Simviation Forum - Which is better?

Mar 18^th, 2009 at 3:16am

tcco94 Offline
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Okay so my birthday is the first week of April so im starting a small list Roll Eyes

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I asked for the Saitek Pro Flight Switch Panel but didn't get it because it was on back order.
So I was going to ask it for my birthday when I suddenly found this while looking for payware planes...
http://www.wilcopub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=prod_vri_mpanel
http://www.wilcopub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=products_vri

Its the M panel and it seems to seek my interest all in one panel for a cheap price of only $140! I mean not really cheap but for everything it looks to be done I think this should be all ill need it wont have the start engines and light switched like saitek but it has autopilot, nav, and flap/gear which seems to be what I use most in the flights.

Although the real question is, will it work like it shows or will it be crap? The videos are convincing me. Cool

For this to be $140 and saiteks to be $100 im getting what I want and even more for $40 instead of paying some other autopilot panel that is $500 Shocked

Also will this M panel work for all my airplanes.

Sincerely, Tyler

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Reply #1 - Mar 18^th, 2009 at 5:43am

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I have been hearing good things about the VRInsight stuff. Never used it myself though.

I think from looking at them both that you'll find the Saitek stuff more "game controller" feeling...and the VRInsight more "electronic equipment" feeling.

As to what works with which plane... that is a crap shoot. Many add-on aircraft create their own systems "outside" the normal MS provided simulation engine..... because it is so limited..... and when they do that there is no guarantee that they will workwith anything other than theor own defauly mouse clicks or fey presses. You have to contact the manufacturer and see if their unit works with the XXXXXX aircraft.

You are taking the first steps heading down a long, dark, expensive, addictive road, my friend. Wink

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Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2009 at 5:03pm

tcco94 Offline
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JBaymore wrote on Mar 18^th, 2009 at 5:43am:

I have been hearing good things about the VRInsight stuff. Never used it myself though.

I think from looking at them both that you'll find the Saitek stuff more "game controller" feeling...and the VRInsight more "electronic equipment" feeling.

As to what works with which plane... that is a crap shoot. Many add-on aircraft create their own systems "outside" the normal MS provided simulation engine..... because it is so limited..... and when they do that there is no guarantee that they will workwith anything other than theor own defauly mouse clicks or fey presses. You have to contact the manufacturer and see if their unit works with the XXXXXX aircraft.

You are taking the first steps heading down a long, dark, expensive, addictive road, my friend. Wink

best,

......................john

Well I decided to ask it for my birthday. Seems like a good deal and the videos look really cool. I think it will work with most of my airplanes I hope or im sure I might have to fix a few things to get it to work on the other airplanes but thats fine.

Should go fine with the Level D-767 Wink

Sincerely, Tyler

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http://www.phoenixva.org/index.php/profile/view/PVA1557

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