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    Auto Turn to Target: why is the target always slightly to the left?

    in DCS: Ka-50 Black Shark

    Posted

    So, few points:

     

    - The Vikhr circles are indeed offset and alternate left/right depending on which rack will launch. This is due to the fact that the vikhr is a beam riding and is looking BACKWARDS to the laser, not forwards like an LGB. That's why you see it twirl around so much when in flight. That it's looking backwards, it needs to intersect the beam for it to start tracking. Because the launch racks are parallel to the centerline of the airframe, launching the missile "into" the beam helps in it catching/guiding earlier.

    - The auto-turn-to-target it not an auto aim measure.. It'll get the helo pointed roughly in the right direction, but it's up to the pilot to fine tune to launch. That means that you'll have to re-aim after each shot, because the reticle will swap left/right each time.

     

    Hope this helps 🙂

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    Grass' pit, "Ridgewood"

    in Home Cockpits

    Posted

    On 11/12/2021 at 6:36 PM, agrasyuk said:

    That panel is almost 9 years now. Sheesh, time flies.

    Look for either 1TL1-5 or 2TL1-5 first digit is the number of poles, last digit signifies your desired behavior of momentary action on one of the sides. If I'm not mistaken suffix letter of "K"  (so 2TL1-5K altogether) will signify the desired locking action, but I might be reading the locking config chart wrong.  will need to get home and read the PN to tell you for sure.

    I didn't find proper switch listed on ebay at the moment.

    yea it's standing the challenge of time 🙂

    Still love it! ❤️

    Thanks for the typenumber - I'll keep a lookout on the great fleebay 🙂

    On 11/12/2021 at 8:46 PM, Vinc_Vega said:

    You are right, suffix letter "K" stands for "locked in center and (one) extreme position". See page 10 of the datasheet 

    https://docs.rs-online.com/c7a1/0900766b816f1916.pdf

    Regards, Vinc

     

    Cheers!

    Grass' pit, "Ridgewood"

    in Home Cockpits

    Posted

    45 minutes ago, agrasyuk said:

    LOL )

     

    Almost all of the honeywell locking switches were purchased on ebay through the years. 

    Are you looking for locking on-off-(on) aka the cockpit canopy switch by a chance? Because otherwise NKK does have all the configurations.  If so I have a right switch for you that I can spare. 

    Ah eBay yes off course. Haven't looked on there for a while...

    And indeed, that is the config I'm looking for.

    Do you have a search term I can look for? Typenumber perhaps?

    I'm looking to get several eventually, so you keep yours 🙂

    Thanks for the offer though! 😄

     

    (OT: the AHCP-XL is still very much in use 🥳 )

    MTFDarkEagle's "pit"

    in Home Cockpits

    Posted

    12 hours ago, agrasyuk said:

    Looking good Lukas. And great to see you back working the pit again.  

     

    Thanks dude!

    Yea I'm quite happy with the new design so far.

     

    Started this redesign a few years ago when I was living in Singapore for work and had to find something to do in the evenings 😛

    Mostly triggered by the fact that the current center section is not very sturdy, and if the rudder pedals need to be removed (for whatever reason) I'm screwed because then the entire section will have to be disassembled...

     

    So the new design for the center section will consist of three reasonably easily disassembleable sections.

     

    In terms of size and ergonomics, my current pit is already nearly perfect for me. It's aimed to be universal (i.e., tubeliners, combat aircraft, helo's, ...) and comfortable.

    The only thing not universal are the Warthog panels. The AHCP-XL is still serving me very well!! Still very grateful for that one dude! Love it. (and yes, the backlighting still works 😛 )

     

    This new pit has (only) a few tweaks in terms of sizing. The most "important" one is the height of the footwell.

    The current cockpit it's a little too low, so I can rub my shins on the edge sometimes.

     

    Anyhooo...

     

    Back to designing 🙂

    MTFDarkEagle's "pit"

    in Home Cockpits

    Posted · Edited by MTFDarkEagle

    Time to drag this out of the depths that is the Home Cockpits dungeon... 😛

     

    Some updates!

    PC has received an update.

    GFX card has been swapped from a GTX970 to an RTX2070 little over a year ago.

    Also, a few weeks ago I upgraded the MB/CPU/RAM to a X570/i7-11700K/32gb set and am seeing a nice increase in performance.

     

    Now the more interesting part...

    A good while ago I was working on a new design for the cockpit itself. Then I had the idea to work with 44x44 wooden beams.

    But I've had the wonderful idea to introduce aluminium extrusion profiles to this design. This allows a higher part accuraccy and nice versatility.

     

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    VIRPIL vs Thrustmaster

    in VIRPIL Controls

    Posted

    Having owned a TM WH since it was released and recently switched to a T-50CM2 (base+stick+extension) my thoughts are:

     

    If budget is somewhat smaller, the WH is a sound way to go.

     

    However, if you're okay with spending more for the Virpil, you should go for that one. The gimbal makes a LOT more sense (in a few aspects), and the build quality is great.

     

    For build quality they are both on par in my opinion. The TM has a few "usual suspects" which might occur over time. It has no dust cover for the internals and due to the gimbal design sticktion (can!) become an issue.

     

    Disregarding ergonomics (i.e. stick design); in terms of flight experience, the virpil wins hands down, due to the better gimbal mechanic.

     

    Regarding ergonomics: that's a personal thing I think. The WH stick and CM2 stick both feel good for me. My preference does go to using the CM2 stick, because of the increased functionality (more buttons, lever, flip-down trigger,...).

    VIRPIL lead times

    in VIRPIL Controls

    Posted

    On 7/1/2021 at 11:43 AM, MTFDarkEagle said:

    Taken the plunge 🙂

    Ordered CM2 base, grip and extension last monday, got shipping notification earlier this morning yay! 😄

    Ordered 28th of June, shipped 1st of July, arrived in the Netherlands (DHL) Friday 2nd of July.

    For some reasons it was "on hold" on Friday, so it arrived at my home last monday the 5th of July.

    So 1 week from order to arrival - well happy flyer 🙂

     

    This stick also feels SUPERB!

    I've not flown with it yet, nor installed in my cockpit - I've got two weeks off work from next week, and going to install it into the cockpit then.

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    VKB Gunfighter Base Standalone - When Available?

    in VKB-SIM Flight Gear

    Posted · Edited by MTFDarkEagle

    8 hours ago, streakeagle said:

    On paper, that probably looks like the optimum solution. But I much prefer a straight forward approach: either sell or don't sell a product. Why on earth would you hide the fact that you are selling what someone wants and either risk losing the customer or forcing him to buy extra things he doesn't want because he is ignorant of the hidden product? If they like what they get, they will probably come back for more. Whereas, if a customer feels cheated/tricked, that customer may not ever buy anything at all.

    This -> +1

    T-50CM2 back order?

    in VIRPIL Controls

    Posted

    That's indeed quite a good turnaround!

    Nice.

    Definitely considering a CM2 base.

    Worthy upgrade after many many years of WH usage. The stick of the WH I very much like so I'll keep that, plus an extension.

     

    Thanks again for the replies guys.

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