VKB MCG-U Review 

What direction did you go? This gunfighter or Winwing or virpil?

Yup, I'm aware, it's a great stick

I have a review on the Evo, great stick

Do share the mods!

@@FalconsLedge Special ordered a lighter spring for the twist grip and polished the ramp up for better precision with lighter force applied. Made a wrap around grip rest on the right side that humps higher than stock.

@@lakota2-1warden did your lighter spring come from VKB? I think I'd like that

@@FalconsLedge nah had a friend get me one from a local industrial machine supply

I fly enough that metal is necessary for sure.

@@FalconsLedge you say that but do you mena that for both hands? I use the omni Gladiator NXT EVO for left hand use (which you seem to be doing in this video) and it seems fine for that use even for long term. I do agree that I need the metal gimbal in my right hand though.

@@exodus4889 I don't use a metal gimbal for the left hand. Eventually I will

The software certainly needs some attention to make it more intuitive. As for the connector, there are plenty of issues with the TM style connector too. I just wish the connector was toolless. Now that I know it needs to be properly seated, hasn't been a problem.

I have a large hand and it is very large, larger than the Warthog by quite a bit. The Warthog is the size of the SCG

@@FalconsLedge awesome I've got the scg coming so if it's a similar size to the warthog that should work well for me, fingers crossed! If not I might have to upgrade again, thanks for the the info I appreciate it!

@@cardona54321 for me it was more comfortable if I removed the wrist rest pad that comes on it by default. There is a built in rest that is just right for my hand size

@@FalconsLedge cheers mate, I definitely will be removing the palm grip but I think it's going to be pretty close, hopefully it's comfortable, I'm a pretty big guy 6'4", it arrives Friday so I'm hoping I can make it work. It will be perfect for me if my hand fits it 😂

Unfortunately it's just too much for the NXT gimbal

I always go by MSRP, I don't cover shipping or differing costs for the eu store.

This stick on an extension is awesome. If you are keeping a stick for 15 years, the MCG ultimate is a no brainer. It's like $30-40 a year over that period. If you really don't want to spend all the money up front you could get the gunfighter base with the ww2 grip, and buy the MCG at a later time. The gunfighter base is really the important part. When you switch to a customizable base with an extension it totally changes the feel for flight sims. It's so much more precise.

@@JackManiacky Thanks for the feedback. I got back into PC gaming about 18 months ago and am concerned I won’t use it enough. But a stick with an extension is what I really want to get.

@@doifeellucky my only problem, since you said you star citizen too, is I rarely want to go back to my dual stick setup for space sims. It's that good.

I use a gladiator NXT EVO as a collective. Check out my review on this channel it outlines how that is done

It's in the works as far as I've heard

Yeah you could do that

No it doesn't make it uneven because both axis has two springs on it. Each cam/spring mount has two grooves on it

@@FalconsLedge Did you use the soft centre cams and did it recentre correctly?

@@Joemate23 I do use soft center cams, it does center properly.

@@FalconsLedge thank you!

Better, this grip is metal whereas the mt50 is plastic. This uses better quality materials all around

This is more comparable to the constellation alpha prime

Oh actuals, thats good to know cheers, i think i might try work toward this paired with a vkb nxt evo omni throttle for space sims.

Very inspired yes but not replica like the f16 and f-18 sticks where they are nearly 1:1

Go to the VKB discord, ask in the software section, I'm positive you will get your answer

I'm fairly sure the software can do just that. It's a bit daunting, though. I want to do exactly that, just haven't been arsed to figure out the software.

@@ArchOfficial Hi, the control Hats I am talking about use a different switch type - something similiar to what you'd see with an Xbox or PlayStation gamepad. Which granted gives you 8 directions of travel, where you can gauge your movement speed and distance moved plus the push button, so is perfect for things such as slewing the targeting cursor, radars, and such like, where as the other is just a four way plus push Hat using micro button switches and has a more solid positive either On/Off action. Even though there may be a work around with the software, you wouldn't get the same feedback. This is not to say how it is is bad or poor in any way at all, don't get me wrong, it is a brilliant grip all round and highly recommended. Anyone getting one will be more than satisfied and it'll do everything they could want. It's just for me, it'd be great if I could swop over one of the 8 ways to a 4 way with push on this grip and out of both of them what I own I find the Space Grip as it's known does everything that well already, though it doesnt have the brake lever so for those flying without rudder set ups the MCG would perhaps be better for those playing flight sims especially with the WW2 propeller aircraft that'll shift weight so fast if too much brake is applied, the nose tips forward and wrecks the engine. Using a on/ off key press can be deadly here.

@@ryansta I'm fairly sure that, at least if you ordered a Premium, it will have come with the standard style hat as an option. Check in your box.

@@ArchOfficial Naw, it's the standard MCG Grip, the switches are molded in with that one.

@@ryansta Oops, I was thinking this was the SCG. I just watched a video on that. My bad. Hopefully VKB adopts their MCG-U/STECS style swappable modules on everything going forward.

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The alpha prime just came out, I haven't had a chance to buy one. Feature wise, they are comparable. Quality wise, they are also comparable. It will likely mostly come to preference, but there is one feature that stands out on the Virpil gimbal that I wish was offered by the VKB base and that is an option to adjust the clutch tension without any disassembly.

@@FalconsLedge Awesome, I didn't know that. Thankyou for taking your time and input!

Not yet, VKB has said its the next product to be released, and though I didn't see this one specifically, a user on their discord said that they want to release it before the end of the year. Take it with a grain of salt, its very close, but delays can obviously happen. In the next two weeks I'll have out my 2022 state of HOTAS/HOSAS out. I'm hoping to see something before then.

@@FalconsLedge glad to see that they just made a video featuring the throttle

@@jraylon105 soon! (tm)

VKB website, under Gunfighter

If you don't mind reaching a bit, is a great stick. Otherwise I'd go with the scg.

Tier 0 😅