On Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:43:11 -0800, waremark wrote:

I am interested in the comparison between VR and multiple screens.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but AFAIK VR goggles don't yet let you sit in a
physical cockpit and see it well enough to read the panel and see and
grab the auxiliary hand controls, e.g. release knob, airbrakes, trimmer
and u/c lever.

The only VR goggles I've tried are the MS Hololens, which were excellent
for displaying virtual objects while letting you see everything else in a
room, but may not be so good at displaying the external view round a
physical cockpit or showing the interior of a virtual cockpit complete
with grabbable knobs etc positioned so you can get them first time, every
time.

Personally, I have no problem with the realism of 180+ degree viz wrapped
round a physical cockpit with a full set of physical controls. Seeing
that the cockpit is nailed down while the external view rolls and pitches
round it, the movement realism is quite acceptable,at least for me. As I
said previously, I could have done with a bit more resolution and more
heaving textured runways, but could quite easily live with what our
club's system does. And you only look over the side at lino once. Now its
operational we don't allow people to stand alongside the cockpit while
its operating: that could be quite dangerous if such a person tried to
move about while the sim is manoeuvring.

Ours will be up and running again the current lockdown ends: come and
take a look, though it may be a good idea to check the GRL office first
to see when it and a backseater for it is available: ours was set up from
the outset as a training tool, so the front seat has no access to
simulator settings, etc.


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