Jump to content

Flight sim chairs

Mizzy
 Share

Recommended Posts

Mizzy

Mizzy

Posted
Posted

Hello

Not sure where to post this but I need some help, I am looking for a chair to play DCS but I have no idea what is out there. Yes I have googled it all but thought that someone here could help recommend any . 

Thank you

Mizzy

 

Ala12Rv-Tundra

Ala12Rv-Tundra

Posted
Posted

Monstertech sells one, pricetag could easily put you off.
I bought one from this guy from Hungary, he sells through Facebook mostly.
Simple Simpit
https://www.facebook.com/SIMpleSIMpit/?tn-str=k*F
he also builds Mig-29 sticks, rudder pedals... high quality builds.

  • Like 1

i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | Orion 2 throttle base w/ Viper & Hornet grips| VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 2x TM MFDs & 1x WW DDI | 2x Bass shakers | SIMple SIMpit chair | WW TakeOff panel | Andre JetSeat | WW Hornet UFC | WW Viper ICP

FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle - Phantom - Mirage F1 - Afghanistan - Irak

Hector45

Hector45

Posted
Posted

Custom plans, plywood, and memory foam!

  • Like 1

Modules: F-14A/B | F-15C | F-16C | F/A-18C | SU-33 | Spitfire Mk IX | AH-64D | UH-1 | Super Carrier | Combined Arms | Persian Gulf | Syria | NTTR

Setup: VKB Gunfighter Mk.III F-14 CE HOTAS | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | MFG Crosswind V3 | Custom switch panel | Tek Creations F14 Display Panel | Custom F14 Left Vertical Console | Custom IR Tracker | Custom butt kicker

PC: i7 11700K | 64GB G-Skill DDR4 3600MHz | EVGA GeForce RTX 3080Ti FTW3 | DCS dedicated 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD | 3440x1440 144hz 34" ultrawide

AngleOff66

AngleOff66

Posted
Posted (edited)

If I had the room I would get a car chair set up.

A local handy person or carpenter can make the base:

Examples:

https://www.polygon.com/guides/2020/7/1/21300566/how-to-build-a-flight-simulator-racing-cockpit-homemade-diy-rig-frame-chair-setup

Any competent wood worker should be able to look at these various setups and cobble something together.

https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/mobile-driving-flying-cockpit-with-motion-and-tactile-build.165289/

This is a racing rig, but it should provide ideas:

U shaped foam cushion. Plenty of others.

https://www.amazon.ca/Posture-Pro-Health-Chair-Cushion/dp/B09KCQYJDF/ref=sr_1_61?keywords=Foam+Cushion&qid=1658785131&sr=8-61

 

Not sure how to cut the  metal frame of the chair and then re weld though.

 

Edited by NoCoolName66
  • Like 2
Hector45

Hector45

Posted
Posted (edited)

20220322_085720.jpg

Plywood and 2x4's are pretty much all I used. SketchUp is a free 3D modeling software that made designing this feasible.

Edited by Hector45
  • Like 1

Modules: F-14A/B | F-15C | F-16C | F/A-18C | SU-33 | Spitfire Mk IX | AH-64D | UH-1 | Super Carrier | Combined Arms | Persian Gulf | Syria | NTTR

Setup: VKB Gunfighter Mk.III F-14 CE HOTAS | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | MFG Crosswind V3 | Custom switch panel | Tek Creations F14 Display Panel | Custom F14 Left Vertical Console | Custom IR Tracker | Custom butt kicker

PC: i7 11700K | 64GB G-Skill DDR4 3600MHz | EVGA GeForce RTX 3080Ti FTW3 | DCS dedicated 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD | 3440x1440 144hz 34" ultrawide

AngleOff66

AngleOff66

Posted
Posted

That is a very nice setup Hector. 

The center cushion is much better than what I posted from the online reseller.

I wonder if using a car chair would interfere with VR HMD?  Trying to turn around and having that bit of the chair right at the back of your head/neck. hmm.

72Stu

72Stu

Posted
Posted

Im all for buying a cheap bucket seat and nailing it to some 2x4 for the Crosswinds to sit on, but I just looked at the yawvr kickstarter, which looks really good. 

Costs the same as a next gen gfx card. The tech is looking so good for the future in this field. 

Hector45

Hector45

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, NoCoolName66 said:

That is a very nice setup Hector. 

The center cushion is much better than what I posted from the online reseller.

I wonder if using a car chair would interfere with VR HMD?  Trying to turn around and having that bit of the chair right at the back of your head/neck. hmm.

Thanks! Yeah I was worried about my headrest interfering with my headset which is why I didn't incorporate one in my design. 

Modules: F-14A/B | F-15C | F-16C | F/A-18C | SU-33 | Spitfire Mk IX | AH-64D | UH-1 | Super Carrier | Combined Arms | Persian Gulf | Syria | NTTR

Setup: VKB Gunfighter Mk.III F-14 CE HOTAS | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | MFG Crosswind V3 | Custom switch panel | Tek Creations F14 Display Panel | Custom F14 Left Vertical Console | Custom IR Tracker | Custom butt kicker

PC: i7 11700K | 64GB G-Skill DDR4 3600MHz | EVGA GeForce RTX 3080Ti FTW3 | DCS dedicated 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD | 3440x1440 144hz 34" ultrawide

Ala12Rv-Tundra

Ala12Rv-Tundra

Posted
Posted
5 hours ago, NoCoolName66 said:

That is a very nice setup Hector. 

The center cushion is much better than what I posted from the online reseller.

I wonder if using a car chair would interfere with VR HMD?  Trying to turn around and having that bit of the chair right at the back of your head/neck. hmm.

old cars usually have the chance to dettach the headrest. also worth mentioning, if going to a car junkyard, look for co-driver seats, much less mileage on them!

  • Like 1

i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | Orion 2 throttle base w/ Viper & Hornet grips| VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 2x TM MFDs & 1x WW DDI | 2x Bass shakers | SIMple SIMpit chair | WW TakeOff panel | Andre JetSeat | WW Hornet UFC | WW Viper ICP

FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle - Phantom - Mirage F1 - Afghanistan - Irak

FR4GGL3

FR4GGL3

Posted
Posted
On 7/25/2022 at 11:06 PM, Ala12Rv-Tundra said:

Monstertech sells one, pricetag could easily put you off.

I have the Monstertech MFC-1. But only because it is also a great office chair. I needed this dual use so it was worth the price. If one wants to built a dedicated Flight Sim Setup without that office use, I would not go for the expensive Monstertech chair

  • Like 1

14700K | MSI Z690 Carbon | Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC | 64GB DDR5 6000 G.Skill Ripjaws S5 | Asus Essence STX 2 on a Violectric V90 Headphone amp and Fostex TH600 Headphones | LG 42 C227LA & Samsung C32HG70 | TrackIR 5 | Moza AB9 and Virpil Constellation Alpha Grip | Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle | VKB T-Rudder Pedals MK IV 

I only fool around the F-14 - and still having a hard time on it as there is so much to learn and so little time and talent. But I love it.

Ala12Rv-Tundra

Ala12Rv-Tundra

Posted
Posted
On 8/2/2022 at 10:27 PM, Marcq said:

Or get a computer chair and dress it up 

chair.JPG

chair 1.JPG

 

Is that diy stuff? Quite interesting on the headrest part

i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | Orion 2 throttle base w/ Viper & Hornet grips| VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 2x TM MFDs & 1x WW DDI | 2x Bass shakers | SIMple SIMpit chair | WW TakeOff panel | Andre JetSeat | WW Hornet UFC | WW Viper ICP

FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle - Phantom - Mirage F1 - Afghanistan - Irak

corbu1

corbu1

Posted
Posted
Am 2.8.2022 um 22:27 schrieb Marcq:

Or get a computer chair and dress it up 

chair.JPG

chair 1.JPG

 

Great!! Awesome buil👍👍👍

Is that your mouse on top of the headrest?

DCS Version: 2.9.15.9408
Modules: UH-1H - SA342 - KA-50 BS3 - MI-24P - MI-8MTV2 - AH-64D - CH-47F - OH-58D - UH-60L(Mod, n.i.) - OH-6A(Mod, n.i.) - A-10CII - F-16C - F/A-18C - AJS37 - F-14 - MiG-21bis - JF-17 - Mirage F1 - FC2024 -Combined Arms - Supercarrier - NTTR - Normandy2.0 - Channel - Persian Gulf - Syria - SA - Sinai - Afghanistan - Kola - Iraq - Cold War Germany — Waiting for: BO-105 - AH-1G/F(Mod)

DCS-Client: 9800X3D, 64GB 6200, RTX3090, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 4TB M2 NVMe(DCS), VR VivePro2, PointCTRL, VaicomPro, Wacom Intuos S with VRK v2Beta

DCS-DServer: 11600KF, 64GB 3600, GTX1080, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCSDServer), DCS Olympus

Simpit: NLR Flightsim Pro Cyclic: TM Warthog Grip with 30cm Extension + VPforce Rhino FFB FW Stick: TM Warthog Grip and Base, Throttle: TM Warthog Pedals: Komodo Sim. with Dampers Collective: VPC Rotorplus+AH-64D Grip Other: NLR HF8, Buttkicker (3*MiniConcert), TotalControls AH64D MPD‘s and EUFD, Alain Dufour’s AH-64 TEDAC, TM MFD, Streamdecks (1*32,3*15,1*6), VPC CP#1

Simpit

Simpit

Posted
Posted

Build your own ACES II-Ejection-seat:

My seat built 2004 with some real parts after plans of Martin "Pegasus".

cesacesvollansicht.Jpg

IMG_3283.JPG

  • Like 1

Kind regards

Hans Dieter

System: Win 11 Prof, 64 Bit, AMD 4350 Quad-Core, Gigabyte-Board 970A-UD3P, 16 GB-RAM; ASUS GTX 1080 8 GB - Nvidia Geforce

  • 8 months later...
Textanker

Textanker

Posted
Posted

I'm going through this as well. I used a Jeep seat, but now I am noticing that I am unable to rotate in VR all the way around. The seat is reclined the same as my jeep, but I'm wondering if I should lean it forward some to help me see behind me better? 

  • 9 months later...
Greacey

Greacey

Posted
Posted
On 7/26/2022 at 9:19 AM, Hector45 said:

20220322_085720.jpg

Plywood and 2x4's are pretty much all I used. SketchUp is a free 3D modeling software that made designing this feasible.

 

Hey Hector, after hunting around on the intrawebs for a simpit chair solution, yours is by far the best I’ve seen. I don’t suppose you still have the sketch up file & would be happy to share them?

 

cheers

Greacey

Tzigy

Tzigy

Posted
Posted

Got Monstertech MFC8. Super awesome. Pricey but worth it...

Might order a second one for 2nd home

TM Warthog MFG TIR5 GT Omega Pro/ButKickerx1/WheelStandPro Playseat/ButKickerx2

 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...