MSFS MUST HAVE VR Tools!

Get these three add-ons to reduce your VR workload and have a more enjoyable experience flying in epic virtual reality! These are the three must-have tools I use in my everyday VR flying on the VATSIM network and are the same add-ons featured in the livestreams.
Any others essential tools you can think of? Leave a comment below!
NOTE - Check out the UPDATED version of the Must Have VR Tools here: • MSFS MUST HAVE VR TOOL...
The top three tools:
InGamePanels All-In-One Tablet: store.flightsim.com/product/f...
VATSIM Radio: github.com/daveblackuk/VSR
Navigraph: navigraph.com/
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Oculus Quest 2
Intel Core i9-9900K 4.7GHz
ASUS RTX 3080 Ti
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WD Easystore 8TB External HDD
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BIG IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER - Anything you see on this channel should never, ever under any circumstances be used for real-world flight training. This channel is for entertainment purposes only (at least I hope you find it entertaining). You may pick up some tips on how to make your VR flight sim experience amazing. But it's just for fun. Do NOT use this channel for real-world flight training.
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[@VICIOUSVORTMAX]

It’s rare to find a video that answers all the things I’m actively looking for. Bravo good sir. 🙇‍♂️

[@vrsimpilot]

I am so glad this helped you out!! Thanks for watching and I hope your VR experience is even better with the tools.

[@KGSOsimpilot]

Dude this is exactly what I needed. I absolutely love flying in VR but the workload flying IFR was too much, having to take the headset off and look at VATSIM, writing down clearances etc. Awesome video!!!

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks Caleb!! I am just happy this is helping others who are using VR with VATSIM... VR+VATSIM is an amazingly immersive combination. And these tools really do make it possible without every taking the headset off!

[@MarcoPietersen]

Awesome! Never heard of vsr before this video. Thank you for showing it off!

[@vrsimpilot]

Yes!! VATSIM Radio is essential for flying on VATSIM in VR, in my opinion! It really is amazing!

[@manuelkimpel3788]

Thank you for the video! I flew on Vatsim with VR mode and it's just an amazing immersive experience :)

[@vrsimpilot]

So glad you liked the video! And yes - Flying in VR on VATSIM is the ultimate in immersion! So realistic.

[@manuelkimpel3788]

@@vrsimpilot Yes but instead of All-in-One Tablet I´m using the FSKneeboard Pro add-on (Free version available) to make some important notes, thank you for responding my comment :)

[@vrsimpilot]

@@manuelkimpel3788 That's a great plugin, too!

[@benbluestone]

extremely useful video for aspiring vr simmers! thank you!

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks for watching and I am glad that you found it useful! Please let me know if you have any questions regarding any of these tools.. and please let me know if you can think of others that would be useful!

[@benbluestone]

@@vrsimpilot how much is the navi graph subscription? do you have to pay for it to get the graphs or is there a free version with less features?

[@shawnlamarre1870]

@@benbluestone there is a free version feature, doesnt contain much though

[@benbluestone]

@@shawnlamarre1870 ah i see

[@vrsimpilot]

@@benbluestone Ben, it is €74.90 a year or €8.30 per month (you can cancel any time)... like Shawn said, there is a free version, but I have never used it. Navigraph is probably the most worthwhile paid subscription you can have for simming. It is essential in my opinion for flying on VATSIM.

[@en0n126]

I grabbed the tablet after I saw you use it previously and it's great! It also gives you access to a great interface for Little Navmap. There's 2 PDF viewers so that you can have 2 different PDFs set up for quick access. There's also a METAR database and descent calculator. Some other VATSIM tools, but I don't VATSIM. I noticed though that I have to re-authenticate with Navigraph every time I open the tablet, and it doesn't seem like you had to do that. Is that right? Maybe there's something I'm missing.

[@vrsimpilot]

Awesome!! Yeah that tablet is epic for VR! And yes there are lots of additional features... maybe I'll do a quick (yes, quicker than this one 🤣 someone once told me I talk too much).... a quick vid on just the tablet features... there are 2 PDF viewers, weather... also a landing rate calculator (which I don't like to look at.. you have seen my landings 🤣).... Lots of features for only $15 all in one tablet!! Ah ok, for Navigraph - first try launching Navigraph from the toolbar then just close it (link it once if you have to).... then open the tablet... I think that's a minor bug. For now, open navigraph first real quick from the toolbar then just close it at the beginning of every flight. Then use the tablet navigraph for the rest of the flight... I think it's just a small bug... Still is amazing in VR though, right?

[@TheTuckster123]

I wonder if you could someway incorporate the MCDU into this. Still haven't found a clean way to use it while in flight. I fly on the vatsim network and if ATC gives me a direct to, I just go to the MCDU but in VR, I guess I'll just have to use the mouse ?? My hands shake and the Q2 controllers are not the best option for me.

[@skytation]

Great video man, very helpful! When you record/stream in VR, do you just capture the "goggle/glasses" view, and then just zoom in on one of them to fill the frame? Or is there a better way?

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks!!! And no, streaming from the MSFS window gives that crazy double-lens view!! Use the mirror instead... I think it mirrors off the left or right eye (I can't remember which... or maybe you can choose?)

[@orthi09]

I also think it is great, apart from the obnoxious music :D

[@vrsimpilot]

@@orthi09 Thanks! Good feedback on the music 🤣 I will tone it down on the next one I make. I'm still figuring out the 'produced' videos... I'm more of a live-streaming, off-the-cuff, kind of person 🤣

[@titusmianscum5821]

Hi, umm..could you show us how to install the tablet. it's been weeks since i downloaded the app. I don't understand the instructions on the website. It's frustrating me.

[@livingmodern]

What about Sky4Sim Pad that's free? I'm thinking of trying it soon...just got the Quest 3 to try it out. Upgrading from Rift S

[@nashfan1000]

What I would like to know is how you record in VR. Watch many videos try different things and I cannot seem to make it work. Is there a simple way?

[@KWpilot]

Hey man question where do you create your flight plans hey are I create mine on simbrief and half of the time it doesn’t have the right way points and departures and stuff like that any ideas? And what do you use

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi! If I am replicating a real-world flight, I usually start out in FlightAware - that will give me the route (in the US, at least). Then I do as you are doing - I use SimBrief to plan the flight. Usually the given routing is accurate, but you can change it if not. If you change the runway, the departures/arrivals should update, too.

[@23100Battlefield]

best video ive ever watched, be cool if you made one of these every six months.

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks for the amazing comment!! I'm just glad you like it hand hopefully it helped!! Yes, I am contemplating the next produced video, just not sure which one to make. :) I really do need to get another one out soon!

[@23100Battlefield]

@@vrsimpilot I lkike it because the entire reason i couldnt learn vatsim was barriers such as having to take headset off to copy instructions and radio so its amazing. That tablet is just pefect

[@vrsimpilot]

@@23100Battlefield YES! These tools are geared toward VR flying on VATSIM!! I am so glad if these helped you to be able to fly fully VR on VATSIM! The immersion is amazing!!

[@benh2134]

Im trying to decide between screens and VR to supplement flight training... im guessing you would suggest VR? Also, can checklists be brought up in VR using that vr tablet you were demonstrating? Thx. Ben

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi! - I guess it depends on what phase of flight training you are in and what your CFI/CFII says... for me, I used xplane in pancake mode a long time ago for familiarization with IFR procedures. But it was, by no means, a large part of my flight training... For checklists - You can pull up PDF files, so any checklist that has been PDF'ed can be viewed. I have done that in the past for various aircraft and it works well.

[@guylarochelle9793]

How do you get the menu toolbar to be located exactly where you want and then stay there?

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi! For me, when I hit the top button on my Oculus Controller, the menu just pops up and doesn't move... it is always in the same place when I hit the button... I'm not sure you can actually position it. If we are talking about the MSFS top toolbar

[@Captain_puckett]

This might sound silly, but im not in the sim world yet only GA flying, could I use my foreflight sub as a replacement for anything in the sim world to save money?

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi! I also have a foreflight subscription I use on my iPad mini in the Arrow.... some people use it with MSFS to get the aircraft to show up on the map page along with the geo-referenced plates... but I have never done this. In VR, there are ways to screencast your iPad screen to a windows window which could then be brought in to the sim via FSDesktop, but this would be really clunky, I think.

[@CaribbeanSimPilot]

Tablet link broken

[@wilfredgroeneweg]

Informative video, thanks! Your link to the ingame tablet has been broken. Is the tablet no longer available or is the link incorrect? Or is it me … 😊

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks! Glad you found it informative! Ah ok... yes there has been an update. Try this link: www.flightsimulator.me/all-in-one-v2-0-0/all-in-one-v2-0-0

[@wilfredgroeneweg]

@@vrsimpilot thank you, I have now access to the in-game tablet 👍😉

[@Elitestitan123]

Wow amazing

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks! Yes, I hope this shows off some of the great tools that help make the VR experience even more amazing!

[@davidelliott2379]

Great video. Where do you get the all in one tablet? The link you posted doesn't work. Thanks

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi and thanks!! Yes, I need to make a follow-up video - there is a new tablet which is even better. You can get it here: www.flightsimulator.me/all-in-one-v2-0-0/all-in-one-v2-0-0

[@davidelliott2379]

@@vrsimpilot Thanks

[@davidelliott2379]

Quick question for you….. I ran into a message from a virus blocker saying that the program contained a virus. Have you ever run into this issue? I hesitated and didn’t download yet. Just curious to see if you had any issues….

[@vrsimpilot]

@@davidelliott2379 I think I got that warning, too... probably since it is downloaded from the internet and from an 'untrusted' source... never had any issues at all.

[@davidelliott2379]

Ok I finally downloaded the all in one. Can u explain how to get the panel into the sim? Thanks. A video would be awesome, just saying….. 😉

[@MrKASZTAN2000]

Hi, I have a problem with a controllers, When I launch game in vr my controllers are stuck on the front of the screen and I cant do anything. Can you help me?

[@vrsimpilot]

I have never seen that happen. May be good to head over to the discord.... someone there might be able to help... will need some more information, as well.

[@apc3559]

you don't have any problems running the quest? I've been dealing with it for two days, finally getting best results using oculus link and oculus openVR instead of virtual desktop and steamVR, but I still notice tearing and behavior that looks like ASW even tho I have it disabled. 7700x and 3080, so specs are not a problem. trying a vive pro 2 next to take encoding out of the equation.

[@vrsimpilot]

I don't have any systemic problems with the Q2. Some aircraft/airport combos tax it a bit (Fenix at ATL, for example on a busy VATSIM night). But, for the most part, it gives good performance and is smooth in VR. I don't use SteamVR at all, by the way. Only the Oculus App and the settings I describe in my VR settings video. Maybe try that?

[@apc3559]

@@vrsimpilot yeah I'm circling back to the Q2. forgot how horrid of a headset the VP2. indeed so far my best results are with wired link and the oculus app, but still get that characteristic tear/wobble of ASW despite being turned off. it's weird. but good to know it works for you, that means there's hope! I've put together a pretty nice compact sim rig and getting the headset to fulfill what I know it should be capable of is the last hurdle. alyx, radius, vrchat etc are all fantastic. MSFS is just proving rather idiosyncratic.

[@vrsimpilot]

@@apc3559 Yep. And it's always just that one setting that you change that unlocks the great performance... 🤣 took me weeks to dial it all in. And I'm still tweaking things...

[@spediegunz]

Theoretically with the in fs desktop plug-in you could wear a head mounted camera and see what controls you’re touching while in vr for a poor man’s augmented reality pass through

[@vrsimpilot]

It might work... I am not sure if there would be a lag or not... but worth a try!

[@Renegadepilot]

Great video, anyone else getting virus notifications when trying to download VSR ?

[@vrsimpilot]

I don't get any anti-virus notifications... but I am also just downloading from the GitHub page and installing from the .zip file.... Regardless, it's safe.

[@SivartLlerrad]

Tons of virus notifications. Glad im not the only one.

[@flywithmee1]

Hi i have RTX4070ti GPU and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor. When i start fly with VR ( oculus 3 ) fps arround 10, 8, 12 could you help me with settings how can i get 30 40 fps

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi! I would check out the settings vid up on the channel to start out... then tune your settings from there. Good luck! Hop on our Discord if you have questions!

[@flywithmee1]

Thanks a lot im in DC right now and asked the question we will check @@vrsimpilot

[@tamiryosef9616]

The link to the table is not working

[@vrsimpilot]

Sorry! Yes, there is a much newer version out now. The link is www.flightsimulator.me/all-in-one-v2-0-0/all-in-one-v2-0-0 I am going to make an updated VR Tools video featuring this tablet and VATSIM Radio... the new tablet is even better than the one in this video!!

[@calinutza33]

Nice , thank you , I just subscribed to Navigraph , I also fly in VR , can you please tell me how do you connect your airplane to Navigraph ? Moving maps , so I can see thru the Navigraph where to taxi to runway. ! Thank you. !

[@vrsimpilot]

If you install the Navigraph updater (from Navigraph's website after you purchase the subscription), you should have an option in the updater to install the panel that will appear on the toolbar. From there it should just work and display your position on any chart that is geo-referenced (most are)

[@Survivor-ns1bl]

Yo an actual video!

[@vrsimpilot]

Yep!! An actual, (sort of) produced video! LOL... shorter than the live-streams.

[@cpalumbo88]

Are you using a VR controller or utilizing the mouse

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi Chris! I am using the VR controller (only the right one). I don't use the mouse while in VR.

[@chrispurkiss1491]

Hi, sorry to be dumb but where do I find the info for install and configure in ENGLISH only found German at the moment.I have run the .exe file and installed in my Commuity folder but can't see anything in MSFS. At 83 (!) I need walking though the process. Thanks

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi Chris! If you go to the config page here: www.flightsimulator.me/all-in-one/all-in-one-config There should be a google translate box toward the top of the screen.... I just selected English and it translated the instructions for me. Hope that helps!

[@chrispurkiss1491]

@@vrsimpilot Hi have read the config page but it must be me as I have the webserver folder on my desktop and I have run the webserver.exe file but I still don't see anything on the Toolbar that allows me to access the tablet.......Please help

[@vrsimpilot]

@@chrispurkiss1491 Ok, if you have the steam version of MSFS, your community folder will be here: C:\Users\[yourUserId]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Community Make sure the fs-base-ingamepanels-allinone folder is there. By default, the installer tries to put it somewhere else (the MSFS marketplace location maybe?).... you can configure the community folder location in the installer when you do the installation. Just try to find that fs-base-ingamepanels-allinone folder and move it to your actual community folder. That should be all you need to do.

[@chrispurkiss1491]

@@vrsimpilot Hi, back again got it all working OK but can you resize and move All-in-One?

[@vrsimpilot]

@@chrispurkiss1491 Hi! Yes! You can do two things - 1. hover your pointer around the edges of the all-in-one (usually hover just outside the tablet bezel), or 2. if you click on the little pretend camera hole on the left of the tablet you will get an actual window border. That is easier to resize and resizes just like any other VR window. You can click the little pretend camera hole again to remove the window borders if you want.

[@MubarakMa7]

What is name the VR you use it

[@vrsimpilot]

Hi! I am using an Oculus Quest 2 for VR! For me, it is a good balance of performance and visual quality.. and price! Hope this helps!

[@ryanlemons3255]

Does this work in 2d? As well?

[@vrsimpilot]

Yes! The tablet, VATSIM Radio and Navigraph all work perfectly in 2d! In fact, VATSIM radio is really handy in 2d for switching frequencies and seeing where you are in relation to ATC on the map - just like in VR!

[@thetraveller869]

Too much movement and lose the music.

[@vrsimpilot]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, I don't do many pre-recorded videos so I appreciate the feedback. Most of the time we just do live streams in VR so this helps! Sorry about that. Hope the content is a bit helpful at least in terms of good tools to use in VR with MSFS.

[@thetraveller869]

@@vrsimpilot I apologise for the shortness of the comment but I was in a bad mood. 😮‍💨 Why is there this insistence on playing music in the background? I know it's recent and I'm sure I'm not alone in finding it infuriating. It draws your mental attention and capacity away from the subject you are trying to concentrate on. Grrr! As for the content I couldn't watch more than a few minutes mainly due to being distracted by the combination of music and movement. (When I was a child in the 60's we had a radio programme on the BBC called 'Music and Movement'... Nowadays I wouldn't watch or listen to the BBC if I were paid.) Progress...? Thank you for your good grace in replying. For that alone I'll give you maximum points! 😇

[@vrsimpilot]

@@thetraveller869 No need to apologize at all! I welcome the feedback since this was only the second attempt at producing a pre-recorded video and I am, self-admittedly, not very good at it. But I am one to welcome feedback and continuously improve so the next video is more watchable and pleasing to anyone who might view it. So, thank you! Let me know if you want some info on the tools features in the video and I can message you.. or swing by the discord server that is linked in the description and I can go into details there. :) Cheers and thanks again!

[@pilotgav3975]

Get rid of the irritating distracting music.

[@calinutza33]

Nice , is it or king with HP Reverb G2. ? 🤔🙏

[@vrsimpilot]

Yes! These tools should work with any headset in VR with MSFS....