#HONEYCOMB YOKE SIMULATOR#

My personal verdict is that this is a nice yoke and better than the Saitek, a little overpriced though (Some people suffer from bad exchange rate compared to USD). I'm also wondering about the longevity of the buttons and key etc. Not a big issue but worth to be mentioned. This is the give and take of having more buttons on a yoke. Especially if you fly a multi engine plane the starter key for instance can be used on one engine only. Some planes don't even allow to map the buttons to the same functions. Flying another plane the cockpit panel setup might not represent the buttons on the Honecomb. The Honeycomb setup is build around the Cessna. In the published reviews the reviewers should demonstrate a bumpy approach with one hand on the yoke and the other on a throttle quadrant. The X Plane trim trims the plane too much. Another problem is the combination of Honeycomb with X Plane trim. The trim buttons have a good resistance that is a little too much in my point of view. It is so stiff that you constantly need to trim the plane. In contrary the pitch is way too stiff compared to the roll.

#HONEYCOMB YOKE SIMULATOR#

It was designed to meet the requirements of flight simulator users, but also of flight students and pilots. While the roll is super smooth and precise there is no resistance at all. Honeycomb Alpha Flight Controls, Yoke Description. But it would be too good to be true if there weren't some drawbacks. If you go from Saitek to Honeycomb you might need to consider rearranging your setup like I did with the desk and new adjusted monitor height.It sounds trivial but you like to get a realistic setup where everything is at a position like in a real plane.Įverything looks way better on the Honeycomb compared to the Saitek. My legs can easily touch the clamps where the center clamp of the Saitek created no issues. I needed to rebuild my desk in order to support weight and dimensions of the Honeycomb yoke. My computer desk is quite small or I'm too tall.

In comparison to the Satiek yoke the Honeycomb is much heavier, the yoke body height is larger and it needs two clamps instead of one. It took quite a while to get it delivered. So I watched some reviews about the Honeycomb yoke and got convinced to order one. Most likely an easy fix for someone who is in electronics. The input signals where all over the place.

Employees/contractors and personal friends, family and acquaintances of Honeycomb Aeronautical/Laminar Research contractors/employees are not eligible for this sweepstakes.After years of service my Saitek gave up.

No purchase of any Laminar Research/Honeycomb Aeronautical product is required to enter.

An “entry” is defined by a photo posted on Twitter of your own, personal simulation set up.

We will close the giveaway to entries on Monday, August 19th and announce a random winner on Tuesday, August 20th.

Tweet a photo of your X-Plane set-up with the hashtag #FlyHoneycombContest.

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Here are some details on what you need to know to win! We’re giving away one of the first units that they ever made. This brand new yoke and X-Plane really make the perfect pair. Our friends at Honeycomb Aeronautical have started accepting pre-orders for their new Alpha Flight Controls yoke.