Deleted this folder and problem went away.
C:\Users\<your user name>\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta
of course backed up <input> folder for control mappings and restored after starting game.
2021-09-01 23:58:53.048 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND: texture 'mi_8_tex_spec' not found. Asked from 'NGMODEL'
This is the error i see right after mission loads and it crashes.
Does anyone have a pdf of the VPC Control Panel - #1 to map which buttons are mapped.
can't find one on the internets.
Like this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uOKPG4rcaZR_TtJQVDgtR3w73lHl9xO3aoC0ss4nMAs/edit?usp=sharing