Mr_sukebe

That would be an excellent idea

Wow, that is fabulous info, thanks. I think I’ll create a kneeboard to capture that.

Cool, thanks for that. One question, which I think you partly alluded to, is about the optimum efficiency, which I assume needs to take into account the jets always running, drag etc. For the Mi24 and Mi8, would you know what those optimum speeds are? I tend to fly at around 200kph, such that I've got some leeway either way. I've no idea if that's the most efficient.

Interesting numbers. Whilst the increase in lift at higher speed makes sense, I'm a little surprised at an increase in the power required by the tail rotor. I would have through that a decrease in lift required would slightly reduce the torque effect of the main blades and that the aero implications of the body of the helicopter would tend to stabilise where it's pointing. Thoughts?

I had my centre mounted stick bolted to my IKEA Poang for a couple of years. Very cheap solution that also happens to be rather comfortable. I’ve since moved to an aluminium profile base with a car seat. Definitely better, but clearly a lot more expensive.

Hoping for some suggestions. My jetseat won't currently power up, i.e. the light on the manual control box that connects into the power cable is off. Have tried a different PSU, no joy. Would I be correct in assuming that it doesn't need USB connection to be working for the jetseat to be powered, and therefore have the light on? Any troubleshooting suggestions?

Excellent news, the F1 is a real favourite of mine

I was recommended to buy an MSI x670e tomahawk.

I don't have the platform yet, but will have in the next week. Just trying to understand whether to buy the T705 in the near future. As the primary reason is for DCS, guess I'll wait.

Certainly does, thanks for the clarity. How does that translate when used with DCS?

Sorry, I'm a bit confused. You've mentioned that the Samsung 990 Pro is faster than a T705. I thought that the 990 Pro is Gen 4 (it is on your table).

It’s lined us by Heatblur after the Eurofighter. Likely to be another 2-3 years

How does the 705 compare within DCS? Does it make any noticeable difference? I've seen the benchmarks, which suggest that it's as good as it gets at the moment, but have no idea how that translates into real world performance.

Oh yes. It's awesome. Don't get me wrong, I'm not very good in it, and it takes some effort. I'm MUCH less effective than say in an F18. For all that, it's brill.

Agreed, just part of the entry cost to flying in the best flight sim currently available to the public. I don’t really see the cost being the end of the world in the context of the cost of our PCs, GPUs and flight sim hardware

Compressed files need to be uncompressed to use and takes CPU and RAM resources to do it. With DCS, that’s likely to result in stutters and lower frame rates. I can’t help but think that if you’ve the cash to purchase pretty much every module, that a 2TB drive would be a good move. They’re now under $200 for a decent NVME2.

My thanks for the suggestions. Using the DCS VR preset resolved it. The toughest test that I believe I currently have is the F4 on the Falklands from cold, and it passed that with flying colours. Whilst the graphics were dialled down against previously, there wasn't a humongous difference, and the trade off was definitely worth it. Roll on the 7800x3d that I'm currently planning.

Here's a slightly weird issue that I'm currently experiencing with my QP. Starting around a month ago, I have a sporadic issue with the left eye view going a bit weird and suffering from lag. To clarify: My QP is tethered using a USB cable to my PC. GPU = 3080ti My assumption is that I'm starting to get my often CPU bottlenecked, with my 9700KF I do have and use both Oculus Tray Tool and Oculus Toolkit I've previously used Quad Views DFR, but don't seem to need to at the moment My Frame Rate bounces around. On the ground, usually around 30 ish, at altitude, 72fps It seems to be triggered when I have lag spikes, which I'm guessing are caused by temporary low frame rates when accessing textures and similar. So I don't always experience it It doesn't affect my right lens/view, only the left The only way to clear it is to exit DCS (which doesn't solve it) and reboot the Oculus Desktop Application Anyone else experienced this? The fact that it's NOT solved by exiting DCS suggests to me that it's NOT a DCS issue, which is why I've not raised a DCS ticket.

I got the impression that the PSVR2: - uses Fresnel lenses, unlike the newer Quest 3, Pico4 etc. The result being an image quality that’s worse than a Q3 - couldn’t use it’s eye tracking with a PC If the above is correct, then whilst it’ll be nice if you already own a PSVR2, but would be a bit counterproductive if you’re looking to buy a new VR headset, as the Q3 is cheaper. If Sony got the eye tracking to work, then at least you should be able to get a good frame rate. Failing that, feels like a hard sell

Thanks for confirming, much appreciated!

I’m currently in the process of buying components for a new PC base unit. The x670e motherboard that I’m looking at supports x1 gen 5 PCIE NVME drive, and a further three Gen 4 NVMEs. I already have a a Samsung 990 pro (gen 5) and 980 (gen 4), both of which are 2TB in size. My initial intent was to put DCS on one of them and Windows on the other. Thoughts? Options that spring to mind: - Windows and DCS on the same Gen 5 drive - windows on the Gen 5 and DCS on the gen 4 - DCS on the Gen 5, windows on the gen 4 My guess is that as DCS addresses some pretty damn big texture files, that Option 3 would be most appropriate, as whilst Windows gets a slower drive, that hopefully most of what it needs will be in RAM by the time that DCS is loaded. Any views/experiences?

Crosswinds now sold, and Rift S collected. Virpil throttle now on Ebay.

I’m hoping that ED are using the premise of “under promise and over deliver”, which IMO is a great way to reduce hype and failed expectations.

Maybe this is the opportune time to get those cool external screenshots whilst it’s as is

Being fair, whilst not accurate, it looks awesome whilst out flying