It’s a must have!!!

Worked as advertised. Holds the throttle assembly securely under the desk leaving me with more desk space above.

In my review of the Alpha yoke, I mentioned that I was excited to try the Bravo. And, oh boy, did I have every right to be.

Just to clarify everything up front. I exclusively fly the Cessna 172 G1000 on X-Plane 12 on my Fedora 44 KDE desktop (Linux).

One thing that I was unaware of when I got this throttle unit for my setup was the need for a plugin to make everything work (All the lighting for the AP panel and annunciator panel plus the functions for the knobs and buttons on the AP panel) I used the plugin from Isaac Gelado. After setting everything up (which was pretty easy), it all worked beautifully. But the Isaac Gelado plugin only covers a handful of aircraft, none of which are RG aircraft, so I cannot verify the function of the landing gear indicator lights.

That being said, I am absolutely smitten. I am actually in love with the Bravo. All of the features this thing comes with for only $300 are absolutely rock solid. The AP panel is stellar, the annunciator panel is really cool, the switches are great, the trim wheel is fantastic, the throttle axes and tension knob are incredible, the GA and commercial levers it comes with are nice, the build quality is acceptable, the mount is magnificent.

If I had to gripe about something, it would be the trim wheel. It's extremely precise, meaning you have to spin the hell out of that thing before you actually notice a change in trim, but that might just be an issue with the software I'm using. The most recent flight I did, I was trimming my aircraft for approach when something happened. I really should have used the trim switches on the Alpha, but the trim wheel is so fun to use. So I was cranking that trim wheel something fierce, when the sound and feel changed suddenly. It's hard to describe, but the whirring noise that the trim whell makes when spinning it super fast almost disappeared completely, and the friction increased slightly. It still works, but not as well. I don't know what I broke exactly, but I broke something. The lesson I learned was to not abuse the trim wheel so much. But I think it could have been built a little better. I know I'm nitpicking a throttle that has a lot of features for its price, but I would have payed an extra $50 for some more quality.

Aside from breaking the trim wheel, this thing is an absolute unit for the price. It's legitimately a really cool piece of gear. I highly recommend it because there just isn't anything else like it.

Great hardware, but it needs more software. I'd love to be able to install profiles for specific planes rather than just starting at generic and going through and configuring each control.
But to be able to just grab it and fly is fantastic.

Really nice, flexible and intuitive controller for every kind of flying.

I like the new addition to my Bravo Throttle set. It makes the setup look and feel more comfortable.

So nice to have all the flight controls in one hand-held unit. It saves me from having to swap my sim racing controls for flight controls every time I want to switch.

Absolutely awesome!!! And the Support is Great!!!

Shipping Information from Honeycomb : Very Bad

Service and Reply to emails : Very bad.

Controller : Its a nicely made Controller. Buttons are nice and clicky. Takes a little time to pair and get it ready as per your liking.

I have flown PMDG 777 without FD and Autopilot and Auto throttle, pure raw data and it was fun. The thrust levers , occasionally using speed brakes and flaps and gear , it was fun.

You may want to tweak the sensitivity to match your flying abilities with a Controller.

I am happy

Great controller! I use it for GA airplanes. Easy to configure.

Very pleased.

I am very happy with the new lever, but VERY unhappy that I had to replace one in the first place. The reverser stopped working, which is what I bought one. You make a great product, but I was disappointed with the initial failure.

My first experience with flight controls was the infamously abysmal T.Flight HOTAS. I've been trying to get into flight sims since 2018, but never had the money. I started out playing War Thunder and KSP with the T.Flight HOTAS, but never had a good time. I tried again when MSFS2020 released for the Xbox Series S and still just had a terrible time due to the terrible quality of that cheap stick and throttle. Eventually, I forgot that aviation was supposed to be my favorite hobby, and I moved on. Over time, I was still occasionally looking into the flight sim market and seeing how others were building their home cockpits. I really wanted to build a home cockpit of my own. But I couldn't decide if I wanted to focus on military aviation via DCS, or general aviation vis MSFS or X-Plane.

Almost a year ago, I finally got a nice PC for my 22nd birthday, and I experienced the wonderful world of PC gaming for the first time. I've spent the entirety of the past year building a good setup around my new computer. And while I was browsing Steam sales a couple of weeks ago, I found that X-Plane 12 was on sale. I finally decided that I was going to build a nice GA home cockpit now that I had received a few raises at work and could afford it. I recalled that everyone was ranting and raving about Honeycomb, saying just how good their hardware is. So I decided to look into it, and I decided to try the Alpha yoke. I originally wanted the XPC version for the upgrades it came with, but it was, and still is at the time of writing, sold out. People were saying that the base Alpha is still good, and that you could easily live without the extra features and upgrades. So I finally pulled the trigger on Monday.

The yoke was delivered to my workplace on Friday while I was clocked in. When me and my coworker weren't busy, we unboxed it. My first impressions were indescribable. The yoke itself and all the buttons, switches, the dial, and the hat switch all feel absolutely incredible. The pitch and roll axis are stupid smooth. The mounting system is incredibly rigid and easy to quickly install and remove. My coworker wanted to play with it a little bit, so I let him. He's the kind of guy who goes through mice, keyboards, controllers, headphones, earbuds, glasses, phones, etc really quickly since he simply doesn't understand that it's not normal to bang on and throw things (he has mild autism). I know that I could pressure him into buying me a new yoke if he broke this one, so I let him stress test it for several minutes. He used it hard, like, really really hard, and it survived. Nothing is lose, the potentiometers still work perfectly, nothing is cracked or scratched, it's still in brand new condition. So now I know that the Alpha is Gabe-proof, which means I should expect to be able to pass this down to my great grandchildren before I die.

Taking it home and actually plugging it in to my computer for the first time, I expected first time setup to be a hassle like it usually is for Linux. But it was surprisingly plug and play. Likely because I had already set up an external condenser mic and webcam, so the permissions for external hardware was already setup. JSTest recognized it and all of its inputs immediately. X-Plane 12 already had a profile for it, including interactive pictures for easy mapping. It was completely plug and play, except for my wanting to setup a few custom profiles for a few different aircraft. I was actually giddy when flying with it for the first time. I was stoked to be able to fly an aircraft without everything jittering and jolting. The Alpha taught me that the T.Flight HOTAS set the bar so low that it was practically a tripping hazard in hell.

I'm writing this on Sunday, so I've spent the past two and a half days flying with the Alpha in X-Plane 12 while watching anim. Just because I simply cannot stop myself from using the thing, it's way too much fun to fly with. I thought I would hate not having a spring loaded start switch. But I got used to it after starting a Cessna once, and realizing that I barely noticed myself manually disengaging the starter. I thought that the stiff pitch axis would be hard to get used to since literally everyone was complaining about it. And while it wasn't as quick to get used to as the starter switch, I'm still finding it easier and easier to use the more I fly. Now I'm excited to get the Bravo and Charlie incorporated into my cockpit.

TL;DR: The T.Flight HOTAS sucks, the Alpha is unparalleled in value for the money. The Alpha works natively on Fedora Linux 44 KDE and X-Plane 12. This yoke is literally the best thing since sliced bread. The Alpha has helped me finally scratch the aviation itch I've had for eight years straight.

Thank you Honeycomb. I'm looking forward to building my first home cockpit around your hardware. But please ship your yokes with a spare set of underpowered tension cords.

I really enjoy the mobility, and quick accessibility of this flight controller. I just had my first child and this thing has been a game changer for those short spurts while I am on night duty and she is sleeping. Don’t have to setup the whole rig, just fire it up and play a little. So far one week in and still haven’t had to recharge the battery either. Absolutely love my Honeycomb Echo! P.S. I use it for IL2 and civilian flight sims. The combat sim controls have to be dumbed down, but other than that it works great!

Already own one which I really like. This new one is for a second computer.