Hekktor Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Usually I am not the guy writing fanboyish articles - but this time I have to make an exclude. Today my Gunfighter MKII MCG Pro en arrived. What can I say? I am really impressed because I had never expected such a difference to my former stick which was not bad at all (X52 Pro). But this thing is a whole new ballpark. I have quite a lot hours in the Huey, the Shark and Gazelle right now this became different. You really can 'think' the airframe where you want it to have. Absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Usually I am not the guy writing fanboyish articles - but this time I have to make an exclude. Today my Gunfighter MKII MCG Pro en arrived. What can I say? I am really impressed because I had never expected such a difference to my former stick which was not bad at all (X52 Pro). But this thing is a whole new ballpark. I have quite a lot hours in the Huey, the Shark and Gazelle right now this became different. You really can 'think' the airframe where you want it to have. Absolutely fantastic. :thumbup: Congrats! That has been my experience as well with my Mk I Gunfighter Pro and MCG Pro grip. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw24 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Yes it is an outstanding piece of equipment, I can't wait until they release the throttle. Spoiler: MSI Z790 Carbon WIFI, i9 14900KF, 64GB DDR4, MSI RTX 4090, Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle, VKB Gunfighter Ultimate MCG Pro w/200mm Extension, Winwing Orion Rudder Pedals W/damper, UTC MK II Pro, Virpil TCS Plus Collective, Dell AW3418DW Gsync monitor, 970 Pro M2 1TB (for DCS), Playseat Air Force Seat, KW-980 Jetseat, Vaicom Pro, 3X TM Cougar with Lilliput 8" screens. Tek Creations panels and controllers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Yes it is an outstanding piece of equipment, I can't wait until they release the throttle. Looking forward to that as well, as long as it has detents. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Pedro= Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Congrats! Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X | i7 9700K@5.0GHz | Asus TUF OC RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR4@3200MHz | HP Reverb G2 | TrackIR 5 | TM Warthog HOTAS | MFG Croswinds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 There's just no going back after you've tried this beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroGator Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Thank you! Wish you tons of joy in the sky! Please get registered at our home forum. There is quite a gang of really friendly guys happy to help you out if you need a hand. Also, please do invest some time in learning our software utilities. To many they look formidable in the beginning, but you will really feel a lot better once you get through the basics. > Best Regards from VKB Lair, AeroGator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNZ Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Yep - love my VKB GF also :thumbup: Asus Maximus VIII Hero Alpha| i7-6700K @ 4.60GHz | nVidia GTX 1080ti Strix OC 11GB @ 2075MHz| 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz DDR4 CL14 | Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 SSD | Corsair Force LE 480GB SSD | Windows 10 64-Bit | TM Warthog with FSSB R3 Lighting Base | VKB Gunfighter Pro + MCG | TM MFD's | Oculus Rift S | Jetseat FSE [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder62 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I'm the same. I've had my MCG Pro MkIII for 2 weeks replacing my trusty X52 Pro. One thing I've never been able to do in DCS was refuelling. First attempt with the MCG I took on 6000 lbs. Every practice since has been successful, with a few disconnects. I always felt the sloppy middle of the X52 was hurting my formation and refuelling flying., but as I have average flying skills, I didn't want to blame the hardware. I was very surprised at the immediate improvement after only a few hours general flying with the MCG. Refuelling is still challenging but I finish each session barrel-rolling the tanker rather than shooting it down in frustration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervousenergy Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I'm the same. I've had my MCG Pro MkIII for 2 weeks replacing my trusty X52 Pro. One thing I've never been able to do in DCS was refuelling. First attempt with the MCG I took on 6000 lbs. Every practice since has been successful, with a few disconnects. I always felt the sloppy middle of the X52 was hurting my formation and refuelling flying., but as I have average flying skills, I didn't want to blame the hardware. I was very surprised at the immediate improvement after only a few hours general flying with the MCG. Refuelling is still challenging but I finish each session barrel-rolling the tanker rather than shooting it down in frustration I'm sure the tanker crews greatly appreciate your investment in VKB hardware. ;) I've had mine for nearly a week, replacing an aging but still pretty trusty Warthog stick. Still using the WH throttle (still a pretty nice piece of kit), but the Gunfighter MK3 / MCG Pro is so far ahead of the WH stick in terms of precision it's just not funny. I had no idea what I was missing. Mostly fly WWII aircraft in DCS and IL2, and the ability to make fine adjustments when firing on a target almost feels like cheating. It's crazy. PC - 3900X - Asus Crosshair Hero VIII - NZXT Kraken 63 - 32 GB RAM - 2080ti - SB X-Fi Titanium PCIe - Alienware UW - Windows 10 Sim hardware - Warthog throttle - VKB Gunfighter III - CH Quadrant - Slaw Device Pedals - Obutto R3volution pit - HP Reverb G2 - 2X AuraSound shakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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