WinWing FCU for Airbus | Auto Configure | Tested in MSFS with Fenix & FBW A320

[@SimHangerFS]

WinWing currently open for preorders. Shipment against first orders expected by end of month. I am told DX12 compatibility is in the works and due sometime in May.

[@Ipb79]

I received mine today as well. I didn’t get to try it yet.

[@danielpike3778]

Mine is on the way 🎉 is there no D12 support at the the moment meaning do I have to run MSFS in DX11? Do the rotary knobs have those little detens when turning them or are they completely free without any tactile feedback? Thank you very much for your video and the feedback.

[@SimHangerFS]

@@danielpike3778 the knobs have detents. You can use DX12, but the app uses DX11. Update soon from Winwing to resolve.

[@danielpike3778]

Thanks for the feedback ❤ I'm very excited when I'm going to hold it my hands, shipping started today.

[@hanskrohn]

I checked the WingWing site, and it says that the unit is still pre-order only - go figure…

[@WhiteHawk77]

The reason it was wobbly on your desk is that you attached the brackets in the wrong place for that. For desktop use they attach to the sides of the unit, you had them in the position used to attach to aluminium profiles.

[@jwattie144]

It's amazing how far this hobby has come in a short time.

[@dotnetdevni]

its taking us 20 years of msfs to get here not short at all

[@jwattie144]

@@dotnetdevni not really. There was no decent hardware until 2020 came out. The saitek and Logitech stuff has always been trash.

[@miegaming8504]

Not really a short amount of time when you've been here since Flight Unlimited 2 / Pro Pilot 99 and FS98!! But, it is amazing to see how it is now!

[@pilotpawanc]

For many(including self) it's a dream as the real deal is too costly....

[@dotnetdevni]

25 years is not short

[@zdp-189]

Just got in today, unplugged my HC Alpha and Bravo, and listening to you first! lol I knew before it wasn't plug n play before I bought, so I didn't feel like "figuring it out myself" with hours of frustration wasted- came here first!

[@jaygreen4526]

Just got mine today. I love it. Mine actually has the Expedite button labeled as such. This is obviously the newest generation of the FCU.

[@dotnetdevni]

we waited 20 years for allot of this tech young ones dont no how lucky they have it

[@66taner67]

I went from: „the SIM is a Dream for my Late life“ to „what i can afford this??“. Its an incredible Price Point and i Hope for throttle quadrant, Ecam Panel etc. A good time to be alive for me Ngl.

[@mlevesque]

I received mine today. Purchased during the last weekend. I am from Quebec, Canada. No tax, No duty, coming from Canadian warehouse. Will see later if duty will comes.

[@MrGilinnn]

Bonjours, l'utilisez vous avec MSFS?

[@mlevesque]

J'ai vu une question qui a disparu. Je réponds tout de même. J'ai installé le FCU, installé le SimAppPro, rehaussé le firmware, testé l'appareil et tout est parfait. Je test dans MSFS demain et vous reviens.

[@Marlies1956]

@@mlevesque Salut, on a tu besoin de vJoy car impossible de l'installer. Le FCU est bien brancher, je le vois dans les options avec mes autres manettes, mais grisé par contre. J'ai loupé quoi? Merci

[@MrThomas767]

received now in Vancouver....issues on installing it doesn't see flightsim at all

[@MrThomas767]

@@Marlies1956 same issues

[@dotnetdevni]

its amazing ive flown 40 hours real flying. And ive wanted fhis level of tech for years as couldnt go comerical they also showed radios amazing

[@ganntradingsystemstimecycl2783]

Received mine today. Awesome quality for the price. Slight headache understanding what was needed to do in the sim pro software. Once that was sorted works really well with Fenix a320. Love it👍

[@stormeburton9179]

mines not working ive tried everything

[@ganntradingsystemstimecycl2783]

@@stormeburton9179 have tried activating the virtual mapping in sim app pro?

[@ganntradingsystemstimecycl2783]

In the sim app pro select virtual device mapping tab - tick the box activate virtual device mapping. It will prompt a msg follow the instructions.

[@alwatt9367]

Can't wait for my preorder of a few weeks ago...... most impressed Thanks again.

[@channelwhywhywhy]

Brilliant video! Thank you! Quick and Detailed, you know your audience well! Just bought the WinWing and setting it up

[@FlyWithRookie]

Finally here. Been waiting for this

[@yams900]

Thank you so much ! I've got mine on order :)

[@juanwhick1691]

I got mine Monday. Flew in the Fenix and it was completely responsive (as in seemed to mirror one to one turning knobs pushing in and out) but the FBW doesn’t. I thought something was maybe wrong lol but seeing it do the same in yours I feel better.

[@danielpike3778]

Received my unit yesterday. Great quality, knobs and rotaries are very tactile, detents are solid. MSFS DX12 is supported but there is a still a bug, every 20-40sec the two displays flicker (off/on) like a blink of an eye. Reported to the support, reponse was very fast - they are working on a seamlessly DX12 version. Xplane 12 (Toliss) yet not supported, following in/at May.

[@ronaldjames]

Try mounting it on the side when I did that it’s stable the back is front heavy but the sides are stable

[@AmazeTase]

Cant wait for mine Mark…..still waiting for my UK invoice email however!

[@The_Voyager_ch]

The only thing I'm wishing for is an inibuilds A300/A310 integration out of the box some day... Otherwise it's amazing! Just received mine today.

[@slimpikkins9526]

Hi Mark, whenever I need help with settings, I always look at your channel first, I have been flying a Gulfstream 980 PropJet Commander 695 for the last 25 years. I have been flying MSFS for a year now. Here's my problem. There is no TC in MSFS, but I found a close resemblance, the AzurPoly OV-10 Bronco. It has the same Garrett TPE-331 engines as my TC. My problem is: I can't get the Power Lever/Condition Levers to configure to their proper detents and settings. I use the Honeycomb BTQ. If you could do a Tutorial on this or point me in the right direction, it would be most appreciated. Cheers mate! Mike from San Antonio Texas

[@henrikolsen5]

How is delivery times currently? Any experience on time from order to shipment? Also on their 60 USD sidestick. And when are the EFIS and MCDU expected to ship? I might wait to order all those four items together.

[@subllimecantona]

Mark for us UK users we have to wait longer. It’s only shipping to Canada at the minute 😢

[@WhiteHawk77]

So that’s why mine hasn’t shipped when I preordered immediately? I got on online chat with them and they said I ordered when it was out of stock, which was BS. Not a good first impression if that’s the case. 😡 How did you find that out?

[@jagarman7048]

And Australia - and arrived 3 days earlier than estimated

[@WhiteHawk77]

Got mine in the UK today.

[@ZockerBudeVR]

Im excited, but in Germany still waiting for the payment Mail 😂

[@KBNOtaku]

Same in Austria!😢

[@infinitewisdom9619]

@@KBNOtaku yes, same here, from Germany too :)

[@imurofaca6430]

Im from the EU too boight it 5 min after the preorder oppened and they sent my unit last friday from germany, now im just waiting to arrive to Spain

[@ZockerBudeVR]

@@infinitewisdom9619 Leider immer noch nichts :D zu spät vorbestellt!

[@MotoFuzzi]

Hello, unfortunately, mine does not work out of the box. I installed all the ncessary programs and in SimAppPro only the first ones turn green, and the rest stay in white. Not sure what to do.

[@ech0tang0]

My unit should be delivered today. It would be great if they also released a MCDU. Maybe with a more generic layout so that it can be used on everything from MadDog and 146, to 737 and A320.

[@ronaldjames]

How would that work when every single fmc has different layouts with different options

[@BruceDickinson666]

Have you tried it in DX12 mode ? I've heard that there's issues when running using DX12.

[@SimHangerFS]

All my tests were in DX12

[@BruceDickinson666]

@@SimHangerFS There's someone on MSFS forum saying that "Simapp pro" disables DX12 in the usercfg file. So you might be in DX11 without knowing. Can you double check ? Cheers.

[@jangonzales7750]

This is not working on DX12. I confirmed this with the support of winwing.

[@shaneastwood6364]

​@@BruceDickinson666.... iron maiden bruce dickinson

[@aprodigy6991]

@@SimHangerFS no, you did not. simapp pro disables dx12 via editing your usrcfg without letting you know. winwing did acknowledge that its app is not compatible with msfs dx12 beta - even to umberto from fsdreamteam. you just didn't notice yet

[@tubeslats]

I need to figure out a way to mount this along with twin 15.6 touch panels running Air Manager.

[@pilot_franklin265]

There is anyway that you can switch the lights off instead. It’s always on when the PC it’s on?

[@jean-francoisragneau1816]

Hello, I just received my FCU, I tested it but I struggled a bit because I didn't know if a driver was needed. I tested it on the Asobo A320, it seems to work, a question is nagging me can we make it work on a PMDG 737? Do we need to create a profile? Or configure it in the WinWing controller interface in FS2020? I have a lot of questions because I would like it to work with the PMDG. Give me your opinion on these questions which will be useful to everyone. A big thank you.

[@SimHangerFS]

@@jean-francoisragneau1816 it would need to be configured in a third party app to work with something other than an Airbus.

[@rayk6120]

Hey, thanks for the video. i have a problem with my winwing fcu. If i use the flybywire a320 i can use alle function but unfortunatly the screen of the fcu is still black. How does it works on yours?

[@SimHangerFS]

Mine works perfectly, not sure what the issue is as I’ve never had that issue. Sorry.

[@vfits]

@@SimHangerFS Do you have the stable or development version of the plane? My screen is also black with the dev version

[@SimHangerFS]

@@vfits I only have the stable version installed. Maybe that is the issue?

[@Ipb79]

I think you have to have the SimaAppPro opened every time you want to use it. Whenever you load your aircraft in the sim, after turning ON the battery, you have to select the FCU in the app, that will take you to another screen with the buttons and some sliders. Among these sliders there is one that control the screen back lights, try to move them and check if it will pick it up in the sim. Another thing is to update the FCU, in that App. Sometimes you have to play a little bit with the App in order to sync the FCU with your sim.

[@vfits]

@@Ipb79 Yes, I can confirm that. By sliding the "screen backlight" to the left the screen begins to light up. I have also changed to the stable FBW version, maybe that helped as well. Still don't know what the yellow slider does, but as with most chinese companies documentation and instruction are unknown words to them. If the unit integrates with other planes like A330 and GA it would be perfect! So far all A320's of the simulator work as advertised.

[@BALLOOROOM]

Do the controls/displays work with other built-in commercial or GA aircraft like Boeing/TBM in FS2020?

[@pio_terro8836]

I was actually having some problems of it being detected by MSFS but wasn't responsible and was staying in default. How can I deal with it

[@FACR_Dwarfy]

The lcd screen won’t work for me in the FBW. The screen works fine in the test portion of SimAppPro, but nothing when in the sim. All the buttons light up green correctly when active. In SimAppPro the ‘simulation initialization phase’ is stuck with 0x0003 reading in red. Any ideas?

[@Louis-zs1rq]

Same problem for me

[@chaadlosan]

Did you update the firmware? Be sure to plug the device straight into the motherboard during the firmware update process. After It's updated. You can plug it back into a USB hub. Also make sure SimAppPro software is running in administrator mode and is up to date. Good news an update is out fixing the DX12 issue, and other things. 1.13.4 1.Compatible with DX12. 2.Fixed the bug that the LOC and APPR indicators of FlyByWire A320 are invalid. 3.Fixed the bug that the knob is invalid when entering the game for the first time. 4.Fix the bug of user missing runtime library. 5.Fixed the bug of invalid fields in Flight Simulator 2020 user configuration file. 6.Fixed the bug of overlapping images in Flight Simulator 2020. 7.Fixed the bug that caused FCU to be out of sync due to the presence of multiple graphics cards. 8.Fixed the bug that some users’ computers could not recognize FCU devices.

[@Louis-zs1rq]

@@chaadlosan Yeah figured it out. I was using the FBW Dev version, with stable it is working also with Fenix A320

[@chaadlosan]

@@Louis-zs1rq a whole different issue. Good to know.

[@dotnetdevni]

What has helped is the fact that 2024 will kore or less share the dame interfaces that reasures companies to make the cheaper hardware. Does this work ops way if u make change in sim will it update the device

[@SimHangerFS]

I guess a firmware update to ensure 2024 compatibility

[@jibulissan]

Hi Mark, Just got my Winwing FCU yesterday and started gaming. I have a concern, the top LEDs which shows the SPD, HDG and ALT, looks much dimmer than the overall lighting on the FCU. Even though I adjust the brightness in the SimApp Pro, after restarting the PC, the brightness setting default to normal. The App values remain the same as how we changed it, but the actual LEDs look dim. Not a big problem, but annoys me a bit. Any solutions? Another general question. When I try to load a saved flight in MSFS, the flight plan does not load in, so the NAV mode does not work. How to overcome this problem?😊

[@SimHangerFS]

You have two led brightness knobs in the A320 under the main console. Turn up the brightness there, the led on the FCU replicates the brightness setting in the aircraft. Depends which aircraft you’re flying. If Fenix or FBW etc you need to import your flight plan via the EFB directly from SimBrief.

[@jibulissan]

@@SimHangerFS Flight plan issue is there with Cessna G1000 as well. Flight plan is missing when a saved flight is reloaded. Actually, it is not the flight plan itself. The waypoints are there, but the magenta line connecting the way points is missing, so the NAV mode does not work.

[@SimHangerFS]

@@jibulissan oh…okay. Yes a limitation on saved flights in MSFS. Best to load flight plans from world map.

[@jibulissan]

@@SimHangerFS I use Little Navmap to make flight plans. How do you fly long haul flights with flight plan, when reloading a saved flight??

[@jibulissan]

Does this work with Boeing as well? I know push pull is not there, but still can u control the Speed, Heading and Altitude with this FCU? Does this work with Xplane 12?

[@mlevesque]

OK Guys, I found why the Apps do not work. We MUST start it in Admin mode, and same for MSFS. We can follow the progress in the environnement windows of the SimAppPro. NOTE: purchase process in marketplace do not allow me to pay the addons when purchasing, this must be done in non-Admin mode.

[@pio_terro8836]

Im having problems of it being seen in sim app pro but not in msfs, i mean it is seen but now working. Can someone help me?

[@KBNOtaku]

How can you already have your unites? I pre ordered mine on 27.03. and haven't even got my payment Infos...😢

[@J-L_Pilot]

Can you do something similar with x-plane 12?

[@Empire24453]

The payment is now out and I still do not know if I want it or not !

[@dotnetdevni]

a hope wing wing will do the full legtnh version

[@SimHangerFS]

They will, but module by module.

[@pete2398]

Where did u order this thier website gives me problem does not go through

[@Luminoso72]

wait for the moment you need to contact support when something is broken…

[@joedaigle5074]

Has anyone tried with other aircraft, i.e . Citation CJ4 or others ?

[@_PSantos]

I´ve just found out, after fighting with the software, that it DOES NOT work with DX12. It crashes the Sim if you try to run it on DX12. Hope that someone finds a way to fix this issue. The other "problem" that I have is, it ONLY works with FENIX on MSFS2020, nothing else, and it DOES NOT work on X Plane 12. A bit sad for all of this, but hopping that things will get resolved. Thank you!

[@danielpike3778]

That's totally bad news! No DX12 on MSFS,, no Xplane 12....

[@_PSantos]

@@danielpike3778 at least that’s the picture on my end……. 😢

[@_PSantos]

@@danielpike3778 ……. The detenta are there and working very nicely….

[@danielpike3778]

Thank you... I'm excited and will see how it works when I have it in my hands...

[@Ipb79]

It also works with the FlyByWire A320

[@dannyrawson4066]

Is it compatible with Xbox Microsoft flight simulator?

[@SimHangerFS]

No unfortunately

[@jibulissan]

Does this work with Boeings, Cessna or only Airbus?

[@SimHangerFS]

Only Airbus out the box, but it is recognised in SpadneXt so I guess it is configurable

[@aprodigy6991]

@@SimHangerFS however, neither the led nor lcd would work as c0nnex has confirmed

[@pm5970]

Is this compatible to msfs2020 xbox?

[@SimHangerFS]

@@pm5970 unfortunately not

[@ronaldjames]

Finally. Is it working with xplane 12 ?

[@SimHangerFS]

Yes with ToLiss & Flight Factor only at the moment according to thier documents.

[@Hughes2405]

@@SimHangerFS it's an absolute impertinence from Winwing, not officially telling it isn't working with DX12... I need it, otherwise DLSSG is not working. I canceled my preorder now, and learned a lesson, don't do business directly with chinese. 😮

[@ronaldjames]

⁠​⁠@@Hughes2405then you’ve made. Boy mistake. Because they’ve outlined what simulators , aircraft and sim versions are working. I spoke with them just last night and they said that they’re going to try to get compatibility with DX12 by April 20th. All you had to do was reach out and try to communicate they’ve been very responsive , remember that there’s a time zone difference so be mindful my interactions with them has been nothing but stellar. You were a bit impulsive and rash

[@infinitewisdom9619]

@@ronaldjames Agreed on that. WINWING's efforts have been absolutely amazing in my opinion.

[@dotnetdevni]

at least wing wing do it right with the warm glow

[@wilder.yamissant5250]

I wish this would work on xbox

[@Wildsami85]

IT NEEDS CONFIGRATION AND IT IS NOT WORKING!!

[@jamesleicher]

is it

[@chemist6516]

Does it work on MSFS Xbox? Or are there other brands of FCU compatible with MSFS Xbox?

[@SimHangerFS]

Not at this time unfortunately

[@WhiteHawk77]

You don’t get options on Xbox.