Honeycomb Aeronautical Alpha Flight Controls Yoke & Switch Panel in aviation quality for flight simulators | Universal control system for simmers, student pilots and pilots | Flight simulator for PC

I've tried, twice, the Logitech flight yoke, both times had issues with it and spent hours trying to rectify the problems and ended up returning them , luckily Amazon's returns policy is top notch, thanks Amazon. I knew of this but was reluctant to fork out the cash, a few days ago I looked at it again and it was offering monthly payments, no brainer, ordered it, came today as promised. Beautiful packaging that suggests quality straight off the bat, unpackaged the flight yoke and was instantly blown away with the quality and feel of the product. It gets better, connected the two cables and clamped the yoke to my desk with the pukka mounting plate, fired up MSFS2020 and the game found the Alpha with all buttons mapped perfectly, I didn't have to remap a single button. Selected the Cessna 172 JTA variant ( free on flightsim.to ) and my chosen departure and arrival points, cold and dark start from the parking apron. I love the alternator and battery buttons, avionics busses, plus all of your beacon, strobe, taxi and nav light switches, it gives it that extra immersion like you are actually in the left seat . As you flick the buttons on the animated buttons move to their respective positions, the avionics screens come in to life when you flick them on etc....the movement of the yoke is lovely and smooth with absolutely no lag whatsoever that I could feel or see. I used the Thrustmaster T16000 throttle quadrant for power and rudder etc....need the add-on for this now that has the throttle levers, flap controls and gear switch etc... This is a keeper and had made a huge difference already to how it feels to fly GA ...not tried any airliners yet but I am very impressed so far. You get what you pay for and this so far is worth every penny. Highly recommended, thank you Honeycomb.

Pros: - Full 180 degree motion - Smooth operation - No discernable dead zone around centre of axis - Good amount of resistance in the springs creating a more 'natural' feel than the Logitech alternative - Good selection of switches on the yoke - Easy to operate, robust desk clamps - Comfortable feel to yoke - Price - More products in the range to follow (at time of writing this includes a throttle quadrant and mouse mat) Neutrals: - I don't use the switches on the main box. They don't match up to the specific add ons I use. Whilst not a problem and the switches can be safely ignored if you so chose, there will have been a manufacturing cost passed on to the consumer that feels (to me) unnecessary. - The red back light is a matter of taste. The intensity can be changed by pressing a small button to the rear of the unit, which includes the ability to switch off altogether. - Switch labels are printed clearly but are not back lit. Cons - As a new product to market, durability is unknown (I have no specific concerns, though) Verdict - Strongly recommended. As a relative newcomer to the market it is not known how durable these units are. The build quality "feels" very good and is a significant improvement on the Logitech (formerly Saitek) offering. The honeycomb yoke succeeds where Logitech has failed to improve upon the limitations of the Saitek pro flight yoke: whereupon the honeycomb yoke is smooth and expressive to operate, the Logitech has a tendency for signal spikes and false readings (especially if no dead zone is set - which in itself can be undesirable), limited motion and noticeable detent around the centre point - much of which worsen over time.

I bought this before complimenting it with the Bravo throttle quadrant (purchased separately locally) and have no complaints about quality. It's a world away from the Logitech. Configuration is not ideal but considerably easier than the throttle quadrant. Switches, although appropriate, are on/off and not flexible or suitable for toggle controls. No annoying detent to speak of, steel shaft, easy and versatile mounting and of high quality finish. I tried 3 other yokes and this Alpha was the best. As a former RAF pilot, I dont agree with others that the elevator tension is too strong; rather that the aileron tension is not strong enough. Overall, good value and probably the best consumer yoke at this price point. It's nearest competitor is nearly £1k. No complaints about quality or value for money.

This is a fantastic piece of kit, and probably the best value for money of any yoke out there currently. Notably it has a smooth action in both pitch and roll axes with no detent, but it does return fairly quickly back to the central position when released. The pitch axis gives a reasonable amount of resistance, and seems to have a slight increased resistance towards the extents of its range. The roll axis is noticeably less resistant and doesn't seem to change throughout its range. Testing through DIView showed a minimal dead-zone on both axes, probably 1 to 2° either side of central position for roll, and maybe half a centimetre total for pitch, to prevent unwanted movement when hands-off. I have seen reports that there is a 'secret' method to recalibrate the device for this deadzone, so hopefully Honeycomb Aeronautical gives users the option to customise the deadzone or remove it completely if they so wish in future. I was a little disappointed that both axes are only 8-bit (256 positions), I was expecting 10-bit (1024) (my rudder pedal sensors are 12-bit (4096), for example), and was considering knocking off a star, but then after using it for a week or so I really can't fault that choice too much in practice. The desk clamp is simple but well designed, and makes the whole thing pretty quick and fairly effortless to setup and pack away in its original box. If you have a desk that isn't able to make use of the clamps there is the option to unveil a sticky suction pad on the bottom, but I have not tried that to see how effective it is, or how easy it is to remove and re-apply.

Its actually living up to all the hype. Solidly engineered and works really well with MSFS2020 on a Windows PC. Delivery to regional Australia was fast and installing it was 'plug-and-play' simple. Now I have to convince my significant other that I 'need' the matching throttle quadrant ...

Yoke de qualité, bien au dessus de tous ce que l'on peut trouver,la configuration est déjà mapper de base, mais on peut aisément remapper à sa guise tous les axes et bouton. Un rétroéclairage sympa illumine le fond du yoke, on peut augmenter, réduire la luminosité et mêmela couper complètement. Un prix élévé pour un manche sans throttle, mais les sensations sont sans communes mesures. Si vous avez le budget n'hésitez pas, de plus coupler au Honeycomb Bravo, c'est le combo parfait.

Bottom Line Up Front: Excellent product! I think it is much better than the other popular yokes at/around this price point though it's slightly more expensive. I've owned this yoke now for over 5 months and I've used it often. No issues at this point in terms of reliability. Discussion: I've been flight sim guy for off / on 10+ years. There are 4 fairly popular flight yokes that I've seen on the market..CH Products Yoke, Saitek Yoke, Red Bird Yoke and this yoke from Honeycomb--the Alpha. All are good products for flight simulation. The Redbird Yoke is by far the most expensive and is somewhat in another league in terms of what you get--I know these yokes are used in FAA approved flight simulators around the world and are much more expensive than the other 3...but given the FAA credentials may be worth it if you are looking for this. I own the other 3 yokes--hands down the Alpha Yoke is by far the best of these. The Saitek yoke is a good looking yoke and the material feel is good (better quality plastic than CH Yoke). Also, it has more buttons and extra functions like timer, etc....which are useful and handy. However, it has a critical flaw in that there is a detent at center making smooth flight control very difficult for me. The control of sim felt very unnatural compared to flying real airplanes (I started to notice it more when I began taking real world flight lessons--I could not use the Saitek anymore). I then purchased the only other option at the time--the CH Yoke. The CH Yoke feels has a better control feel -- smoother inputs...no annoying detent making it easier to control the sim and better represent real world flying to me. However, the plastics are very cheap feeling texture which does detract from the experience. That said, I used the CH because it did not suffer from the detent issue like I felt in the Saitek which made flying simulator much better for me. Once Alpha yoke came to market, I decided to give it a chance because of reviews from other flight sim users. The Alpha costs ~$100 more than both the CH and Saitek but it is well worth it in my opinion because there is no compromise. It represents the best of both worlds in smooth flight control feel as well as very good construction, very good quality plastics and the price--though higher than CH and Saitek--is worth the no compromise in my opinion and at a price point which is very fair considering what you get. Also the Alpha has greater range of motion (180 degrees vs the other 2 that don't have this). It's just better yoke in all areas over the other two I own. other notes: The mounting is easy but it can be hard to get off desk (depending on your desk material) if installed for a long time due to the sticky material on base of the yoke. However, sticking base is easy thing to prevent (keep the thin piece of plastic protector which comes to protect it on the base and this has helped me prevent to sticking when I want to remove it). All and all this is an excellent product.

Parfait. Excellente finition et fixations robustes.

As a private pilot and student commercial pilot I can say this is a very accurate and well built flight yoke. It’s very smooth and easy to set up and feels very realistic. The hat is the only part that I don’t like as it seems to jump the view around in the cockpit instead of having a smooth transition but the switches are easy to reach and easy to click either on or off and the trim buttons are smooth and deliberate allowing for fine tuning of aircraft trim. Definitely worth the money and can’t wait to compliment it with the Bravo Throttle.