100% complete but the important bits are English labelled as are tooltips.

Absolutely, even more so if you are lucky enough to have VR and have a passion for flight. It's pure absolute unadulterated flying fun... brilliant!

Sure the 'B' would add some versatility and would be very nice, but that aside using bonus points I picked this up for less than the price of a single mediocre dinner out..... I found this plane great fun, pure absolute unadulterated flying fun... If you have VR and flight is a passion you'll have a ball! And if you have imagination... build a Vietnam map and pretend you're a 'bird dog'.... Its a kinda 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', plane ... .....bored with daily squabbles .... Seized by a passion for flight, he pushes himself, learning everything he can about flying, until finally his unwillingness to conform results in his expulsion. An outcast, he continues to learn, becoming increasingly pleased with his abilities as he leads a peaceful and happy life.

Alas it was not me that was clever but the guy that made it.... very talented indeed... example: the throttle is an 'ebay' twist grip for a electric bicycle, came with hall sensors, and the brass screw fitting works as a friction control and lock... this and all the switches and 2 HATS are into leo bodnar board... relatively cheap and fully functional... the collective has had many hundreds of trouble free hours so far ... :)