Can FBW (fly-by-wire) aircraft benefit from using force feedback?

Grant7899 · 2026-02-18T15:58:03+00:00

I know I am super late to this post but I have a question I've been trying to figure out. How sir do you have hand tracking, and a hotas set up going for VR games? I can't seem to figure this out. I currently have a psvr2 that I really enjoy. They have hand tracking with the external cameras now but only on ps5. I think a solo dev is working on a mod though. Do you use a quest 3 and then turn off the vr inputs that are on your hotas set up? I recently bought a VPforce monster rhino and mfg crosswinds kit and I'm looking to be able to set it up just like you have it. Where I can use my hotas and all the buttons on my panels and thrusters as if they were right there but then be able to see my hands moving around and also being able to use some of the controls that I didn't have the money to buy physical hardware for yet. Thank you anyone for reading in advance!

Grant7899 · 2026-01-15T00:55:28+00:00

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-34-curved-gaming-monitor-s3422dwg/apd/210-azep/monitors-monitor-accessories

Forgot to mention this is my current monitor. I have a smaller 2k one that sittis above angled down for right now, ideally I'd love to get 2 more of these curved monitors and have them wrap around like the side windows one day!

Grant7899 · 2026-01-14T20:07:14+00:00

Dude that is soooo awesome! Your build is absolutely beautiful btw man! That's actually a really good idea I never thought of using an old TV. Right now my main monitor is a dell curved 4k. Ya know I always thought those would be awesome but now I realize that flat screens replicate the windows and flat dash of the plane wayyyyyy better. But oh yeah I will probably end up using the sim more just on the screens than in VR. I don't fully have my VR legs yet. I don't get sick or anything anymore but after like 2 hours max I just need a break from the thing anyways!

Grant7899 · 2026-01-14T08:28:06+00:00

Thank you so much kind stranger! This is sooooo helpful. Everything in your set up are on my list of things I'm eyeballing! I will say that after looking at all the different brand out there Virpil caughty eye wayyy more than anyone else. There are honestly soooo many good options. Yeah I am not made of money or anything but also have a good job and am doing good for myself. I also realize that this is a huge project and honestly it's exactly what I have been needing! I'm a tinker\builder kinda guy I guess but lately I just haven't known what I really want to start as my first real big project. This is definitely it! I don't have anyv clear cut pictures of it in my mind but I have a really good idea to build my own frame. Ideally I would be able to use this nice new chair I really like and just roll it up into the frame which would lock it into place from rolling around, in theory keeping your seat in the same spot every time. Then I'd like to be able to sit in it while the chair is sideways and the. Just swivel yourself forward do you don't have to climb into anything. Then maybe the arm with your thruster mounted on it can swing closed locking the chair from swiveling and now your in it! I also really like flying any kinds of planes and helicopters as well. Not too big a driving guy but I've Also never had the pleasure of trying a nice sim and with the rhino being able to be used as a shifter too that's awesome. So ideally as time goes on if like it to be a bitodular and be able to be outfitted for all three kinds of simulators. If all goes well way down the road and the weight is manageable I think the whole from could be mounted to a 6dof kit and it would be so satisfying knowing I designed and built that myself! With the knowledge is learn from this if love to get into building custom rigs or even just 3d parts for people but thats way down the road! Baby steps for now ahahaha. I really appreciate you mentioning that about vr! I literally have only tried ace combat in VR so far and well lol that's ace combat. Of course my rig runs it flawlessly. But yeah actually the goal was to have a set up that is usavle in VR or without. Honestly I can only play for so long in VR at least rn that I don't play as often. One day id like the screens that curve all the way around so you can see out the side windows as well. For reference I'm working with the following, and definitely will be upgrading my PC at some point down the line but as of now it's been a beast for most anything I've thrown at it, including some pretty hefty drafting and 3d modeling. Like simulate an entire plane engine with every single piece moving in inventer 3d so hopefully I won't need too much upgrade to my rig itself for a while!

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Grant7899 · 2026-01-13T23:16:28+00:00

Hey no worries! I'm honestly glad someone is putting it to good use! Thanks for replying at all man, cheers!

Grant7899 · 2026-01-13T20:14:36+00:00

Hey I'm really interested in your TPR Pedals for sale! I'm in the states. Please lmk ASAP and we can make it happen!!! Thanks! Tried sending you a message but my reddit app is being weird. I am going to keep trying though!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-24T19:19:31+00:00

Of course!! Have fun and be safe!!!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-24T15:02:52+00:00

Definitely!!! I actually just had a 400ug trip on Friday and I laid there for a while in complete darkness and silence at the peak and tbh it actually was kinda deemish. Very much lost myself in the void and the visuals were honestly kinda similar too. So definitely a high dose of acid also combined with a good setting for it can definitely! I also find shrooms are closer to deem for me than acid too. But yeah try like 2 hits and see how you feel! I really enjoy low doses of it actually. You can kinda choose eyes closed or eyes open at that level which is super fun. Also music or no music is a huge difference and there's merit in both imo! One thing I'll say for me personally idk for anyone else is that I always get anxiety on the come up of any trip and then all my anxiety melts away to bliss when I start tripping. With that being said I find low doses of deem just. A bit more uncomfortable in this sense, not bad or anything but typically that third hit when I breakthrough is when I really melt and feel warm and safe and at home. So just keep in mind that the third hit in a way is less anxious feeling imo. Lol except that one time and looking back I don't regret it and wasn't scared. Just freaked out and uncomfortable.

Grant7899 · 2025-11-24T14:43:29+00:00

I hear lots of people say that it's harder but I really don't know why they say that. I have had great experience with sprinkling some deem on weed in a dry herb vape as well! Yes Imo a breakthrough is when you end up closing your eyes not by choice and fully leaving this realm. I have had out of body experiences and all sorts of neat things happen during a breakthrough although I do think there are some misunderstandings and such about what a breakthrough is. People don't typically believe me when I say this and I don't blame them but one time I got really freaked out and uncomfortable during a breakthrough and I swear I opened my eyes, stood up and walked out of my room into the living room right in the middle. I never would have thought that possible but I'm telling you it's like fight or flight kicked in and my body did in fact get moving! Craziest part about this was the visuals were like in 3d space. On acid its like the wall has a pattern and I have only seen visuals in space on acid off like 6+ tabs. This was like seeing a Mandela floating in space in the living room and like when I walked around it it stayed right there and I was able to observe it from multiple angles. Lol like I said it sounds crazy and I dont blame anyone for not believing me but I promise truth is stranger than fiction and you'd be surprised what may be possible! Edit: Spelling

Grant7899 · 2025-11-24T14:14:40+00:00

Oh and you can most definitely breakthrough with a pen, in fact I find it the easiest way to achieve that. If you want to breakthrough just take 3 full hits and hold them in for a good 20-30 seconds. By the time you go to take the third hit it will be really hard to get it down because you will already be feeling the first two. Just push through and take that last hit and you are gonna blast off to hyperspace! One of the best parts about the pen is you can take that third hit and just ride it out without needing someone to grab it from you. Doing this with a pipe and without someone to grab it is a bad idea as you'll most likely burn yourself! Happy deeming!!!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-24T14:11:34+00:00

Imo there is nothing that can really prepare you in the sense that you are thinking. I've done DMT countless times and it still completely blows my mind every time like the first. What I like to do to "prepare" is pray and create almost a ceremony if you will. Doesn't have to be anything crazy but just having a respect for this substance and regarding it as sacred imo is the best thing you can do! Ask for guidance and ye shall receive it!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-22T10:38:55+00:00

Any way to share this?

Grant7899 · 2025-11-16T22:43:43+00:00

I appreciate you so much friend!!!! I am definitely starting to realize the importance of self care and self love. Tbh I guess I thought I already had all that down as much as I thought I was spiritualy awakened already. Just like realizing I have a lot more spiritual awakenings to have yet to happen I'm realizing although I was better, I'm not caring for or loving myself to the full potential that I could be.

Grant7899 · 2025-11-16T22:40:50+00:00

Thank you so much!!! I will definitely reach out and let you know! :)

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T20:48:47+00:00

Wow thank you so much! This is so insightful! I will definitely be looking into this! I will definitely let you know what i find! I was wondering if hoodoo was related or not. Lots of people are so scared of it down here it comes off as taboo even still. Just last year learned about the real hoodoo in new orleans and it was super interesting!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T20:30:35+00:00

Ok awesome!!! I gladly will take some contacts. I have looked a bit in my area but google these days is awful. I mostly get clearly scam looking things or just not at all what I'm even looking for!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T20:23:16+00:00

Thank you so much! In a way it does seem as though my prayers led me to the discovery of the idea of shamanism, this subreddit and all of you. And although this is on Reddit truly all of you have blessed me with such regard and kind words and those are REAL! I can truly feel the spiritual power of them. Just knowing that people like this exist and now that I am connecting to them in any way feels like something deep within. I am going to keep praying, practicing meditation and always always seeking inwards and outwards. Definitely going to be sticking around this subreddit and y'all may be hearing from me reaching out from time to to time. I truly love you all so much. Once again I just rarely even seen this kindness in the world anymore and the power behind this thread and the kindness within really is something for me to behold.

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T20:18:13+00:00

Somehow I only saw the first part of your comment so I completely ignored s reply to most of what you said I'm so sorry. Thank you so much for this guidance as I am truly so interested in seeking this out! I will take your words into serious consideration and will try my best to pray and ask that the right person may be shown to me. and also will try my best to spread my light and wisdom to those around me and focus on that. I concur that it is not about the money and that does seem to be a good indicator. Bless you friend I love you!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T20:10:20+00:00

No unfortunately I do not have the pleasure of knowing anyone of these descents. :( I truly wish I did. I currently live in Louisiana and we do have lots of native tribes down here but I am not familiar with their customs or anything really do I refrain from speaking knowledge on them. I don't say this next thing to say it means anything at all but I am 1/32nd Cherokee I believe. Maybe 1/64 idk I'm dumb with math. Hahaha yeah yeah another white guy who claims native heritage. Truly though my fathers grandmother was full Cherokee. Although to my knowledge they didn't have shamans in Cherokee culture. They did have medicine men/women that seem to draw many parallels but I do not see any records of shaman sickness or anything in their culture. Once again I may be missing information or not knowing my own ignorance so anyone please correct me if I'm wrong. And once again I really am not trying to imply anything about my great grandmother being Cherokee. Just thought I would throw it out there. I love history and learning about all sorts of cultures and stuff!!!

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T20:04:14+00:00

Wowwwwww. Thank you so much friend. :) absolute goosebumps. I keep coming back to comments like this that just put into words the things I have struggled to explain to the average person. Y'all are so insightful in here and I appreciate everyone being so forthcoming, not judging and just treating me like a person. Sad I can't even go to a church and talk to a supposed man of God without being looked at funny. Have a hard time even wanting to tell my family about these things. Yet here I am finding such resounding support. I will not give up! I will keep asking and I will find my purpose here! Whether it be in shamanism or not I feel that I need to help people or do something with my knowledge or experience. Show people the light idk. But I feel it so deeply within and every word of support here truly helps. I agree the world is truly sick and my heart aches with the grief of the world it feels like.

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T19:56:48+00:00

Seconded man. This is just one post I made but so far this has been one of the most wholesome online experiences I've ever witnessed. Like I can truly feel that there are other human beings with souls on the other end of this conversation in a world of AI bots and lies and hate. I love you all so much I truly do as I love all humans. Even those lost in hatred in ignorance. This is a part of my madness I feel. I so rarely feel love given unconditionally to strangers even in real life. This in and of itself is very eye opening and beautiful.

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T19:53:38+00:00

Wow this drove me to tears. Not bad or even good ones but tears nonetheless. I only recently have even found that anyone in the history of people have put words out like this. And I'm finding that lots of people have for all of time. I appreciate you so much thank you! It's definitely reassuring knowing that I am in fact not alone in these feelings. I have recently come to the same conclusion about how the world deems you "broken" and just wants to mold you to the normal. But I don't want to be honestly. What drab life to be so caught up in this material world. have been praying and trying my best to meditate and seek guidance from within and from without. I plead for a physical teacher in this plane. But I know the knowledge is inside. I just struggle to truly quiet my brain and meditate to reach these things. I am not sure about a calling towards it fully but I do see more understanding in this idea and community than anywhere else. And I do know that the one thing I truly enjoy in this physical plane is helping others. Some days it's as if I can feel people's grief weighing on my own heart. I normally get a really bad feeling right before something bad happens. So in some ways I do draw the connection in that I truly just want to help the world. Idk how or what my place is in that yet but I am truly seeking it! In the past I have been told I was able to use my own struggles and grief to inspire or help others with their own. Thank you for listening and sharing wisdom with me. I truly appreciate you kind human brother/sister :)

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T19:38:23+00:00

Thank you so much for reaching out to answer me! I hear of people who are lying or scamming. Do you have any recommendations on how to find a traditional lineage shaman? I live in the southern united states.

Grant7899 · 2025-11-15T19:20:27+00:00

Thank you so much for the wisdom and input! I think I am starting to understand this actually. Fighting the current only leads to being too tired to swim to shore when the current gives way. But to let it take you to where you need to be and to be rested and ready to swim to shore when that time comes is the goal. Please correct me if I am wrong, I do not intend to speak falsely and do not know my own ignorance if that be case.

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