Yes, and I would like to go with a VR setup. As I told you previously I have sometimes had some issues with motion sickness. I have used android phone-based VR headsets and the ones that bothered me had cheap and awful lenses. I have a couple of 360 cameras. A phone-based headset actually works quite well to view videos and virtual tours. There are also rudimentary video games that they work with.
I probably will not be able to justify spending as much money as it would take to use VR in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 without turning the settings down quite a bit. I want to put some new radios in the Cherokee and unfortunately I am expecting an expensive annual. My wish list is going to have to have a few compromises.
And yes, on a standard laptop screen a little less than 20FPS does not bother me. There is a bit of control lag to get used to as well with a system that is underpowered. This helps to foster the good habit of not using extreme movements on the controller but is still a bit annoying.
We are currently selling an old house that my wife and I spent years “restoring”. When it sells, I hope to reward myself with these new toys along with getting our Piper Cherokee back in the air. I have been using the flight simulators to keep my skills freshened up a bit.
I was going to mention in our last conversation, that I did have a very good Aerobatic flight instructor. The problem was she was very pretty, long, tall, and blonde and my wife had a fit. I did have a wonderful time flying with her though while it lasted.
>Yes, and I would like to go with a VR setup
That’s a different machine entirely.
One, the GPU requirements for VR at resolutions where (IMO) the cockpit is reasonably viewable are steep. FS isn’t my domain but there are many guides.
Two, the headset market is in a bit of a mess right now. Apparently MSFT is bowing out (again) and so the current leader is Facebook/Meta/Oculus, with some niche sets $1k+ really more up your alley quality-wise. Personally I will never touch a Facebook/Meta anything.
You may be better served quality and price wise with triple monitors and the GPUs others have cited to get the immersion, perspective, crisp cockpit and not insane price tag.
My avenue is sim racing, so similar in hardware requirements, and I’ve put a pause on any VR thoughts for now (and for those talking about mere gaming, the training has saved me at least 3 major accidents in inclement weather and avoiding both crazy drivers and deer. Again, much cheaper and safer to crash the un-real car or plane.)
(Also, as an aside, everyone needs some acclimation to ‘do’ VR and some never get comfortable)
Sounds like you’re dreading the Cherokee annual. I was lucky and never really had much of anything come up. I did have the fabric on the PA-22 re-doped but it cost less than $1,000 then. Guy did a nice job, too.