Keith Briscoe Posted November 20, 2023 Posted November 20, 2023 Well, after a lot of deliberation and countless hours on YT and forum/discord... I placed an order for Orion 2 Hotas Max with 15ex throttle (+finger lift) and f16ex stick. Got a few bucks off with the 5% sale. Paid via Paypal. Looks like it went through. I clicked "Download Invoice"... it downloaded but when I went to view, it said "can't open this file". I assume that may be due to Chinese characters. Interested to know any of the latest experiences with delivery to US. 1 week, 2 weeks, more? Just curious. Now I need to order a couple mounting plates from MonsterTech. Birthday present to myself! Anyone else make a recent order?? 1
AddyRazz Posted November 20, 2023 Posted November 20, 2023 Very nice Motherboard: MSI MPG X570S EDGE MAX | CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900x OClocked| GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 3080 Ti | RAM: 64 GB DDR4 @ 3600 MHz | OS: Win 11 64 bit | M.2 SSD 1TB Samsung 970 EVO +
lazduc Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 Just as I thought, just posted a reply to Yoksa, I just tried to order and the transaction stopped just as I was paying with PayPal. Winwing is not accepting orders from the United States.
Keith Briscoe Posted November 21, 2023 Author Posted November 21, 2023 Mine has gone through so far no issues, ordered from US. In fact, I just got first notice early this morning that the FedEx label has been created. Plus a text from FedEx directly which said to expect 4 packages and signature required.
Keith Briscoe Posted November 25, 2023 Author Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) Update... received box 1 of 4 this morning; three days after placing order. It is the throttle base. Looks and feels great to me so far. Fedex now shows next shipment arrives Sun 11/26... we'll see. Huh, I actually need my monstertech mounting plates to arrive before the rest of the hotas!!! Edited November 29, 2023 by Keith Briscoe
Keith Briscoe Posted November 29, 2023 Author Posted November 29, 2023 (edited) Update #2. I received the remaining 3 boxes on Monday 11/26. Pretty quick turnaround from order to full delivery - Chengdu to Austin, TX in 6 days. Assembly was easy/straightforward. I had watched a few YT videos, so knew what to expect. My monstertech mounting plates have not yet arrived (believe they have some backorder things going on), but I was able to cobble together some parts to make due and mount to my 8020 rig tonight (Tues). Downloaded and installed simapp pro; connected devices via usb; did a suggested firmware update for throttle base. Got in to DCS and started the long process of assigning key bindings to axes and buttons, etc. Figured out the throttle calibration and AB detent thanks to @MustangSally post. This stuff is super cool. I have a LOT of button options so going to require hand-to-brain training to re-learn my way around and see what I prefer. Tomorrow I hope to spend more time getting super familiar. Happy to answer any questions. Edited November 29, 2023 by Keith Briscoe
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