Honeycomb Alpha Flight Controls Yoke & Switch Panel — Flight Simulator Yoke w/ 180° Rotation, Steel Shaft, Ignition Switch, Fully-Equipped Handles, Dual Mounting — Compatible w/PC & Mac

The alpha flight control feels like it’s well built all though it is mostly plastic. The plastic has a nice soft feel to it which I like. The switches are solid and all feel good with a satisfying clunk breaking the switches over center. The bottoms all feel good but for me I wish there was more space between the ones on top of the yoke but it doesn’t cause me any issues at all I’m just 6 foot 5 and have big hands. Mounting it is very easy and you have a few choices from the sticky mount which should work well on a smooth surface. I chose to use the clamps so it’s easier to swap out for my steering wheel. The red back can adjust to suit you taste and can be shut off completely. The top has a flat area at the front for mounting other flight equipment like radios. The yoke has very smooth movement turning left/right and push forward and pulling aft. It has a good centering for force which I really like, helps with small subtle movements. Some people may prefer a lighter force but this probably because they don’t trim the aircraft for level flight in which case yes you will eventually get tired. That is not a fault of the product, it’s just someone learning to fly.All the switches are programmed but are easy to change.

I've used this before, but I purchased used on ebay and worked flawlessly until lately. This time I purchased brand new.

Makes me feel like I am in the cockpit again.

Many years ago, when I was into flight simulators, I used a CH Products yoke. I was never really happy with that yoke, it had a number of issues. As I pursued my PPL in my younger days, the difference between the "real thing" and the CH yoke just became greater and greater. Eventually, due to cost and competing interests, I had to put both flying and simulators behind me.When MS Flight Simulator 2020 was announced, I knew I'd be getting back into the simulator world. I was a VFR pilot, of course I was going to fly the first flight simulator truly capable of providing a VFR experience. I was fortunate to see the release coming and purchased this yoke to compliment the experience. As the release got closer and closer, stock of these yokes dwindled and unfortunately, now, they're practically unavailable at any cost. But, I still want to detail my experience.I am quite satisfied with this yoke. While it's still absent of the feel of the "real thing", this more closely replicates a real yoke than anything else in the same grade and cost. I love that there is a full 90 degrees of rotation in the yoke's travel, it's much easier to anticipate what your virtual plane will do. (Both the CH and Logitech yokes do 45 degrees and scale your input to actual roll.) Pitch controls aren't quite as faithful as the roll controls, but they are still quite good at offering resistance in both directions.There are sufficient buttons found on the unit to provide a decent experience with your major virtual plane controls. I have remapped several of the keys to my liking and it was quite easy to develop the muscle memory for them. I do like the power, engine and beacon controls being available on the unit. These definitely offer a more realistic way to engage these functions. These nice little touches make "cold start" or "more realistic" experiences much more enjoyable than remembering a dozen or more keystrokes.Honeycomb made some great decisions with this yoke. I love the removable USB-C connection, it's much nicer to leave my cabling in place when I remove the yoke. The yoke mounting is substantial, well built and super easy to apply to my desk, I don't find it inconvenient at all to convert my desk for a virtual flight experience and then back to a regular desk. Shipping packaging was also well thought out and I love that they included a box that is great for long-term storage if needed. The yoke is just plain attractive and the adjustable red LED backlighting is a nice touch.Value-wise, I think this is a far better yoke than other (also expensive) yokes that make too many compromises. I know it seems a bit crazy to spend this much on a peripheral, but it was worth every penny in my opinion. If you're interested in exploring flight or are a pilot that wants to relive the good old days through a modern virtual experience, this peripheral is where that experience begins. If you've ever paid real money for a real plane, you know the cost of this yoke is less than a couple hours wet. The Honeycomb yoke is as good as it gets in the "cheap yoke" world, you can spend a lot more!As for a note on the seller I purchased from, MG Pilot Shop, it's appropriate to recognize them. I was very satisfied with their quick shipping, they processed my order within two hours and shipped it the same day. I received the product very quickly as well. It was one of the best 3rd party seller experience's I've had on Amazon.I am super looking forward to the Bravo throttle quadrant release and hope I can get one soon. Keep it up, Honeycomb! I'd love to see rudder controls from them as well!

I read a lot of reviews before i sunk the money into this and I was not disappointed. I didn't know how much of an effect having 180 degrees of yoke movement would have until i got to use it. I don't have the desk space to keep it on my desk so i do have to mount it on and off often but its actually fairly smooth and i don't mind it at all.

I'm trying to find some little nit-picky thing I don't like about this yoke, but I can't. To me it is flawless. I had been using a cheaper yoke that was OK until I became more serious about learning to fly a Cessna 172. The old yoke was not smooth in its motion or in its precision. A little motion might produce no response in the flight simulator. This was OK when I was mostly just fooling around, but now I am more serious and I want a more realistic experience.Before I could not be sure how much of the imprecision of my flying was on me and how much was on the yoke. Now I know for certain that any imprecision is on me, and this makes the learning experience much better. It was definitely worth the upgrade. I love this yoke!

For the price there is no better option. Smooth operation, works out of the box with MSFS with zero additional setup. Of course without force feedback no flight control will really feel like the “real thing”, but its precise, and works as well as you could hope.