My Sim Setup
The sim gear, streaming equipment and pc hardware that keeps the channel running.
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Thrustmaster TCA Yoke Boeing Edition
I absolutely adore this yoke. What drew me to this yoke was how Thrustmaster simulates the yoke being anchored to the floor of the cockpit by having the yoke extend out from the desk and move in a pendular motion. A small detail, but it really gives the sense of flying a big airliner.
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Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition w/ Add-Ons
Using this with a Boeing yoke gets a lot of comments, but it's a great go-between for Airbus and Boeing. When flying Airbus it's great for getting the throttles into the different gates, and when flying Boeing, I just ignore the detents and push through them.
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FSProjects Airbus Sidestick
A very realistic, built to order Airbus Sidestick from FSProjects. Originally purchased to work with my Thrustmaster AVA base, but also works with the Moza AB9. I ADORE this side stick and thank FSProjects for their contribution to the simming comminity.
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Moza AB9 Joystick Base
Thanks to Moza for providing me with an AB9 for use on the channel. I use it exclusively for flying Airbus, using the force feedback motors to replcate the resistance of the sprung mechanism of the real thing. A very versatile base!
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Thrustmaster AVA Base
Thanks to Thrustmaster for providing their AVA Base for review and for use on the channel. A highly customisable base that can have different springs and cams fitted to adjust the feel at what I feel is a very fair price. I now use this for military and helicopter flying on my "inside pc".
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Wingflex FCU Cube
Thanks to Wingflex for providing me with their FCU Cube for use on the channel. Controlling my Airbus using physical dials is a word apart from struggling with your mouse!
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Logitech Radio Panels
Getting slightly long in the tooth now, and requires SPAD.Next to work with the 8.33khz radio frequencies on VATSIM, but it is (sometimes) easier than using your mouse to change radio frequency. Could use a refresh though!
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Tobii Eye Tracker 5
I love my Tobii Eye Tracker 5. It gives an amazing sense of immersion, especially when on the ground. The ability to quickly glance out of your window to check for traffic is something I wouldnt want to give up having now experienced it.
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Logitech Flight Rudder Pedals
I spent a long time researching rudder pedals and while there remain some very expensive options which I would love to own some day, these stood out as a great balance between quality and price. They made a massive impact to my flying.
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GoXLR Mini
I really wouldn't want to go live without this, this is how I control the audio for our live streams and videos. Each fader can have an audio source assigned to it, and what you hear on our streams it the mixed output. An amazing bit of kit. Looks snazzy too!
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Pyle PDMIC58
I often get asked about my mic as people seem to like the quality. Not a particularly well known mic, but an absolute steal for the price. It does require a USB audio interface to connect to a PC, so that increases the overall cost, but it's a solid XLR dynamic mic.
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Elgato Streamdeck
I held off on a Streamdeck for a while, insisting I didn't really need one, but now I have it, I wouldn't give it up. It helps me control so many things while I'm live streaming with a press of a button. I have the Mk.1, which is now discontinued, so linked below is the newer Mk.2.
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