sondo214 Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Anyone using one of these? Impressions? I have read that they are top in the feeling and controlability of the heli sims... Bit expensive thought, but you get what you pay for, right?
Cibit Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Wow wish I had seen these when I was rich:) i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB
Frusheen Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Anyone using one of these? Impressions? I have read that they are top in the feeling and controlability of the heli sims... Bit expensive thought, but you get what you pay for, right? I have the Komodo VBS pro cyclic. I got the 350 version but other grips are available now. I couldn't stretch to the collective and pedals at the time and got a different set from another manufacturer (which I ended up having to modify). The cyclic is really nice. I use it for xplane and FSX helicopters also. Rich, the owner is a really nice guy as well. I'd highly recommend it if you're into helicopter simulators. __________________________________________________Win 10 64bit | i7 7700k delid @ 5.1gHz | 32Gb 3466mhz TridentZ memory | Asus ROG Apex motherboard | Asus ROG Strix 1080Ti overclocked Komodosim Cyclic | C-tek anti torque pedals and collective | Warthog stick and throttle | Oculus Rift CV1 | KW-908 Jetseat | Buttkicker with Simshaker for Aviators RiftFlyer VR G-Seat project: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2733051#post2733051
outlawal2 Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 I have a pile of cash sitting waiting for Rich to complete the cyclic and collective for the Black Shark... SOON... Arrggghh I hate that word! LOL "Pride is a poor substitute for intelligence." RAMBO
hansangb Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Yes, I'm reviving an old thread! But Rich, just as an FYI, I'm ready to pull the trigger on the collective/cyclic combo! So please finish it (Huey) soon! :) hsb hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
Chic Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Got Komodo's Huey cyclic. Very nice indeed. Really tames this beast. Agree with Frusheen, Rich is extremely nice to deal with. Got Huey collective on order. Just waitin on Rich to GET IT BUILT!!!!!!!!! A Co, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Intel Core i7 8700K 5.0GHz OC'd, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Samsung 65" 4K Curved Display (Oculus Rift occaisionally), Track IR5, VoiceAttack, Baur's BRD-N Cyclic base/Virpil T-50CM Grip, UH-1h Collective by Microhelis & OE-XAM Pedals. JetSeat & SimShaker for Aviators. JUST CHOPPERS
KomodoSim Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Hi Guys, Sorry totally missed this thread, thanks for the heads up Chic. We are very close now for both the Huey Cyclic and the KA-50 Cyclic and Collective. I've had a load of rush commercial orders in recently that has taken up my evening and weekend development times. But the KA-50 Cyclic will be here next week. They had a slight problem when printing it so it was delayed. The Huey Collective head has now been engraved, just waiting for the new head box to arrive in the next couple of weeks along with the KA-50 Collective. I don't where this year is disappearing to already, still haven't found 2014 yet either. BR Rich [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk Latest review!! http://mutleyshangar.com/reviews/dai/ks/ks.htm FaceBook!!https://www.facebook.com/KomodoSimulations Twitter https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Komodosim
upupandaway Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Very impressive portfolio. If you ever decide to develop a FFB-base for the cyclic sticks, I´ll have to start a new collection. Subscribed. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Deedle, deedle!
hansangb Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Wish I can change the thread title to Komodo. Looking forward to ordering, Rich. Hansang hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
KomodoSim Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Yeah, that might be why I missed it. BR Rich 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk Latest review!! http://mutleyshangar.com/reviews/dai/ks/ks.htm FaceBook!!https://www.facebook.com/KomodoSimulations Twitter https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Komodosim
KomodoSim Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Quick update! New 'Starter Trigger' underneath the collective and with all new switches to match the ones in DCS. BR Rich [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk Latest review!! http://mutleyshangar.com/reviews/dai/ks/ks.htm FaceBook!!https://www.facebook.com/KomodoSimulations Twitter https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Komodosim
hansangb Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Looking good! Can't wait to place my order! hsb hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
Chic Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 These look great Komodo, but can you please hire some one to help you, it's pretty obvious you can't keep up with demand and RnD at the same time (just by looking at your facebook and previous posts some of these things have been in development 3+ years ago) and orders are running 3 months late. The products are great, so back em up with a proper serious business. Yah, if you want to fly Komodosim you gotta wait, but your told up front. In my experience, this company's "back em up" is as good as it gets. A Co, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Intel Core i7 8700K 5.0GHz OC'd, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Samsung 65" 4K Curved Display (Oculus Rift occaisionally), Track IR5, VoiceAttack, Baur's BRD-N Cyclic base/Virpil T-50CM Grip, UH-1h Collective by Microhelis & OE-XAM Pedals. JetSeat & SimShaker for Aviators. JUST CHOPPERS
Cowboy10uk Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Well Best things come to those who wait. :) We have to remember this isn't Richs full time job, I understand he's actully a full time helicopter pilot ( lucky sod ), so obviously he can only work on these on his down time. That said I've met and spoken with Rich several times as well as tried out his cyclic and collective at the Weston Flight sim show. They really are great products, hoping to get the Huey collective ordered myself later this year. I appriciate I will have to wait a number of months to get it, but I also know it will be worth it. Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
KomodoSim Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Hi Guys, Thanks for the comments, all appreciated. I did experience some delays last year due to a large amount of orders placed close to together. This was something I had never had before and it totally caught me out I admit. I've changed the way I take orders now to make sure the customer knows the delivery time upfront. I would love to be able to take someone on to help, but I just can't afford too. That first step of employing someone else is a massive jump for a small company like Komodo, but I'm getting there. BR Rich [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk Latest review!! http://mutleyshangar.com/reviews/dai/ks/ks.htm FaceBook!!https://www.facebook.com/KomodoSimulations Twitter https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Komodosim
FlyingHighAU Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Hi Guys, I would love to be able to take someone on to help, but I just can't afford too. That first step of employing someone else is a massive jump for a small company like Komodo, but I'm getting there. BR Rich Yeah it's never easy starting out, but the good thing about having a fairly niche product is that you don't need to spend a lot on advertising, most of your sales come from communities, and social media. One of the main reasons though, that I've never ordered, is because there is a lack of information online - I'd love to see some videos of these controls set up in a home cockpit and being used to control a simulator (DCS preferably!) with close ups of things moving, buttons being pressed, sliders etc to get a really good idea of the quality of the controls - take a typical saitek-x55 review, get really podantic about it. It's hard to put money down on something you've only seen a few snaps of.
P1KW Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 hi! greetings! "If adventure is dangerous, try the routine. It is deadly." Paulo Coelho.
KomodoSim Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Hi guys, I'm just getting a new curved display setup at the moment using Simpit Technologies Black Pearl Screen. I will then be getting a full setup sorted in a small corner of the workshop where I will be filming a load of new videos. PC Pilot are also doing a full review of my controls in July. I'm getting there, not enough hours in the day along with a young family and the normal day job, getting orders out the door is hard enough let alone working on development. I'm starting to train my dad up to help ease the load a little. He only wants paying in food and he gets to see lots more of is grand kids! :thumbup: :joystick: BR Rich [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk Latest review!! http://mutleyshangar.com/reviews/dai/ks/ks.htm FaceBook!!https://www.facebook.com/KomodoSimulations Twitter https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Komodosim
hansangb Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Can't wait to see some more videos! Especially the UH1 stuff! :) hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1
DSPALLASVI Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Hi KomodoSim, Came across your website a while ago and was impressed with the controls shown. Contacted you through your website. Was initially excited, but after a while of 'no reply', it left me rather hesitant to pursue actual ordering. Like 'FlyingHighAU', noticed old info on your site and was disappointed not to get a reply, as your controls seem to be of high quality. By accident came across this threat and noticed you were on here too. Could you please tell me what is the best way of ordering your controls? Best Regards. ASUS Sabertooth X79 TUF Motherboard / Intel Core i7-3930K Unlocked Processor Six Core / Corsair CMP32GX3M4X1600C10 Dominator Memory Kit - 32GB (4x 8GB) / OCZ Solid 3 480GB Solid State Drive / EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ / Corsair CW-9060002-WW Hydro H70 CORE CPU Cooler / Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB Hard Drive / BenQ XL2420TX 24" Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor - 1920 x 1080 / Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, 64-bit / C-Tek 12-bit: Foot Pedals - Robinson Cyclic - 5-button-hat cyclic - Collective / TrackIR-5
KomodoSim Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Hi DSPALLASVI, Really sorry if I missed you enquiry, just a quick note that my replies will come from an info@ address and I have had quite a few people have this email go straight to their junk mail box without realising. One thing I always try to do is reply to all enquires in some for or other within 24hrs. I've sent you a PM with details of how best to get in touch. Once again very sorry for missing your enquiry. BR Rich [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.komodosimulations.co.uk Latest review!! http://mutleyshangar.com/reviews/dai/ks/ks.htm FaceBook!!https://www.facebook.com/KomodoSimulations Twitter https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=Komodosim
DSPALLASVI Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Hi Rich, Thank you for the quick follow-up; appreciate the personal message. Have sent a reply in return. A refreshing change, compared to a Forum experience last year; http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=118651&highlight=jaroslav] Best regards ASUS Sabertooth X79 TUF Motherboard / Intel Core i7-3930K Unlocked Processor Six Core / Corsair CMP32GX3M4X1600C10 Dominator Memory Kit - 32GB (4x 8GB) / OCZ Solid 3 480GB Solid State Drive / EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW+ / Corsair CW-9060002-WW Hydro H70 CORE CPU Cooler / Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB Hard Drive / BenQ XL2420TX 24" Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor - 1920 x 1080 / Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, 64-bit / C-Tek 12-bit: Foot Pedals - Robinson Cyclic - 5-button-hat cyclic - Collective / TrackIR-5
FlyingHighAU Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Hi guys, I'm just getting a new curved display setup at the moment using Simpit Technologies Black Pearl Screen. I will then be getting a full setup sorted in a small corner of the workshop where I will be filming a load of new videos. PC Pilot are also doing a full review of my controls in July. I'm getting there, not enough hours in the day along with a young family and the normal day job, getting orders out the door is hard enough let alone working on development. I'm starting to train my dad up to help ease the load a little. He only wants paying in food and he gets to see lots more of is grand kids! :thumbup: :joystick: BR Rich Best of luck to you Rich, I really do believe you have the best controls on the market ! :D
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