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MrYenko posted:I picked up a VP Force Rhino
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So I guess the patent for FFB for plane controllers expired? I looked up a video of that thing, and holy poo poo.
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May 2, 2024 01:52
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Reading the same manual, I have a different question: does it only support button mapping, or can you actually set up more involved button logic (eg one logic button on press, another on release; a logic button being activated when some combination of other buttons are or aren't pressed; rapid-fire presses being sent when a button is held down etc)?
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May 2, 2024 02:12
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Tippis posted:Reading the same manual, I have a different question: does it only support button mapping, or can you actually set up more involved button logic (eg one logic button on press, another on release; a logic button being activated when some combination of other buttons are or aren't pressed; rapid-fire presses being sent when a button is held down etc)? I haven’t gotten that far. So far I’m just using it like you’d use a Warthog, button-wise. I know it does physical to logical mapping, but I don’t know if it can shift dynamically.
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May 2, 2024 02:17
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FWIW, while the VKB software has a bit of a learning curve, there's a ton of resources out there about it. VKB has a bunch of videos and there's a VKB rep on Reddit that's always chiming in when someone posts a question/issue. I was pretty intimidated at first but from watching the videos and google searches, I've been able to program the crap out of my STECS and Gunfighter.
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May 2, 2024 02:45
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Cojawfee posted:So I guess the patent for FFB for plane controllers expired? I looked up a video of that thing, and holy poo poo. The FFB patent for joysticks expired a few years ago (2019, IIRC), so it's mostly a case of FFB flight controllers being significantly more complex (and expensive) to design and manufacture than non FFB models, and it being a niche market within a niche market. It also didn't help that the timing of the crackdown on FFB parents coincided pretty well with PC flight simulators largely dying off around 2006-10, so the market was pretty miniscule until MSFS came out.
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May 2, 2024 06:40
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Tippis posted:Reading the same manual, I have a different question: does it only support button mapping, or can you actually set up more involved button logic (eg one logic button on press, another on release; a logic button being activated when some combination of other buttons are or aren't pressed; rapid-fire presses being sent when a button is held down etc)? Dunno, but you can run a vkb grip with the vkb black box on it, so you can just use that for button stuff. This is also great because the vkb adaptor lets you angle the grip without an extension, which it doesn't really need. FFB is great, but heatblur needs to fix the viggen and tomcat, the trim doesn't play nice with autopilot.
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May 2, 2024 07:04
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MrYenko posted:VP Force Rhino 
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May 2, 2024 07:52
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MrYenko posted:I picked up a VP Force Rhino after being on the waiting list for… Awhile. Gosh I miss my Sidewinder FFB2. Trimming out elevator control forces was so satisfying.
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May 2, 2024 14:02
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Is there any easy fix for scenery, particularly on runways, causing a jumpscare because the plane hits an invisible ramp or rut while on the landing roll out causing a 737 to ground loop?
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May 2, 2024 19:47
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Free stuff https://fselite.net/content/inibuilds-releases-milwaukee-mitchell-intl-airport-for-free-on-msfs/
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May 4, 2024 17:01
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Do you all use reshade to play your amazing screenshot generator of choice? Are there other similar tools?
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May 4, 2024 20:07
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Beyond ATC dropped their release today https://www.beyondatc.net/download
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May 5, 2024 03:53
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VFR is a little rough. I got handed off from tower, to departure, to center, when I was barely 200' above traffic pattern altitude a half mile from the field. Basic voices and voice recognition is good though!
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May 5, 2024 05:26
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Ohhh nice.
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May 5, 2024 13:35
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VFR support is a "maybe, eventually" thing.
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May 5, 2024 13:37
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Bentai posted:VFR is a little rough. I got handed off from tower, to departure, to center, when I was barely 200' above traffic pattern altitude a half mile from the field. how did you get vfr to work, it wants me to do a navigraph account is there a vfr option there?
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May 5, 2024 15:57
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X-Crafts released a free version of their E-Jets (E175 & E195) as part of a 10 year anniversary celebration for X-Plane They're not bad and you can't beat the price.
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May 5, 2024 16:25
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tater_salad posted:how did you get vfr to work, it wants me to do a navigraph account is there a vfr option there? Simbrief has a VFR option when you file, but as mentioned by Theris actual VFR support for Beyond ATC is a "maybe, eventually" thing, so even if you filed a VFR flight plan in Simbrief, it will still treat you as an IFR flight. I wasn't aware of that limitation, but overall there's a lot of potential here, really looking forward to the future of the product.
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May 5, 2024 16:27
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The main developer said in the recent interview that the platform and the way it works with AI is not really suitable for VFR and he pointed to SayIntentions as the preferred solution if that’s what you’re after. These two platform use AI in different ways - BeyondATC uses AI to fill ins standard phraseology templates, while say intentions is more like an LLM, since for VFR there’s much less interaction with the sim systems required.
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May 5, 2024 18:35
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yeah I'll do IFR stuff for the post part because I dont flight sim enough for $300/yr in better ATC
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May 6, 2024 14:38
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If I wanna fly helicopters in MSFS, what should I look for in a stick? HOTAS + peddles? is getting somebody's used stuff off ebay advisable?
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May 6, 2024 14:53
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KrunkMcGrunk posted:If I wanna fly helicopters in MSFS, what should I look for in a stick? HOTAS + peddles? is getting somebody's used stuff off ebay advisable? Helicopters are difficult with a normal joystick. They require tons of precision, so if choppers are your main thing an extension for your stick would help. You can of course fly them with a normal joystick, but they tend to require a lot of very precise movements. And MSFS helicopters are easier than X-Plane helicopters from my experience. 
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May 6, 2024 16:02
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Is that a 3d printed extension? Where would I buy something like that?
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May 6, 2024 16:34
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lobsterminator posted:And MSFS helicopters are easier than X-Plane helicopters from my experience. I don't agree at all, but for me it mostly comes down to X Plane having more predictable trim controls and a mod that implements DCS-style "Fix Trim" buttons. MSFS helicopters are so sensitive, and the trim buttons have dumb as poo poo, extremely fast repeat speeds so you're constantly overshooting tiny trim adjustments. But god is it prettier than XPlane at helicopter altitudes, satellite imagery or not.
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May 6, 2024 16:44
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KrunkMcGrunk posted:Is that a 3d printed extension? Where would I buy something like that? Curved extensions can be had from all the usual new manufacturers, and even from some sim furniture/fixture makers. And while I'd agree somewhat that helos require precise movement, what they really need is three-control coordination: collective, stick, and pedals — any movement of one will require compensation on the others to an extent that even the most fidgety fixed-wing generally don't need. And trimming is its whole other thing. The collective can mostly be handled by any old throttle; the stick can be done with most sticks — extensions help. It's the anti-torque that will need some thought if you don't have pedals at hand, and a twist stick will only get you so far exactly because of how much you need to adjust, and how small the movements need to be. It's that combination of small adjustment, rather than each one on its own, that make them twitchy piles of formation-flying bolts.
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May 6, 2024 17:09
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I just need to quote a post from another topic, as it describes my feelings about helicopters exactly: Icon Of Sin posted:Helicopters are aerodynamic blasphemy, created by Sikorsky himself and further refined into even more blasphemous creatures (aka the Osprey) by engineers with neither soul nor conscience. They don’t actually fly, the ground repels the foul beasts as best it can until it can trick them into crashing.
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May 6, 2024 18:03
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So would something like this + pedals be a suitable helicopter setup for a neophyte like me?
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May 6, 2024 18:23
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When it comes to pedals, whatever you choose, do a little googling to see if you can (preferably easily) remove the springs that typically return it to center. Heli pedals don't self-center, and it lets you set the tail rotor where you need it for straight flight or hover without having to either trim or hold forward pressure with one foot for so long you develop a distressing muscle strain in your groin. 
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May 6, 2024 18:39
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Also, while most sims will have an option to trim your heli pedals as a convenience, you run into the problem that now they work for straight flight… at this particular speed. Maybe. But you'll soon want to remove some of that pressure to fly straight at some other speed, or to hover, and now you have to input almost full rudder in the other direction only to cancel out the trim you put in. And if you need more than that, you may not have enough input range to play with and have to reset the trim or trim halfway so you can push the pedals a bit more and re-trim in the new position. Odds are that this will also do fun things to your stick trim so suddenly the whole thing is just off-kilter along every conceivable axis. It's going to get even more shaky and twitchy than helos are by default. Removing springs or having some kind of damper in place that lets you both move freely yet also stick the pedals in place and have them stay there, is an indescribably big help for getting all the bolts to stay in close proximity to each other.
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Nothing like running out of left pedal as you pull collective at the end of your land approach. I’ve always flown helos without rudder trim.
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May 7, 2024 01:36
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Black Square dukes are now out https://www.justflight.com/product/black-square-piston-duke Bit pricey but they look fun. I don't know if I want to spend $50 when I already have the Black Square Baron.
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May 9, 2024 15:38
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has anyone here tried any of the FS Academy courses (VFR, IFR, etc)?
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May 9, 2024 15:47
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Sapozhnik posted:Black Square dukes are now out I'll be taking a look at that. The Duke has always seemed the ideal aircraft to simulate, as it's a wonderful aircraft on paper except it's incredibly, incredibly expensive and frustrating to operate. Friends don't let friends buy Dukes. I don't care how cheap it is (and it will usually be quite cheap.... to buy).
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May 9, 2024 16:46
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Sapozhnik posted:Bit pricey but they look fun. I don't know if I want to spend $50 when I already have the Black Square Baron. I have the FSR500 which fills the same capability niche, and the BS Baron that fills the same twin-piston beech niche, and...yeah I'm gonna buy it. I have just enough self control to not go all the way and also get the turbine one, though. A great performing plane with normal maintenance costs completely violates the Duke Spirit. Why would you want that?
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May 9, 2024 17:14
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Theris posted:I have the FSR500 which fills the same capability niche, and the BS Baron that fills the same twin-piston beech niche, and...yeah I'm gonna buy it. The Beechcraft Duke is pretty much at the top right corner of the hot/crazy matrix.
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May 9, 2024 17:20
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the milk machine posted:has anyone here tried any of the FS Academy courses (VFR, IFR, etc)? I've done vfr, ifr and airliner. They are a good step up from the base msfs tutorials. I found them helpful coming from a very newbish understanding of aviation.
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May 9, 2024 19:07
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One in the Bum posted:I've done vfr, ifr and airliner. They are a good step up from the base msfs tutorials. I found them helpful coming from a very newbish understanding of aviation. I agree with this post! I have the same three and thought they were great intermediate tutorials.
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Black Square: Piston and Turbine dukes are out. $50 for one or $70 for both Me: Hmm. Bit steep I think, and I've already got the other Black Square aircraft Black Square: Oh and it includes the option to use the shittiest GPS in the world that's still IFR legal Me: ... 
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what the gently caress am i even doing i shouldn't be allowed to spend money
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