The Honeycomb Alpha Yoke Review You Need to See Before Buying!

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This is my review of the Honeycomb Alpha Yoke. Find out what I think of it, my favorite features, and who I think the flight sim yoke is for.
Honeycomb Alpha Yoke
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00:00 Introduction
00:12 The Price
00:33 Honeycomb Alpha Yoke Build Quality
01:25 Honeycomb Alpha Yoke Features
04:09 Honeycomb Alpha Yoke Pros & Cons
05:30 Who is this yoke for?

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@PyroTechitten 3 күн бұрын

I bought this after flying on an X52 pro for the last 5-6 years. it's definitely the thing to upgrade first. The Logitech pedals and throttle quadrant are good enough and there are plenty of other budget options to compare, I've not seen stuff around this price as good for GA flight.

@stephenbull2026 Жыл бұрын

Great quality video. Had one for over a year. Am on my second one as first one developed “wobble” with the main shaft. Had to return to aero soft in Germany. They paid for all the courier services and get the replacement in less than 2 weeks.

@g-locmedia Жыл бұрын

Never heard of that happening before. Great that they replaced it so quickly though. Thanks for your comment on my video.

@TheLostez 9 ай бұрын

Wow.! Love the honesty in the review

@g-locmedia 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@scottfreckle237 3 ай бұрын

So glad to have seen this review, just bought one on e-bay an opened never used and paid £170 so I feel like I got a rare ebay bargain

@g-locmedia 3 ай бұрын

Nice one. There's less and less of these around now

@singleproppilot Ай бұрын

@4:28 : "I do wish there was a little less force needed for pitch, and more for roll..." This is where a little experience flying a real airplane makes a difference in how you see things. I have been playing sims since I was a little kid, so the first time I ever flew a real plane, I was very surprised at how strong the control resistance was in the pitch axis. Keep in mind this was an airplane with no spring mechanism to center the controls. The centering was provided solely by the airflow pushing on the elevator and trim tab. It's also one of the things that makes every yoke I have tried so far unsatisfying to use. Not enough resistance, and thus not enough stability in pitch. I hope to buy one of these yokes soon, and I hope it works better than the ones I have tried before.

@g-locmedia Ай бұрын

A force feedback you is the way to go for the best experience. Check out my Brunner review.

@davidrafters5374 Жыл бұрын

Im about to pick up one of these. I wanna be a pilot soon

@g-locmedia Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a lot of training sims with them.

@animatedchristmascollector3754 Жыл бұрын

Lol rocking the warthog aswell and absolute flex, all you need is the xpc now lol

@g-locmedia Жыл бұрын

Lol. Would love the xpc but at the moment the price is still a bit high.

@53roger 7 ай бұрын

I recently purchased the Honeycomb yoke and it is good and bad. Good: quality product and FYI the weight is necessary to give it the quality feel. Lots of buttons and switches although not all are (at least for me) the correct ones. Out of the box it is plug and play. CONS: Breaks. I ended up using the #1 button ( smart camera) for the break and put parking brake on my throttle master. A trigger style brake switch (like a slot car control) would work better for me. No nose wheel control for steering. I assigned the nose wheel to the ailerons which is by far not the best but it works ( taxi speeds must be super slow to make a turn). I felt the pitch tension bungee cords were way too strong. After watching a few mods on this (pilots trying to get a smaller bungee cord at the right tension) I designed a mod using 2 small springs instead of the bungee cord and no need to take anything apart. See a video link below. The missing 'starter spring' would be nice but hey... pitch tension video mod : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtmSdseEyeC1aI0.html

@g-locmedia 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's great for anyone thinking of buying one to see what others think.

@Chucklesrailarchive 11 ай бұрын

Only thing l don’t like is no feed back on the yoke which makes trimming far harder. On a real aircraft trimming is quick and easy not to say important.

@g-locmedia 11 ай бұрын

Very true. You might like my video on the Simionic FFB yoke.

@eddyg1794 Жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to 3D print a collar that would slide over the momentary switch to fit into the hole it protrudes through to stiffen up the button?

@AB-kg6rk 8 ай бұрын

Great accent and program.

@g-locmedia 8 ай бұрын

Lol. Not many people like the accent.

@tc9487 Жыл бұрын

Having to return mine now. Had for about two years. Now when you push in the yoke, it’s turns hard right.

@g-locmedia Жыл бұрын

Really! Wow. Never thought I’d see that with a honeycomb product

@oscarromanczuk 3 ай бұрын

what throttle quadrant would you recommend to use with this but on a budget ?

@g-locmedia 3 ай бұрын

Is it for GA flying?

@seanr6338 Ай бұрын

Saitek pro flight throttle quadrant.

@aborashed5803 Жыл бұрын

Thanks captain I want to ask you How about multi engine functions Can I use the magneto switch for 2 engines Can I switch between them by one magneto switch Thanks

@g-locmedia Жыл бұрын

Yes you can. You can do the right, left or both.

@acratone8300 8 ай бұрын

Let me jump in here. You can make that one magneto switch work with either engine #1 and then next work with engine #2. I hope you can follow this: In MSFS controls screen, type in the word magneto in the search window to see how the Honeycomb magneto switch is mapped. In other words to see which MSFS commands are shown for each position on the switch. Now make different mappings but use the same type of commands that you see already in the sim, but for magneto #1 and magneto #2 instead of for all magnetos. For magneto #1, just use the same single command for each switch position. But for magneto #2 use two buttons simultaneously (the white push button and the magneto #2 switch position button). (MSFS allows you to push 1, 2, or even 3 buttons simultaneously to work the function. Here we are using 2 buttons). If you followed that, here's how to use: Do not press the white button and turn the Honeycomb magneto switch to start engine #1. Now push the white button and turn the Honeycomb magneto switch to start engine #2.

@leoresvanis9840 Жыл бұрын

Yeah its gotten a massive deadzone and as a student pilot the pitch is very good but the roll so super loose, other than that I would love to have had a fuel pump or parking brake switch

@g-locmedia Жыл бұрын

Someone else mentioned Parking brake too. I reckon a parking brake would be a great addition.

@TheLostez 9 ай бұрын

Parking brake was so necessary along with spring loaded starter. They fixed that but dedicated parking still a no

@flexluthor1 18 күн бұрын

Not Xbox Compatible, is what I was hoping I wouldn’t hear. Anyone know the best entry-level pc for running Microsoft Flight Sim 24?

@maximusheronimus23980 8 ай бұрын

would this be a nice first yoke for flightgear?

@g-locmedia 8 ай бұрын

This is more of an intermediate yoke in terms of quality. If you have the cash though it’s a superb first yoke.

@maximusheronimus23980 8 ай бұрын

@@g-locmedia would the Saitek package be a better option at first?

@g-locmedia 8 ай бұрын

@@maximusheronimus23980 it’s not bad by my recommendation would be the Turtle Beach as it comes with everything for GA and commercial flying. I did a review on it. Check back on the channel.

@bustsomecaps 6 ай бұрын

i tried the ps5 controlls with flight sim ive been a fan since 98...im just doubting should a pay extra get this or 200 less and get a trust one ugggg yes i got an all new pc but skipped playing atm because its unbareable playing without a proper control

@g-locmedia 6 ай бұрын

I always say for new players to go with a cheap stick and throttle just to get a taste but if you know you enjoy flight sim then the honeycomb is a great choice however you do still have to get a throttle too. It can add up quickly.

@g-locmedia 6 ай бұрын

The turtle beach might me a better option.

@bustsomecaps 6 ай бұрын

thank you! i doubted but ordered the new yoke Honeycomb Alpha Flight Controls PC en Xbox Series X gave up new years gift for me , yeah the throttles i wont have but its unplayable with a controller im gonna enjoy this :) thanks for your reply