Hotdognz Posted July 15, 2022 Posted July 15, 2022 Hi guys im thinking of adding a Virpil Collective to my Sim-rig as I fly a lot of helicopters in DCS, I currently have a Virpil CM3 mounted to a dedicated racing rig which has been modded to use my flight gear also and I'm struggling to see how I can mount a Virpil collective and use it whilst the CM3 is mounted, if you have a rig like this can you show me your pics so I can get an idea on how you are achieving this. I have included a pic of the LH side.
Mr_sukebe Posted July 15, 2022 Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) I visited a fellow DCS player last weekend. He had a couple of rigs. His helicopter rig included both a Warthog throttle and a Virpil collective. His solution was to create a space of may 3-4cm between the side of the chair and the throttle unit, i.e. just wider than the width of the collective. The collective was then mounted to work within that gap. I gave it a try, seemed to work really well. In addition, I was impressed with the collective. Very much upto the normal "excellent" build quality that I see in other Virpil products and it was extremely easy to accurate and precise with it. Edited July 15, 2022 by Mr_sukebe 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
dburne Posted July 15, 2022 Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) For me I was concerned about this as I had ordered a Virpil Collective with Monster Tech chair mount and I just did not see I would have enough room for both it and the Virpil CM3 Throttle. I have since found, at least with the Apache, I really did not need to use the CM3 Throttle with it. I just assigned throttle functions via buttons to my Alpha L grip I have mounted on the collective. Basically it is just moving them off/idle/full, I really did not need an axis for that. I got the standard Collective so it does not have the twist axis. So when I fly the Apache I just very quickly connect the collective to my chair mount, and when I fly the Hornet I just quickly mount my CM3 throttle with the Monster Tech desk mount I have for it. Do not have a need for both to be mounted at the same time, and with Monster Tech mounts it is very quick and easy to swap between the two. Edited July 15, 2022 by dburne 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|
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