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by Sparky
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: Tangmere Repair Hangar
Topic: To Check Six!! It [doesn't] works!! Step-by-step to replace SteamVR and VRNecksafer with OpenVR and XRNS [see note. it
Replies: 3
Views: 728

Re: To Check Six!! It works!! Step-by-step to replace SteamVR and VRNecksafer with OpenVR and XRNS

Would this work for Quest 3...? Don't know, but after one session where this worked for me, it encountered an error that pervented me from starting IL2, so I'm back to SteamVR and no way to look behind since the original VRNecksafer quit working for me a couple years ago. You should try, though bec...
by Sparky
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:28 am
Forum: DCS stuff
Topic: Hey, Folks
Replies: 10
Views: 2349

Re: Hey, Folks

@Mouse, I'd like to try DCS again. Last time my rudder pedals wouldn't accept braking commands so taxiing and landing were *interesting*. If you want to get the F-18, you could fly from land to see if you like it before paying for a carrier pack.
by Sparky
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:12 am
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Landing SOP
Replies: 21
Views: 4169

Re: Landing SOP

I was thinking of Sunday and the 601 near miss of my stationary Spit. They missed hitting you because they were aiming for you. It like in The Legend of Bagger Vance. Bagger walks out of the dark and Junah had been hitting drives. Junah says, "I could'a killed you." Bagger replies, "No, Sir. Cause ...
by Sparky
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Landing SOP
Replies: 21
Views: 4169

Re: Landing SOP

@Fritz @Tom, you're both right. I just default back to real life, but this would be impractical for TP Ops. After all, what cluster-f would occur if someone from 601 managed the tower? :rof_eek
by Sparky
Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:06 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Landing SOP
Replies: 21
Views: 4169

Re: Landing SOP

...there is not going to be a tower service from what I read. It's much more like an uncontrolled airfield with RADIO service like Gramps mentioned. That'll work. Someone suggested having the first person to drop out/be shot down/ditch/RTB to spawn in a new aircraft and just sit on the airfield and...
by Sparky
Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Landing SOP
Replies: 21
Views: 4169

Re: Landing SOP

wilco. Great idea. I'd suggest flight leaders or singletons (or squadron leader if all in one gaggle) contact the tower at ten miles out, but no closer than five miles out, so tower can stack and sequence as appropriate to prioritize emergencies, damaged aircraft, min/emergency fuel state, and the r...
by Sparky
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: Tangmere Repair Hangar
Topic: To Check Six!! It [doesn't] works!! Step-by-step to replace SteamVR and VRNecksafer with OpenVR and XRNS [see note. it
Replies: 3
Views: 728

To Check Six!! It [doesn't] works!! Step-by-step to replace SteamVR and VRNecksafer with OpenVR and XRNS [see note. it

Note: after one session where this worked for me, it encountered an error that pervented me from starting IL2, so I'm back to SteamVR and no way to look behind since the original VRNecksafer quit working for me a couple years ago. An IL2 forum member, "Patricks" helped me install OpenXR and XRNS, t...
by Sparky
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: Tangmere Pilots Guest Room
Topic: Introduction and hello...
Replies: 13
Views: 1752

Re: Introduction and hello...

I too am in the St. Charles area in MO. My favorite ...the Mooney M20.... Howdy, neighbor. I'm just north of Hermann, MO, and my email is redacted . I can fly my Mooney over to St. Charles once I get a battery issue sorted out. It has a G1000 glass cockpit whereas the MSFS versions are steam gauges...
by Sparky
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: Tangmere Pilots Guest Room
Topic: Introduction and hello...
Replies: 13
Views: 1752

Re: Introduction and hello...

Welcome, sir. I and a couple others are from the US (I'm in rural Missouri). TP guys are great. During weekly operations we keep comms to a minimum but during pre-mission practice and Tuesday/Friday 'come if you wish' fly days we chatter informally. I tried a couple other online squadrons, but they ...
by Sparky
Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Guzzler has joined to save the day
Replies: 17
Views: 11990

Re: Guzzler has joined to save the day

Welcome to the monkey house!

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by Sparky
Mon Dec 04, 2023 1:23 am
Forum: Tangmere Repair Hangar
Topic: The Fat Controller
Replies: 14
Views: 1887

Re: The Fat Controller

Very nice and well-thought out to allow you to avoid mistakes.
by Sparky
Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: Tangmere Pilots Guest Room
Topic: Thank You
Replies: 1
Views: 1347

Re: Thank You

Welcome. Under general settings I set my IL2 volume at 2%. Otherwise it drowns out radio calls on Teamspeak and (in missions) on SRS. Good luck.
by Sparky
Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: No.6 Operational Training Unit
Topic: Sgt Mors leaves Sutton Bridge
Replies: 18
Views: 7305

Re: Sgt Mors leaves Sutton Bridge

Welcome to the monkey house, brother. Glad to have you aboard.

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by Sparky
Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:17 am
Forum: Tangmere Pilots Guest Room
Topic: Welcome Guests.
Replies: 380
Views: 100645

Re: Welcome Guests.

You did well. My first taxiing in the 109 on OTU was a proper ballet/ice skating spinny, spinny.
by Sparky
Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Tangmere Repair Hangar
Topic: Varjo Aero headset flaw - don't let this ruin your headset
Replies: 0
Views: 3856

Varjo Aero headset flaw - don't let this ruin your headset

The Varjo Aero headset, unlike almost all others, does not turn off if you set it aside and leave it. It goes to their interface screen and that gets burned into the screens like an afterimage and cannot be fixed. The headset costs around 2,000 quid, dollars or euros and is supposed to be the best h...