Honeycomb Alpha Flight Controls Yoke with Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo Throttle Quadrant Bundle (2 Items)

I have using flight sims regularly since MSFS98, mainly using cheap joysticks. About 5 years ago I switched to the Saitek (Logitech) flight yoke. While the Saitek served it purpose, it just didn't scratch that itch I was looking for. After much debating I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the Honeycomb Alpha and Bravo. It was a night and day difference! The Alpha (Yoke) is much more precise and has a much smoother feel. I have seen a few people complain that the spring for pitch control is too stiff, but personally I find it perfect. However, I have not flown an actual aircraft, so I cannot speak to how accurate the feel is. For the Bravo (Throttle), I cant say enough good things about it. The swappable levers allows you to have a certain level of immersion for both GA and Commercial aircraft, and the adjustable tension lets you fine tune the feel so that it is just right. There is definitely a bit of setup to do in sim to get all the buttons working how you want, but there are many youtube videos on this. Out of the box, I had a little trouble getting the annunciator and gear lights to work with MSFS2020 and 2024, but that is a problem with the sim, not the hardware. In the end, I used the program SPAD.neXt, and now it is fully functional. Sure, Honeycomb products have a higher price tag, but from my experience, you get what you pay for. If you have the money to spare, I would highly recommend it.

The only way to fly. Perfect for helping you keep your hands off the keyboard and on the controls. As realistic as possiable.

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Mounting sticky pad has been used upon receiving. Did not even receive the throttle quadrant which should have been included since this is a set.

I'm using this in X Plane 11 after returning a Saitek Flight Yoke System and Switch Panel. I'm loving the full-range roll axis and fully configurable throttle switches. The difference between slight roll doing nothing (because Saitek disables roll near the center) and being subtle (because it's a very small input) is amazing. Being able to assign switches in the sim OR with the MFG-SUPPLIED utility is everything I expected the Saitek to be (and, sadly, still isn't) when I first wanted it over a decade ago. Right now, I'm using a mixture of in-sim and plugin-enabled functions to set the parking brake with a switch or hold regular brake pressure at the throttle detent. They even re-engage when I release the toe brakes. I configured the L/R gear lights (gear are fixed) for amber when breaking lightly and red when set full. I even managed to get something like coarse adjustment on the AP knob, though that was super tedious and doesn't work as well as I'd like. The configuration utility still needs some improvement, probably including a firmware update, but is already light-years ahead of Saitek and the third-party plugin required to configure their hardware. I'm confident this hardware will only become even better with updates, rather than stagnating for a decade like the competition.