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Oldahpilot

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    DCS, A10CII, SA342, PG, FC3. AV8B, KA50
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  1. I recently had similar issues, I gave up using the cable and moved the rig nearer the router to increase my network signal to the quest 3 and started using VD. All the audio and video stutters have gone (and of course the debris and liquid warnings). I find the whole Oculus/Meta software App thing to be too complicated with updates often ruining the experience.
  2. This is normal. In real life. You focus the NVG for the outside world and adjust their height on the helmet rail so that you can glance under them to read the instruments. Obviously this is not possible in the sim
  3. There are a lot of factors to consider here. First and foremost, what is your mission (often called commanders intent) ? If you're in transit between waypoints and straight lining at 130Kts, you're probably not flying in territory that intelligence has briefed any enemy activity. If enemy activity was briefed you would be flying as a team and using tactical bounds and much slower and lower to allow team manoeuvring. Generally in transit to your objective and behind the FEBA you would Avoid....Evade....Threaten....Kill, in that order. The boss won't be too pleased if you get damaged or worse trying to take out an unbriefed low value pop up target. Just report what it is and where it is and carry on with your mission. Apaches are high value assets so roaming around the countryside on the off chance of finding something to shoot is fairly unrealistic in the first place.
  4. Have you clicked on a controller so that the game knows you're wanting to change something?
  5. Did you remember to reverse the throttle axis. If not and you start the flight with the throttle back as for the f16 it will act as collective fully up and maximum power which would certainly catch anyone out.
  6. There's a lot of users being too hard on themselves in my opinion. Unless you have a replica collective, cyclic and pedals, and VR, you're bound to be introducing PILOT INDUCED OCILLATIONS with desktop joysticks and throttles . particularly if your helicopter experience is limited. The Army pilot course is currently 200 hours spread over 2 years, then a further 50 hours flying and 76 hours simulator over a further 6 months to qualify on Apache, just to get to a squadron and start learning.
  7. In simple terms it enters an instantaneous waypoint for the point on the surface below the aircraft at the time you press the key without the need to enter coordinates from the map etc. Ideally used to mark for instance a localised bullseye for use between the flight, as a lateral demarcation point or IP for an attack run. I use it for instance when attacking a convoy with several passes and want to orbit at a point while the rest of the flight run in.
  8. Whatever you decide, ensure you can also get a cyclic extension. Believe me, using a standard throw joystick is nothing like the feel from a proper length cyclic. I use a thrustmaster warthog with 19cm curved extension for the Gazelle, right forearm resting on right thigh, stick centrally mounted between the knees with seat cutout for full aft movement. So far I've flown over 8000 hours, British Army, Police, and corporate. In summary, get that stick between the knees, extend it, and rest your arm on your leg. The rest is a matter of preference for value for money, function, reliability.
  9. I liken the asymmetrical weapons load to flying a twin then losing an engine, make all turns away from the dead engine or heavy stores side. Yes it makes the turn slower, but at least you can recover to straight and level at any time. Should keep away from the spin scenario.
  10. In my opinion get those MFDS, I use mine in VR........I modified mine with little rubber buttons (from an old remote control) glued to the middle OSB on each of the four sides. It becomes very easy to reach out towards the MFD in VR and run your finger across the buttons until it stops at the little bump, you then just move one or two buttons left or right, up or down to press the correct OSB. Works great in the A10c or the AV 8b.
  11. It's never nice to let the guys on the ground down, but there are times when the equipment just isn't good enough to carry out the mission safely or effectively. At the end of the night the boss wants to see the aircraft parked back at Base rather than scattered into a thousand parts somewhere else. I've scrubbed many missions in the past due to weather when flying for the Army and the police.
  12. There are so many variables to consider here. I run DCS in VR with a fairly modest system similar to yours, i7 4790, 16gb ddr3, rx570 OC. I'm using the rift S, and have most settings in the sim fairly low to achieve modest frame rates. I fly the A10c, AV8B, and helicopters, so normally near the ground where lack of textures and shadows are noticed. There's no doubt that being "in" the aircraft in VR is a step change up from looking at an image of the cockpit on a monitor, but is the loss of graphic details and smooth frame rates worth it? I keep in mind that as DCS continues to react to the constant calls on these forums and elsewhere to upgrade the game graphics and complexity of modules and maps, that my old system will rapidly fall below the minimum threshold for VR enjoyment. I think the G2 is the way forward for DCS, but with that resolution, a much beefier PC will be required! I'm waiting until the new year or beyond to upgrade, let the dust settle on the new gpu availability and prices. in my opinion, to get the most from this next generation of VR hmds in DCS, you'll need to think about an expensive new PC, otherwise it could be a frustrating experience on low graphic settings to get minimum frame rate performance.
  13. I've found in the past that a reply of unable has meant I forgot to load the correct weapons on the wingman in the mission editor?
  14. I think you're right, the 9M seeker is looking pretty much straight ahead so no advantage to having the HMCS tied to it.
  15. I flew the AH1 Gazelle with the British Army for a few years...800+ hours, from basic rotary training (how to fly a helicopter), through advanced rotary (tactics, AOP, FAC etc). Many years later I flew the civilian Jet Ranger and Long Ranger and during a Squadron exchange flew the earlier US Army Kiowa (2 blades) in Germany. The US IP pilot I flew with was amazed at the manoeuvrability of the Gazelle, a very intuitive aircraft. I in turn found the Kiowa/jet ranger to be quite a bit more deliberate and slower to react to inputs. Of course the Warrior with 4 blades is more dynamic so probably closer to the Gazelle. The Huey to me seems further along the stable direction, sitting under those huge blades, quite happy in the hover or a straight line. I'm biased as all of my basic training was on the Gazelle and like thousands of students before me realised that once you stop squeezing the life out of the controls and relax, look ahead, think ahead, it's a great little machine. The Huey and the Mi8 are in my opinion, more truck than sports car.
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