MilesD

Hey DD, Did we get this sorted on Discord?

I have to be sure the Meta app is running on my desktop before I turn on the headset. Whenever I forget, I just get the spinning circle and no connection. (I only use the cable) Miles

Hey Jurinko, It usually varies from 2 days to 2 weeks, sometime things pop up that can delay it more, like a mount request that is has not been made yet. I just had one delayed for about three weeks because we did not have the Pico mount designed, but I contact the guys with those types of situations. You should have received delivery by now, Please DM me your email address or name and I will check it. Thanks, and apologies for the delay, but we will get it sorted. Miles

Unfortunately it's been 4 or more years since we have used those batteries, and I don't have any. The new batteries are custom made and use a smaller connector. Appreciate your efforts and sharing.

That mah may be is to low 150 is better. I think this may be the exact replacement, https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800153846161.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.53e61fed0NCEiO&gps-id=pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=00d14c31-2d11-4ec9-880d-00b47b65601e&_t=gps-id:pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:00d14c31-2d11-4ec9-880d-00b47b65601e,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238116%232002&pdp_npi=4%40dis!USD!9.56!8.13!!!68.13!57.91!%402103246417048195716591412ea020!10000001394383916!rec!US!110216179!&utparam-url=scene%3ApcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller|query_from%3A

Hey Johnny, Sorry for the slow response, if you pop over to the discord it will be easier to get your questions answered. We slowed/stopped production for a bit, but are back up now. V1 and v2 have different batteries, and v2 has been out for about 3 years now. For v1, the connector is a JST-PH 2.0mm 2 pin and are 150mah capacity. The batteries you linked have 100mm extension and would probably have to be shortened. This one from amazon looks pretty close https://www.amazon.com/260mAh-Rechargeable-Battery-Charger-Quadcopter/dp/B08ZJ4QQMW/ref=sr_1_35?crid=228BOIB0MFGTF&keywords=JST-PH+2.0mm+150+mah&qid=1704477965&sprefix=jst-ph+2.0mm+150+mah%2Caps%2C61&sr=8-35 Good luck with the unit, and let me know if need any assistance with set-up. Miles

Thanks guys, Thanks Phantom, I did change it to 4096,I thought that was the max, but I will check again. Thanks Hadeda, When I turn off sliced encoding I tend to get a mottled mess. What is strange is how the lines gets worse over time. Going to F10 sometimes fixes it for a few minutes. The error seems to stay even after the missing data is no longer an issue. Hopefully they will look at this years old issue soon. It used to alos happen with my Q2 on a different system. Thanks again Miles

Thanks Phantom, I did reset everything to default a few times in the ODT, I will try again though.

Hey Guys, I have been frustrated trying to get rid of these translucent white bars that slowly get worse as I fly. If I look skyward, and just look at the blue, they will go away for about 15 seconds and then slowly come back. As I understand it, they are from the sliced encoding missing data. System: AMD 7800X3D and 4090 3.2 USB-C to USB-C, test out to 2.5Gbps on Oculus Set-Up Headset @72mHz with ASW disabled Best results so far with: Encode resolutions Width: 4096, It may be past the max Encoder: H.264 Encode Bitrate: 960 Mbps Sliced encoding: ON, If I turn sliced encoding off, it's a bit of a mess Has anyone else had problems with these white bars? Thanks, Miles

Hey Honey Badger, Unfortunately the APBs require the HMS to function.

Hey Brabs, There is not currently a way to do that. PointCTRL should only over-ride your mouse cursor if an FCU is active(button pressed within 15 seconds), and in the FOV of the HMS sensor. If my FCU's are active and in my FOV and I need to immediately use the mouse for something, I try and look up and away from the FCUs. Other than that (Left had over HMS, Right hand on mouse, until the cursor times out. Miles

Just took a few different aircraft up for a spin. For me, the Quest3 is a huge improvement over the Quest2 in the cockpit. The outside view does not seem as impressive.

Hey Guys, Sorry for the comms blackout. I don’t like to overshare, but I understand the growing frustration out there with the lack of production, so I will overshare a bit here. Only waste the next few minutes of your life if you’re really bored, mad at me for not making more PointCTRLs, or are just curious how I started making these damn things. As many of you know, PointCTRL is not a business for me. Following an injury in Iraq, where I served on a SFODA, also known as “Green Berets”, and a few years of surgeries and rehab, the Army eventually sent me to the glue factory aka the “Permanently Disabled Retirement List”. I did my best to stay in the Army… (Insert your own Monty Python Black Knight meme here). My friend “Los”, who was my Team Sergeant/Mentor earlier in my SF career, encouraged me to try VR flying with him. So, we bought a bunch of hardware, built 2 systems, and fired up our newly released CV1s. I was immediately hooked on inserting and extracting troops with the Huey. But the crazy thing was, the very first time I took off my VR headset, I noticed something was wrong. I sat for a minute trying to figure out what the hell was going on with me and this feeling that I couldn’t identify. I remember I was about to call out to my wife because I thought VR had somehow broken my brain. It wasn’t until I stood up and felt the ever-present burning nerve pain and muscle spasms return that I realized what had happened. I remember like it was yesterday, me looking at the CV1 now sitting by my side and saying to no one in particular, “Holy <profanity>… that thing takes away all the fucking pain when you’re in it.” There I was for the next few months flying around this virtual world, in a half broken body full of titanium rods, screws, and bolts, in what felt like a new virtual body. Unfortunately as I became more accustomed to VR, the pain and discomfort slowly crept back in, but there was always some degree of escape from it. Like everyone else experiencing VR for the first time, I continued to physically reach for switches and knobs only to remind myself “Hey, you have to use the mouse, dumbass”. One day, my wife Carol, who was now accustomed to me seeing me in the corner of our dining room flying away in my own little world, tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Hey…stick out your hand.” I did as instructed, and I was rewarded with the feeling of a nice cold unsolicited beer in my hand. I am lucky to have a great supportive wife who always encourages me to fly more. After drinking a bit of it, I promptly placed the beer on the center console of the Huey, where it immediately dropped to the real-world floor, spilling beer all over it. After cleaning up the beer, I thought, “I can fix this.” So I found a low table the same height as the Huey’s center console, and placed it to my left. I went back into VR, touched the virtual center console and was rewarded with the feel of a hard object right where it should be. I yelled to Carol that I fixed the problem, I was again rewarded with another unsolicited cold beer, this time when I placed it on the Huey virtual console, it stayed. My simple mind was proud of itself, and the very next time I reached for a switch that I could not move, I thought, “ Hey I just made a place to put my real beer down in a virtual world, surely I can make something so I can just reach out and flip the virtual switches in my cockpit. So it started… Those that are familiar with SFODAs, the 18Bs or “Weapons Guys” are usually known as the knuckle draggers of the bunch. However, I always had an interest in all things mechanical, electro-mechanical, electronics, as well as computers when they started coming out in the early 80s. So I set about looking at different ways to make something I could wear on my finger, that would not interfere with my flight stick or throttle, and allow me to press a button or flip a switch. This is getting way too long, if anyone is interested, I will finish the development process another time. For now, I will just skip to the part you probably came here for. Important Part: Several months ago, I took down the PointCTRL shop and began relocating everything to another house my wife and I purchased so we could care for my elderly Mother. There was renovation involved, but not too much to get settled and start production again in a much larger dedicated space for PointCTRL. Not to have pity party here, I know I am luckier than many, but unfortunately the old injury that put me out of the Army had created other issues that were expected from the beginning. With treatment, things are slowly getting sorted, and I am getting somewhat more mobile with bursts of real productivity. I am working on getting the shop to a minimal functional state today. I hope to have the production crew running in the next few weeks. Well that’s it, no PointCTRLs because the shops not set up yet, I am old, we are still trying to sort the new house, and get the previous house sold. So yea, two weeks… MilesD

It's great to see all of this detailed user feedback. Many of us truly appreciate all of your effort in gathering, compiling, evaluating and submitting the flight data to assist ED to improve the UH1's FM. It's also great to see ED (BigNewy) right in here coordinating, consolidating, and forwarding the appropriate information to make our Huey better. Thanks Guys!!!

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