Virpil Control Panel 2 BLEW MY MIND! Out of the Box Impressions.
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- čas přidán 20. 02. 2023
- These are my out-of-the-box impressions of the Virpil Control Panel 2. Virpil makes a variety of high-quality sim flight simulation gear and this is my first toe dip into the Virpil ecosystem. Is the Virpil Control Panel everthing I thought it was going to be? Will it replace my Winwing F18 Flight Panels? Make sure you check back soon for the full Virpil Control Panel 2 review and to find out how I get on setting it up and how it fits into the daily flyer.
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I have the entire lineup aside from the cyclic + cyclic throttle. They are amazing products...the software is a bit challenging to learn, but once you've got it down it's not an issue.
Yea. I'm going through the software trying to get my head around it right now. The product is quite something though. Very happy so far with the purchase.
Have panels 1, 2, CM3 throttle, WarBRD base (TM F/A-18 stick), and Ace Collection pedals with zero regrets. Virpil’s build quality along with their software capabilities create a unlimited amount of pragmatic possibilities for multi module flying in DCS.
Assuming you’re not a stickler for replicas willing and wanting to get more throttle, the CM3 is the clear first buy suggestion. I use the full throw range as a heli collective; Warthog idle stop detent, no AB detent; and full jet idle stop detent + AB detent - and I can switch between them trivially while playing on the same MP server.
My recommendation for all of their panels and the CM3 in DCS is don’t use shift states except for axes range mappings. My only shift state is one switch is for fixed wing (limits throttle 0-100 range to after idle-stop detent) and another for heli (uses full range). This is a T switch on the CM3. Everything else is just a button so the two “T” switches on the panels are modifiers so I have 3x the rest of the buttons. The CM3 has the mode dial so I have 5x the buttons. No B.S. I could map entire cockpits but I’m happier with organically mapping things by feel so I can remember them better and ignoring what I actually don’t use.
Some great information there. Thanks for taking the time and putting the effort in with your comment.
Proud CM3 Throttle owner. Never could maintain contact with my FCS 16000 when I was midair refueling. Did it immediately when I gave it go with the Virpil. Stuck contact and didn't disconnect until my tanks were full. Next stop is a Constellation Alpha and the rudder pedals.
The rudder pedals look great.
Oh both are great cant go wrong with either. Absolutely beautifully made and im pretty sure the rudder pedals are gonna outlive me with how massive they are
Got all including the Collective. Hint to anone wanting to fly helis and FW - the CM3 Base and stick with the Z-Extension as a hit
Thanks for your insight
Awesome content and production mate.
Thanks for the encouragement mate. Im still trying to loosen up on camera but I’m getting there slowly.
I have the throttle and panel1 along with the left/right Alpha sticks. I love them. The software is a learning curve but the complexity is worth it as once you learn the options, the software does quite a bit. On panel 2 I dont care for the white knob on the landing gear control. I wish they mimic'ed the flap slider on the throttle unit. Otherwise I love Virpil
Virpil do make some very nice products.
Been using the CM3 throttle and a Control panel 3 for a while now. Throttle is 100% worth it.
It’s only a matter of time before I part with more cash for the throttle. The Virpil Control Panel 2 has impressed me so much.
Do you have any other Virpil Gear?
@@g-locmedia I have the WarBRD stick base too, although I don't use it much anymore. Not because it's not good, in fact its smoothness is impressive, it's just that I've been using the the Real Simulator R3L and side grip instead. Planning to buy the Virpil Constellation Alpha Prime to use as WSO hand controllers when the F-15E comes to DCS.
@@StrikeWeasel15 does the real simulator base give actual force feedback?
@@g-locmedia No, it’s ‘Force sensing’ rather than providing any feedback. Exact same functionality as the F-16 side grip in the real jet.
I have one lovely piece of kit.
What one you got?
@@g-locmedia I have the VPC#2 the same one you reviewed, well built Control box managed to change the lights with the Virpil software. You can set the LED's to turn on and off when you actuate the Landing Gear. A shorter lever is also available.
The throttle is ssssssssssooooooooooooo Good :)
I just recieved my throttle. It took just shy of 2 months to get it delivered. I didn't mind the wait, but now I wish I had ordered the control panel as well.
Sound like your very happy? Keen to know how you go with the throttle. Reach out in a few weeks and let me know how it went.
Just found your channel and subscribed straight away due to the production quality. Hoping you'll make some lengthy content in the future.
Question - do you know if Virpil use buttons and switches which are readily available? It'd be great to add extra controls on an additional panel for use with different aircraft types without building an aircraft specific sim-pit.
Keep those videos coming.
Hello mate. Thanks for your kind comments. Yea the main toggle twitches seem to be if a standard type however the square clear plastic state switches that glow, I’ve never seen them before in any type of electrical shop.
I have been using my CM3 throttle and warbrd base for a while now and love nearly everything about them, and they have excelend software that you use once to set up, and then dont need to run in the background after that. Only thing I do not like about them both, is that some of the hats (especially the left one T50CM2 stick) are really tricky to be pushed in consistently in the way you want, and would have liked them to be slotted so you would not have that problem.
What I’ve seen so far the quality is unmatched to anything I’ve ever used. I can only imaging what the throttle and stick are like. Only got it set up on the rig yesterday so putting it through its paces now.
You can buy a dust cover for the panel 😉
I just saw you....OK just, Subscribed!! So What are you using for monitors.....?????
I'm looking at Samsung Ark, G9, or on some type of 3 curve monitor set up up. What would you recomend after running what you have??
I just built my system about 2 weeks ago. Asus z790 Maximus Hero motherboard, I9 13900K CPU, EVGA 1300W PSU, MSI Gaming TRIO GeForce 4090. Any advice would be helpful. thanks
My setup I have triple 1440p 32 inch gigabyte but wish I’d gone bigger. You have a crazy powerful PC. If I had a pc like that I’d be thinking about triple 4K. If your only on flight sim I’d be thinking about triple 4k tvs around the 50” size. Triple Ark g9s would be a dream but wow they are expensive. I’ve been on a system that runs triple 4ks and I’ll tell you it’s quite something. It’s was delivering just over 60fps too on flight simulator on Medium-high settings. Also don’t count out VR. You have the PC to handle it. Something like the varjo aero.
@@g-locmedia I know nothing about VR, I'm a huge simpleton in that area. What benefits come with that type of a set up
@@Aizazell if you’ve got a PC that. An run a high resolution VR Headset Flight Simulator and DCS will be amazing! It’s the depth perception. But you need to spend a fair amount of $$$’s. Only drawback is that you can’t see your controls and you will rely a lot on muscle memory. I would see if you can try a VR setup somewhere first to see if you like it. I can make some people feel sick.
@@g-locmedia thank you again. I will be looking into it within the week
I just purchased a Asus ROG Raptor AXE 16000 6E quad band router. So I'm serious about achieving a high quality of the DCS "simulation experience" that being said I'm not rich just save my money until I was sure it was worth it. The last computer I built was Asus Sabertooth board, with AMD 8350 CPU, Corsair 850 PSU, (2) Asus Radeon 7850 GPUs crossfire's, with 32 Gbs of DDR3 RAM. Just gave that system to my Son, next I am Running, in the new system, Corsair Vengeance DDR-5 6000 MHz C36. Should I push more RAM or is it enough? Is it enough if I decide to go VR?