[Flying] Taxiing Is Hard!

[marianlh]

It's a good thing these are virtual aircraft. A single replacement propeller blade for a P-51 costs $100,000. =P I found a youtube video that explains the process in somewhat more and better detail than the official in-game lesson, and will be practicing in a stationary aircraft a few times before my next attempt.

Part of the problem is that, unlike in a car, you can't STOP.

I'm working almost every single day between now and Christmas, as well as Boxing Day, or as I think of it, the first day of Returns Hell. So I won't be getting back in the aircraft much for the next few days. But there are some things I want to get done before my next attempt at taxiing, and I'm going to list them here so I don't forget.

1. Reposition the Saitek throttle so that it is closer to where the virtual one is in the aircraft. √
2. Re-arrange throttle keybinds. Using a joystick button + throttle lever for the brakes is NOT working. √
3. Plug in the USB audio adapter I picked up at Micro Center on the way to work yesterday, using one of the lower front USB ports. √
4. Move the Buttkicker amp to plug it into the above audio adapter. √
5. Buy, download and install SimShaker for Aviators√ and the SimShaker Sound Module.
6. Route Buttkicker through SimShaker so it will actually work. I mean, it was nice to have it in City of Heroes, but DCS is what I bought it for.
7. Buy, download and install fpsVR.√
8. Adjust joystick deadzone as per Chuck's Guide to the P-51. √
9. Do's and Don'ts of overclocking CPU
10. How to monitor CPU temperature √
11. Research PointCTRL vs Captoglove for VR hands √
12. Install Samsung Magician on C Drive
13. Implement the "helmet speaker" audio hack for the Index described in this post on the DCS forums
14. Mustang's Shadow Mod
15. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but hey Livejournal's edit window is infinite. ETA: also I keep finding new things.