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Take note of the position of the linear potentiometer I’ve circled above. That’s the neutral position for the pitch. Over on the MS Forums, about every 4th post is about somebody trying to get the honeycomb to work the way it should. At their price, I doubt that it is the most used hardware, but sure does raise a lot of issues. I want a yoke, but I am afraid of the price vs. performance issues.

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Not all pots are created equal. Some will last many years. I've got a pro-grade radio audio board with pots that was made in the 70s and used daily at a radio station until the late 90s and the pots still work perfectly. Others, like the pot on the twist axis of my Thrustmaster, won't even make it 9 months. AFAIK Honeycomb is using quality pots (though probably not the quality you found on old professional broadcast equipment), but as long as a better option is close to market I'll wait. Was thinking of getting the Alpha... is the fact that it is using pots really a bad thing ? I though everyone praised the Alpha upon release ? And if hall effect sensors so much better, is there a particular reason they did not use them in the first version as this technology has been around for many years ?Last year, aspiring pilots experienced the joy of flying with the newest generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator. On July 27, Microsoft Flight Simulator will be opening the skies to millions of new pilots with its launch on Xbox Series X|S. For many, this marks the beginning of a journey to test their piloting skills against lifelike challenges and we want to help Xbox fans find their ideal accessories for how they want to fly. At Xbox, offering player’s choice is important to us and today we are announcing new peripherals from our licensed partners to enhance your immersive console and PC experience. The issue is not the pot itself, its their microcontroller. The current alpha yoke has only 8-bit resolution (256 steps) on both pith and roll axes. That’s way too little for 2020 standard.

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I will try to walk you through the process to get the PMDG profiles working, using the Yoke as an example:

I am having problems I have followed your instructions but nothing. I don't even have the Honeycomb under Addon's any suggestion why that is Save a few more months and invest in a Fulcrum instead, it is a smarter investment in the long run, HoneyComb is good value for the money, but it is still a plastic toy. Of course, production shops do the same and in fact ALL machine shops have a base hourly rate, but in small job shops, they’ll charge for every minute it takes to acquire the material, create a print, etc., etc. The job itself is easy and wouldn’t take long at all. If you supplied the material and drew a reasonably neat, properly illustrated, isometric blueprint, you could cut down the cost substantially. Still, the shop rate would include cutting tools, setup and breakdown times (and many will add tool, coolant, & machine wear predictions).

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After a bit of wiggling, you should now have the pitch bungee free! This is what you’ll replace with a softer bungee. Take the bungee to the hardware store and try out some bungees that feel softer than the original. A little goes a long way here so don’t get something too weak. Cost, I'd imagine. There's nothing inherently wrong with pots except that they rely on a direct electrical connection between the moving part and the stationary part. Eventually that will get dirty or worn, and that's when you start to get jitter in the control. Hall effect is a proximity sensor so it's a lot harder to wear them out.

The gear selector works, the axis work, the buttons on the yoke work, but the buttons on the yoke base and buttons/knobs on the Bravo do not work. For something like that you’re probably going to go searching for a machine shop that will do small one-off jobs. Could get pricey unless you know someone who can do you a favour. The motor is driving the rotating screw which moves the point of bungee attachment - simple and clever. I wouldn’t call it a “huge disappointment” but I do know what you mean. Some of the design decisions Honeycomb made seem questionable. I tend to tinker with and modify my stuff anyways so I didn’t mind getting in there and changing the bungee but I do agree that the stiff pitch was an issue that should have been dealt with right at the start. Honeycomb Aeronautical had a pretty comprehensive set of announcements to make in this year’s FlightSimExpo. We’ve told you already about a similar announcement from Thrustmaster, with its first flight simulation yoke based on the Boeing 787 design, but Honeycomb is bringing a wider variety of new products that will surely please many fans of the hardware house.