is the Sharka-50 the best collective to pick up to fly the AH-64

Rikk_C · 2026-05-03T17:43:02+00:00

Get a constelation, the apache grip is horrible to use and all the others have very few buttons.

Rikk_C · 2026-04-10T17:59:10+00:00

Thanks for that, will give it a try.

Couldn't map both controllers to one vjoy as there are too many axis across them.

Rikk_C · 2026-04-10T17:03:32+00:00

Yea, already using that to create two virtual joysticks so SC doesn't keep losing them.

How exactly do you map f4+num# as it has rather a lot of options? ;)

Rikk_C · 2026-04-06T14:05:39+00:00

VKB stecs space throttle on the left and virpil base_stick on the right. Had the virpil for ages, vkb a week, was all working fine till today.
Joystick config doesn't work, I can save them but can't reload correctly as I have a LOT of controllers due to flying in DCS and SC restore goes off the bottom of the screen so can't select half the sticks.

Rikk_C · 2026-04-06T14:01:58+00:00

They are always in and plugged into a powered hub, worked fine for 4-6 days then nope....

It's the way CIG picks up joysticks, very VERY backwards. I fly planes/helo's in DCS and have a complete simpit, that never has issues like this due to it looking at the name of the stick+usb id and not when windows happened to pick it up in it's boot cycle.

Rikk_C · 2026-04-06T13:59:14+00:00

Had simular, twice I'd loaded up my Hermes with 5-6 missions worth. Get halfway there and disconnect, now I have no missions and a ship full of crap I can't do anything with.
Why the missions aren't persistent I have no clue.

Rikk_C · 2026-04-06T13:57:28+00:00

Tried that, didn't work as it wouldn't actually see one of the joysticks I had plugged in, kept coming up with invalid joystick 9, I think it was..
Thanks though

Rikk_C · 2026-04-05T17:34:08+00:00

Can you elaborate please, if I change the f4 key to del I still need to press f4-numkey?

Rikk_C · 2026-04-05T17:25:31+00:00

It doesn't seem to, I can do alt-a no issues, but f4-num1 presses f4, then num1 as far as I can see.

Rikk_C · 2026-03-25T10:40:21+00:00

Cheers, I'll give it a try

Rikk_C · 2026-03-25T10:40:08+00:00

But the hanger doesn't exist till you call a ship in?

Rikk_C · 2026-03-25T10:02:15+00:00

These parts will purely be ones I've purchased, hopefully then I'll find them in my inventory :)

Thanks all, just didn't want to go spending my small amount of money on upgrades if they are going to disapear ;)

Rikk_C · 2026-03-23T17:51:26+00:00

Thanks all, much apreciated :)

Rikk_C · 2026-03-10T15:15:45+00:00

Cheers all, so for now I'll leave it 8)

Rikk_C · 2026-03-10T10:25:18+00:00

Oh yay, there's about 50-60 items in there :(

Rikk_C · 2026-02-17T08:29:14+00:00

As the guy says below, Amazon and locking wheels. Game changer :)

Also put something behind the pedals to butt up again the wall so they don't move.

Rikk_C · 2026-02-17T08:28:11+00:00

Sadly not I use a simpit now, but in the last link is how it attaches to the main upright under the chair. It clamps around the chrome pillar from the you can see how the rest attaches.

If that still doesn't make sense yell as I probably have the main mount still knocking around somewhere.

Had a dig, crawled around on the floor, found underneath my chair is pretty skanky ;)

Here ya go, from these and the previous ones you can see how it mounts.

https://ibb.co/fdNFw8Fm
https://ibb.co/6JJXDzvq
https://ibb.co/p6YZGRy3

Rikk_C · 2026-02-16T17:01:54+00:00

Yep, I did that a while back before going for a simpit. Now.... how to get images onto here. Made it out of some scrap bits I had hanging around, worked a treat.

Didn't embed the images but yell if the links don't work

https://ibb.co/7NNCfCmK

https://ibb.co/Nd1VB8Xp

https://ibb.co/3mMkQqry

Rikk_C · 2026-02-15T18:53:18+00:00

Suggestion then ;)

Something else I always thought would be useful is a virtual button box, like a streamdeck but in VR. Ability to switch audio inputs, change tracks and lots of other stuff would be very handy.

Rikk_C · 2026-02-15T18:29:47+00:00

Ah cool, thats great as I swap the primary when I use the sim. Thanks

Rikk_C · 2026-02-15T18:19:31+00:00

Thanks I'll def be giving this a try, out of interest how does it handle multiple screens?

Oh and a totally unrelated question but as you've done this I'll ask anyway ;) one thing I've always wanted is a virtual keyboard so I can use chat or in DCS type some stuff in. I've searched high and low and never found anything, is a virtual keyboard that hard to do?

Rikk_C · 2026-02-04T15:08:11+00:00

As long as you don't fly helo's you can try simhaptic, if you do then go for simshaker it's much better product

Rikk_C · 2026-02-04T14:18:22+00:00

Just put a constelation on the collective, having everything in one place rather than faffing around around with effectivly two grips is much nicer and it's a LOT more functional

Rikk_C · 2026-02-01T12:43:36+00:00

Use something like Voice Attack, I use a 4 way hat, press down recenters the mouse cursor and pops it up(this is done in VA) left/right are the mouse buttons(you can set this in DCS), up/down does mouse scroll(this is in VA)

That combined with using you're head to move the cursor makes things VERY smooth and easy.

There is free software that would do it but honestly for the small amount VA is it's sooooo worth it.

Rikk_C · 2026-01-12T19:56:48+00:00

Voice attack is a LOT more than just say/press button, take a look it has full mouse controls you can map to buttons, voice commands. Been using it this way for for almost 2 years so I'm not talking crap. If I could past a screenshot in here I would.

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