Bog9y Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 Hi guys, Looking to get into the AV8B once I've finished with learning the F-16. I was thinking about upgrading from my TM Warthog stick to a Virpil Mongoose base, TM F-18 grip with a 10 cm extension. Would this be considered the best combo for the AV8B or is there a better combo out there?
Mr_sukebe Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 Be aware that Virpil also do a 20cm extension. I think that it works very well. System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD.
Timghetta Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 Real AV8B Grip on the left and TM F-18 grip on the right. Swapped Sensor Select and Trim the sticks are very close in dimensions. The real AV8B Stick weighs less. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] We take the Metal and bring it to Mesh
rdibley Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 I've had the MongoosT-50CM2 with the Thrustmaster F-18 grip for a couple of years now, and I highly recommend the combo. The Virpil base is simply amazing. I wrote a review on their webpage, so I won't repeat it here, but it is so good in so many ways. The only "negative" I can even think of is that you have to mount it to something, but I don't know if that's fair to call it a negative. Once you start using it, you'll never want to go back to your Thrustmaster base. The F-18 grip is very nice, and I only had a little bit of trouble where the grip and the shaft had a little bit of slip. After fixing that, it's great. There's a good thread on modifying the weapon release and NWS buttons, and there are some posts where people have replaced the standard hat switch with a MIL-SPC part. Take a look for yourself, but switching the sensor select and trim switches, while possible, looks difficult. Personally, I'm fine with it as-is. All of the functionality is the same, just the two switches are swapped. I don't even think about it. Unless you're a purist or you're building a harrier cockpit, you'll probably be happy without swapping the switches.
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