harf4ng Posted November 11, 2020 Posted November 11, 2020 Hi, When we are flying VFR in VR, with a map showing headings and distance, the main issue in VR is that we do not have a watch. In real flights we use a watch to check when we are going to reach the good place. In VR hard to do. Do you know if there exists a mod, or a tool, that could display a watch in VR, or even better, a timer? Or even the best, a tool that could calculate the ETA of the next waypoint according speed and distance we will put in? Thanks Favorite modules : Huey, F-86F, F14 and P-51D Quest 2, RTX 3080, i7 10700K, 16 Gb of RAM, Pro Flight Trainer PUMA helicopter setup, Warthog HOTAS with two force sensitive stick, custom cockpit and a GS-Cobra dynamic seat.
Shrimp Posted November 11, 2020 Posted November 11, 2020 The majority of aircraft have a clock with stopwatch functionality. 1
Gunnars Driver Posted November 11, 2020 Posted November 11, 2020 Hi, When we are flying VFR in VR, with a map showing headings and distance, the main issue in VR is that we do not have a watch. In real flights we use a watch to check when we are going to reach the good place. In VR hard to do. Do you know if there exists a mod, or a tool, that could display a watch in VR, or even better, a timer? Or even the best, a tool that could calculate the ETA of the next waypoint according speed and distance we will put in? Thanks Is there aircrafts without a clock in DCS? IRL I selldom use the stopwatch, besides from system support the easiest way is to use mental arithmetic. (you dont have the app IRL either). There is rules of thumbs and simplifications you can use to come up with the answers quite easy. It still needs a little bit of training to be quick but I still think its a better way than a calculator. Maybe, for the ones that can not do mental arithmetic at all, an app could be it. Still, if being average on this you should be as good at the DCS computer as somebody thats really good on it on ground but wheres a flying helmet. ”The helmet”and IRL workload reduces that capacity quite much. 600 knots= 10 miles( Nautic) per minute 500 kt = 8 miles/min 400 kt = 7 300 kt 5 200 kt. 3 100 kt. 1.5 Knots valid at low altitude. Values start to deviate above 5-10K feet of course depending on how exact calc you need. Mach works ok on all altitudes. At low altitudes(warm air) calc as below is about 10% to low and at high altitude (cold air) its quite right. Mach values x10 = miles per minute Maxh 0.9 = 9 Miles Mach 0.8 = 8 Mach 0.7= 7 Mach 0.6 = 6 Mach 0.5 = 5 Mach 0.4 = 4 Mach 0.3 = 3 Mach 0.2 = 2 So 30miles high alt m 0.5= 6 minutes. 30 miles at low alt at mach 0.5 = 5 min 30 s ( 6 min - about 10%) [Edit] Had to walk the dog. You can also use Groundspeed from INS/IRS/GPS. Isnt affected of altitude. Hope this helps. [T.M HOTAS Warthog Stick & Throttle + T.Flight pedals, Varjo Aero, HP Reverb pro, Pimax 8KX] [DCS Mirage 2K; Huey; Spitfire Mk IX, AJS 37, F-14, F-18, FC3, A-10 Warthog II and a few more ] i9 13900KF@5.8/32Gb DDR5@6400/ Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX4090, ASUS STRIX Z790-F , 2Tb m2 NVMe
Bailey Posted November 12, 2020 Posted November 12, 2020 I feel very lost in a cockpit without a clock. It is actually regulation in some Aviation Administrations, which is partially why you see, at a minimum, a stopwatch and a wet compass in all of the American aircraft (among some other instruments). For math and stuff I turned to VoiceAttack. It's almost like having another person in your head, er, ear. DCS VoiceAttack Profiles | My Mods and Utilities on ED User Files | DiCE: DCS Integrated Countermeasure Editor DCS Update Witching Utility | DCS-ExportScripts for Stream Deck Community Github Library | Kiowa Integrated Overlays
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