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FCP172A - Cessna-Style TPM control panel with true Vernier adjustment

FCP172A - Cessna-Style TPM control panel with true Vernier adjustment

Regular price $189.00 USD
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Say hello to the next iteration of our small aircraft control panel!

We've taken the best of our previous flight control panel and made a few upgrades. This control panel has controls for Carb Heat, Throttle, Mixture and Flaps to give you intimate control of your small aircraft.

Carb Heat can be either analog (Potentiometer) or Digital (Joystick buttons), so it works great with any sim!

Throttle is analog with a tension adjustment knob, so you can vary the amount of friction required to move it, or even lock it in place!

Mixture Control is now both Push-Pull for coarse adjustment, AND a true rotating Vernier for fine adjustment, just like the real thing! Simply push in on the silver button to release the vernier lock, and it automatically locks back in when you release it.

Flaps control, like the Carb Heat, now has both analog AND digital controls, so you can use the controls your flight sim supports. In your sim, assign the analog axis to flaps, and by default the lever will move to each of 4 detents to control your flaps. If you want more control over the flaps then you can disable the detents so you can move the lever wherever you want it. If your sim doesn't allow analog flaps, simply assign your flaps increase and decrease to the encoder outputs on button1 and button2.

The unit is made from parts using 3D printed PLA, ABS, and PETG, and molded polyurethane resin. The heart of the unit is the custom USB joystick controller that is automatically recognized by your operating system, and identifies as a standard HID joystick controller.

A 10 foot USB cable is provided, and it comes with a desk mount that screws into the top or bottom of your desk and slots into the top OR bottom of the unit for easy removal when not in use.

An optional desk-mount clamp (FCPCLAMP, LPCLAMP, sold separately) can be purchased if you don't want to permanently affix the mounting plate to your desk.

Can now be purchased with a Bezel Mount option, instead of Desk Mount. Large Bezel is built in, and ships with 6 mounting screws for attaching to your control/instrument panel. No desk mount included in this version.

An optional Elevator trim unit (FCPETRIM-A, sold separately) is also available that can be easily mounted to the top or bottom of the unit, and connects with a simple plug-in cable.

158mm deep x 212mm wide x 57mm tall


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Randy Duncan
An important addition for training and top-notch customer service

I bought the C172 controls with the trim wheel. I'm an instructor and I do some work with students using Xplane. I think it makes the simulation far more realistic for them, especially the trim wheel.
The one I got had a little bit of infant mortality with the friction lock and I wrote to the company, they got back to me that evening and had a solution the next morning. I think the owner or builder answered the email and gave useful advice.
I think it's a great product and has great customer support.

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Anish

Excellent quality and the same as a real flight panel.

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Martijn Kamerbeek
Excellent!

It is clear that this manufacturer cares about quality and making it as realistic as possible. I was happily surprised some improvements were made to the unit from what I saw online. It shows how much these people care about constantly making their products even better.
I highly recommend their products.

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John Boy
A must have for Cessna’s, Microsoft Flight Simulator

I have been looking for one of these for a while and have seen a few but wanted “carb heat” and not the blue “propeller pitch” lever.

I was using the Honeycomb Bravo which is good if your flying commercial aircraft but not ideal for a realistic feel for flying Cessna’s. At the time of this post Im learning to fly in a real Cessna 152 and for realism this is unbelievable and the difference to using this and the honeycomb for flying Cessna’s is night and day.

Its true with Microsoft flight simulator the carb heat is either on or off (no slide) but if Im honest in a real plane the carb heat is either fully open or fully closed, unlike a throttle which needs to slide.

I also like the four switch method on the flaps which is basically means you can set (1) and (2) as up and down one stage of flap movement and the other two which are only activated when the lever is fully up or fully down and this can be set in Microsofts options as fully up or fully down. This is handy when you start with the engine running on a runway if you have the flaps up it will change it to up from the default 10 degrees it normally starts you with.

It comes with a booklet showing which options to set in Microsoft Flight Simulators controller settings with images making it very user friendly indeed.

The product comes well packaged and the item was dispatched very swiftly.

In a nutshell if you are on the fence on if you should I will say you will not regret it.

Thank you very much

J
Jonathan Palmer
A True Bargain

I was dreading having to shell out £900 - £1,000 for a V3RNIO TPM to aid with my real-world flight training, but this seems to do everything that the V3RNIO does and more. The product is very well put together and my only slight complaints are the button presses on the carb heat, having to push it in or pull it out making it feel more like a button than an axis. My only other complaint is it rattles/ moves very slightly but this is almost unnoticeable when flying.

Setup in the sim was easy, although the setup of the clamp which I bought separately was a bit more challenging this was down to me being an idiot and not reading the manual properly and only skimming it.

All in all, this is a great product delivered at a great and affordable price.

Hi Jonathon, I just wanted to comment that the FCP172 Carb Heat (Anti-Ice in MSFS2020) control has the option of both analog AND digital control. In MSFS 2020 you have no choice, as the authors of the game have made the carb heat digital only. In other sims that allow for an analog carb heat you can use the analog function of the slider without having to use the buttons at the end of travel. You'll have to blame this one on Microsoft, not Gear-Falcon 8-).
As for the rattling, if you mean the whole unit is moving in the mount, then you can tighten up the mount by simply putting a layer or two of masking tape on the bottom of the mounting bracket, where it fits into the chassis shell, to give it a little tighter contact. Don't hesitate to contact us with any issues!
Regards,
Rob