Virpil Counter-Balance Installation and Flight in a Cool Helicopter! | DCS World

This is a two part video showing both the kit install and a quick flight in DCS. If you'd like to skip forward to the helicopter flight, it is at 21:05

I've been really eager to install this counterbalance kit on my collective. The ‪@VIRPILControls‬ collective has been a really nice addition to my sim setup, though my one and only complaint with it was having to run the pivot friction tight so that it stays in place if I let it go. This kit addresses that issue, and was inexpensive, retailing at $35 USD. Really happy that Virpil took the feedback from their customers and came up with a solution to address it.

While the kit did not include a copy of the instructions, and they aren't at the link the QR code takes you to, here is the correct link to the counter balance kit instructions:
https://support.virpil.com/en/support...

For those wondering what the voice alert was saying in flight, it was an advisory that translates into "Extend Landing Gear". I was below 70 kmh and below the radar altimeter setpoint with the gear up.

00:00 Intro
00:20 Mounting
03:32 Installation
21:05 The Hind!