Bog9y Posted November 29, 2020 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted November 29, 2020 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timghetta Posted December 2, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdibley Posted December 11, 2020 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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