Newbie Alpha Honeycomb Yoke Questions

Disclaimers: After not flying for 15 years, and coming from Mac in that time, I had to build and relearn a PC with Windows, learn MSFS and learn the Alpha Honeycomb, Rudder Pedals all at the same time. It’s a lot go digest.

Is there a place I can learn what the standard configuration on the Yoke does? The views are driving me batty and I cannot remember all the views. I use the keyboard for a lot too.

Bascially, where does a newbie go to learn what to re-map (trial and error is proving frustrting) or see it visually.

Again, sorry is this is the wrong place, but I need to learn the controls so I can actually play the game. Thanks.

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The default configuration is pretty good. I leave it unchanged. Minus needing to get used to the default mapping, what changes are you interested in making?

totally agree with GeekyGameDad, I’ve had an alpha for a while now, and I haven’t felt the need to re-map anything except a couple of buttons to bring up ATC and then another to select option 1.

I mostly fly the G36 and 172 at the moment and find the default views pretty spot on, what aircraft are you flying?

If it’s just a case of working out what does what on the yoke, your best option is really going to be to get yourself at a reasonable height, straight, and level and press some buttons and see what happens.

I do agree that the interface could be better for mapping things though, it would be handy to be able to hit a button on the Yoke and have the interface highlight it and show you what function is already mapped, but thats not an option right now, unless you go through each button press and try to re-assign to see whats already assigned, but lifes too short to spend an hour or so doing that,

Before reassigning anything, first figure out what the default assignments were when you first plugged in the Yoke. From the opening menu, at the top, select Options. Then select Controls. Locate the Alpha yoke from the top listings.

That will show an image of the button numbers and what’s mapped to what. On the left, you can “search by input.” Click on that search bar, then press any button and it will show you what is currently mapped to that button.

Like other folks above, I have changed very little from the default button assignments which do everything I want or need.

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I find the defaults good from the get go. However, I am curious as to how to change that 8-way hat for looking around more like a mouse.
Otherwise, I would just roll through the settings a bit and get used to searching the side bar unrestricted if you’re trying to re-map something.

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Thank you to all who replied. Feel kinda dumb but found as you suggest the controls map to tell me which buttons were where. Big help.

In struggling with the camera views, especially as I learn to fly the pattern. I also generally struggle with being able to see enough over the instrument panel. But I kinda want to just have a set right week, out the tail, left wing and straight ahead short cuts. I instinctively would have liked this time be on the hat switch. The default hat switch views sort of get me there but they are not easy to find? I sort of have to push forward and right to get the right view is that normal.

Lastly, generally feeling a little overwhelmed by it all (so much different than watching twitch live streams for the past month), it’s much harder to do than to watch (especially tuning the radios and doing the radio calls).

I watched a two hour video this am on landing (Tom Forder). I don’t want to get so frustrated that I quit. So are there resources I should look at, things to do, to keep on the curve? I fear if if I just pick airports and fly around I can get bored quickly and I really want to learn to do it correctly.

Thanks.

Sim-market has the IFR Training you can purchase for this game. It will teach you how to fly using Instrument Flight Rules. I had Delta DC-10 Neighbor/friend show me years ago, but, going to purchase the training and really learn it with up to date rules and procedures. It’s about 21.85 USD, but think it’s well worth the price. Is’ sort of puny outside today, so may do this later this afternoon.

I’m going to assume I understood your question and say yes. Forward to look over the console and right from there. It seems to bounce you to instruments if you go down the same way keyboard and gamepad controls do in the training segments. Useful, but I’d also like to set up my hat differently.
Frankly, until I can get it precisely how I like it, I still use my mouse for most of my camera work.

The only button I configured was atc call button for vatsim behind the yoke

If you haven’t already considered it, headtracking such as TrackIR might help as you are able to intuitively look around instead of worrying about changing viewpoints while flying. In the mean time just focus on one skill at a time, maybe it’s changing views until you’re comfortable with that. Over time you can put it all together…and don’t quit, just take a break and watch another video if you get frustrated! Or fly around and enjoy the scenery! Eventually you’ll have practised enough that it won’t seem so overwhelming. Happy flying!