The Hangar Bay: Episode 10 (This One's For You Chappy)

[@Hunchy_TheSimGamer]

Thanks for mentioning my channel. When I started building the rig back in 2016 I never imagined it would still be an ongoing project nearly 8 years later! Back then I had never soldered a connection, 3D printed or even cut a piece of metal so it really has been a journey of discovery. Liking your content btw, I will remember to check back regularly for all the useful tidbits of information. I also highly recommend DCS: Keybinds Manager. I recently upgraded to a new PC and this neat little program was a life saver for transferring all my saved control bindings to the new system (I have 27 USB peripherals so it would have taken me ages to do this manually).

[@stewmanji]

Totally understand what you mean when you talk about the journey. Here I am about 5-6 years later and like you I've learned all these new hobbies (including podcasting and video creation)...and all I started out doing was wanting to fly the F-18, haha. 27 USB devices is darn impressive. I think I topped out around 16 the last time I checked but I had to re-evaluate the setup because I was having connectivity issues. BIOS update + better, powered USB Hubs to the rescue!

[@AviationPlus]

Thanks for coving the F-16 RWR. It is a huge pet peeve of mine. I am skeptical about the Afghanistan map. I am not really interested in it. Seems like DCS might be on break for me because EVERY server will be on Afghanistan after it releases.

[@stewmanji]

Sure thing! It was a very interesting find on your part so I was happy to cover it. Made me go down the rabbit hole of reading up on all the various RWRs (randomly, I think I even found an error in the F/A-18C manual). Totally understand the skepticism about the map. I honestly don't think it will be a major go-to for the MP scene. It's not really a natural setting for Red vs Blue. Perhaps I'm way off-base, but I actually think it could shine for helo-focused gameplay, COIN operations, and for CAS missions. A lot of that depends on ED delivering on their updates to the ground combat engine though, so we'll see. I've got my fingers crossed. It would be nice to have a change-of-pace map.

[@simtaylor61]

That USB utility has the potential to be VERY useful. Forwarded it and a link to your KZbin on our squadrons discord. Hope this helps, and you're doin good!

[@stewmanji]

Thank you for the positive feedback! I'm glad you found the tool useful...I was worried I did a terrible job describing it during the recording, haha. That said, I completely agree about it being very useful. I've definitely added it to my list of tools. Thank you for your support of the show and I hope you have a great evening!