DCS: Here's What You Need to Fly

In his first DCS tutorial, Mooch reviews the basics of his rig, including hardware and software requirements and a few other "gotchas."

Gear mentioned in this episode:
- Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog throttle
- Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals
- Virpil F-14 stick
- Natural Point TrackIR
- Volair Sim Pit
- Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor
- Hyper X gaming keyboard and mouse
- Hyper X gaming headset
- GEFORCE RTX 2080 graphics card
- Insignia USB 3.0 powered USB port
- Eagle Dynamics DCS World F-14 and F/A-18 and Supercarrier modules along with Syrian, Caucasus, and Persian Gulf maps

[guilhermebechtinger]

Ward, please think about doing some DCS live events with the audience together, it will be great just taking off from a carrier, fly formation and goes back.

[DrAke]

I'm sure you've got plenty of content planned, but the thought of a RIO tutorial from Mooch himself has got me excited. Fingers crossed!

[MattWagner]

Have fun, Mooch! Drop me a line if you'd like to fly sometime.

[therocinante]

Ward Carroll getting more involved with DCS is such an exciting thing for the community. The more credible guys get into it and make videos about it, the more fun it becomes for us all.

[SmokinGoodd]

I work in IT, and have loved aviation and sims since i was a kid. This video was very informative and useful . Especially the USB part of it, ALOT of people miss that.

[kinch]

Seriously one of the best if not THE best channels on YouTube all things military aviation!

[alexshmalex]

My buddy and I have been dual-crewing the Tomcat in DCS for some months now and your tactics videos have been so helpful at improving our game, particularly engaging targets with the AIM-54. Enjoy the new rig and looking forward to seeing you in the digital skies someday!

[sloppydog]

Hey Mooch. I've just listened to the Air Combat Sim episode with you and Casmo. I know it took you some time to learn the ropes of DCS. You are methodical and do it in a serious way. And I like that. Have (serious) fun with it!

[Ramirez]

It feels like my father-in-law explaining to me how he got into Simming before he passed. Thanks for this and God Bless.

[BlyGuy]

Since seeing Top Gun 2, I've fallen back in love with fighters and their pilots all over again, which is kind of crazy considering I am pretty vehemently anti-war, but they're just so damn magnificent.

Anyways, I've been getting into DCS videos, particularly Growling Sidewinder's channel. When I fully realized the steep learning curve and amount of "homework" learning your aircraft this sim demands to become proficient, I was blown away at the dudes skill in multiple aircraft.

I hope to see some Mooch v. GS dogfights in the near future. Would make for some excellent viewing.

[agidotexe]

i love that you are getting into this ward! we welcome you with open arms! Hope to see some raw footage of you playing for the first time or something like that!

[ChrisAnilao]

Seeing your rig was something I been wanting to see forever! So glad to see it! Can't wait to see some of your flights with Tricker.

[brianfarrar]

Your man-cave is a total inspiration! Thanks for the rundown.

[kasmiller]

Your cable management stresses me out. Good to have you in the community Mooch.

[rattleheadx]

That's a sweet rig, Mr. Carroll! Alright, we know what has to happen next... Mooch and Mover (CW Lemoine) in a Tomcat versus Growling Sidewinder and LongShot in some appropriate Op-For. Maybe Mig-28s? Maybe we can get Drewski in there too, somewhere? Gotta make it happen, ya'll!

[armandobetancourt]

Ward, please keep us updated with your new set up (it's really nice). Maybe in the future you can work in a F-14 tutorial for all of us who loves aviation.

[TheMilwaukieDan]

OMG… thank you Sir for exposing me to another ‘rabbit hole’ to willingly fall into.

[miekkenr]

We here in the DCS community welcome you with open arms and green decks. Thanks for all you do! Look forward to any DCS videos you make!

[cobra]

What an awesome piece of kit. Holy moly. You can certainly turn burn and light the cans with that baby! Ward you never fail to impress.

[Pricklyhedgehog]

Nice stuff, there's so many periphery devices for flight simming right now you can really get into some interesting territory. Welcome aboard, looking forward to more DCS exploits, and of course we might see some more analysis of things using DCS as a "training aide" perhaps?