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I agree with those above. Requesting lights to be turned on should be an option. Enemy airfields would have their lights turned off so us/we, the good guys, can't find it easy and destroy it with THEIR help to find it. Just my opinion. hrnet940 A.K.A. Wayne

I need to start getting my standby instruments setup in my home F/A-18C cockpit. I was thinking of using this as my altimeter, but don't know how to get it interfacing with DCS. Any suggestions? I know that it is a little to big for the area, but I would make it work and look good. https://www.flightillusion.com/military-vintage/other-gauges-mil/gsa-016g-digital-altimeter-green/

VERY NICE!!!! How do you get just the scenery and HUD to show? I am at a point in my F/A-18C hornet rig that it is time to start transitioning to that view only. I have been looking in the settings and nothing is popping out. Thanks

I don't understand why you NEED to run current of any type through your magnetic reed switch. Please explain this. I use a magnetic reed switch for my SEAT SAFE/ARM switch hooked directly to my Mega 2560 board using DCS BIOS and it works like a dream. It took very little to get everything setup and the magnet in a good place, but it still works perfectly. I am thinking of using the same switch for my ejection seat (get me outta here) handle.

I am getting into Bankler's CASE 1 Carrier Landing and would like to be able to read the debrief notes to get better. If the Debrief window was widened to allow us to see all of the notes it would be very beneficial. Currently, I have to hover my mouse over it until it disappears then move it back over, or don't have it disappear as long as my mouse is hovering over it. Please and Thank-You, Wayne

Does anyone know how to get these to work in the F/A-18C Hornet? Wayne

I have made that change and the switch still reacts different. I found that if I slow my transition from one position to the next that it does do as it should. When I look at the switch in the cockpit it goes to the L FUS MSL position as a kinda reset before going to where I have moved the switch too. Strange, but it does work. Is this normal or is there something else that I need to do to get this to work as one would think it should?

Thanks. You are correct that I currently have my Bleed Air, INS and Radar switches hooked up to rotary encoders. I have this done for simplicity and ease of connection to my Arduino's/Mega 2560. I am getting ready to order my panels from TekCreations and getting all of my switches wired up and placed in a container; ready to be installed when they arrive. Wayne

Thanks, I will and see how that goes. Would this be the same reason why my Radar switch misbehaves too? Thanks, Wayne

Video.MOV Here is the other in-game video. You can see that the switch starts in the SAFE position than is moved fully left, fully right and back to SAFE. I am on the ground with the engines running. Wayne Video.MOV

I am having issues with my rotary switches. They are not acting as they should and would like help to get them working correctly. I have attached two videos recorded with my iPad. I have also included the Arduino script with pins 43 - 47 being hooked up to the Mega 2560. I also have the same issue with my Radar switch in the F/A-18C hornet. Any help to get these rotary switches working will be greatly appreciated. Hrnet940 aka Wayne Video_1.MOV

Out of the ten or so flights that I have had with DCS BIOS and my new Oculus Quest II 256Gb headset, the majority of them have had DCS BIOS loose connection with my plugged in Arduino boards. Is there a way to still use my DCS BIOS Arduino connected switches with my VR headset? I like being able to use my gear handle, flap switch, hook handle, and others while flying my F/A-18C hornet in VR. Sorry that I don't have any pics of what DCS BIOS looks like after the flight, but nothing appears in the Serial ports page, they are all gone(5x Arduino and both Tek Creations devices).

How much? Postage to Canada, postal code K8V6K1. Wayne

I know the last post to here was back in 2015. Do you still have some sticker sheets available or know where I can get one set my my ACES II seat? Thanks, Wayne AKA hrnet940

Thanks pete_auau! Great video! Wayne

Thanks for the update. Are the missions getting a little , or a lot, harder with everyone you complete? Cheers, Wayne

pete_auau, I found and watched a YouTube video from the Grim Reapers and found the file along with downloaded it. Wayne

pete_auau, Where do I find the DCS Liberation Dynamic Campaign One? I looked for it in the User Files and there are a lot there to look through, also on the DCS main site in E-Shop and didn't find it there either. I am finding more time to fly in DCS and starting to explore some user files and campaigns. A link here to that campaign would be a great help. Thanks in advance, Wayne

I enjoy performing "Touch and Go's" at different airports before landing and taxiing back to park. Can we get this as an option on the ATC menu, please. Traffic would be really nice too! Thanks, Wayne Wilson

Thanks for letting me know. I can still find my tanker with radar. It will get me using my radar more and becoming more familiar with it. Always a positive somewhere, just have to find it. Thanks, Wayne

I have been working on my AAR, 70 registered in my logbook so far, and using TACAN to find my Herc for refuel, but now after tuning the correct TACAN station my F/A-18C doesn't find the TACAN. I can have the aircraft 0.5 nm off my nose and still nothing. How do I get this fixed? It worked before the last update and now not working. Wayne

I have installed a small either ON-OFF-ON switch for my FIRE Guards and currently only one OFF-ON for my SPIN Recovery guard. It only takes a split second to flip the guard switch and push the required switch. It was quick and easy with only a small amount of deviation from the proper panel setup. It works for me. In the future I may move these the a special place, but like where they are now, I barely use them as I don't have failures running currently. The SPIN guard I have used when I played with that on a few flights. Happy Cockpit Building, Wayne F/A-18C Hornet Cockpit Builder

Hi MINIMANZACK, I am currently running one Leo Bodnar BBI-32 and was hoping to phase this out of the cockpit build, but I might need to keep it for this along with APU Start and Engine Crank switches. I have those setup with one (ON)-OFF-(ON) switch for the Engine Crank and one OFF-(ON) switch for the APU Start. This allows them to appear as they are magnetic switches by already being in their OFF position when the switch turns off in DCS. Not perfect, but it gets the job done. I might explore your fix or use the two switches I already have setup from the Arduino attempt and connect them to the BBI-32 and get it working that way. Thanks for showing me how you have gone about dealing with this issue. I have heard that it is a problem with the proprietary code; they won't allow someone else to fix it and make our lives easier in our ultimate quest to have our cockpits built and functioning as we wish. Happy Cockpit Building, Wayne

I am wondering if anyone else has these panels and having similar issues that I am encountering. My Video Record panel is plugged in to the back of the IFEI and the IFEI brightness control is acting as a very sensitive aileron trim control. Also, none of the switches work. I tried to switch its mode with pushing and holding the MODE switch while pushing the QTY UP key. The unit does flash to let me know that something has happened, but it is still the same. Is there a correct time to do this, like after powered up, but before getting in to the hornet or something else? I am also having a problem with DCS BIOS crashing on me at around 16 minutes after starting a flight. I had to load a different plugin for DCS BIOS to get the IFEI display to work properly and I think that is where the problem lies; that software has bugs in it. Can someone provide some guidance on how to correct this, if possible, so I can fly and enjoy my new cockpit additions. I have been emailing back and forth with Kieron at Tek Creations and they have been great, but I presume that they are on Christmas break and it could be a few days before I get word back from the email that I sent today. Cheers and Merry Christmas, Wayne Wilson

It took me quite a while to get the hang of AAR and now have it, around 63 recorded in my logbook. I was trying for just over an half an hour and no matter how perfect it seemed, it just wouldn't plug in. I noticed that if I don't get the call "CLEARED CONTACT" I never became connected. Once I figured that little tid bit out than I plugged in easily. I found that I needed to be less then 0.2 miles in the HUD distance to TACAN channel to get that call "CLEARED CONTACT." Oh and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE worked too!!! I agree with some of the other statements on very gentle touch to the joystick and throttle. When I get close to the tanker (within a mile) I switch to two fingers and a thumb on my joystick and walk the throttles a bit here and there. My throttles are always moving somewhat. Getting the proper approach picture in your HUD will help to. I watched the YouTube video below and it helped a lot. Happy Flying and much success on AAR practicing. Don't get frustrated, it ain't easy until you get it! Wayne