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I haven't tried X-Plane yet, am pretty much glued to Elite dangerous now. Taking a break from flight sims, with the exception of the P51 in DCS @propsfan - It's normally the walking around demo's that can make people sick, even with a steady 75FPS. Vehicles/Aircraft etc are fine

Mate i've been running VR for months, trust me you need that 75FPS minimum or you feel sick. Sure the software will run but it will be bad experiance. FSX and P3D are not ready, FSX likely never will. For a good sim experience DCS or Outerra is the best option.

DK2 needs 75fps, CV1 will likely need more depending on the refresh rate. Hense why I haven't touched FSX or P3D since going to VR.

The main thing that shocks people is that everything is real size, the immersion is incredible, it makes even the most mundane thing become amazing. Unfortunately it killed FS for me, you really have to try it on software that was designed for VR. Elite Dangerous or Asseto Corsa are good examples. Hopefully in the next year or so it will look great in P3D. It works pretty well in DCS, the great thing is you are not looking at a screen, you are inside the A-10, everything is correct size as you look around. Very hard to describe I was just flying circuits in the A-10 and P51 for hours, it's like owning your aircraft. I can only imagine what the PMDG 777 will feel like. @Oracle, I have been using the DK2 with Elite dangerous for around 5 months, everything becomes natural, you can still use the keyboard if you want, you adjust to it. I use software called voice attack, it is a programmable voice recognition and response system that only costs $8. Insane value for money, it control everythings on my computer, for FS you can easily set it up to work like a first officer, it will handle anything, even complex tasks.

Cant wait for the CV1. The DK2 was basically a life changer for me, could never go back to normal monitors with trackIR now.

I think Emirates & Qatar alone is enough to keep Airbus happy. I guarantee a Sheikh from Saudi or the UAE will pick up one of these A380's to use as a private jet

Thanks mate, I have enough sims to keep me entertained. Will check back in maybe a year or so. Cheers

Hi, since I bought a DK2 I can't bring myself to use a normal monitor again. Haven't touched my FS setup. I understand the Dk2 will work with P3D? Ideally I would like to run the PMDG 777 in Virtual reality, is this possible? Money is not an issue, so I can put together the required rig. The issue I see is I need a stable 75fps in the sim. Has anyone got this working? After spending years and thousands on hardware/projecters, tracking software etc, 5mins in my DK2 actually put me inside the simulation, it's breathtaking, can't be described. Normal monitors and TrackIR is not an option anymore, so I'm willing to wait a few years if P3D is not ready for VR.. Cheers

Guy's, I don't have anything to do with Airsimmer (or flightsim) Anymore. However I do have direct contact with the Airsimmer devs. Can anyone having issues please PM me directly, I hardly log on here, however I do get an email notification if someone PM's me. Cheers

Hey, Sorry for the late reply, I don't post here much anymore. I use voice recognition software called voice attack. My keyboard is pretty much redundant. It is very easy to setup and create macro's, I even control my media player with it. It cost's around $10 You can add voice packs, some are not cheap, I use Ivona 'English Amy' Feel free to PM me, I get a notification so am more likely to get back to you faster. Cheers http://www.ivona.com/. http://www.voiceattack.com/ This guy's video is pretty old, the software is very slick now

Hey Rafal, thanks for the kind words. And Mike, good to hear from you mate Yeah it is a shame, only so much I could do for a company like that. I still had tons of hours worth on enjoyment from it, in fact years of enjoyment. Anyway, have been informed the site is planned to be back online this Friday 6th. Oh and guy's definitely get an Oculus CV1 when it comes out, the DK2 is mind blowing, I would never go back to TrackIR and a normal monitor. Cheers

Hi Guy's and especially Rafal! I quit flight simming a long time ago when I discovered the joys of the Oculus Rift DK2 and Elite dangerous! Will come back to FS in a a year or so hopefully. Regarding Airsimmer, well I am not happy with the situation at all, no warning was given regarding the website, I could have at least prewarned customers and tried to setup a temporary forum for those with issues. The official line is it will be back up soon.. Well they told me that 3 weeks ago :/ I would suggest contacting Fllght1. Or send me a PM here and I will see if I can resolve the issue. I have no idea if the website problem will effect activation's, unfortunately I no longer have any version of FS installed to test this myself. Cheers.

Hi, So I haven't touched FSX for nearly six months. Bought an Oculus rift DK2 and can't go back to flying with TrackIR on a normal screen :( Has anyone tried the rift with PMDG aircraft? It requires 75FPS minimum. My question is specific to PMDG, not default aircraft in FSX. This Damn rift has ruined Flight simming for me, now fly spaceships in Elite Dangerous..

Logitech Attack 3 is the closest feel I've had to the real thing. Haven't found anything closer except replica sidesticks. https://support.logitech.com/en_in/product/302 http://www.flightdecksolutions.com/components/a320/a320-flight-controls/a320-pro-mx-series-sidestick/

Very strange then. have you tried swapping the wav file? Every time I have seen this problem the wav file is the culprit. The users settings do not like the frequency the rumble was recorded at. Anyway, my point is the issue is always on the users end, not an issue with the software itself. Good luck mate! Am sure the devs will find you a solution.

Mate check your EQ settings, I know exactly what you are experiencing. The low end freq is clipping. No need to open a ticket, best thing to do is open the wav file and play it on your system. I thought you were a sound guru

I used to think the one thing I couldn't go without is TrackIR.. Then I drunk purchased a BK Gamer one night - http://www.thebuttkicker.com/gaming/ Best sim investment I ever made. Spoiler rumble, landing gear, engine rumble on take off.. Flightsim just wouldn't be the same without it. @Alex - check your sound card settings, your base frequency's are likely screwed.

Yes of course, this is done on all commercial aircraft as part of the final training before line flying.

Have been waiting for someone to mention climb performance. Take off performance calculations are based on a minimum climb gradient single engine (for twins) A Higher flap setting will give you a shorter take off roll but decrease climb performance, lower flap setting gives you a longer take off roll but increased climb performance.

Sorry, what manual pitch trim annunciation on the PFD?

So you are saying it should go straight to direct law? oookay.... It's funny, you post a link to a guy that has never flown a A3xx, and who also says 'Boeing simply equates with my simple intellect' Your second link backs up what I am saying, yet you strongly disagree with it? I'm confused... More than 30 UAS incidents had happened on A330/340's prior to AF447, some of those incidents included Air France. None of those incident's resulted in a loss of life or damage to the aircraft, why? Because the crew followed the UAS procedure. Instead of taking a sledge hammer to the problem (always dump the aircraft in direct law) How about focusing on training & looking at why this particular crew acted the way it did? Fortunately that is what is being done..

Wow, that is an amazing balanced article, still makes me sad to read the last words of those onboard. I have studied the AF447 crash in detail, we have also had deep and often heated discussion on the crash here in hanger chat. Not much I can add to what was written, they summed it up very well. Only a few things I would add. 1. No matter what, even if you think you are Chuck Yeager or an average pilot under pressure, you have to follow SOP. All they had to do was follow the UAS procedure and they would have been ok. You lose IAS and you fly pitch & thrust by the numbers while the person next to you trouble shoots. 2. I have come under fire here previously because I disagree that the crew where bad pilots. I believe that due to a small initial mistake (fixation with roll) they got themselves into a panic, they also became victim to somatogravic illusion which also resulted in a breakdown in CRM http://aviationknowledge.wikidot.com/aviation:somatogravic-illusion 3. We don’t believe there are any bad pilots. We believe there are average pilots who have bad days The system dumped them in ALT2B. Pitch was in alternate law but roll control was in Direct Law - Roll in direct law at the best of times is extremely sensitive. At night in high altitude/turbulence & after being startled I can see why he may have overeacted in roll. He spent a critical time focused on roll (Believing that was the main issue) when they should have been following the unreliable airspeed procedure (UAS) Personally I don't think the technology is the issue. Training needs to be looked at, fortunately every airline I know of has adjusted training since AF447. Regards

Normal procedure is to just hit APP. ILS should be autotuned, you only have to verify in the MCDU that the correct freq is tuned in. LS button can be pushed at any time, it simply displays the LOC & G/S on your PFD

What did the FMA display? It should go from LOC* (STAR) to LOC. Always understand and follow the FMA, it tells you exactly what the aircraft is trying to do.

Sorry but I am not getting into all of that with you again. You have shown all of us here that you are not ready to learn the more complex aspects of the aircraft. The topic was 'A simple question on A/THR'. I've given you the answer.