Digital Kneeboard Simulator

Life is brief. Have a sortie.

Mission planning for DCS World squadrons, from the first waypoint to the greenie board. Plan the flight, load it into the jet, brief it, then debrief the tape in 3D.

Free for every squadron.

The planner: route on the map, waypoints below, and the Warhawks kneeboard updating alongside

Virtual groups who plan, brief, and debrief with DKS

  • Fleet Intel Weapons Bureau patch
  • v82nd Airborne Task Force patch
  • 414th Tactical Fighter Sq patch
  • Virtual Australian Defence Force patch
  • vJFC patch
  • 16th AAB patch
  • v303rd Fighter Group patch
  • Task Force All American patch
  • Carrier Air Wing 16 patch
  • Joint Task Force Francophone patch
  • VMF-29 Demon Dogs patch
  • Ground Tactical Commander patch
  • 72. attackflygdivisionen “Ghosts” patch
  • VF-31 Fighting 31 patch
  • Red Flag EU patch
  • VA 1-17 ACS Roughneck patch
  • v366th Composite Wing patch
  • 421st vFS Black Widows patch
  • VFA-136 Knighthawks patch
  • 81st TFW patch
  • VFA-187 Corsairs patch
  • 41st RAS “Rats” patch
  • VB 2-82 AHB Caveman patch
  • IRRE patch
  • 492nd FS patch
  • JTF-111 patch
  • JTF Iron Talon patch
  • VB 3-82 GSAB Flipper patch
  • Wizards patch
  • VFC-36 Devils patch
  • Hydra patch
  • 555th FS patch
  • 79th Fighter Squadron patch
  • VC 3-82 GSAB Dustoff patch
  • Australian Virtual Air Wing patch
  • 14th FBS Bulldogs patch
  • DKS “Plan · Brief · Deflect” patch
  • Joint Force Harrier patch
  • HSC-36 Marauders patch
  • Virtual Weapons Academy patch
  • VA 1-82 AB Werewolf patch
  • Carrier Air Wing 4 patch
  • Joint Task Force Heavy patch
  • v37th AS Blue Tail patch
  • 40th FS “Voodoos” patch
  • VF-154 patch
  • v55th RQS Night Hawks patch
  • VFA-192 Golden Dragons patch
  • VF-25 Black Sails patch
  • v86th AES MEDEVAC patch
  • VMFA-314 patch
  • 414th Fighter Group patch
  • One Actual patch
  • Carrier Air Wing 9 patch
  • 476th vFighter Group patch
  • WildWolves VFW patch

Fly with a group that isn't up here? Send us your patch on Discord.

01 · Plan

Plan the sortie, and let the numbers fall out

Type a push time and the airspeeds back-solve. Pick stores and the weight, drag and bingo follow. The kneeboard updates beside you as you type.

Flight plan tab beside the planning map

Waypoints that know how the jet turns

Turns by bank, G or radius with the lead distance worked out, ToTs that set the speeds, and AGL legs that stay AGL. Import the flights straight from your .miz.

02 · Publish

Hand every pilot their own cockpit-ready set

Publish once. Each pilot downloads kneeboards with their own name, slot and loadout, plus the cartridge that loads the plan into the jet.

A rendered kneeboard page

Kneeboard packs from real squadrons

Warhawks, Golden Dragons, Milspec and more, laid out per airframe. Each pilot's copy has their own row highlighted.

DTC export
F-16C · F/A-18C · F-14B(U) · F-15E · A-10C II · AV-8B · AH-64D · OH-58D · CH-47F · C-130J
Also plan
F-14A/B · F-4E · UH-60L · UH-1H · Mirage F1 · M-2000C · F-5E · JF-17 · MiG-29 · AJS37 · MB-339 · T-45C · A-4E-C · F-100D · WWII

Brief · Fly

Brief it on the same map, then watch it happen

Briefing slide on the mission map

Brief it

16:9 slides on the mission map. Draw on the map, whiteboard the plan, and generate a slide per flight from the package.

Watch it live

RealView follows your server in 3D with 45 minutes of rewind. DKS ATC gives controllers a radar scope with BRAA and ready-to-read calls.

Recon the target

Task a satellite over the target and get imagery shot in DCS from your own mission.

04 · Debrief

Debrief the fight in 3D, down to the second

Drop in a Tacview file. DKS rebuilds the sortie on DCS terrain, matches it to the brief, and calls the fight for you. Share it and the whole flight scrubs through together.

3D debrief replay over terrain

The recording, on the real terrain

Game-accurate terrain and buildings, recognizable jets, SAMs and weapons, lit by the recording's own sun. Chase your bomb all the way in.

05 · Run

Run the squadron where it already lives

Post the op, take sign-ups in Discord, and keep the roster, currency board and greenie board current without anyone updating a spreadsheet.

ATO board with a posted op

Post the op, fill the seats

Packages and standalone flights in one posting. Pilots sign up for a seat right in Discord, and only the units flying get pinged.

And the rest

Planning

  • Unlimited waypoints
  • Multiple routes
  • Control measures
  • Push & ToT solving
  • CAS / TAS / GS / Mach
  • Historical mag var
  • Holds
  • Pop-up attack profiles
  • HADB & TOSS cards
  • DPI cards
  • Offset aimpoints
  • Targets in MGRS
  • Enemy air order of battle
  • Viewsheds
  • Support tracks
  • Carrier launch & recovery
  • .miz weather import
  • TOLD card
  • Approach plates
  • Range plan
  • Laser codes
  • Viper ROE matrix
  • Markdown notes
  • Flight templates
  • Package templates
  • Link 16 planning
  • Presets & preset points
  • Undo / redo
  • Live multi-editor
  • Package inheritance
  • Coalition sharing

Maps

  • DCS-accurate basemaps
  • Synthetic TPC charts
  • Real TPC (Syria)
  • WWII charts
  • FAA VFR & airspaces
  • MGRS grid
  • DCS roads
  • Doghouses
  • NATO symbol builder
  • Battlefield graphics
  • KMZ & GeoJSON import
  • 3D planning view
  • Theater overlays
  • Fog of war
  • Public map links
  • Grid drawing tool
  • Coordinate converter

Output

  • Per-pilot ZIPs
  • One-click install
  • Template Builder
  • Page reorder
  • Per-leg maps
  • OpenKneeboard
  • In-game DTC
  • DCS-DTC
  • JAFDTC
  • TheWay
  • F-4E Route Tool
  • Update MIZ
  • Lua loadouts
  • MissionPlot import
  • Public share links
  • Print to PDF

Live & debrief

  • RealView
  • DKS ATC
  • Live overlays
  • DCSServerBot
  • Lardoon auto-debrief
  • Telemetry exporter
  • Globe mode
  • FPV & HUD
  • Weapon chase cam
  • LSO cam
  • Bomb frag envelopes
  • Radar scan volume
  • Cockpit recorder
  • F-16C gun camera
  • SRS radio sync
  • Shared live debriefs
  • VR ready-room debrief
  • Bookmarks
  • Open .acmi from Windows

Squadron

  • Discord sign-ups
  • ATO calendar
  • Pre-plans
  • Coalition ops
  • Units & ranks
  • Awards
  • Leave
  • Readiness
  • Guest pilots
  • Squadron standards
  • Overhead break grading
  • Ops log
  • Squadron documents
  • Gradesheets
  • Certificates
  • Course drafts by AI agents
  • Campaigns with BDA

Bring your squadron

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Digital Kneeboard Simulator