My Home Flight Simulator: An Overview

[@julianviefers6703]

The sad part is this has better graphics then the flightsim for our eurofighter pilots in our airforce lmao

[@bryce4724]

Same for the EF-18 for the RAAF although the projector is the full bubble

[@axmmo9650]

It’s just DCS

[@lernen6755]

Ist halt military grade. Wir bezahlen ja auch noch immer einen Haufen Kohle für unsere Kleinstdrohnen, obwohl die zivilen mittlerweile einen Bruchteil kosten und besser funktionieren. Das ist halt das Problem bei großen Verträgen mit der Rüstungsindustrie, besonders bei starken Wachstumssparten; unsere Simulatoren sind halt auch was älter und müssen ja "extra" entwickelt und geprüft werden mit besonderen Instandhaltunsverträgen und pipapo. Ist aber in anderen Armeen nichts anderes...

[@okay1296]

You dont need good graphics for training. You need ultra realistic simulation of all systems.

[@bryce4724]

@@okay1296 oh I know haha but it would be nice if the aircraft model was not as pixilated, kind of takes me out a little when you look back and see a blurry wing

[@GaryGraham66]

I was watching this in bed I said "Wow", turned to my wife and she said "NO!" LOL

[@steveman1982]

Ah, women, the unfinished projects we all would have laying around without 'em ;)

[@GaryGraham66]

@@steveman1982 Tell me about it lol. The worst three words ever to come from a wife's mouth..... "I've been thinking". That never ends well.

[@nick-dm3if]

Im about 15 grand into my dcs rig and race rig lol i told my woman ill never ride a motorcycle again if i can do whatever i want with my sim rigs and boom there i had it.

[@GaryGraham66]

@@nick-dm3if That wouldn't work for me, she's the biker not me lol, she won't even upgrade her baby Fireblade!

[@nick-dm3if]

@@GaryGraham66 tell her you wont leave her if you get to build what you want 🤣🤣🤣

[@boshi_coyo]

The only thing you're missing is a ACES II fully functional Ejector Seat for the immersion

[@sporehux8344]

just wire it to a taser

[@arthurbesnard1536]

8000$ is a steal for this amount of details and functionalities, great job !

[@datboii3738]

Fr that GPU is 2-3k alone if you can even get a 3series…

[@3CODKing]

@@datboii3738 luckily prices are slowly going back down

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@datboii3738 the GPU is 1200 USD all day everyday

[@ryguy4864]

@@behindthen0thing525 Yeah I was gonna say, I literally just bought this GPU for 1200 USD, shipped to my house for less than $1300

[@feraligatorade99]

for real, I was expecting at least $20k USD

[@therocinante3443]

Man, after 2 years of following, I still enjoy this set up immensely. Once AR is more common/affordable, this is going to be BY FAR the greatest thing ever.

[@zaelu]

When playing the A10C in VR how good is the overlap of buttons? Do you hit them without problems or there is some misalignment real or just from perception? Thanks.

[@fullyverified7491]

I would love to know that too

[@Chreeeis]

If he answers this question im interested to know how responsive the buttons are- if there was alot of trouble with delayed feedback given literally every function is interacted with via an ‘outside’ input. Particularly the inputs that ‘need’ to be pressed by an in-game cursor could have been a pain, or functions that give informational feedback in-game such as the fuel gauge (as he mentioned caused trouble) or laser guiding camera. Truly a feat of engineering.

[@MichaelMoellerTRLInc]

I've watched several of your build videos and I'm still very impressed with your passion and dedication to this project. It's just so incredibly well done and you deserve huge props for sharing your files for others who would want to emulate what you've done.

[@MGRMoviesLOL]

21:54 if i where to ever install something like that, i can guarantee my girlfriend will walk up with a can and crack my skull by throwing it against my head 😂😂😂😂

[@banaantjexx164]

I'm very interested in how you're going to be trying to simulate a JHMCS in this sim, especially since you don't really have any virtual head movement because your vision stays in the same position in the game.

[@klayments]

TRACKIR is the solution

[@fuzzybloodpc9291]

I know it's dumb. FIRST

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Lam but you still get a like

[@Liamnolte]

If he was using my PC he wouldn't need to have engine sound. The pc its self would be louder then the speakers

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Aaah! I've been wanting a video from you for like.. 2 weeks.. and you made one! 😂😃 Also, do you have any plans on upgrading your existing modules to newer "designs" or such, I mean on the electrical side? Cause I don't think you really can improve the outside as they are so beautiful. But as I rewatch some of your build videos from time to time, you've said in the videos that you want to upgrade some modules to different designs, for example the caution panel which is the last one I rewatched. Now on to watching this video 😂😃😃💓

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Aw no! You have already upgraded the caution panel, but no video on it? I love your build videos and I'm so sad that you haven't made more 😢 hope you make more, even if you just redo the panels, I love your filming and setup for making those videos, so peaceful to watch 😃

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Just watched it til the end, what a great video! Really what I needed to satisfy my "The Warthog Project" need for the moment 😂😃💓

[@FindLiberty]

*REMARKABLE*

[@Jager-er4vc]

MISSED YA!!!!!! Absolutely EPIC build. If I’m ever down-under, I owe you a good steak for all the delicious content and sharing over the years.

[@Alex_1652]

i was expecting like 60000$, 8000$ is a steal

[@s2138]

오우! 너무 멋찐 시설 감탄을 .... 제작 에 많은 공을 들이 셨군요. 훌륭합니다. DCS KOREA.^,^

[@2003ToyotaVitz]

i want one

[@klhmia]

I'm having nightmares just thinking about mapping all those controls in DCS lol - What an amazing set-up! Very jealous!! I was curious about what you'd do in the case of DCS updating the Radio panel stack for example and you were ahead of the game, ready for it. This is some serious passion - much respect.

[@fredturatti]

I’ve been a subscriber for a while. This is absolutely outstanding. G’day from a fellow Aussie in Washington DC, USA.

[@UndeadParrot]

Welcome back! Your amazing setup has been one of my inspirations for building my own (space focused) simpit and starting my own channel.

[@MIKES0029]

This is the coolest

[@aaronr8684]

Have you looked into 14 segment displays for the X and Y? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen-segment_display

[@gohsports5134]

This man’s electricity bill 📈

[@FineVisionz]

I'm curous, how many USB ports are required to run this setup?

[@thewarthogproject]

Ahh I forgot to mention that. There is a 7 port USB hub inside each console that all the cards connect to. So all up there are only three USB cables, one from each console, that go to the PC.

[@eagerestcrab2030]

F35 build next? Haha I need someone to follow along and copy

[@The-Baldawg]

Hey down unda brutha! I've been flying DCS with my simpit for quite some time now. I have several Bodnar cards...6 to be close to exact. Do you experience any issues with DCS forgetting the switch position in your pit and getting out of sync with the real life switch compared to the in game switch....let me elaborate. Position light switch in A-10...switched forward to flash(or steady but you get what i mean)....after an unknown time when the switch is moved to the center position, DCS does not react and the lights stay on. When the switch is moved back to the forward position the light turns off. Does this sound familiar to you?

[@RafaPolit]

This is truly beyond expressive! I don’t only love the final result, but the cleverness behind accomplishing it (like the TACAN X and Y brackets). Really an inspiration to anyone looking into the immersive experience. Thanks for sharing!

[@mayureshkonda5639]

Mind blowing!!! I'm curious to see what an actual A10 pilot says about this.

[@jimmydesouza4375]

Since you use VR now, do you still have the issue I remember you mentioning in an older vid where a lot of the buttons and switches are hard to interact with in VR, or have you got that much muscle memory now that you just know where everything is?

[@PantsuMann]

The door bell button lol. Is the guy holding a beer?? I can only imagine what that feature is for lol

[@MozTS]

Hopefully with the meta cambria headset coming out later this year you can mix VR with the cockpit (colour passthru ar for the cockpit)

[@brandonproctor3639]

Just, wow! That is so awesome! I’d never want to leave that thing

[@justfun287]

Second

[@RainmanHST]

Great video! Congrats on your cockpit.

[@fastfed]

so thats about 6k american ?? no way, thats way too cheap!

[@einarabelc5]

Hello, did you ever contacted the Viperwing guys in Poland with the Mixed Reality head set and what did they say? After everything you've done with this project was it similar in price to what you spent? You don't need to tell me numbers, just wondering which route to take.

[@gibilator]

Mate I bloody love the flight stuff but I want to try some racing on your projectors! Was great having a short fly with you a few weeks ago we will have to tee another flight up again with robbo!

[@thewarthogproject]

For sure mate. Its been out of action for about 6 weeks now, but it should be good to go online and start streaming again next week!

[@davidcope3304]

What would be cool is put a 6DoF under it for motion and if possible use instead of VR use AR mounted in a flight helmet. I wonder if it is possible to use AR in DCS

[@frkk6933]

🤤 so cool!!

[@crymetyme320]

I didn't know you were on Twitch! What is it??

[@thewarthogproject]

www.twitch.tv/thewarthogproject. I have not been live for a while due to some technical issues, but ill be back online next week!

[@speedbird8326]

I've watched every single one of your channel videos and I still watched this one. Amazing job.

[@tommysecondspace6977]

I think it is the best cockpit ever. As you put so many hours over 10 years into it, is there some sort of fire suppression system with CO2? Maybe an Oxygen mask, just in case? I thought of it when you pointed at the Engine/APU fire handles. There is a lot of electronics and acryl, you know. Love your videos. A10 is a phantastic machine!

[@thewarthogproject]

Lol no Halon supression system, but there is a fire extinguiser on the wall in the room. Its also only ever plugged in when im using it. I forgot to point out that there is a emergency shut off switch near my right knee that kills all power. I've had one close call when i wired a panel wrong and shorted it, as soon as i truned the switch I saw blue smoke, hit the shut off and all was well.

[@MrKaxid]

What the heck is your day job to be able to a) afford all of this as just a hobby, and b) learn how to do all of this build? The entire build is amazing, but your ability to build it all yourself can’t be overstated. Bravo Edit - when you say less than your phone bill, either you’re paying way too much on your phone (probably with Telstra) or that’s actually pretty good value

[@loonhauler]

I wonder if he used to fly an A-10? And if I remember correctly, in order to become an airforce pilot, you need a college degree, like maybe a masters in engineering…..

[@AdrianBawn]

Only just been linked this via a friend. How has this only got 463 likes? Have a like from me, this is some stellar work.

[@leew8812]

Because it was a new video?

[@AdrianBawn]

@@leew8812 It was a rhetorical question. I was mostly suggesting more people should be subbed to this channel, and therefore should have already seen it at the time. Also the few thousand people who had see it before me could have liked it too. Its awesome and more people should see it.

[@divyajnana]

crazy cool, fantastic job, thanks for the video

[@jasonheadley5477]

Omg, you blew away my f18 build, lol.

[@MichaelSalaA]

How does one convince the wife to allow this?

[@Chio_OB]

So cool and so much hard work, very impressive!

[@engineeringsquirrel]

Where's the ejection handle?

[@larrysouthern5098]

Great setup!!!.. It looks like you worked very hard to make it as realistic as possible very professional looking!!!! FANTASTIC JOB!!!

[@SiStockbridge]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 The level of detail is INSANE mate! Must be awesome to fly in this

[@conm87]

Jeeez! This is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! I’m drooling at how good this looks and the setup is ingenious.

[@CraigSmysimpit]

Great overview, brilliant 👍

[@beachboardfan9544]

There cant possibly be a function to everyone of those switches! Also I hope you have a flight suit you wear when you use it!

[@smokinsoldier6892]

Come an apocalypse, this guy is going to find an a-10 and be like, Mine!

[@creightonfreeman8059]

Wow! Amazing! I think you could have built a real airplane easier than this -- although it would cost more. If it had servo activated seat movement/angles it would be about as close to flying as you can get, minus the G forces.

[@vkm531]

I have followed your videos and have ordered and set up my setup over that last few weeks with your videos as a guide and they have help tremendously. I have the projectors and a mst hub set to my machine and have extended and surrounded with nvidia. All went well. My last task is to build the 270 screen. Im building this for my father who loves to fly and i thought it would be a cool gift to have his own in-house sim. My question to you sir is..... The screens width, how much room does it actually take up? From corner to corner how wide is it? And do you recommend the size you built or in hindsight would you have changed it in anyway and why?

[@thewarthogproject]

Hi mate. The size of it was based solely on the size of the room I had for it. If I had a larger space I would have made it a bit larger, so I could have more vertical height in the surface. Have a look at this page on the website, there is a diagram showing the dimensions. thewarthogproject.com/projectors-and-screen

[@vkm531]

@@thewarthogproject ok thank you so much!!

[@cammy5116]

What server is this

[@JSRJS]

The only thing you missed was when you pull the eject handle a spring launches you out of the cockpit onto a matress (for safety of course). That....would....rock....ROFL

[@pAceMakerTM]

Wow! Nicely done! I cannot imagine dedicating that much time, money and floor space to a computer game.

[@Yikeo]

Oh but you can dedicate 15 years on yt ol

[@lasselahti4056]

Wonder, Do you have dassault software format CAD pics from that rig itself? (that was shown here where you told there is no more that website..). Very nice finishing, and DETAILS in the whole simulator (i guess one can call this "simulator" as those "real" simulators.) Very nice indeed!

[@Alex-zw1qq]

it's amazing!

[@ComdrStew]

So lets say you are just doing a pit for VR, all you will need is the Leo Bodnar cards? I have Leo Bodnar BU0836X 12-Bit Joystick Board. 8 analog inputs with 12-bit (4096 steps) resolution each, 32 button / 16 rotary encoder inputs, and 8-way "point-of-view" hat switch input. Would that work?

[@thewarthogproject]

True, if you are in VR you dont need any indicator lights or displays, so just inputs will do the job. If you already have a Leo Bodnar go for it!

[@JJ7Redick]

this is very cool and impressive, however, 60hz + projector delay, gross. Edit: you have it setup to run VR, which presumably has a higher refresh rate. Now we're talking!

[@pi.actual]

I bought a 3D printer about a month ago and started printing the Authentikit P-51 throttle and pedestal. Down the rabbit hole I go...

[@David_in_Thailand]

There's times you sound just like Mark Weber. Amazing setup you've created.

[@davidmuir6849]

Looks great I spent 8 years building a 737 sim but vr is the way to go now 😊 Regards Dave from Scotland

[@mattiasrask1575]

if you get motion sim it would be perfection! you inspire me to build sim cockpit for JAS 39 GRIPEN C :)

[@keithmitchell6240]

This pit blows my mind, great workmanship. My question is - even with the large screen, do you still utilize a head tracker? I would think you would need to see above you in a fight.

[@F3PIZZA]

Could you plop into a real A-10 and fly it? Surely there’s some things that would be rough, but dude…I think you could do it.

[@geoffwhite5955]

Damn!! That is super impressive mate. Also love that you're a fellow aussie BA seat rails was the first give away before I watched the vid.

[@FoxyRiley]

That's why vr has so much potential If someone makes a game where every detail is as realistic as possible and also it is interactable just like VTOL vr, it defeats this setup Edit: you can't feel the buttons tho

[@rickshaw3005]

I am watching this video roughly 1-year ir so after it was first released wondering if he put that cock pit assembly on some type of gymbo so the it all ritates in flight..lol..that is an amazing set up

[@michaelkim3432]

I've watched since close to the beginning, and I still enjoyed this overview. I still can't believe the amount of work you put into this, but it definitely shows. I assume that you aren't married and have no kids either cuz you must spend hours upon hours on and in the sim! I know my wife would not allow that! Well done and cheers!

[@Nickgowans]

Do you prefer VR or the projectors? I would imagine the 2d image is a bit jarring with something so immersive.

[@mcgeufer]

Well, that was nice. But no, it's time to figure out how I put my jaw back into the normal position...

[@praetormaximus]

Ok I am interested, 150$ final offer, cup holder included

[@ianhorlacher3669]

THAT is the coolest thing ever. Sorry wife, we don't need that extra bedroom.

[@Noble40K]

15:56 If you wanted, you could probably get away with using another screen or something just below projecting the hud onto the glass to get the full hud effect

[@loonhauler]

I’ve watched most of these videos and impressive is not good enough to describe what he’s accomplished. But one question I haven’t gotten an answer for is, given that the display screen has a top that isn’t very high and the display on the monitor appears to be “static”, how does he see above or through the top of the canopy?

[@BlueSky-fur]

i just noticed, how are you looking up when fighting which happens often in DCS or when your inverted ecetera?

[@blake8210]

From a Navy Avionics Tech…. Well done sir.

[@LordGingerBerry]

you might think the background noise is caused by the plane, but actually it is just the sound of his PC running this stuff.

[@LalaPala-ml2or]

What are real panels with backlight made of? Also acrylic?

[@MartWithanM]

I remember seeing your old cold startup video and did you change rooms? Because this looks a bit different

[@Loki-33]

I would love to try that out. Looks like it would be a blast.

[@will6287]

VR just cant replicate the feels and ambient of an actual cockpit, i like this way more than vr.

[@Sideshowleon]

Imagine building all of this then deciding Na I don't enjoy flight sims anymore

[@RDR911]

Honestly 8 grand really isn’t that bad. That’s pretty sick!

[@Alex-jh6wr]

insane setup, like it. Well looking job👍

[@denvertech2749]

What is a "OLED 2020", if I heard that correctly.

[@tomfox810]

A great project! Good job!

[@VodkaVortex]

are there actual c4 strapped to the seat to add extra subversive stuff? so when you explode in the game you also explode in real life?

[@igotshose8373]

Me on keyboard and mouse. Everybody else with a Hotas:

[@W4_M12]

10 years you've been working on the a10 cockpit

[@MKHideOut]

We should make a company that specializes in high tech sim rigs

[@alfredagustin2230]

How much do you charge to build me one; f/a 18 style?

[@tenkayruanaya2554]

i want my own F/18 like this setup. :)

[@PowerElectronic]

Very impressive. Thank you for sharing.

[@theDesigner14]

How have only 75k people seen this, this is amazing