DishDoggie Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) First off I am looking at this part of the Forum and it makes me kind of sad that not much action is going on here with new posts. Today I will post a outlook of some new Gear I have been using and looking forward to some more new Gear on the way. (time to babble) So I got a New Thrustmaster HOTAS Stick and Throttle "SAD VERY SAD" So I got a new VIRPIL VPC Constellation ALPHA-R, with a VPC WarBRD Base, and a VPC Control Panel - #1. I have been using them for about 80 days now and I am Very happy with all of them. I love the Control Panel. It fills my button pushing needs in VR and it just makes VR that much more fun with touch and feeling my needs to NOT remove the headset to look at the key board. STICK and BASE: This is just my JOY omg The best inflight control I have ever had. The words Micro input for a micro output of control surface movement to control the placement of the aircraft is the fact I have in my hand now. Before you had this and it was good and you just don't think it matters or could even get to a point you could ever tell how much better it could be. My Virpil WarBRD base and the Grip are So good when I take off in The Huey my Stick is almost Dead Center still to rise into a Hover. Just a Micro amount of Aft and Starboard placement will get it to hover now. No Product makes everyone happy 100% of the time. My Joy may not be your Joy. My View of this product for personal use I paid for it and I am so happy with it I just ordered the VPC SharKa-50 Collective Grip, VPC Rotor TCS Base. THRUSTMASTER GEAR: I did buy this first because my mind was not right. SAD VERY SAD truth. I waisted my money. Thinking in my cheap ass way it don't matter and covid shutdown everything and this was still for sale and I just got it. It is NOT TRASH. It is "Spring Heavy" SO it is hard to use for flying a Huey in a desk mount setting. I have a Desk it is not for just gaming BUT I do Game. I want the gear NOT locked down in place all the time. I don't want a sim pit. Nothing wrong with one I just don't feel the need to have one. Lol till I get all my gear out in place then I kind of got a sim pit right? lol anyway I now use the Thrustmaster Throttle as my Throttle for everything BUT do not like it for Helicopters But do enjoy it for WWII flying. Thrustmaster needs to Redesign there Product in my opinion for the price you pay it just is not worth what you get anymore. IT is NOT JUNK it just has now become outdated through Competition of more Functions of new products of the same if not better quality in design. NEW GEAR ORDERED: My need to have a Throttle ie Collective in the Huey that can be enjoyed as much as the Stick has been placed and is going to be shipped soon. The WARTHOG Throttle again FINE for fixed wing use and I will still USE it for that only now. My hope is to mount the Virpil to a Mini clamp and clamp it to my chair's arm rest frame at the screw in point to the chair a small amount of FAB work will be needed to mount the Collective Base to the Clamp and with LUCK (no cheap ass involved here any more) It can be clamped to my chair and removed when not in use. SO FAR VIRPIL: For me has been a very enjoyable experience and I know that is not the case for some other people and I wish them the joy I have had with my new gear will come to them some how some way. MFG CROSSWIND W/DAMPER: I now use the MFG rudder pedals V3 with the Damper added for my Rudder controls and will say I am very happy with them and they have a way better smooth control from my Logitech pedals that over time turned a little janky jerky push feel. SO I went from a X56 RHINO HOTAS with Logitech Pedals to a THRUSTMASTER WARTHOG HOTAS to a VIRPIL Custom HOTAS Augmented with the Thrustmaster Throttle for fixed wing and my New MFG Crosswind Pedals for a lesson learned of I get kinda stupid sometimes don't I? Honest I do not think Thrustmaster WARTHOG HOTAS is Bad or Junk I think it needs to drop in price to the Mid level point on just being bested by Other Brands after never offering any improvements over the years of being King of the Hill. Edited August 24, 2022 by DishDoggie 2 1
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