A new product has just emerged from hardware maker VIRPIL. Their new CDT-VMAX throttle is a companion to their larger and more expensive MongoosT-50 CM3 throttle and it gives VIRPIL and customers a new option in a busy hardware marketplace. Let’s have a look! New Cadet Series VIRPIL is announcing their new Cadet Series Dual…
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VIRPIL statement about counterfeit products, buyers beware
No matter what you’re buying, it’s always good to be a careful and cautious consumer and when it comes to spending significant amounts of money on a piece of flight sim hardware you want to make sure that the product you’re buying is genuine and has the support of the developing company. Counterfeit products exist…
Honeycomb update and Aerosoft issues a statement on product availability
The ongoing saga of flight sim hardware maker Honeycomb continues with new updates from Honeycomb as well as from Aerosoft, one of the bigger storefronts for Honeycomb products, with news on what customers can expect and how things are progressing. An update from Friday The original post from Honeycomb detailing the situation was posted on…
Yawman Arrow released
Lots of products are being released in the hardware space for flight simming right now (I’ll be doing a round-up soon) but none are more interesting than the Yawman Arrow which aims to combine the form factor of something like an Xbox or PlayStation controller with the functionality of a joystick and throttle quadrant. It’s…
VKB teases their long awaited STECS HOTAS system
Remember VKB’s TECS? There’s been considerable interest in VKB’s high-end HOTAS offering but the wait for it has been a long one. Fortunately it appears that we’re on the cusp of more concrete details coming later this week. In the meantime, let’s look at the trailer and see what hardware they are set to reveal….
Next generation head tracking? Tobii Eye Tracker 5 full review!
For a long time now I’ve contended that we’re living in a golden age of flight simulation. We’ve seen the hobby explode in multiple different directions over the last decade picking up from the last golden age and heading outwards into all kinds of different directions. Technologies that we’ve long taken for granted are seeing…
Flight simming on the go? The Yawman Arrow announced
Over time I’ve learned about all of the different ways that people interact with flight sims. For some its a cockpit setup at home with mounted panels and yoke and controls. For others its a basic stick and maybe a HOTAS setup on your desk. Some have been flying on an Xbox or Playstation controller……
VKB sales are on too!
The Black Friday sales announcements keep on coming and this time it’s VKB Sim and their lineup of flight sim peripherals. Black Friday sales VKB has announced that they too are participating in Black Friday sales with a Tweet and via a very uniquely VKB style trailer. Here’s the announcements: On the US webstore I…
VIRPIL Black Friday sales
Plenty of sales coming up over the next little while and premium flight sim part maker VIRPIL is offering some pretty interesting Black Friday sales. Here’s how you can save if you were planning to make some purchases heading into the end of November. Stackable discounts VIRPIL makes a bunch of high end parts for…
Turtle Beach launches the VelocityOne Flightstick
A new flightstick has now been announced and is on sale from the folks at Turtle Beach. It’s a reasonably low cost option putting it in range of some long time favourites like the T.16000M from Thrustmaster and that makes it an option for a wide range of flight sim fans. Let’s have a look…
Stormbirds 