Real A320 Captain reviews the Winwing A320 FCU in XPlane 12

Quick review video of the Winwing A320 FCU. I don't do unboxing's etc, plenty of other people do that. Instead I just deliver my first impressions and try to relate how accurate this thing is to the real aircraft. Enjoy.
0:00 Introduction
0:13 Scale
0:31 Grey colour
1:04 Orange backlighting
1:39 Button feel
2:23 1 Minor issue
3:23 Interaction demo between hardware and software
4:22 XPlane situations
5:22 FCU failure demo
7:38 Final thoughts
Sim Rig Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5800X3D
GPU: Gigabyte Geforce RTX 4090
MB: Gigabyte Aorus Elite B550 AX V2
RAM: 2 x 32GB Corsair Vengence
PSU: Corsair RM1000e
SSDs: 2 x 1tb M.2
Peripherals:
VR: Pimax Crystal Sim Edition
Wheel: Logitech G29
Pedals: SimJack Pro
Centre stick: VKB Gunfighter MK3 + MCGU Ultimate Grip
Right Stick: Virpil Warbd-D + Thrustmaster F16C Grip
Rudder Pedals: MFG Crosswinds
Throttle: Virpil CM3
Keyboard: Logitech G915 TKL
Mouse: Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Headphones: Logitech G733

[@chrisgermann6658]

Everyone is gangster until they get a dual FCU fault. :p Will pickup this when its avaliable in the UK, the winwing mcdu looks the buisness too for the price.

[@galbraithfaust144]

i hope you can upload a tutorial on how to fully install it on both XP11 and XP12... we would very much appreciate it... looking forward...

[@_MarkV_]

I would love to but I’ve packed all my gear up as I’m moving house and the equipment is going into storage until October 😩 It’s really simple though. Install sim app and plug in the FCU. Will have to update both the app and the firmware but even a toddler could do it. When launching xplane it’s a good idea to have sim app running first but I don’t think it’s actually required. No buttons to bind as it just works in xplane. The only thing that you will have to do is adjust the lighting in the sim as it doesn’t always sync on launch. Hope this helps.

[@galbraithfaust144]

@@_MarkV_ thanks so much, very helpful...

[@_MarkV_]

@@galbraithfaust144 anytime

[@cesco1997]

Great vid, thanks! Does the real FCU also have non-tactile push/pull on the knobs, or is that just a winwing cost-cutting measure? The only other thing I don't like about this unit is how bright the backlight is compared to the LCD. Even the lowest setting is almost too bright for a pitch dark room, and the LCD is almost too dim at max brightness in a well-lit room during the day.

[@_MarkV_]

The real FCU is a little more tactile with regards to push pull. Hard to describe but it's as though there is a tad more dampening. Very minor gripe. As for your brightness issues, I'd suggest contacting Winwing as I don't seem to have those issues. What sim are you using it with? Maybe there's a double input going on???

[@cesco1997]

@@_MarkV_ I don't think its a bug or defect, I think it's just made that way. It's not a huge deal, just a little thing that bothers me. It just feels like the LCD has a brightness scale that goes from like 0-60%, whereas the backlight goes from like 20-100%. I can live with it for the cost!

[@_MarkV_]

@@cesco1997 Interesting. I’ll have to check what the lighting difference is when I next fly and I’ll report back.