Useful peripherals that can be used on multiple modules?

Mfcds, cdu, HUD controller, anyone know of peripherals that you find useful on multiple if not all modules in DCS?

Pen and paper. Not kidding. lol

I use a tablet with maps and PDFs on, but nothing really "general purpose" yet. I was planning on 3D printing and making a custom button box for gear lever and master arm with maybe a few other buttons; but I haven't finalised what I want on it.

The most useful thing I use is actually 3 virpil desk mounts bolted together with 8mm threaded bar. Joystick and throttle are mounted centre and left, and I have an extra warthog mounting plate on the right that I use as a mouse pad. Finally I 3D printed some brackets that allow me to mount my thrustmaster MFDs to the threaded bar (one above each leg). All 4 devices are then plugged into one USB3 hub and the cables tidied up.

The reason for all this is that I can mount my entire "sim station" onto my desk edge in about 30 seconds and be ready to go. Just lift on, tighten 3 clamps and plug into a USB3 port on top of my tower. I also have a wireless track clip that attaches with velcro so I don't have to mess with wires or plugging it in.

Pen and paper. Not kidding. lol

 

I use a tablet with maps and PDFs on, but nothing really "general purpose" yet. I was planning on 3D printing and making a custom button box for gear lever and master arm with maybe a few other buttons; but I haven't finalised what I want on it.

 

The most useful thing I use is actually 3 virpil desk mounts bolted together with 8mm threaded bar. Joystick and throttle are mounted centre and left, and I have an extra warthog mounting plate on the right that I use as a mouse pad. Finally I 3D printed some brackets that allow me to mount my thrustmaster MFDs to the threaded bar (one above each leg). All 4 devices are then plugged into one USB3 hub and the cables tidied up.

The reason for all this is that I can mount my entire "sim station" onto my desk edge in about 30 seconds and be ready to go. Just lift on, tighten 3 clamps and plug into a USB3 port on top of my tower. I also have a wireless track clip that attaches with velcro so I don't have to mess with wires or plugging it in.

Sorry a bit OT but would you mind posting a pic of this setup.

Sorry a bit OT but would you mind posting a pic of this setup.

Some older pics both with and without it mounted to show the difference. The Track IR mount broke and I designed and printed a new one that fits the profile of my monitor. The headphones also broke last night just as I was about to fly. Not shown is the bluetooth keyboard I use instead of the normal one.

I use several of Derek Speare's button boxes and they couldn't be easier to use in DCS. In the picture below (not sure why it's rotated 180 degrees but I can't figure out how to fix it, sorry) you can see five of them; from left to right they're the ones with red buttons: TrackZilla, FLT-1, then three P2s. I then make my own overlays specific to each aircraft to keep the button assignments clear.

I use the DSD Flight 2 box from Derek Speare for all modules to get some extra buttons, switches and two rotary encoders. Very satisfied.