On The Glideslope

Category: Virtual Reality

  • VR Stream Testing

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    The other day I wanted to have some fun, so I loaded up the Colimata FA-18 in X-Plane VR and flew around the Salt Lake City area some. Performance under X-Plane 1.5beta3 in the sim was very, very smooth, yet I noticed that on the YouTube stream there were all kinds of stutters and judders.…

  • The PilotEdge I-1 Rating In VR (X-Plane 11.3b5)

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    One of the fantastic things about PilotEdge is the significant amount of educational resources they provide, one of which is the “I-Rating” series of training scenarios. I’ve already passed the I-1 rating on PilotEdge but thought it would be fun to fly it in VR (it’s an IFR flight to and from John Wayne using…

  • Home Cockpit / VR Video Compare & Contrast

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    As I’ve been working more in VR alongside the home cockpit, I’ve been trying to video / stream of both. Each has its supporters, although on the whole my sense is that the YouTube audience prefers the home cockpit over the VR. I think that’s right. It’s a better visual experience (and not as potentially…

  • “Which Do You Prefer, VR Or Your Home Cockpit?”

    I’m getting this question a lot, and a viewer seems to ask it in every live stream. So I thought I’d post a bit about how I consider the question, and why my answer is not as straight forward as some might expect. Right now, I would say that I prefer VR, but that’s not…

  • We Live In Amazing Times: The Latest Live Stream

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    Tonight I was able to stream XP 11 directly from the Oculus VR headset , on PilotEdge, while monitoring the YouTube live-stream chat in-cockpit via the Oculus Dash feature. Amazing. We also toss in a few practice engine-out approaches just for good measure.

  • Our First Video From Inside The Oculus Rift

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    I finally figured out how to capture Rift video using the Oculus Mirror tool and my NVIDIA Experience ShadowPlay feature (it’s actually quite easy, but it did take some research to figure it all out). I also shot some iPhone video up front so folks could see how I have the sensors set in my…

  • An Interesting Flight: Oculus, At Night, On PilotEdge

    Last night I did my first PilotEdge flight using the Oculus. I loaded the sim at Oceano, which had several people online on the ramp and one flying the pattern, with the intention of doing a few laps of the pattern and then heading north over the hills for a lap or two at San…

  • The Rift Is Dialed In

    After continued testing and trial, I’ve found settings that work very well for me in the Oculus Rift, with smooth movement and no judders. Sitting at Albert Whitted near Tampa I was getting 90-100 FPS before activating VR and 45+ with it at the default KSPG airport, and 60-70/45 with the custom KSPG (which is…

  • Oculus Fourth Impressions

    Today I did two things with the Rift: flew in DCS (Digital Combat Simulator), and flew in a Piper Warrior II (my old trainer) from my old home strip (KOQN) in X-Plane 11. Thoughts on each … DCS was great. Easy setup and ran right out of the box. I only have the default aircraft…