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Hand Tracked Cockpit Clicking is a specialized utility developed by Fred Emmott that enables pilots to operate cockpit controls in Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) and Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) through natural hand gestures rather than conventional input devices. The software bridges OpenXR-compatible hand tracking hardware—such as Valve Index controllers, Leap Motion sensors, or the PointCTRL finger-mounted IR emitters—with the virtual cockpits of these high-fidelity flight simulators, translating finger movements into precise left-click, right-click, and scroll-wheel events on every switch, knob, and touchscreen. Originally created to eliminate the need for a physical mouse while wearing a head-mounted display, the tool has evolved through four public releases; version 1.2.0 refines gesture recognition latency, adds configurable dead-zones for turbulence-heavy sorties, and introduces a calibration wizard that automatically maps the user’s real-world reach envelope to the 3-D cockpit space. Typical use cases include virtual reality pilots who want uninterrupted immersion, home-cockpit builders seeking to keep their hands on HOTAS hardware, and aircrew training facilities that require a sanitary, contact-free interface. The utility runs as a lightweight background service, consumes less than 40 MB of RAM, and is compatible with any title that exposes its cockpit click-spots through standard Windows GDI messages or DirectInput callbacks, making it equally valuable for civilian tubeliners, fast-jet procedures trainers, and vintage warbird enthusiasts. Hand Tracked Cockpit Clicking is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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