DCS Companion App(s)

[DHesquire]

I'm used to doing my civvy flying with an iPad-based (other tablets are available) moving map, and since doing so have also got my DCS kneeboards on there too (shoutout to my personal favourite kneeboard solutions by @Minsky and @pokeraccio - awesome layouts and concise info!).  These are only as JPEGs on my OneDrive, but it always gets me wondering about the viability of a proper companion app for DCS.  Kind of like merging CombatFlite with the built in kneeboards, the F10 map, and/or maybe being able to output an MFD/HUD of your choosing.  Anyone who's used Garmin Pilot, as an example, should get the vague idea of what I'm on about (moving map, synthetic vision, checklists, planning features, TCAS/ADS-B input).

 

Not sure if this is the right place for the topic so feel free to move, but interested in people's thoughts.  Might even have a bash myself although mobile apps aren't my forte (I despise code work!)

[Baltic Pirate]

Interestingly I was thinking about the same earlier today. F10 map would be brilliant on a tablet. However, I am pretty much only flying on VR when at home, so any companion app on a tablet etc would be pretty much useless for me. But if you are using a monitor or a few, yes, there would be good use for an app that not only displays the map, but approach plates and anything else you can SHIFT + K out.

[Aviators]

Open source

[Muzzer]

This for Android tablets works well, and it gives me a map, ICP, cockpit switches, MFD buttons etc

[DHesquire]

On 7/27/2021 at 9:43 PM, Baltic Pirate said:

Interestingly I was thinking about the same earlier today. F10 map would be brilliant on a tablet. However, I am pretty much only flying on VR when at home, so any companion app on a tablet etc would be pretty much useless for me. But if you are using a monitor or a few, yes, there would be good use for an app that not only displays the map, but approach plates and anything else you can SHIFT + K out.

Yes exactly - to pull the built in kneeboard across would be a good function.

 

On 7/27/2021 at 11:50 PM, Aviators said:

Open source

Tbf that hadn't even crossed my mind - I'll look into what sorts of things will be needed and see where we go

 

On 7/28/2021 at 7:09 PM, Muzzer said:

This for Android tablets works well, and it gives me a map, ICP, cockpit switches, MFD buttons etc

I hadn't seen that before, that's awesome!  Albeit Android only

[Opy]

I used to use iControl a lot, but it is specific to the warthog.
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/icontrol-dcs/id435409019
And it doesn't do the maps.

And it is quite expensive.