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Thanks to everyone in this thread helping me keep plugging away at this, great info everyone thank you. Switched to new router and Virtual Desktop and have been enjoying DCS again without constant fear of disconnects. I even bought the meta battery strap and flew for over 3 hours on the weekend without charging and still had an hour left I think of battery so that’s pretty awesome to be totally unplugged. Was talking to other pilots in the Stingers as we have all had VR from CV1 day one and it worked much better back then ha ha. Some of our guys are still on the older headsets (CV1/Samsung Odyssey/Reverb) and are enjoying solid DCS performance. Not sure why it’s so hard for Meta now but it’s very frustrating. But yeah I’ll keep and eye out for updates but just for info I gave up and switch to VD / wireless and it’s working good.

I bought a new router and flew in Virtual Desktop for a bit which was nice but the visuals still aren’t as nice as with the link cable. But it is worth to not be stressing out over a random disconnect. I needed a new router anyway, the home internet speed is now much faster. I even tried connecting using the meta airlink and that is stuck on the 3 dots loading screen too. Also looking at a Quest battery strap now so I can fly totally wireless…or should I cut my losses and get a pimax

Aw man sorry to hear - I got the update and spent a couple minutes just in desktop with no crashes but didn’t get time to try it out in game. I am at new router/wireless virtual desktop stage I think.

Yeah man it seems every couple of days they send me a new ‘fix’ to waste an hour of my life on with zero acknowledgement there is anything wrong with their software. I am at the point of either 1. Buy a Pimax or 2. New router / battery strap and Virtual Desktop.

That’s awesome TED, I will switch over next week I think. I got Virtual Desktop working but my router is old so will have to buy a better one. For records there was a new Meta Link update for me tonight - did not fix the issue. Meta emailed me this to try which I did tonight and it did not fix the issue: “Disconnect the Rift/Link cable from the computer Disconnect your computer from the internet Backup any necessary content You can find steps on how to do so by clicking here. Reboot into Safe Mode You can find steps on how to do so by clicking here. Uninstall the Meta Horizon PC app using the Control Panel You can find steps on how to do so by clicking here. Delete all Oculus folders from the following folder: C:\Program Files Remove any Oculus folders from the following locations: C:\Users\YourUserProfile\AppData C:\Users\YourUserProfile\AppData\Local C:\Users\YourUserProfile\AppData\LocalLow C:\Users\YourUserProfile\AppData\Roaming C:\OculusSetup-DownloadCache Note: The AppData folder is usually hidden. Use these steps to access AppData. Press Windows key + R to launch the Run dialog window. Type %AppData% in the Run box and click OK or press Enter File Explorer will launch to the AppData\Roaming subfolder. Click AppData in the File Explorer address bar to show all three subfolders in the AppData location. Restart your computer in normal mode Reconnect your computer to the internet Install the Meta Horizon PC app again using the setup tool from our website here Reconnect the Rift/Link cable and re-test the headset “

Sometimes it hangs on the load screen (3 dots or new animation). Other times it loads in ok and is connected to PC for a minute but if you run anything the screen freezes and around the edges of views it renders jagged lines like an 80s music video. I’ve tried headset factory reset, new meta cable, complete delete and reinstall of software, normal version plus beta … Meta support is also pretty hopeless, I must be 2 weeks in to the most inane messages from different people asking the same questions over again with zero acknowledgment that there is anything wrong with their software. I’ve given up trying to get it to work and just check every few days to see if they’ve fixed it, if not I just go back to doing other hobbies.

Negative for me - I just did the new update 77 and link is still broken. Sometimes will connect to PC but then freezes and you see jagged lines when you look around. Then trying to reconnect just the waiting screen.

UPDATE - Meta Link still broken. I just checked today after a Meta update and it’s not even connecting to the PC at all now, just stuck on the new loading screen. I haven’t had time to try your process Dutch but thanks for posting. Am hoping they just fix their software.

Yes can confirm, latest update broke my Quest 3 PC link and I was unable to fly our Friday night mission. Will try out the above fix.

All the Stingers are very amped for F-35C and would love to be able to land it on the ship, thanks in advance.

Hi folks, this video is our virtual squadron LSO training video for the Stingers (premiering tomorrow sry). Based on many years as online carrier pilots we found this to be the most fun way to score carrier landings to have an active Greenie Board and Top Hook competition. We wanted to share this with the community for squadrons that wanted a simple system so everyone can enjoy acting as Landing Signal Officer on the DCS Supercarrier LSO platform. Please feel free to try our mission and scoring out and make changes for your own group as you want, I just want to see your TRAPZ videos on Youtube! The mentioned files are available to download in the description but I have also uploaded them to this forum post. NOTE - The LSO mission is set in Marianas Islands as that is the most beautiful color ocean we have found in DCS World. LSO KNEEBOARD.pdf 113_LSO_MAR_2025_MARIANAS.miz

This is a small preview from our upcoming LSO training film. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z40rb5mw8dakppl4j1npn/WIRES.jpg?rlkey=48ozws7regnehmcpqezsfdhgu&st=81dt8j71&dl=0

Hi folks, thank you so much for your pics CWOAV8R, a huge help. I created a video detailing the OFFSET mod needed for the MOZA AB9 :

Hi Biggus, thank you for posting. I have an AB9 and the TM offset and just to confirm it looks like the 6pin DIN connection is good, it’s just the two metal lobes to grind away yes? Thanks again. UPDATE - I ground the two lobes off and plugged it into the AB9 and it works perfectly. Thank you sir!

Cheers Flappie it’s really not a big deal, the explosions are still working great!

My apologies you guys were correct, we saw this tonight at 45:00mins …

Thank you for posting this conversion with pics, very much appreciated.

Try programming the bombs laser code on the ground before you take off. They don’t work if you change the bomb code while airborne (at the moment, seems to be a bug). You will still have to change the TGP code in the aircraft. On the LGB rearm screen there’s a little triangle on the bomb icon where you can program the laser code. In the Stingers we have our own laser codes so for tonight’s mission I pre-programmed them in mission editor and they all worked great.

There was a great Fighter Pilot Podcast recently (FPP118) where a A-3 pilot was talking about how they would position themselves out front of a low fuel state aircraft that was having trouble getting aboard. Meaning if he boltered he could find the tank right in front of him. I can’t remember if an altitude was mentioned but it sounded like 1500 feet could be feasible.

That’s great news!

That’s awesome, seems to be great at catching deck spotting!

Reagan onwards have a ‘bulbous bow’ design which makes the hull different in that respect.

We had another bolter last week, it seems very connected with aircraft attitude and rate of descent. The aircraft in question was also way off centerline so hard to pin down on any one thing. It’s working great though, no need for changes

Yeah we are not seeing any more Bolters, maybe it was the internet host on that night.

We didn’t see any this week, still not sure what caused it the previous week.