Ik had al eens eerder wat foto's geüpload, maar omdat ik inmiddels toch wel erg veel heb aangepast en uitgewerkt, dacht ik om even een update te posten. Ben nu zodanig tevreden dat ik niet denk dat ik nog wat ga veranderen/verbeteren (denk ik nu

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Omdat ik te lui ben om alles opnieuw te typen

, kopieer ik even de post zoals ik die op het DCS World forum geplaatst heb:
Now that I've tweaked it to the point that I probably won't change much anymore, I thought I'd share my VR setup. So far I haven't seen this setup approach being used by anyone else, so maybe it can help others that are searching for ideas.
My custom seat is based on:
- (33.7mm) aluminium scaffolding pipes
- some plywood
- a few sheets of foam rubber (I just used old and worn garden furniture).
- Several bolts, nuts and screws
All in all, the seat costed me about €200,-
The main advantages of using scaffolding are:
- It's slightly cheaper than the widely used 3030 (T-slot) square profile and its mounting accessories
- I find it far more flexible than square profiles, because you can achieve any inclination angle desired
- It's easier to create (and far more flexible again) than a plywood only design
- It's rock solid
- It's very easy to loosen up, reposition, change angles
- It builds quite small (footprint of my setup is 180cm x 90cm) (as you can see, I don't use a 4000" curved 8K screen though 😉)
The cons:
- Well, one could say it might not look as "clean" as one of those square framed setups and from the outside it definitely doesn't look like one of those beautifully shaped cockpits that pass here from time to time... But, as I play VR only, I'm personally not bothered by that, I just want the setup to be a small as possible.
Some pictures:
For pretty much all my fixed wing modules I use this setup
(±75° seat inclination)

(note that I can fold/rotate the keyboard away, for easy access)
For helo modules I use this setup
(same inclination as above, but throttle mount rotated away)
For the Viper (side stick) I use this setup
(seat at ±60° inclination and throttle mount mirrored)
(when I'm done arranging my 2nd mortgage or selling a few limbs, next step will be to upgrade my Cougar stick with a force sensor mod)
And sometimes, when I'm having a one night stand with a racing sim
(Seat in formula 1 (lie down) position)
(steering wheel can be repositioned depending seat inclination)
Because I build the entire seat and its cushioning myself, it was quite easy to integrate a Gametrix JetPad in there, for just that extra bit of immersion.
Maybe, at some point, a dedicated gear lever would be nice to add, but apart from that I don't use or need any additional button boxes because, well... Pointctrl:
Quite happy with the result and I can't think of anything I'd do differently if I were to build my setup again from scratch.
Oh and here's two pointless but atmospheric photos
(not that I ever play in this kind of darkness, because my Reverb's inside out tracking needs all the light it can have 😋)