Happy to help if you get stuck. Email at domain gmail dot which is a com at username barlow320

My pleasure!

The G5 looks quite readable

I hope so too

I can’t go back since the last vid he made on it, it’s too sick lol

We had a first meeting before Thanksgiving and will meet again n January after the holidays.

Still clunky but look at this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZime7p_y53Uh2g.htmlsi=EoO4mF3l_lDx-xYm

I was holding out for the Varjo XR-4 with a similar price point. I think it has software that has been carefully designed for Mixed Reality Flight Simulation. While it would be wise for Apple to connect with Laminar Research which can run X-Plane on Apple computers I doubt they will take the opportunity to showcase their new headset in one of its best use cases.

No you need reality mixer which requires steamVR. Hopefully Laminar can implement this as part of XP

Absolutely. I would build a panel and possibly even a single monitor/big screen TV and get that working and become familiar before I try diving into the more detailed stuff. Definitely consider buying a computer that will be VR compatible so you don’t have to upgrade. Once you master the simulator in the basics of building a Cockpit Time panel (or buying one) then you can move on to VR.. The honeycomb, alpha and bravo, or a good choice for a first set of controls. They have a lot of the basics, which is you need to fly a training flight from start up to shut down. If you weren’t a private pilot I wanting to do some realistic training I might say just start with VR and enjoy the view. But it’s not great for training at this point MR will be a solution in the future but right now unless you know what you were doing it would drive me crazy trying to get it working together. Good luck.

Noticed it too. There is some sort of dept sensor /auto focus and maybe since there are objects of different distance ( eg. Checklist and panel) it warps the image trying to smooth the transition between the two not knowing they are separate objects? Just a guess. Not very noticeable in the headset for some reason.

Initially the solution for the airliners could be as simple as placing physical green screens (I think pink works better) outside the windows of the simulator, and allow the video to be composited into the video image of a cockpit from the headset. In the end, there might be a way that instead of the green screen areas showing The pass-through video the pass-through video could allow the virtual world to be seen through similar areas. Think of a apartment with a large picture window. It seems to me it would be easier to use the passer video as the basis, and then composite through the opening of the window the outside world. Currently with reality mixer You would have to create a complete room, the only opening being where the window is, and that would allow pass-through video to surround the virtual world image, which would only be visible in the small window. Seems like it would be easy to switch the video feeds in the proposition and make it work either way by choice.

​@@rbarlowThank you Russ. Indeed, there may be several roads leading to Rome. Let's wait and see what the devs come up with. Some pink panels in the room would give a nice touch.😊

Great idea.

The resolution is an easy problem to resolve since it’s already available if you are willing to pay the money. For me, the excitement is the ability to interact in a natural way with a cockpit. I suppose a slightly wider field of view would be nice also. Thanks for your comments. It’s an exciting time for VR.

Why would you bother with warthunder since it's more of an arcade? Also you can set up reality mixer so that it doesn't show the lines, or at least I can on mine. Though on mine I use the actual passthrough camera footage instead of chromakey (since I use an index). Can you not turn the lines off if you're using the chromakey approach?

@@jimmydesouza4375 haha I enjoy the dog fight in realism mode, just grinding to get to an f16 really, I’m still learning DCS but my problem with it jitter with reality mixer, guessing because it’s none steam version, same with MSF2020. Haha no, doesn’t seem to be an option in the quest/puck beta version of reality mixer, figure an update soon might happen or not lol

@@yokoh691 The steam version of reality mixer lets you hide the coloured barriers on the passthrough objects (or more specifically it allows you to set their thickness in centimeters down to 0).

@@jimmydesouza4375 yeah I have my thickness at 0. Just thin lines now aha I forget they’re there when sim tbh aha

Yes I can see clearly but not quite as good as the video. Recorded this a couple days ago ago…unlisted video. Be sure you have bright lighting on the panel and turn down the monitor to a very low brightness or it will bloom and look terrible AltimeterMotives Panel Trial kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oL9zhrdlv5nTqas.html

Definitely want more resolution. I bought the Quest3 to be able to try this out. BTW I bought the larger storage version because I thought it would be more attractive on resale. I do like the idea of the stand-alone processor being able to off load some of the camera processing work from the PC.

You need to learn Greek😀. Seriously you might start with the Kindle book Flight Simulation for Beginners: A Guide to Get You Started a.co/d/554WBdw I know the author and write the forward for the book. It is a broad coverage of the subject to get you started. Like any subject it is a process and there is no quick fix. You may already have good knowledge of computers and that will help but if not you have to learn about that as well as about aviation. The flight simulator and a course of study like Sporty’s Pilot shop offers will pay dividends in reduced training costs when you get to actual flight training in an expensive airplane. www.sportys.com/eaa-virtual-flight-academy-simulator-software-package.html I’d probably start with X-Plane 12 since the flight model is more realistic and you don’t need perfect scenery to kern the basics. You can add Microsoft Flight Simulator later to enjoy lifelike scenery later in the cross country phase. Let me know if I can help further at barlow320 at the gmail domain which is s dot com

@@rbarlow Thank you Russ for the reply. I will take your advice here and start the process. I really enjoy your videos and have subscribed so I don't miss any new videos. Thanks again. - Dan

Hope so too. I’m on the waiting list for the XR-4 too

@@rbarlow on the waiting list for XR-4 as well.

Try to capture a flight on the headset and publish it on KZfaq… I’d love to see it.

I set the edges and brightness to 0 and they persist. Another similar chroma key program using Virtual Desktop has them too. Do you know another solution?

Huh...interesting question. Meta definately needs some connection to the headset but once it is setup you probably could. X-Plane 12 once it is installed doesn't require internet except to verify the license occasionally, Air Manager is the same way. You should check with a Quest 3 expert but once things are set up I think you router could be disconnected from the internet. I would think a 5G phone as a hotspot would be good enough if you are using a link cable to connect the headset to the PC. Sorry, that's the best I can do.

The forward panel and the controls are a physical cockpit panel I built and has LCD touchscreens running Air Manager which I interact with. This is what the Quest 3 cameras are passing through to Reality Mixer. You need a screen to manage the basic computer tasks and to launch the programs but after starting the headset this can be mirrored in a big floating window in the headset. As for the sim it can open completely in VR on the headset so you need no additional monitors for scenery. It is generated by the sim and shown in VR in the headset. With no big TV monitors you sim can be in a very small space. Also since the headset has a 16 foot cable you could have two cockpits…fighter and airplane set up and use the headset and computer on either setup. Really flexible.

OMG...this is great news. I have 3 - 40 inch monitors that I will not need. The Oculus 3 arrives Wednesday maybe.I am shopping for the touch screens for the 6 pack/G1000. They seem to have a bunch of different specs. Will they all have a small enough grid to handle all the smaller buttons etc? You are a true gentleman and a scholar!!!

I am learning fast!! Great seeing you in person on IvanSky's post at the Air Manager booth. It's happening! Well it's all gonna happen very fast and it's going to be because of you and your innovations. Thanks for being out there helping the rest of us get going with some sophisticated SIM!! Based on your recommendation, my new Oculus 3 just got here and it's vastly better the by Oculus 2...light years beyond! Just what you said it would be. David Winston Salem, NC

Pretty sure flight sims are all PCVR (tethered to a desktop computer) at present time.

You can run the quest three as a standalone, or you can tether it via a link cable or via high-speed Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi six). The video Passthrough stays on the headset and is used to replace the color boxes that reality mixer generates. virtual desktop make that possible. When the quest is tethered, it can operate just like a VR headset and display video from the simulator running on the computer.

I thought that was true at the time. I should have said it only works with MSFS running under SteamVR. Set the Virtual Desktop OpenXR settings on the Streamer app on your computer to SteamVR. The additional SteamVR overhead seems like a waste but with a strong computer it works fine.

@@rbarlowi have this working with msfs and SteamVR and a rtx 2080 super. It’s acceptable but I’m thinking of a GPU upgrade at this point. I will say, i had a tough time getting this all to work until i uninstalled Bitdefender anti virus. As always, you do a great job.

I Would also like to know if it works with dcs?

So far only rectangular prisms. I was thinking one could replace the areas in the sim with the chroma-key color to get the pass through video from Virtual desktop. RM developer is saying more different shapes in the future but to me OpenXR support is a bigger priority.

@@rbarlow Hi Russ, long time lurker for all your videos and posts on various forums. Two quick questions: 1) Have you tried to edit cockpit textures in MSFS with the passthrough color in order to negate the need for RM by simply using VD's passthrough feature? If so, how did it work and how did you do it? 2) Have you found any other way to avoid having to reset RM's passthrough boxes at every start up (other than the transparent tape mod someone else mentioned here)?

No it works with msfs too

I think I said future of flight sim for training….if you are just playing around the visual immersion is better in pure VR of course. With LCD panels and Air Manager you can represent more than a single aircraft in GA but your point about complex airliners is well taken. But those sims are already locked into a single type and the Mixed Reality will offer much better visuals that even the best curved screen projection system.

@@rbarlow Thanks as usual for your work. I would love to see a real flight in Asobo Longitude with the Panel set from Sling in Mixed reality. Ya know, entering flight plan on GTC controllers with knobster.etc. I have 2x21" Asus touchscreens with 3 wide 32" but VR would be interesting if the longitude works.