Which is your favorite Aircraft in VR?

[JJ_ 41]

8 hours ago, Flyfox said:

My absolute favorite is SWS‘s Pilatus PC-12, equipped with the TDS GTN750xi.

ohh, that's 2 votes for this one with the TDS as an added bonus, thanks!

[JJ_ 41]

6 hours ago, tull said:

The children got a VR Meta Quest 3 headset for Christmas so I borrowed it for an hour to try VR out........well bloodyhell.......it blew me away and I havent flown on using a monotor since....what a load of rubbish it is flying using a monitor....its rubbish. ... I keep taking the headset off the children and I cant keep doing that now can I so I bought another one...ya can stick the monitor up ya Jacksy! 😀

The planes what float my boat in VR are both Airbuses, PMDG 737 and TBM850......absoluteley incredible and very very immersive indeed....LOVE IT!👍

Love this story, LOL! When I decided to get VR it was mainly to exercise at home, but when I tried it on MSFS, I went to all my VR friends and complained why no one told me how awesome an experience it is, what a HUGE difference it makes for situational awareness, helicopter flying, much better approaches, landing and pattern flying, instrument panel awareness, as well as the sense of vertigo you get in real life, OMG its a game changer!

[JJ_ 41]

5 hours ago, DaveCT2003 said:

I have the Quest 3 (Mixed/Augmented Reality capability).  Does anyone know if there is an aircraft written to take advantage of the hand / finger capability - for turning knobs and flipping switches?  I'm told there is, I the person couldn't remember which ones.

 

Wow! Do let us know if you find out!

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

1 hour ago, JJ_ said:

Wow! Do let us know if you find out!

Absolutely!

 

[Kaboki 437]

My favorite is A2A commanche because of their VR turbulence moddeling, all other planes just make me nausious..

[Donka 654]

I'm a fan of most GA aircraft in VR. Caribou and the Wilga are great in VR but I'm a big advocate of Carenado aircraft in VR. The excellent modelling and texturing along with great performance make these ideal in VR for me.

[Lucky38i 1,106]

21 hours ago, DaveCT2003 said:

I have the Quest 3 (Mixed/Augmented Reality capability).  Does anyone know if there is an aircraft written to take advantage of the hand / finger capability - for turning knobs and flipping switches?  I'm told there is, I the person couldn't remember which ones.

 

The most recent Virtual Desktop Beta added the option to emulate Index Controllers on Quest, essentially your hand tracking on the Q3 are emulated as index controllers so with OpenVR you can get hand tracking within SteamVR, so if you have VD try giving that a go. I haven't got a Q3 yet but I keep up to date on the news and this recent beta seems to be a game changer

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

16 minutes ago, Lucky38i said:

The most recent Virtual Desktop Beta added the option to emulate Index Controllers on Quest, essentially your hand tracking on the Q3 are emulated as index controllers so with OpenVR you can get hand tracking within SteamVR, so if you have VD try giving that a go. I haven't got a Q3 yet but I keep up to date on the news and this recent beta seems to be a game changer

 

That's great to know. I've just now starting looking at Virtual Desktop, and see a non-Steam version was just released.  I downloaded it, but I'm still learning how to install and run it (It's not a straight forward "click and install".

Thanks again for the info!

 

[Dillon 2,198]

20 hours ago, JJ_ said:

Oh man, this a great list, thanks for this feedback!!!

I figured this is what you needed.🍺

[Fielder 3,724]

4 hours ago, Donka said:

I'm a fan of most GA aircraft in VR. Caribou and the Wilga are great in VR but I'm a big advocate of Carenado aircraft in VR. The excellent modelling and texturing along with great performance make these ideal in VR for me.

Same here! Carenado. Beauty over systems. Which is what VR is all about. I would say the best reply to the original post is one word: Carenado!

My favorite for G.A. their 182RG

 

For old school, their Cessna 170b (post art deco style) cockpit:

 

 

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

Those a great shots. I took shots in the Leonardo Maddog and even tried creating some video, but unfortunately they call come out in (of course) 2D so it will never do a good job of showing off what we really see and experience.

All I can say is that i knew what to expect... and the Quest 3 STILL blew my hair back... and I'm bald!  (not really, but you get the point).

I'm working on a special project for VR in shared cockpit, and THAT I believe will be the next great thing!

 

[avhpilot 156]

On 3/2/2024 at 8:32 PM, Fielder said:

Same here! Carenado. Beauty over systems. Which is what VR is all about. I would say the best reply to the original post is one word: Carenado!

Careful now. This might get the wrong message to those not converted to VR yet, thinking it's better to use less complex (read 'Carenado') add-ons in VR only. This is not the case. The PMDG737 is just as great as a C152 in VR. Everything works as expected.

So, ANY plane, also complicated systems-wise is great in VR!

Just do a walk-around and take a look up at the landing gear bay of the recently updated Fenix A320 

 

[jon b 2,051]

3 hours ago, avhpilot said:

So, ANY plane, also complicated systems-wise is great in VR!

Yes, I’d say that VR actually makes it much easier to fly complex airliners as you move your head to look up at the overhead panel, down to the FMC, to the side for the centre console etc, and can instantly glance back at the primary instruments. It’s much more natural than having to pan around the flightdeck using a mouse in 2D and losing awareness of what the aircraft is doing.

[Fielder 3,724]

3 hours ago, jon b said:

It’s much more natural than having to pan around the flightdeck using a mouse in 2D and losing awareness of what the aircraft is doing.

It is easier to look around in VR. It is not easier to do around in VR. Tuning knobs on complicated glass screens for instance. Some people use knobster. Others try to use the VR controllers. Some try to use artificial hands. I use a trackball mounted on my knee. I don't need any of that stuff in 2D. In VR I need at least one of that stuff. But not in VR with simpler planes. Because in simpler planes there is nothing to "move" on the panel that can't be done with a good HOTAS full of hats and buttons and logitech panels and some trim panels. All of which can be adjusted with touch, you don't have to see these controllers to use them.

For complex planes in VR I would need more hardware: A G1000 for instance that I can use by 'feel' while watching the panel in the VR display. A knobster could do some of that.