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Heatblur Simulations F-14 A/B

I always loved the red and white livery. I always loved the Tomcat too. Such a beast of an aircraft. I suppose the main reason I liked it so much was because of Top Gun :biggrin-new:. It is such a beautiful aircraft though; great lines.
 
speedy70 said:
As far as i am concerned the whole thing is grossly overpriced.

Cheers chris
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While it is expensive, one must remember that the F-14 is the culmination of years of hard work and development, and a realization of one of the most comprehensive systems and flight dynamics simulations ever built for what is still considered a video game.

I happily paid my 70 dollar preorder cost, and I'm so excited for wednesday!
 
SH427 said:
While it is expensive, one must remember that the F-14 is the culmination of years of hard work and development, and a realization of one of the most comprehensive systems and flight dynamics simulations ever built for what is still considered a video game.

I happily paid my 70 dollar preorder cost, and I'm so excited for wednesday!
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....and let's not forget We will be getting The A and B Tomcat model,A Forrestal class CVN with animated deck crew and a AI A6 for refueling.Well worth the price IMHO
 
Phantom88 said:
....and let's not forget We will be getting The A and B Tomcat model,A Forrestal class CVN with animated deck crew and a AI A6 for refueling.Well worth the price IMHO
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Quite so. And who of us can tell whether the price is in accordance with the development cost? Nobody, especially since we have not even laid our hands on the plane. And whether the enjoyment is worth the price is a purely personal opinion. Anyone who doesn’t want to spend this kind of money can go for the Arerosoft F-14 for P3D, so we have a choice. Although DCS planes are relatively pricey, I can’t even visit a museum to look at the planes for the price that I can fly them for in DCS.
 
I've already traded out the Place holder red text for ghost grey and triple nickel numbering. ;)

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***Virpil Has a TomCat Grip Pre-Order Up***

Hello VIRPILs!
We’re extremely excited to announce the upcoming pre-order availability of our VPC WarBRD and ACE Rudder Pedals, as well as the VPC V.F.X Grip! In this 3-part announcement we would like to introduce you to these new items as well as provide information on the pre-ordering process.
VPC V.F.X Grip
The VPC V.F.X Grip is our latest addition to our expanding lineup of interchangeable grips and our first Western fighter grip! This grip is based on controls found in the aircraft developed for the Naval Fighter Experimental program.
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The VPC V.F.X Grip features a number of unique features:

  • Dual-stage trigger
  • 4-way weapon select w/ push
  • DLC thumbwheel axis - spring loaded return to the center (Contactless digital sensor)
  • Paddle lever axis w/ physical push button at 100% (Contactless digital sensor)
  • 8-way ungated POV hat w/ push
  • 3 x momentary push buttons
  • All metal twist axis (Contactless digital sensor)
  • Twist axis lockout
  • Compatible with all VPC bases
  • Compatible with TMW base (Twist axis, Paddle lever and DLC thumbwheel will respond as buttons)
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During the development of the V.F.X Grip, we’ve built on past feedback we’ve received from the community to provide the best grip experience to date! This includes using digital contactless sensors for all grip input axis, providing unparalleled input accuracy.
We also wanted to satisfy as many VIRPILs as possible regarding twist axis input - after discussing with members from the community we know that a twist axis can be quite a divisive addition! The VPC V.F.X Grip includes our all metal twist axis mechanism (with VPC contactless digital sensor) for those without pedals, however we have now implemented a twist lockout for those who wish to block this axis entirely.
We’re also aware that many VIRPILs use our grips on their existing TMW base units, because of this we’ve done our best to ensure that the grip will operate on the TMW base with the caveat being that all grip axis (twist axis, DLC thumbwheel and paddle lever) will respond as button inputs instead due to limitations with the TM base units. For full grip functionality it will be necessary to use a VPC base!
Product pages and pricing information will be posted on 21st June!
 
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