To VR or not to VR that is the question

User Support Hub Virtual Reality (VR)
46

The main drawbacks of VR for me as a RW pilot (relatively inexperienced PPL(A) SEP(L), no IR):

  1. Can’t use my paper charts, especially sectionals for VFR, with the flight route manually drawn on it,
  2. Can’t make notes with pen on my kneeboard (frequencies, ATC clearances),
  3. Can’t use my navigation device (SkyDemon on Android tablet).
  4. Can’t use my paper-based checklist.
  5. I have a homemade, very simple cockpit, so I can fly without touching a mouse or keyboard, VR requires reaching for knobs, switches and buttons in blind.

1-4 can be to some extent solved by bringing the Windows desktop to the virtual cockpit (including Wacom tablet for making notes), but I have Reverb G2 which is WMR based so the desktop-to-VR is very limited (unlike options available under SteamVR like VRK or OpenVR Toolkit) and costs some FPS.