Honeycomb and Playseat

[Crunchmeister71]

See the post below for all the details on how I attached it. 3 months later and it’s still holding strong and I still love it.

I use the XBOX controller for several functions, although most related to camera views. In the cockpit, the right analog stick is for free look. Left isn’t used (yet). D-Pad is used to translate views (move around the cockpit like arrow keys on your keyboard). I have a “shift” function via the left shoulder button, and the D-Pad becomes my ATC commands 7-0 (1-6 I have on the yoke). ABXY show VRF map, and toggle external and drone views. I haven’t found use for the other buttons as of yet.

Otherwise, it’s used for drone camera control mostly.

Not enough buttons on your Honeycomb yoke? Well this helps!

I just made the switch from a Logitech X56 to a Honeycomb Alpha. While I love the Alpha, I miss some of the functionality I had with the X56’s 3 hat switches, and particularly the thumb stick that was mapped by default to free look. Going back to using a few fixed vews with a single hat switch was a huge step backwards. So, I figured IRL, pilots attach tablets to their yokes for extra functionality that they wouldn’t otherwise have in their aircraft. And this got me thinking about what I could …

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Also, I eventually switched to using the controller in wired mode. In wireless, it will eventually go to sleep if not used after X minutes, which causes a 30 second pause in the sim as, and then another pause when it reconnects when you use it again.