WinWing has just finished its FSExpo main stage presentation in Las Vegas where the company announced a slew of affordable new home cockpit hardware for flight simmers.
Tony Lin, the spokesperson representing WinWing, started out making commercial high-fidelity simulators for clients such as flight schools, including their 1-to-1 scale renditions of the Cessna 172 and Diamond DA40/DA42 cockpits.
They have also been making HOTAS systems for milsim for some years now, however, today’s presentation was all about affordable new home cockpit hardware seeking to enhance the experience of simmers flying commercial airliners.
For the A320 series, Tony announced the MIP 320 EFIS (left and right) retailing at $84.95 each, and the MIP 320 MCDU retailing at $129.95.
Coming soon will also be the company’s MIP 320 TCP, and MIP 320 RMP (radio panel), as well as the A320 cockpit transponder panels, although pricing is yet to be announced on these.
WinWing also announced the new Ursa Minor Airline Joysticks. These are based on the real A320 sidesticks and can be purchased in either a Left (captain) or Right (first officer) configuration. They will retail for $83.90 each.
Turning our attention to the 737 family, Tony announced the MIP 737 MCP will be retailing for $129.95, the MIP 737 EFIS L&R at $79.95 each, and the MIP 737 CDU at $129.95. More of the 737 cockpit will also be coming in 2025 as the company works to complete the full cockpit on each of these airliners.
Tony acknowledged after these announcements in the hall that some of WinWing’s existing customers were worried the company had drifted away from military simulations entirely, however, we were reassured this wasn’t the case as another product was announced – The 18 Joystick V2. This F18 joystick has been re-engineered with a vibration motor inside the joystick. The user’s simulator will work with the stick to replicate flying conditions – for instance, if the user puts their aircraft into a steep, high-speed dive, the force required to pitch up will be greater than if the aircraft were in level flight at normal speed. This technology is driven by WinWing’s SimAppPro technology.
WinWing is working with Microsoft to get the SimAppPro vibration motor working within the sim. Approval is currently slated to be coming later in June, with DCS already having approved the technology.
The final product announcement of the presentation was the Cyber Taurus FF joystick. This is built with FAA FAR-PART60 LEVEL 5 Joystick control loading, which Tony summarised as effectively meaning force feedback. No pricing details were shared for the stick.
That was all for WinWing’s product demos. Stay tuned with FSElite as we continue to bring you more of the biggest announcements coming out of FSExpo in Las Vegas!
