Scott-S6 Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 (edited) https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-flnkr-grip.html Looks pretty good. The default config isn't much use to me but swap the side button and the front 2way to 4ways and it's pretty versatile. Edited October 25, 2024 by Scott-S6 2
Panzerlang Posted October 25, 2024 Posted October 25, 2024 Still waiting for mine, I pre-ordered in July and it was supposed to come this month. I emailed them and it's been pushed back to November. 1
Mr_sukebe Posted November 12, 2024 Posted November 12, 2024 That does look lovely. 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
PapaFlo Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Just got my Flanker Grip - and I'm really impressed. The wait was absolutely worth it. Buttons are very tactile, the grip feels heavy but is surprisingly light weight. The brake handle has a stop function to hold it in braking position - I was not aware of this, when I ordered the grip. This is great in the HIP and the HIND, but this also makes warming up the engine of a spitfire really easy. I have to say, this may be my favorite feature so far. Enough writing, back to flying. Cheers, Flo 4
AstroNomad Posted January 13 Posted January 13 On 1/9/2025 at 4:35 PM, PapaFlo said: The brake handle has a stop function to hold it in braking position Wow, what an amazing surprise, I was not aware of that either. Do you mind describing the stop function a little? Is it magnetic, or does it somehow click in and out of rotation? 2
PapaFlo Posted January 14 Posted January 14 18 hours ago, AstroNomad said: Wow, what an amazing surprise, I was not aware of that either. Do you mind describing the stop function a little? Is it magnetic, or does it somehow click in and out of rotation? well... I'm not sure, what happened or if it was really intended. The holding the "holding-the-brake-lever-feature" stopped working. Now it works just like a regular brake lever but smoother and needs a little more force than other grips. Maybe my unexpected feature was just some malfunction or a left over metal shaving or something strange. I will contact virpil support the clarify the intended function of the brake lever. Still no info on the virpil website or the official forum. Looks kind of weird, but worked really well as long as it did. As I was not expecting this feature, not a big loss, but still kind of sad about it. I will let you know, as soon as I got an answer from virpil. Back to your original question - it did klick into place after a noticeable resistance and it needed a little push to unlock it. 1
mikko.1842 Posted January 18 Posted January 18 It seems that Virpil encountered some quality assurance problems, hence their delaying for the first batches of new series. Better delayed and fixed, than on time and flawed, I guess... Gotta aim for March. 2
Panzerlang Posted January 18 Posted January 18 There was a bunch of components on the cargo plane that crashed a few months ago, that's why the Flanker grip got so badly delayed. 1
eatthis Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 10/25/2024 at 7:03 AM, Scott-S6 said: https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-flnkr-grip.html Looks pretty good. The default config isn't much use to me but swap the side button and the front 2way to 4ways and it's pretty versatile. iv just got mine, no spare switches to swap, are they supposed to come with it? if not how do i get them? 1 7700k @5ghz, 32gb 3200mhz ram, 2080ti, nvme drives, valve index vr
Bearskin Posted January 30 Posted January 30 * Swappable hats are supplied with the VPC FLNKR Grip Z790, 13700K, RTX4080, 32 gig RAM, Warthog, WarBRD base , Virpil Pedals, Pico 4
Scott-S6 Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 On 1/24/2025 at 2:41 PM, eatthis said: iv just got mine, no spare switches to swap, are they supposed to come with it? if not how do i get them? It's not swappable switches - the hat switches are all 4-way plus push but there are swappable hats that limit or don't the functions. These are supposed to be included. I'm still waiting for mine.
Scott-S6 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 Mine will be here tomorrow so expect pics of the inside over the weekend (because I suffer from a compulsion to take things apart)
AJaromir Posted March 10 Posted March 10 (edited) Hi. I have an question on you and the FLNKR grip. When you move the flip trigger up or down, is the "button" pressed in some position? Or is that pulse only? I can see the upper position is sensed by IR sensor. Could be this sensor be miscalibrated? Edited March 10 by AJaromir
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