Phantom88 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Can anyone recommend a good gaming chair for the collective?? Ive been using a dining rm chair since I lent my Computer chair to family 3 yrs agoI know...How Lame!! Lol 1 Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The LT Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 But, the Alpha is a right hand grip, I can't imagine it to be at all pleasant to use with your left hand. (I have both the TM Warthog and Hornet grips and, obviously, they are not meant to be used with the left hand. Or am I missing something here? (I don't yet have any Virpil grips)alpha has a left hand version too. My controls & seat Main controls: , BRD-N v4 Flightstick (Kreml C5 controller), TM Warthog Throttle (Kreml F3 controller), BRD-F2 Restyling Bf-109 Pedals w. damper, TrackIR5, Gametrix KW-908 (integrated into RAV4 seat) Stick grips: Thrustmaster Warthog Thrustmaster Cougar (x2) Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS BRD KG13 Standby controls: BRD-M2 Mi-8 Pedals (Ruddermaster controller) BRD-N v3 Flightstick w. exch. grip upgrade (Kreml C5 controller) Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle Pilot seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j9murphy Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Is a grip required for this to work? Seems like the collective and throttle would still work with one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Savage Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) where is the exstention tube for the flightstick and the base? can not seem to find it on there website Ignor this i found it. regards Joshua Edited May 16, 2021 by Doc Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98abaile Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 5/16/2021 at 5:28 PM, Doc Savage said: where is the exstention tube for the flightstick and the base? can not seem to find it on there website Ignor this i found it. regards Joshua https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-flightstick-extension.html Don't forget to pick an appropriate connector. https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-extension-connector-75-100mm.html https://virpil-controls.eu/vpc-extension-connector-50mm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grennymaster Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Am 15.5.2021 um 16:57 schrieb Phantom88: Can anyone recommend a good gaming chair for the collective?? Ive been using a dining rm chair since I lent my Computer chair to family 3 yrs agoI know...How Lame!! Lol well i orderd my Backforce 3 Weeks ago, will arrive this week. its one of the best Chairs you can buy for money. But its not cheap Just goole gaming Chairs. Backforce, DX Racer, Noblechairs are some of the very good brands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wychmaster Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 As stated on the Virpil news, the first batches should be shipped end of June. Since we are getting close, did anybody already receive any news on their order? If you get some this week, please let us know. Can't wait much longer with the hind being out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 11:47 AM, Wychmaster said: As stated on the Virpil news, the first batches should be shipped end of June. Since we are getting close, did anybody already receive any news on their order? If you get some this week, please let us know. Can't wait much longer with the hind being out now I came here to ask the same (at some point I decided to change my order to the LH Alpha grip instead of the Ka-50 grip ( @Grennymaster opened my eyes ). Unfortunately this resulted in me getting back in the queue) System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grennymaster Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 vor einer Stunde schrieb sirrah: I came here to ask the same (at some point I decided to change my order to the LH Alpha grip instead of the Ka-50 grip ( @Grennymaster opened my eyes ). Unfortunately this resulted in me getting back in the queue) your welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordite Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 14 hours ago, sirrah said: I came here to ask the same (at some point I decided to change my order to the LH Alpha grip instead of the Ka-50 grip ( @Grennymaster opened my eyes ). Unfortunately this resulted in me getting back in the queue) The LH Alpha is still on backorder, so getting pushed down the queue probably won’t make much difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 5 hours ago, cordite said: The LH Alpha is still on backorder, so getting pushed down the queue probably won’t make much difference. Yeah I saw Also the thread on this forum about VIRPIL products always being on backorder, isn't really comforting either System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wychmaster Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 vor 22 Stunden schrieb sirrah: I came here to ask the same (at some point I decided to change my order to the LH Alpha grip instead of the Ka-50 grip ( @Grennymaster opened my eyes ). Unfortunately this resulted in me getting back in the queue) The alpha grip is certainly a smart investment if you plan on getting the Apache. I might consider it too if Virpil doesn't publish an Apache collective. However, I think they are probably already working on this grip, since the Apache is so popular and DCS already announced this module. It would be an absolute bestseller (in relation to other helicopter controls). Until then, I will be happy with Ka-50 grip. Will get the Uh-60 too (Hoping to get the blackhawk as an official DCS module in the future). I did a first day preorder, so I hope that I am more or less at the top of the queue, but I didn't get any updates so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, Wychmaster said: The alpha grip is certainly a smart investment if you plan on getting the Apache. I might consider it too if Virpil doesn't publish an Apache collective. However, I think they are probably already working on this grip, since the Apache is so popular and DCS already announced this module. It would be an absolute bestseller (in relation to other helicopter controls). Until then, I will be happy with Ka-50 grip. Will get the Uh-60 too (Hoping to get the blackhawk as an official DCS module in the future). I did a first day preorder, so I hope that I am more or less at the top of the queue, but I didn't get any updates so far. Considering the UH-60 grip is announced for Q4, I don't expect an AH-64 grip soonish (hope I'm wrong though..) I really wonder what made VIRPIL decide to go for a UH-60 grip (do they know something we don't? ), instead of the Apache grip. Or did they share anything about this choice? Other than their forum, I'm not really checking out other social media platforms. (by the way, imo a (U)H-60 is the only logical next helo module for DCS ) 2 System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wychmaster Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 vor 10 Minuten schrieb sirrah: (by the way, imo a (U)H-60 is the only logical next helo module for DCS ) Amen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wychmaster Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Zitat Regarding your pre-order XXXX, we had initially estimated to begin dispatching pre-orders at the end of June, however unfortunately due a minor delay pre-orders that contain the VPC Rotor TCS Plus Base are now estimated for dispatch by mid July. Nooooo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) For those who didn't order yet (didn't receive an email from VIRPIL), but are interested: Guess we'll have to have a little more patience EDIT: Sniped by @Wychmaster Edited June 25, 2021 by sirrah 1 System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky991 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Ditto. Was looking forward to that arriving soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordite Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 So no one here ordered the throttle-less base? Wonder if those have shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermal Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 My non-twist Collective and LH Alpha grip has just shipped. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wychmaster Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 vor 5 Minuten schrieb Thermal: My non-twist Collective and LH Alpha grip has just shipped. Congrats 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordite Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Which means the LH Alpha isn't actually on back-order. Good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volator Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 10:57 AM, sirrah said: Considering the UH-60 grip is announced for Q4 Is it? Ok, I was searching for that info, thanks. I'll wait for that one. 1./JG71 "Richthofen" - Seven Eleven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, cordite said: Which means the LH Alpha isn't actually on back-order. Good. Well.. maybe @Thermal just received the one and only LH Alpha (congrats btw ) System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thermal Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) I placed the order on June 1. From that date till today both items were on back order. My guess would be that I am not alone in ordering that collective/grip combination, and that any LH Alpha stock that has been available this month has been allocated to the one-off surge in new orders based on the collective. I just hope the pitch angle of the Alpha grip doesnt require to much stuffing around to make it comfortable. Edited June 26, 2021 by Thermal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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