DCS VR Hand Tracking Guide - 2025

In this video, we will explore the current state of VR hand tracking with the Quest 3 in DCS. You can use it in DCS VR quite well and besides that, in this video I will cover how you can make it work yourself with the Quest 3.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:13 Hand Tracking Starting up the plane
02:39 Hand Tracking in the Air
04:06 Hand Tracking in a Helicopter
04:57 DCS VR Hand Tracking Tutorial

PC SPECS:
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090
intel Core i9-14900KF
RAM: 64GB (2x32)

DCS VR Hand Tracking Tutorial

[laubox]

How to get hand tracking to work in DCS VR is a frequently asked question. I hope this video helps you set it up and shows you the best ways to use it. What do you think of this feature?

[MutlerWheelz]

I’ve been using this on the F18 for years, it’s really helpful with the menus and typing numbers on the system in cockpit without needing mapping or using the mouse

[LunchAndVR]

Just a heads up - If you're using Virtual Desktop for this only, you don't need any of those settings from 6:24 - 6:50

[pavlik]

definetly this video gave me inspiration for those devices in the future

[bjrnchrstn]

We need those 3 axis (x, y and z) seperate for EACH hand.

That would allow me to calibrate my virtual hands with my real hornet mdf and ufc. As it is now I only calibrate the right hand so I don’t have to feel around in VR as much, but it’s not optimal.

Three axis for each hand separately would increase my immersion highly.

[slammerf]

Most importantly, can other players see your hand movements like they can see your head? This is important when you encounter a Mig 29 ;)

[ComdrStew]

ED needs to make the switches and knobs lock on when selecting them. So if you pinch your index with your thumb it would lock onto that switch or knob. Then you could move it more naturally.

[MrLolof]

Thank you so much form France 🇫🇷 with YOUT’E EXCELLENT vidéo 😍👍🏻👍🏻
With handtracking DCS is Magic with a quest 3 and my Pimax Crystal

Bye bye

Aplushhs /Laurent 🇫🇷

[darrenabbott]

Will give it a go...I have a Pico 4 and apparently it too can do hand tracking...Thanks for the video.

[theonefrancis]

Now guys, remember that hand tracking is currently supported on all native Eagle Dynamics modules. Newer third party like the F-4, the Kiowa and such still do not support it and never may.

[Lonefit-]

Formation Hand signals! We are getting close - BATTLE Damage Chk - Run Up - Gear - Flat Turn .. so many things ! Hope we see it come into reality in a year.

[yokoh]

Bhaptic gloves working with hand tracking for dcs would be grand! lol currently using my hand tracking to flip off lol

[regwatson]

Now we need force feedback gloves so we can feel those switches and dials through the glove fingers.

[RotorReality]

If this can be manipulated to work with Fred's HTCC but not interact with the controls without the inputs from Fred's program this would be amazing.

[kriskalisgames]

Is it possible to have this with a quest2 and using Airlink?

[therightstuff]

What about handtracking in MSFS2024? Can you showcase that in a video? Or is it currently not possible at all?

[steeltribe]

Great video. Still not really useful as it is just too hard to turn dials or even flick most switches when you are in a hurry, even pressing buttons is 50/50 to be honest. Give them a couple more years and better tracking hardware and it may be usable.

[MixedRealitySimRacing]

I hope that MSFS supports this as well some day

[giz]

Hi thank you for this. Have a question Sir, i dont use Virtual Desktop, is there any other way around it without VD? Thank you

[blankett]

If you could use your controlers to fly like in VtolVR this game would be perfect