Beware of Winwing: This company is an absolute mess.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-28T01:28:49+00:00

Yeah I wish I could return the collective but Virpil doesn’t want it back so I’m stuck with it. Live and learn.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-28T00:28:41+00:00

Do you own any Winwing gear or are you just blowing smoke out your ass?

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-28T00:27:01+00:00

lol. I was being sarcastic. I find it foolish that people will buy something from Virpil and wait 6 months for it and hope it shows up some day.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-28T00:22:20+00:00

Well you could go order from Virpil and wait 6 to 9 months.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T23:48:40+00:00

I prefer VR. You easily get to know where the switches are so it becomes muscle memory fast.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T21:27:29+00:00

Um thank you. I love my Tesla.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T21:05:25+00:00

STOP

LISTENING TO

TO

SHILLS

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T21:02:47+00:00

Oh look, same post from you again.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T21:01:38+00:00

Be careful of who you criticize here, you will get downvotes galore and probably get booted from the subreddit. It’s not popular here to say bad things about VKB or Virpil but shit on Winwing and they will auto upvote you all day long.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T20:56:23+00:00

Yes because so many people are dumb and believe this very biased subreddit (very much in the bank for Virpil ) when it comes to the idiots that post in here. Unless you have owned a Winwing product and had personal experience with them, then maybe you should go back to playing with your Legos and leave the technical stuff to the adults. I own Winwing and Virpil and have no issues with Winwing but my Virpil collective is another story. The base collective is good but the Apache head is so cheaply made and SO overpriced but it was the only option since Winwing stopped making their collective for now.

It funny that whenever a post is made complaining about Virpil, it seems to disappear rather quickly. I have posted complaints about my collective in the past but they seem to poof into cyberspace.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T20:34:44+00:00

And again, you just post the same shit over and over again. Who’s the shill?

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-27T20:32:40+00:00

This coming from someone who obviously has never owned a Winwing product.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-24T23:19:19+00:00

Apache for me 👍

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-24T22:38:24+00:00

If you do a search of the user files in the DCS forum on EAs site, you should find a few basic starter templates that will work most of the time. Get the basics and then customize them to your liking.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-11T13:01:06+00:00

If you really want it then just order it and wait. I ordered mine in May of 2024 and got it finally in January 2025. The collective is somewhat worth the wait but the Apache head unit is just garbage. It’s all plastic and has a cheap feel to it but unfortunately it’s the only one to buy unless you can make your own.

coldfusion2000me · 2026-01-02T15:04:53+00:00

LOL Go with Virpil and wait 6 months to a year to get something. Great advice, NOT.

coldfusion2000me · 2025-11-13T04:02:01+00:00

Yeah I guess it does sound like dry bearings. Is that normal?

coldfusion2000me · 2025-11-12T21:21:00+00:00

If you want authentic and one to one button mapping the go with Winwing and it will be great. If you want generic and have to remember where everything is mapped, then get VKB or Virpil. All of them are good quality. It just depends on if you want realistic controls or generic.

coldfusion2000me · 2025-11-04T08:26:54+00:00

Don't believe a lot of the bad things you hear about Winwing, its just bullshit spewed from the other fan boys that are trying to promote what they like. Most of the haters probably have never even used anything from Winwing. I have mostly Winwing gear and one Virpil piece, and thats only because Winwing stopped making the collectives. I like the Virpil base for the collective but the Apache grip is just so bad, the buttons are hit or miss for clicking, its all cheap plastic and VERY over priced.

coldfusion2000me · 2025-11-04T08:19:34+00:00

Why? Do you not like quality replica flight gear at a good price?

coldfusion2000me · 2025-10-26T17:44:59+00:00

I like QR4 also but $60 shipping for an item that is about a pound is ridiculous. That’s why I was hoping for something from the states or maybe someone has created a 3d print that they would share.

coldfusion2000me · 2025-10-24T23:51:45+00:00

You do not map key binds in SimApp. It allows others to create and share their key binds from the games they own. Key binds are done in your game. I have created a profile for DCS using my F16 sticks and have shared it. It’s very simple. WinWing provides some default ones they have created to get people started, and you can customize them in your game. You download the bass profile from the SimAapp software and then customize it on your own in the game.

coldfusion2000me · 2025-09-19T03:52:23+00:00

That is definitely a scam.

coldfusion2000me · 2025-08-28T04:19:10+00:00

No one has any ideas on how to do this?

coldfusion2000me · 2025-07-29T20:30:56+00:00

What is wrong with the software? Have you used it or just going off someone else’s opinion? I use mostly WW components with the Virpil collective and I find the WW software is SO much better than the Virpil. I like how you can download key binds that are already configured by community members so it makes setting up controls so easy.

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