Virpil CM3 Series Throttle Detent
These are 3D printed and my own designs.
These series of detents are designed only for the Virpil CM3 series Throttles.
Medium or more throttle tension is recommended to use these as intended. Tension adjustments may be required by the user for the best results.
Take your detent game to the next level.
These are highly tuned detents to provide the right level of feedback in the hands of the user. Hard lockouts require the finger lifts to be moved, but only slightly, whereas a soft notch is something that can just be rolled over with a slight “click” feeling in the hand. Soft notches have been tuned to be a harder “click” than what Virpil ships stock in their detents. I found this to have a positive impact on the feedback given by a quality detent. Roll-over detents do not require the finger lifts to be actuated at all and instead use the built-in tension of the finger lift springs to provide that ultra-satisfying “in position” feeling through nothing but feedback from the palm. Roll-over detent motion remains as smooth as silk due to the ball bearings already present and used by “stock Virpil” detents that come with the throttles. What set my detents apart from Virpil is the tuning involved. These are not slotted to ensure transitions from one jet or aircraft to another, one sim platform to another, or one game to another and do not require any further adjustments to in-game settings once set up for the first time is complete. Setup may include using an addon aircraft’s flight computer or EFB to access throttle axis settings to configure where in the axis a detent is. Once a setup like this is complete, you won’t have to do it again under normal circumstances and keep in mind this is for limited aircraft as others might not require this step.
Any other aircraft that does not use the above style throttle configuration, or customers inquiring about a custom detent, should assume the following:
-Linear slope or curve settings were used to create the detent. No Virpil software or sim platform changes were made to “axis slopes” or “sensitivities”. This is to aid in detent swapping.
-For custom-requested detents: It is best to pull up your Virpil software, click axis, and locate your throttle axis. Jot down the percentage your axis is at for the desired center of the detent. There is no guarantee that I will own the exact aircraft you are trying to do, and, in some cases, I may not be able to verify detent positions without these numbers.
Use any of the posted contact methods to inquire about a custom detent fit for you or any aircraft not listed. Typically, all you pay is what is listed here.
Listed Detent Descriptions Below:
These are 3D printed and my own designs.
These series of detents are designed only for the Virpil CM3 series Throttles.
Medium or more throttle tension is recommended to use these as intended. Tension adjustments may be required by the user for the best results.
Take your detent game to the next level.
These are highly tuned detents to provide the right level of feedback in the hands of the user. Hard lockouts require the finger lifts to be moved, but only slightly, whereas a soft notch is something that can just be rolled over with a slight “click” feeling in the hand. Soft notches have been tuned to be a harder “click” than what Virpil ships stock in their detents. I found this to have a positive impact on the feedback given by a quality detent. Roll-over detents do not require the finger lifts to be actuated at all and instead use the built-in tension of the finger lift springs to provide that ultra-satisfying “in position” feeling through nothing but feedback from the palm. Roll-over detent motion remains as smooth as silk due to the ball bearings already present and used by “stock Virpil” detents that come with the throttles. What set my detents apart from Virpil is the tuning involved. These are not slotted to ensure transitions from one jet or aircraft to another, one sim platform to another, or one game to another and do not require any further adjustments to in-game settings once set up for the first time is complete. Setup may include using an addon aircraft’s flight computer or EFB to access throttle axis settings to configure where in the axis a detent is. Once a setup like this is complete, you won’t have to do it again under normal circumstances and keep in mind this is for limited aircraft as others might not require this step.
Any other aircraft that does not use the above style throttle configuration, or customers inquiring about a custom detent, should assume the following:
-Linear slope or curve settings were used to create the detent. No Virpil software or sim platform changes were made to “axis slopes” or “sensitivities”. This is to aid in detent swapping.
-For custom-requested detents: It is best to pull up your Virpil software, click axis, and locate your throttle axis. Jot down the percentage your axis is at for the desired center of the detent. There is no guarantee that I will own the exact aircraft you are trying to do, and, in some cases, I may not be able to verify detent positions without these numbers.
Use any of the posted contact methods to inquire about a custom detent fit for you or any aircraft not listed. Typically, all you pay is what is listed here.
Listed Detent Descriptions Below:
These are 3D printed and my own designs.
These series of detents are designed only for the Virpil CM3 series Throttles.
Medium or more throttle tension is recommended to use these as intended. Tension adjustments may be required by the user for the best results.
Take your detent game to the next level.
These are highly tuned detents to provide the right level of feedback in the hands of the user. Hard lockouts require the finger lifts to be moved, but only slightly, whereas a soft notch is something that can just be rolled over with a slight “click” feeling in the hand. Soft notches have been tuned to be a harder “click” than what Virpil ships stock in their detents. I found this to have a positive impact on the feedback given by a quality detent. Roll-over detents do not require the finger lifts to be actuated at all and instead use the built-in tension of the finger lift springs to provide that ultra-satisfying “in position” feeling through nothing but feedback from the palm. Roll-over detent motion remains as smooth as silk due to the ball bearings already present and used by “stock Virpil” detents that come with the throttles. What set my detents apart from Virpil is the tuning involved. These are not slotted to ensure transitions from one jet or aircraft to another, one sim platform to another, or one game to another and do not require any further adjustments to in-game settings once set up for the first time is complete. Setup may include using an addon aircraft’s flight computer or EFB to access throttle axis settings to configure where in the axis a detent is. Once a setup like this is complete, you won’t have to do it again under normal circumstances and keep in mind this is for limited aircraft as others might not require this step.
Any other aircraft that does not use the above style throttle configuration, or customers inquiring about a custom detent, should assume the following:
-Linear slope or curve settings were used to create the detent. No Virpil software or sim platform changes were made to “axis slopes” or “sensitivities”. This is to aid in detent swapping.
-For custom-requested detents: It is best to pull up your Virpil software, click axis, and locate your throttle axis. Jot down the percentage your axis is at for the desired center of the detent. There is no guarantee that I will own the exact aircraft you are trying to do, and, in some cases, I may not be able to verify detent positions without these numbers.
Use any of the posted contact methods to inquire about a custom detent fit for you or any aircraft not listed. Typically, all you pay is what is listed here.
Listed Detent Descriptions Below:
-Airbus Style Detent:
This detent features a Hard lockout to a reverser range. Right behind the Idle/reverse lockout is a soft notch that is representative of a reverse idle-stop so reversers fully deploy then more axis is left aft of that for the reverser range. Moving the throttle out of the reverser and back to idle off the hard lockout lift was tuned to not be as violent as the “stock” detents are but still provide the pronounced feedback one needs when doing a throttle movement like that. It is still a nice “thud” but now it’s not slamming down from quite as high meaning less risk of damage. On the other side of the detent, you get 3 rollover detents that would represent CLB, FLEX/MCT, and TOGA detents on the Airbus. In between idle and CLB is “free movement” to mimic the actual movement of the Airbus throttle.
- Boeing Style:
This detent features a hard lockout from idle to reverse range and is otherwise a smooth detent. This is representative of a Boeing-style throttle that has no thrust setting detents. This detent is also often used for turboprop aircraft as well which also utilizes, in most cases, no power setting detents while also having a reverse range.
- CRJ Style Detent:
This detent is very similar to and derived from the Airbus-style detent. The CRJ style detent has a reverser range lockout and 3 rollover detents to represent the CRJs CLIMB, TOGO, and MAX THRUST throttle positions. This detent lacks the idle reverse notch after the reverse lockout making the “reverse range” completely smooth on this detent. Note: CRJ and AIRBUS style detents are cross-compatible and “notch” locations are identical. The only difference is the lack of the idle reverse notch.
- CJ4 Style Detent:
This detent has notches designed to get the most from the default/Working Title Mod CJ4 in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. This detent features 2 modified rollover notches to coincide with CLB and TO throttle positions. The CLB range in the CJ4 is not a hard detent and thus this has been tuned to allow the resolution needed to fly this aircraft with confidence. This detent does not feature an idle lockout and instead is smooth all the way to the CLB notch then a rollover to TO power. Please ensure throttle tension is set to MEDIUM or greater to get the properly designed feel. This tension is required for all detents but is even more crucial in this style.
- SpaceDonky Style Detent:
This detent is simple but effective. It features a single, tuned soft notch to be exactly at 50% on the axis. This detent is ideal for the space simmer not looking to fiddle with the position of the detent. This is not slotted like the stock “Cosmo” detent is and goes in the same spot every time.
- Aerobat Style Detent:
This detent features a soft notch in the 20% and 80% locations. This is a direct replacement for the stock Virpil “Aerobatic” detent. The soft notches are slightly stronger than stock Virpil offerings to give more meaningful feedback.
- Tri-Notch Style Detent:
This detent features a soft notch in the 25%, 50%, and 75% positions.
- F-14 Style Detent:
This detent features a fuel cutoff hard lockout as well as a hard lockout afterburner detent. This detent was designed to align with the F-14 throttle motion in DCS. This detent has a 10% ground idle hard lockout and an 81% hard lockout burner notch.
- F-15E Style Detent:
This detent features a fuel cutoff hard lockout as well as a hard lockout afterburner detent. This detent was designed to align with the F-15E throttle motion in DCS. This detent has a 10% ground idle hard lockout and a 72% hard lockout burner notch.
- F-16/F-18/F-5/Su-27/Su-33 Style Detent:
This detent features a fuel cutoff hard lockout as well as a hard lockout afterburner detent. This detent was designed to align with the F-16/18/5/Su-27/33 aircraft throttle motion in DCS. This detent has a 10% ground idle hard lockout and an 77% hard lockout burner notch.
- Generic Burner Lockout Style Detent:
This detent features a simple hard lockout notch at 70% to mimic an afterburner lockout. Designed to be a generic “combat style” detent that could be tailored to many aircraft if you adjust the slopes of the axis to suit.
- A-10 Style Detent:
This detent features a fuel cutoff hard lockout (on the pull) and a smooth detent otherwise given no afterburner on this aircraft.