Articles with tag 'Review', 'Hardware'

Review: VIRPIL VPC WarBRD-D Base

Review: VIRPIL VPC WarBRD-D Base

VIRPIL revisited and redesigned its most affordable joystick base, making it more complex and adding a clutch system, which suits the helicopter market. Thinking about getting it? Read on.

Review: Loupedeck Live

Review: Loupedeck Live

When it comes to having control over your virtual aircraft, every bit helps, and, very often, we see solutions coming from companies and products that were never designed to be used for flight simulation. Loupedeck is one of those companies and their Loupedeck Live can be one of those products.

Review - VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip

Review - VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip

The Hawk-60 Collective grip is the second offer from VIRPIL for a collective set and, you may have guessed it, it resembles the UH-60 Blackhawk collective head.

Review: VIRPIL VPC Constellation ALPHA Prime

Review: VIRPIL VPC Constellation ALPHA Prime

The ALPHA Prime is one of the latest VIRPIL products to come out to the market. But while it’s a grip that seems to be mostly aimed at space/sci-fi games, there’s a particular feature to this model that made me take a second look at it.

Review: VIRPIL VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Joystick Base

Review: VIRPIL VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Joystick Base

VIRPIL launched a new joystick base that builds on its predecessor and comes with a feature designed for helicopter simmers. What is it, what does it do, and does it deliver? Find out in this review.

Review: WINWING F-16EX joystick grip and Hotas Orion 2 base

Review: WINWING F-16EX joystick grip and Hotas Orion 2 base

WINWING has been releasing some very interesting hardware. While this set is clearly targeted at the fixed wing simmer (it is an F-16 grip after all), the company is also winking at the helicopter pilot.

Review: Komodo Simulations EC135/EC145 cyclic

Review: Komodo Simulations EC135/EC145 cyclic

With Komodo products sitting firmly at the top of the product price range – many people think they are ‘overpriced’. So, do you get what you pay for?

Review: VIRPIL VPC ACE-Torq Pedals

Review: VIRPIL VPC ACE-Torq Pedals

A few weeks ago, VIRPIL released a new product which is clearly aimed at the helicopter pilots, even if the design is a bit… Odd. Intrigued? So was I. Fortunately, I got my hands on a unit to tell you all about it.

Review: K-51 damper for VIRPIL rudder pedals

Review: K-51 damper for VIRPIL rudder pedals

How do you improve something that’s already pretty darn good? Can you even do it? Can you turn a 10 into 11? Spoiler alert: yes, you can.

Review: VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus Base

Review: VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus Base

Do you want to get a collective with or without a throttle? The TCS Plus Base gives you that extra feature, which is handy!