FIRST Flight with my NEW Setup | F/A-18C | DCS World

Massive thanks to the folks at Virpil for hooking me up with with these incredible controls, check out their website for more information on their amazing products - virpil-controls.eu/
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My Setup:
- i7 6800k @ 4.18Ghz
-EVGA RTX 2080Ti 11GB - Stream Funded!!!
-32GB RAM
-VPC Constellation ALPHA
-VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle
-3x Cougar MFD
-TrackIR with Track Clip Pro
-A Tartan Beret
-2560 x 1440 Monitor
-A keyboard
-A mouse
-Ray-Ban Aviators
What is DCS?
Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World) is a free-to-play digital battlefield game, focusing on simulation of military aircraft. It includes the FREE Su-25T and TF-51D aircraft and it is extensible through additional DCS modules as well as user-made add-ons and mods. DCS World includes a vast mission area of the Caucasus region that encompasses much of Georgia - the location of the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008. You can download it for free here - www.digitalcombatsimulator.co...
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[@MattWagner]

Intro freaking me out.

[@104thMaverick]

In Wags We Trust, thanks for all the hard work on the videos sir

[@Hystrix138]

Love that joystick-gloryhole

[@mr_whyy]

The picture on the desk 😆

[@RedKiteRender]

Love the through desk joystick setup! Always bothers me a little how far out from the desk you're pushed with a desk mount hanging off the end.

[@lankypilot778]

Agreed. This is one of reasons I still have my warthog stuck on top of desk, with my dodgy eyes sitting any further back is out question. Nice solution.

[@fedaykinwolf]

Yea seriously I can't believe this is the first time I've seen the joystick through desk idea, I might just try that (if my IKEA desk isn't just pure sawdust filler..)

[@nexus888]

Totally agree! I got my TM Joystick on a monstertech mount and I actually turned the mounting plate 90 degrees before mounting the TM Joystick so it can be closer to my desk, yet not hitting the desk at the right height.

[@HEMSJim]

Welcome back! Glad to see you’re well!

[@the_rakan]

Congrats mate. Deserve the best. Always. Knock it outta the park and show us what it's about

[@MatSpeedle]

Thats a great looking setup Mav, amazing some of the kit you can get now.

[@poppacapnurass2608]

Congratulations on the new HOTAS, mine arrived yesterday and enjoying it a lot already. Been missing watching you fly :)

[@JoJo-vm8vk]

Hi, Virpil CM3 is very cool. More buttons than you need for Hornet, which is very handy. I use the red lèves on the base for: - T1: refuelling probe - T2: master arm - T3: hook - T4: landing gear Momentary buttons - T5: flap up/ down. - T6: heading DEL - T7: Course SEL Rotary: E1: COM1 channel +/- & pull E2: COM2 channel +/- & pull MODE: ECM rotary 😉

[@slyderace]

I also have the CM3 and have a similar setup to yours but in different spots :)

[@catsooey]

Thanks for listing your setup! 🙂 I’m just making the jump from War Thunder (on PS4) to DCS with a proper gaming pc and peripherals. With all this new gear there’s so much to learn and having a good key binding setup to start out with is a huge help. I’m going with the Virpil CM3 throttle and probably the Virpil Constellation stick. I was also thinking about the VKB Gunfighter Mk 3 Ultimate, which has got some good reviews. I’m not sure what you’d recommend for a pc setup. I have about 1300 to spend on a pc but only $700 if I get the CM3 & Constellation stick (which I can get a good deal on). Any recommendations for a good gaming pc in this range?

[@UWfalcin]

@@catsooeyHow’s it going for you in DCS nowadays? I usually ask when I see comments like this because I myself had a pretty damn hard time for the first 3-4 months almost two years ago. I wondered what the hell I had gotten myself into and thought I had just wasted all that money but today it’s one of my greatest hobbies!!😎🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Lochaby]

As a fellow virpil Hornet main I'm very curious to see how you end up setting up your hotas. I hope you do a detail led look or maybe provide your key bind files. I also always wonder about your keyboard shortcuts. Love the content!

[@104thMaverick]

Thanks for the idea!

[@NR-qo1xn]

That's great mate. Well done. What an awesome setup you have. All the best 👍🏼

[@104thMaverick]

Thanks 👍

[@suecobandito8954]

Great to hear from you, Mav.

[@suecobandito8954]

Hope you’re killin’ it in life. And yes, you want to be the tanker pilot. Autopilot and coffee. Per diem pay and babes. Great places like St. Johns, Gander, Keflavik.

[@104thMaverick]

Thanks brother, hope you're well my friend!

[@leejackson2736]

Hey mav congrats mate

[@W4lkerWings]

This is the way.

[@ComdrStew]

Sounds like my CH Pro Pedals that I got for Christmas of 1997, with that new USB plug. Opened it up and was like WTF is this. Had to wait two days to get a USB card. Bought the Thrustmaster TPR pedals last year.

[@MrHrannsi]

Never seen a desk with a joystick gloryhole before, must admit it is a pretty neat idea 😁

[@Crunch104]

Nice setup dude! All you need now is to map all the actual Hornet Hotas to your Hotas. No keyboard in the middle of a furball FFS lol! Happy for you bro!

[@104thMaverick]

I'm not a purist brother that doesnt bother me, as long as he's dead and I'm alive I'm ok with using the keyboard :D But I hear you, I'm going to work more and more on just using the HOTAS.

[@jackfrost9164]

Could you do a setup tour of your system and how you did everything?

[@rowdy75]

Sweet setup, Mav! Recommend to persistently try to handle the mouse with the left hand for a few weeks. Learning to mouse with the left was a game changer for me, being able to keep the right hand on the stick and alternating between throttle and mouse with the left to manipulate cockpit switches is a blast.

[@104thMaverick]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Jerrys_missing_finger]

I need to try that. Good tip

[@GazBourne65]

New set up looks excellent and so clean Mr Maverick, its been a while since we spoke, hope your well brother 👍

[@104thMaverick]

Thanks big man and same to you mate! Hopefully catch you on a stream soon

[@sheepy2688]

Every time someone asked me if they needed a fancy HOTAS, I was like naaahhh the professional can do it with a 3D pro :). No need for fancy hardware to be good at DCS ;)

[@104thMaverick]

And I did it like a boss for 13 years with a 3D pro brother 😉

[@TheUnhappyTroll]

last bastion had fallen

[@benh580]

I have two 3d pros. The first one I bought just out of high school in 2005. Bought a 2nd one after watching your videos a few years ago. When I moved a few months ago I found my first one. How do you like the new setup?

[@104thMaverick]

It’s a big change Ben but I love it, feels a lot more precise than the Logitech

[@thewarthogproject]

You need more buttons!

[@104thMaverick]

Love your setup and channel brother!

[@czintrpt5585]

You finally changed your setup after 20 years? I guess hell just froze over... 🤣

[@oldmanfunky4909]

The only "bad" thing I see with that set up is no wrist support. It appears he could get fatigued over a long play session. I keep my stick low and canted for comfort.

[@FreeRangeLemon]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time Mav says, "My new virpil setup." by the end you'll be dead! Jk man, happy for ya.

[@davilessa3928]

maybe I didn't pay attention if you mentioned it in the video but how do you turn the camera without the vr headset? I'm a complete newbie at this so take it easy on the judging lmao. I wanna build a setup but the vr headset prices are just out of my budget. At first I thought you were using keyboard buttons to move the camera but then I saw you moving it with your hands off the keyboard and I was like "hold up" hahahahah something on your headset maybe? feels hopeful to know that I can play this without paying 300 euros for a decent vr headset :S

[@104thMaverick]

I use TrackIR my friend, it’s headtracking software so when I move my head the view changes.

[@davilessa3928]

@@104thMaverick I appreciate you taking the time to answer brother! I’ll definitely search that up, thanks for the help.

[@nexus888]

Such a shame Australia added a 35% additional import tax on imports from Belarus on anything without exemptions. That basically means you end up paying 50% in taxes if buying Virpil equipment. I wish the government had picked certain good types but no… :(

[@cutlass6332]

When can I move in?

[@104thMaverick]

😂. After I get a night in Typhoon Towers 😜