Flight-Sim Expo 2018 Update and Special Thanks!

[J2_Trupobaw]

11 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

Actually, if I can make a suggestion;  As nice as it would be to imagine that one might suddenly cause a revolution among the civilian flight sim community, having the scales suddenly fall from their eyes and discover the wonders of a QMB dogfight - it might be worthwhile also to consider why so many of them are attending the show in the first place and make a point of pushing the game’s other virtues.  Set them up in a Ju-52 over the mountains, or show them a moonlit night flight over water.   Get them to perform a tricky navigational exercise in the rain...   You might make more of a lasting impression on the massive majority of sim flyers, who are in it for the “flight” rather than the fight.  

 

My my two cents.

This is so true, Jason! Digital Warfare has so much more potential  to offer than just combat engagements. Navigating Ju-52 to target field using only period instruments, crosswind landings, night flying, even Ju-87 dive bombing - if there's time to make the scenarios there's a lot to intrigue civilian simmers with. Dogfighting, to casual eye, is where we look most similar ti War Thunder. Show people the shooting part of game and they will see a shooter :(.

Edited June 8, 2018 by LsV_Trupobaw

[LukeFF]

4 minutes ago, [CPT]CptJackSparrow said:

@LukeFF

 

Booth babe pics? 

 

Eventually

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

Yar!

[DD_Arthur]

Good luck with this guys.  Hope you have an enjoyable and worthwhile weekend

[LukeFF]

Getting set up!

 

 

Check out the custom controllers @GVL224 made!

 

[LuftManu]

This really looks great! You guys have done a great job on the booth!
The cockpits look amazing. I hope you make new customers there, the joy of fly in Il-2 is unique and should be experienced by many simmers. As some said, it's not only shoot but making it home in a harsh winter night near Moscow!

 

Kind regards Jason, the team and the participants who whent to help at the booth

[LukeFF]

42 minutes ago, [CPT]CptJackSparrow said:

@LukeFF

 

Booth babe pics? 

 

Booth babe #1 spotted. ? Pics... eventually, I promise.

[Legioneod]

28 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

Check out the custom controllers @GVL224 made!

 

 

That looks sweet, do they have a site or anything, looked but couldnt find anything.

[Trooper117]

Just now, LukeFF said:

 

Booth babe #1 spotted. ? Pics... eventually, I promise.

 

Better not be a scantily clad Jason!

[LukeFF]

1 minute ago, Legioneod said:

 

That looks sweet, do they have a site or anything, looked but couldnt find anything.

 

No, he just posts here in the forums.

 

Just now, Trooper117 said:

Better not be a scantily clad Jason!

 

Definitely isn't! ?

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

10 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

 

Booth babe #1 spotted. ? Pics... eventually, I promise.

 

I'm patient I'll wait ?

[-332FG-Gordon200]

Luke,

I think the booths are fantastic but have a small observation.

You'd be able to move the chair closer to the keyboard or stick if you put the caster of the trailing wheel in the floor slot instead of the way it's shown in the picture above. I like the idea of the slot keeping the base from turning beneath you, kudos for that.

 

[Jade_Monkey]

19 minutes ago, Legioneod said:

 

That looks sweet, do they have a site or anything, looked but couldnt find anything.

 

He has a thread in the Hardware section. You can send him.a message and he can make a custom throttle that fits your needs.

[Legioneod]

51 minutes ago, Jade_Monkey said:

 

He has a thread in the Hardware section. You can send him.a message and he can make a custom throttle that fits your needs.

Nice, thanks.

[Rjel]

Best of luck with the exhibit. I'd love to be there. With the three upcoming titles maybe next year's show will be the one to shoot for?

[[APAF]VR_Spartan85]

5 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Getting set up!

 

 

Check out the custom controllers @GVL224 made!

 

 

HOLY MOLY!  this probably isn't rocket science but rail system you have for the chairs is brilliant!

 

 

[JimTM]

11 hours ago, Lfox said:

Looks very impressive, well done.  To get some of the civilian sim crowd in maybe you put up sign "Taildragger Pilots Wanted".

 

Good Luck with the event.

 

Cheers,

   Lfox

 

Lol!

 

More signs:

- Our scenery is gorgeous. Stop by and take some shots.

- Our planes are da bomb!

 

Best of luck with the show. Looks great.

Edited June 9, 2018 by JimTM

[LukeFF]

Some shots of the other displays: 

 

[Danziger]

Yeah you guys definitely have the best display. No contest. 

[LukeFF]

7 minutes ago, BorysVorobyov said:

Yeah you guys definitely have the best display. No contest. 

 

We've had quite a few people stop by and compliment the setup. One guy even asked Jason if he sells these as part of the company. ? They really are great rigs.

[1./KG4_OldJames]

8 hours ago, LsV_Trupobaw said:

This is so true, Jason! Digital Warfare has so much more potential  to offer than just combat engagements. Navigating Ju-52 to target field using only period instruments, crosswind landings, night flying, even Ju-87 dive bombing - if there's time to make the scenarios there's a lot to intrigue civilian simmers with. Dogfighting, to casual eye, is where we look most similar ti War Thunder. Show people the shooting part of game and they will see a shooter :(.

I think the navigation without the luxury of GPS is what will intrigue civ-simmers the most. The other stuff will slowly grow on them...like a fungus.

 

Ooh! Ooh! I nearly forgot the thing that got me hooked! CLOSE FORMATION FLYING. 

You don't get that on msfs.

Edited June 9, 2018 by 1./KG4_OldJames
Darn autocucumber

[Uufflakke]

9 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

Booth babe #1 spotted. ? Pics... eventually, I promise.

 

What Oleg did you guys can do too. 

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

 

[TWC_Ace]

Oleg was ahead of tis time in many aspects. And likable too.....

Edited June 9, 2018 by blackram

[DD_Arthur]

.....and sacked at the time that last picture was taken....anyway, back to Flight-Sim Expo 2018......

[=621=Samikatz]

13 hours ago, LukeFF said:

@GVL224

 

 

I spy a drop tanks button...

[Freycinet]

Those simpits, what a great job, even interior paint in the correct colours! Wishing you a fantastic expo and hoping for a pic of the booth babes ?

[Feathered_IV]

That carpet is giving me vertigo 

[Blitzen]

That's today right?????I hope someone will do a few quick vids of not only your booth but other happenings around the symposium as well-not just the new & improved sims but the things we might look forward to as improvements to VR gaming....then posts them here or on YouTube.

BTW; I notified several friends who run Aviation Museums ( notably the Museum of Flight here in Seattle.) about the event.I recommended they should look around to see what might be applicable in the future to their Museums in the way of flight simulators like VR and to see whatstudio 777 aka Il-2 Sturmovik battle of Moscow, Stalingrad,et al, already has 7 what lies in their development plans. so who knows- they might be dropping by!

[LukeFF]

And we're off!

 

[oneeyeddog]

Thanks for posting the pictures, looks great.

I like the raceway that the chairs sit in. What's the purpose of the removable red insert that limits the backward travel of the chairs? Does it help when using Rudder Pedals?

[LukeFF]

The red bars are to hold the chairs in place.

Do I see...booth babes? ?

 

[-TBC-AeroAce]

16 minutes ago, oneeyeddog said:

Thanks for posting the pictures, looks great.

I like the raceway that the chairs sit in. What's the purpose of the removable red insert that limits the backward travel of the chairs? Does it help when using Rudder Pedals?

Dude it is to limit the backwards travel of the chair lol. If you didn't have it you would slide back when you push the pedals.  It is quite an annoying problem that I have solved in a variety of  creative ways over the years.

[LukeFF]

Just some random shots:

 

Edited June 9, 2018 by LukeFF

[-TBC-AeroAce]

Can one of you find Froogle and force him to cover il2 instead of another scenery.

Edited June 9, 2018 by AeroAce

[DD_Arthur]

6 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

Do I see...booth babes? ?

 

I see a charming young lady wearing what appears to be an IL2 t-shirt.

 

Thank god its not Hooves in drag.

[Blitzen]

Any info or pix  on new stuff you might be seeing??

Edited June 9, 2018 by Blitzen

[Danziger]

How come the hot chicks get IL*2 shirts and we don't?

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

@LukeFF

 

Get a arm around her man, do it right!

[[APAF]VR_Spartan85]

1 hour ago, BorysVorobyov said:

How come the hot chicks get IL*2 shirts and we don't?

Good point...

but the real question is ‘do they fly as well?’

[Rjel]

 

5 hours ago, Blitzen said:

That's today right?????I hope someone will do a few quick vids of not only your booth but other happenings around the symposium as well-not just the new & improved sims but the things we might look forward to as improvements to VR gaming....then posts them here or on YouTube.

BTW; I notified several friends who run Aviation Museums ( notably the Museum of Flight here in Seattle.) about the event.I recommended they should look around to see what might be applicable in the future to their Museums in the way of flight simulators like VR and to see whatstudio 777 aka Il-2 Sturmovik battle of Moscow, Stalingrad,et al, already has 7 what lies in their development plans. so who knows- they might be dropping by!

When I was touring the Kalamazoo Air Zoo last year I noticed they had a flight sim set up with I believe Air Warrior. Didn't look at it that closely but I thought then too that museums like that would be a natural place to expose people to flight simulators. I have no doubt there are millions of people out there who have more than a passing interest in aviation history that likely know little about flight sims.

Edited June 9, 2018 by Rjel