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solid stirrup Jan 2, 2024, 2:20 AM

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A bit of a work in progress. The Winwing stick was just sold, and a Virpil WarBRD-D is on the way. I've also got a Fanatec wheel and pedals and a Logitech G13 on their way as well. So many changes coming. The idea is to make it as universal as possible, for DCS jets, star citizen ships and ground vehicles, racing sims, and fps games. Here is my component list...

PC components:
Intel i9 13900k oc'd to 6.1ghz
Asus z790-P
Kingston Fury Beast 64 gigs DDR5 @ 4800
x2 Samsung 980 Pro m.2 2tb
Nvidia-Asus RoG Strix 4080 OC Edition

Cockpit components:
Next Level Racing Flight - Boeing Cockpit
Virpil WarBRD-D w/ Constellation grip (not delivered yet)
Virpil T-50 CM3 Throttle
WinWing MFD
Next Level Racing HF8 Haptic Seat Pad
MFG Crosswind rudder pedals
Fanatec wheel and pedals (not delivered yet)
Cooler Master Aimpad
Logitech G13 (Not delivered yet)
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Headphones
Trackir5 w/ RJSimtech RS Pro Clip
Red Dragon mechanical keyboard, brown keys
MadCatz RAT8+ mouse

jaunty robin Jan 10, 2024, 4:52 PM

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That's hot. How's the resolution on the screen, being so close?

solid stirrup Jan 16, 2024, 11:58 PM

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jaunty robin That's hot. How's the resolution on the screen, being so close?

Eh, it's descent. Typical issues with DCS and it's super tiny single pixel dots for enemy aircraft at 10 miles, so with the screen being 50" at a close range, I've really got to keep my eyes on a swivel to spot them. It's not ideal. I think I may actually go down to a 40" range screen.

jaunty robin Jan 17, 2024, 12:01 AM

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I've been tempted to pick up a used Samsung G9, current setup not being ideal. 27in at 2 feet, not much peripheral vision for close formation.

zealous sun Jan 17, 2024, 8:52 AM

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Sick!

solid stirrup Jan 18, 2024, 5:23 PM

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zealous sun Sick!

Thanks 🙂

solid stirrup Jan 21, 2024, 11:27 PM

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...work in progress.

solid stirrup Jan 22, 2024, 2:06 AM

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solid stirrup Jan 23, 2024, 3:01 AM

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red jacinth Feb 2, 2024, 7:28 AM

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interesting pedal solution, very nice

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have a racing / dcs / star citizen hybrid setup myself

solid stirrup Feb 6, 2024, 5:42 PM

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Finally got my damper installed 🤓

spiral dune Feb 17, 2024, 7:16 PM

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Congrats to you RJ for being the focus of this week's Simpit Spotlight on "The Hangar Bay" podcast!
I'm sure it's the recognition you've been waiting for 😉
You have the admiration of myself (and the 3-4 viewers, probably 2 of which are my spouse and brother, haha).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRBrzpMFhCY&t=2083s

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Seriously though, I love that this forum exists and it's great to see the wonderful setups that everyone has built (yours included)

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Looking forward to seeing what you (and others) come up with next!

solid stirrup Feb 18, 2024, 1:42 AM

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spiral dune Congrats to you RJ for being the focus of this week's Simpit Spotlight on "The H...

Thanks man, I appreciate the shout-out 🙂 To answer your question, the racing pedals don't slide, they're actually positioned so that my feet can move straight up to them and be in a comfortable driving position. It's just an aluminum extrusion bridge built over the top of the rudder pedals. Also I sold the Winwing stick and a Virpil stick is supposed to ship next week.

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Made a flaps lever guard on the CNC machine.

spiral dune Feb 19, 2024, 11:26 PM

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solid stirrup Thanks man, I appreciate the shout-out 🙂 To answer your question, the racing pe...

You're more than welcome! I love seeing everyone's creativity when it comes to simpit setups.
Very cool solution to the different pedals. Thank you for clarifying!
What stick do you have shipping from Virpil? Alpha? CM2?

solid stirrup Feb 19, 2024, 11:45 PM

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spiral dune You're more than welcome! I love seeing everyone's creativity when it comes to s...

I ordered the WarBRD-D and Constellation grip. I'm currently working on designing an auto return switch so I can start building replica F14 switch panels 🤓 The ignition panel and AFCS will likely be the first I work on.

solid stirrup Feb 25, 2024, 12:42 AM

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Putting the CNC machine to work lol

jaunty robin Mar 2, 2024, 4:41 PM

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that mouse has more buttons than a few throttles lol

solid stirrup Mar 27, 2024, 5:55 AM

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Work in progress winwing mfd button label wallpaper for star citizen

static hearth Mar 30, 2024, 2:21 PM

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solid stirrup Work in progress winwing mfd button label wallpaper for star citizen

this is great! I'm trying to find an excuse (haha) to buy a couple of Winwing MFD for my Star Citizen setup, now I got one. Thanks!

solid stirrup Mar 30, 2024, 2:22 PM

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static hearth this is great! I'm trying to find an excuse (haha) to buy a couple of Winwing MF...

I'll share the wallpaper and the template I made when I get back to my pc

solid stirrup Mar 30, 2024, 2:49 PM

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static hearth this is great! I'm trying to find an excuse (haha) to buy a couple of Winwing MF...

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Don't forget the black bars in between the green lit buttons are also buttons. So you can draw a line out in between the labels and add a label for those black buttons as well.

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Apply the wallpaper as centered. You can Google how, but windows let's you set separate wallpapers for each screen. It has to be done from the personalization settings, and it's a bit clunky, but it works.

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