Not so much a home cockpit, but I think about getting the TM Viper switch panel and put it next to my Warthog. Don’t need another throttle, but more switches would be useful.
But to figure out how that’d work out, could someone with a Viper throttle please tell me the heights of the left and right side of the panel (without the rising part with the gear lever)? (Width and depth are available on the TM website.)
Thanks!
Instrument used:
Anytime Tools Dual Reading Dial Caliper
Method:
Expedient 1 measurment taken per side (front of panel - inclusive of base plate included on the Viper TQS Mission Pack Throttle.
Location of measurements:
LEFT FRONT:
2.175" (5.562 cm)
RIGHT FRONT:
1.547" (3.931 cm)
Thanks, that helps a lot. I won’t have that base plate, but from the images it looks the same as all other TM baseplates and the few millimetres don’t matter anyway. The Warthog throttle base is about 5.3 mm high, so it seems the Viper panel will fit nicely to the right side of the Warthog throttle.
I had to replace my worn out Warthog with the TQS a while back. When you do, the extra axis on the TQS will make some of your addons a LOT easier to fly (AV-8B and MV-22 for example) - unless you actually need to use separated/dual axis throttle control. Also, on the TQS, being able to use an axis without taking your hand off the throttle is a huge benefit (e.g. prop pitch control) - although unrealistic.
Viper TQS or the old F-18 TQS? I still have the latter somewhere but I do appreciate the dual throttle more.
Replaced my Warthog throttle with a Viper TQS, as it is the only one that comes with the panel.
Thanks for the picture, been thinking of doing the exact same thing and wondered what they would look like together.
