DCS: Here's What You Need to Fly
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2024
- In his first DCS tutorial, Mooch reviews the basics of his rig, including hardware and software requirements and a few other "gotchas."
Gear mentioned in this episode:
- Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog throttle
- Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals
- Virpil F-14 stick
- Natural Point TrackIR
- Volair Sim Pit
- Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor
- Hyper X gaming keyboard and mouse
- Hyper X gaming headset
- GEFORCE RTX 2080 graphics card
- Insignia USB 3.0 powered USB port
- Eagle Dynamics DCS World F-14 and F/A-18 and Supercarrier modules along with Syrian, Caucasus, and Persian Gulf maps
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Have fun, Mooch! Drop me a line if you'd like to fly sometime.
No, no, no,…..there’s two “O’s” in Mooch, Wags……
Anyone else in for a drinking game related to acronyms with Wagner and Mooch flying together on a sim?
I thaught you were eagle dynamics for a sec
@@alzimme86
Can you say “alcohol poisoning??”
@@planesytchannel2096 dude... that's Wags! THE Wags!
Ward, please think about doing some DCS live events with the audience together, it will be great just taking off from a carrier, fly formation and goes back.
Planning on it.
Idea, please demonstrate an engine-out emergency procedure while on final approach. That would be cool to watch you demonstrate it in simulation.
CW plays DCS too, perhaps a dogfight? Wonder if you can pull fuses on the DCS F14 like Snort did to fry that F16?
@@armr6937 snort did it to f-18 ;)
@@WardCarroll yeah!
I'm sure you've got plenty of content planned, but the thought of a RIO tutorial from Mooch himself has got me excited. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for the support, Drake!
@@WardCarroll there aren't really many good RIO tutes - this is a *great* suggestion
Ward Carroll getting more involved with DCS is such an exciting thing for the community. The more credible guys get into it and make videos about it, the more fun it becomes for us all.
It has finally come full circle. I stumbled upon this channel by looking for dogfighting tips when I first got into DCS. Still here for all the cool stuff he shares
It’s finally happening!
My buddy and I have been dual-crewing the Tomcat in DCS for some months now and your tactics videos have been so helpful at improving our game, particularly engaging targets with the AIM-54. Enjoy the new rig and looking forward to seeing you in the digital skies someday!
If you ever see ward in the skies, you're already dead...
I work in IT , and have loved aviation and sims since i was a kid. This video was very informative and useful . Especially the USB part of it , ALOT of people miss that.
It feels like my father-in-law explaining to me how he got into Simming before he passed. Thanks for this and God Bless.
Since seeing Top Gun 2, I've fallen back in love with fighters and their pilots all over again, which is kind of crazy considering I am pretty vehemently anti-war, but they're just so damn magnificent.
Anyways, I've been getting into DCS videos, particularly Growling Sidewinder's channel. When I fully realized the steep learning curve and amount of "homework" learning your aircraft this sim demands to become proficient, I was blown away at the dudes skill in multiple aircraft.
I hope to see some Mooch v. GS dogfights in the near future. Would make for some excellent viewing.
Was waiting for this one sir
Hoping to see some tutorials in the future sir
CASE I techniques coming soon!
@@WardCarroll eagerly waiting for it sir
@@WardCarroll
New YT series incoming?
“Mooch’s RAG” or just “The RAG”
“FRS” just doesn’t work…….
Hey Mooch. I've just listened to the Air Combat Sim episode with you and Casmo. I know it took you some time to learn the ropes of DCS. You are methodical and do it in a serious way. And I like that. Have (serious) fun with it!
I just finished listening to that, opened my TH-cam and got this video as recommendation. It was a great combo!
Ward, please keep us updated with your new set up (it's really nice). Maybe in the future you can work in a F-14 tutorial for all of us who loves aviation.
i love that you are getting into this ward! we welcome you with open arms! Hope to see some raw footage of you playing for the first time or something like that!
Your man-cave is a total inspiration! Thanks for the rundown.
It's actually a man-attic. 😜 Thanks for watching!
Seriously one of the best if not THE best channels on TH-cam all things military aviation!
I think a lot of people waited for this :) Great stuff and as always looking for your awesome content! Greetings from a German armchair pilot. Edit: Btw, I'm team VR. Resolution is worse obviously but the immersion outweighs that tenfold for me. Also tanking and stuff is so much easier :) I literally couldn't fly DCS on a 2D screen again, ever. But it might not be for everyone for multiple reasons, I get that.
Same and I was raised on old school DOS flightsims my favorite being Gunship 2000. When I see footage from that stuff now I cringe. Even a 4k monitor to me feels like tunnel vision. Full disclosure never tried a track IR because I already had my Oculus Quest 2 ready to go. Now I don't think I could go back to 2d even if I had to, like if my VR broke or something.
@@papawushutv Exactly, at first I switched to 2D for convenience when trying something out in the mission editor or learning a new module. But even for that I stay in VR now because I just can't ;)
I recently made the jump to the reverb g2 and the resolution is much better. It's still not as good as track IR on max settings, but I'd rather have good graphics and immersion than great graphics and 2d. With a great gpu and cpu you can get high res and 60+fps on the supercarrier in VR
Those on here that love DCS and know of Growling Sidewinder's channel, wouldn't you love to see Ward and GS do videos together.
Those two would be unbeatable in a couple of F-14D's!
@@spryderplays5456 yeah I have a Valve Index and with enough resolution it's quite ok. My first headset was a HTV Vive and reading labels especially in the F-14 was nearly impossible. No issue in the Valve Index. But you need quite a beefy PC considering how "well" DCS is optimized for VR
Seeing your rig was something I been wanting to see forever! So glad to see it! Can't wait to see some of your flights with Tricker.
I've been waiting for this!!! I don't play DCS yet, but I love watching missions and tutorials. Have always thought it would be awesome to see Mooch flying missions in DCS, and here we are almost there!!!! Awesome video as always!!!!👍😊💥💥💥
Mooch - I heard that Jester - the DCS F-14 RIO just went to the Skipper turned in his wings - upon hearing your entry to DCS. His 2 reasons - "his wife and kids, sir - I almost orphaned 'em before I've even seen 'em, I've been holding on too tight - I lost the edge to Mooch."
Mooch this is awesome! Welcome to DCS! Tricker is great, you can definitely learn a lot from him.
Maybe one day I'll get you into a helicopter 😁
Edit: A couple eventual recommendations: A stick extension will give you more precise control, and the damper mod for your pedals will make them feel even better than they do now. (Both of these are especially valuable in helicopters hahaha)
helicopters are just as fun as jets
Found your channel through looking up information about DCS. Your setup is super cool and I'm loving the videos. The information you have to share is so great and I appreciate you taking the time to teach us.
More of this please!
I had to do a double take. I have tons of DCS vids in my feed and to see one with Ward's name attached to it definitely caused some confusion. This is amazing! So stoked that you fly in DCS as well!
Nice stuff, there's so many periphery devices for flight simming right now you can really get into some interesting territory. Welcome aboard, looking forward to more DCS exploits, and of course we might see some more analysis of things using DCS as a "training aide" perhaps?
That's a sweet rig, Mr. Carroll! Alright, we know what has to happen next... Mooch and Mover (CW Lemoine) in a Tomcat versus Growling Sidewinder and LongShot in some appropriate Op-For. Maybe Mig-28s? Maybe we can get Drewski in there too, somewhere? Gotta make it happen, ya'll!
What an awesome piece of kit. Holy moly. You can certainly turn burn and light the cans with that baby! Ward you never fail to impress.
Wow! Been waiting for you to get started with DCS! Faaaantastic! Looking forward to RIO tutorials!
We here in the DCS community welcome you with open arms and green decks. Thanks for all you do! Look forward to any DCS videos you make!
Mooch i am so happy you're up and running. Really looking forward to your future content in DCS. Also looking forward to you showing us what it takes to be a real RIO, or driver. All the jargon, and everything that comes with it. Wait until the F-4 comes out! Really looking forward to all of it. See you in the (virtual) sky!
I can't wait to see you fly with Tricker. Nice rig indeed!
Nice profile picture!
Glad you finally got your DCS rig up and running Mooch, looking forward to some live streams and DCS video content!
Thanks for the great content on a regular basis, and for the details on your DCS setup. I'm looking forward to seeing some combat missions.
Thanks for the support, Eric!
Welcome to DCS Ward! I love flying with my virtual squadron and look forward to more videos of you as you dive further into the virtual air combat world!
OMG… thank you Sir for exposing me to another ‘rabbit hole’ to willingly fall into.
Thank you for making this. This will be a big help for me when I start investing in my own rig and for preparing to fly the Tomcat.
You weren’t kidding when you said you’ve been bagging a ton of traps, that first clip was the best I’ve seen so far in DCS!
Love your setup! Looking forward to seeing more DCS content from you!
Great Video. I was hoping to get your take on DCS. Great tips, thanks!
Nice! really looking forward to seeing how you get on in DCS Ward! Give ‘em hell!
"not a game, it's a flight simulator."
I laughed for several minutes. Thanks for another great video.
It’s true. I’m having major flashbacks.
Its a simulator that the community keeps trying to turn into an arcade game :)
Welcome to DCS sir 👍🏻 and congrats on your awesome rig.
This stuff has come a long way since I was a kid playing Gunship 2000 on an IBM PS/1.
Looking forward to your DCS F-14 Campaign with Baltic Dragon. His latest Raven One is the best yet! I'm sure he and you can cook up something spicy for the Tomcat.
OMG I'm not a DCS guy, but I've been looking forward to you doing it for a while! Can't wait for the flight vids!
Very cool. Just got my gaming computer and downloading dcs as I type this. Thanks for sharing your setup. Also would like to see more of this.
Thanks so much for this video Ward! I have a Volaire SIM pit as well and I could never find any good Rudder pedals that fit in it. But I think I might give those thrustmaster pedals a try with your mod! Thanks again. Hope it works!
Love this! This seems like such an obvious step for someone who flew in the F14 and loves the plane. Would absolutely love a RIO start up guide 💪🏻
Welcome to the rabbit hole “Mooch”! Yeah, VR, although not perfect it is getting better. OpenXR eliminates SteamVR, and is giving VR a much clearer picture. Most experienced flyers in DCS have used Trackir and have moved to VR (not Tricker…lol). There are a lot of great people in DCS, but as Toby Keith’s song “I Love This Bar” describes, this is still the Internet…Just have fun reliving your real life experiences now as an front seat Arrow Slinger! Oh, and teach Jester a few things too…lol
Don’t make me come over there Bob! 😂😂😂
@@TrickerDCS We love your vids on how to fly and operate military complex warplanes…Mooch is in good hands!
"Mover" didn't get along with Track-IR... he prefers VR. I've been using VR since long before Oculus era and wouldn't go anywhere without it. :)
A few years ago I made my own Track IR system using a webcam, spent film, and a couple of Infrared LEDs. I got it to work on FSX but was kind of a PITA. This stuff has come a long way. Awesome rig you have there.
Ward, one thing that I saw (and love) next to your rig which others haven’t mentioned. Records!!
Way to go Mooch!!!! Really nice setup! 👍🥳
I started using the Ocular Rift-S with DCS and it is amazing, next is a motion platform for the "seat feel". Flying with the Rift, being able to turn your head and look around sure makes formation flying and target alignment very easy.
As always great content!
Great piece of training aid for future stories!
The way this is explained is dutifully laid out and straight to the point
Loved the video. Thanks for all the usefull. Information. Been looking into DCS for a while now. Waiting on picking up some decent gear before I start though.
Please give use more DCS! We love the knowledge and even cooler to get to see you fly
Cool rig, Ward!! Welcome to DCS 😁😁😁😁😁
Mr. Ward Carol sir. Being an aviation wrench I had to stop your video to check on your rudder pedal mounting. I'm pleased that you knew the old adage that all bolts point down and out. You did the mounting correctly as far as my eyes can see. I was looking to see if you mounted the bolts top down versus nuts up. Keep up the fantastic work. Live well, long, and prosper.
Great informative video ! As a person whose on the fence to purchasing a system to get started in DCS it was great, thanks.
This is exactly the information I need. RL pilot. Want to fly the F14 DCS, but haven’t seen a setup and explanation like this. Thanks!!
Wow. Other than the sim pit, no room for that, I have essentially the same rig as you. Your gonna love it!
It would be so awesome to see a real life Pilot/RIO team flying in DCS! If anything, just to see how fast it all comes back 🤟
Thank you for this, and all your great video work. I have been on the fence of DCS for 2 years. I am not sure if I really want to commit to another hobby (habit?). This is pushing me towards taking the plunge.
Your rig is truly impressive. That monitor is unreal. My machinist OCD is making me want to come address your cable management.
Brilliant rig Mooch, just started in DCS myself and loving it! I’m flying the Tomcat, Hornet and the Viper. Who knows maybe see you at the boat!
Really cool! Thanks for sharing!!
Excellent. Have been considering this recently and your video was very helpful 👍
Love your content Mooch. Just finished Punks War audiobook. Very good. I’d recommend taking that base plate off the bottom of your flight stick, and attaching it directly to your pit. It can’t be comfortable having that giant metal plate in your way. Keep the video coming please..!
The former avionics maintainer in me saw the cable management behind your computer and about hand an anuerysm.
Love your videos.
Glad to see you flying again, bossman!
This is cool too see. Looking forward to some Tomcat instructional videos ☺️
Please make more dcs vids! I actually gasped when i saw this notification so excited!
Just bought the F-14 in DCS few weeks ago while in sale. Great module, was defintly orth its money. Just need to improve my personal flight skills to get its potential unleashed!
makes me happy to know Ward plays DCS, too! hoping for some DCS livestreams or content in the future!
Great rig, Ward! Glad to have you on board as an ambassador for DCS World! Keep the DCS clips coming! By the way, the G9 is also one of my latest additions, really nice, when you use it in combination with a headtracker. In terms of VR I can say that it convinced me when I changed to a 2x 4K resolution (Pimax 8KX). Needs a RTX 3090 to be smooth but that's the visual sound barrier to breach in order to solve the readability issues I had before with other headsets. I guess VR will definitely be a thing in just a few years but it's just not there yet.
This is amazing. I've always thought to myself; "Man, Ward should try DCS sometime and get in the Tomcat!". And to my surprise, you're way ahead of me. Hopefully you can plan events sometime so that we can make a group flight and formation flight. Would love to be your wingman, Mooch 😃✈️🎖
Damn, that's so cool! Thanks for putting what is effectively a set up guide out! I plan on getting such peripherals in the future and hopefully get into DCS myself. Need to upgrade my Graphics card, get a new monitor, and pick up some pedals to complete my set up.
You have a SWEET set up!!
Ward, welcome to DCS! You will need to want this, as DCS is no cake walk. Looking forward to some DCS posts from you!
This was a terrific info with a lot of great tips! Thank you
Very nice. Love the rig!
Wow that’s quite the setup! “Cleared Contact” 😁
That is an amazing set up. Wow.
Can’t be more excited for what you’ll bring to the dcs community!
Right for lineup Mooch!
Two of my favourite things just came together...Your stories and my favourite sim
Mooch, your USB cables are spiking my OCD PTSD!
Hey Mooch, thanks for a timely vid. I am in the process of getting my Office Spec PC up to speed, as I have never really done PC Gaming either, but since a few of you folks have been steadily getting involved - I thought I would too. Thanks for the heads up re The Warthog throttles, as I heard they were only good for the A10. Can't wait to see some of your flight footage. Cheers.
DCS just keeps blowing my mind. I went with the monster tech flight chair, love it but I like the look of the set up for the monitor and pedals. I've never flown a fighter but I have a lapsed CPL with a group 1 IFR, also been to a couple full motion sims for training and DCS is only missing the seat of the pants feeling that they give you. Its incredible that they have made the level of immersion that they offer on a PC. Ward, given that your a real world f14 guy, perhaps some tutorials on F14 radar, weapons and countermeasures? Once you master the front seat to your satisfaction that is! Cheers!
Your cable management stresses me out. Good to have you in the community Mooch.
This is really neat to see as I've been getting into DCS more since getting my hands on a more proper HOTAS (not the warthog set you've got here, sadly. But it's still bee treating me nice.) As a matter of fact, I just added the Tomcat to my virtual hangar with the Summer sale going on, so I expect to have to spend an inordinate amount of time learning the airframe. At least I've got the F-16 and P-51 to fall back to when I want to be able to fly until I get the Tomcat wrangled.
Excited to see you out in the digital skies before long!
Good job! Congratulations on your new rig.. the setup always take time but then it is a blast. It would be great to see you in the 4YA multiplayer room and please tell us your call sign. I fly both the F14 & F18 but most of the time the Tomcat for the past 12 months, I love it. Cheers
So glad to see you here brother. It's a hell of a sim.
Carrier Ops with Mooch himself? Sign me up please :D
Cool rig, I’m already thinking about that screen. A piece of software I find useful with the F14 is VoiceAttack to communicate with the RIO. It can run a macro from a voice command so, for example, if I say TACAN or ILS it flips all the switches and sets it all up.
Good rig. I also have pc positioned rearward facing easy to change cables and keep cooling vents and air circulation good and dust free vacuum ect.with cabling tube it all attracts dust like a magnet many thanks Mr ward
good going! Thanks for the info!
Excellent! We'll be looking for Mooch in the virtual skies!
I'm looking forward to a time when mere mortals can fly co-cockpit (online) as Ward's RIO! What better "training aid" than a real-life RIO acting as "nose-gunner" coaching the newbie at the craft, in situations that can be repeated until mastered?
Well, done, Ward, I've been waiting for this to eventuate. Glad you're promoting ThrustMaster. I've been a customer of theirs since the early 1990's!
Nice set up there! Sweet!