I’ve read a lot of posts and have seen some incredible cockpits but I feel the need to make a point. No matter what equipment you buy, honeycomb, saitek or others, what matters when you’re going to set up your own personal sim aircraft is to consider what are you going to be doing with it. I get if you you’re doing flight training or something or you just love the B737 more than anything you’re going to build a sim that meets those needs. But overall the best piece of equipment I’ve ever purchased was the $500 bucks I spent on the Honeycomb Yoke and Throttle quadrant. With these two items I can configure to fly ANY aircraft. From a simple single engine piston to a four engine jet. I’ve never found that with other equipment unless I spent a lot more money. Honeycomb has hit the nail on the head with the best overall equipment for your sim. Anyone who wants that kind of ability then it’s the way to go.
I agree with you and have these two most valuable devices. However, on purchasing the Spitfire, I bypass the yoke and use a joystick as a yoke with this a/c just isn’t right!
Tbh I prefer a stick set up. Thrustmaster HOTAS and Virpil Constelation Alpha is what I went for. The stick is so smooth. It is like cutting butter with a knife. Absolutely the best controller I have ever bought. Thrustmaster HOTAS takes a bit of bedding in. The throttle is nice, but some of the switches still feel very heavy and cumbersome. The ones I use frequently have slackened off, so I don’t expect the rest to stay stiff.
It isn’t anywhere near what some have done here, but I am more than happy with it. I very much doubt I will ever add to it
I would if i had but i build as im on the go, i use Leo Bodnar Boards, and use 10k potentiometer for the levers and knobsters, and some toggle switches .
As for the materials i also use/recycle old wood where i can find it, my motto is if it is expensive don’t buy or use it.
As for the yoke i used and old logitech wingman racewheel ffb and jammed my defect CH yoke in it it uses usb and has to do only turn right and left and provide slight backpressure through its ffb motor and selfcenters, put it on a stick, now this stick is for up and down movement, slammed a bord in the bottom so it is hovering and has springs atttached to it. To record the movement i put a 10 k potentiometer near it and connect it with some aluminium strips. Nothing is soldert but connected through cableshoe like u find to connect car amplefier in the right size.
This is a very nice setup i like the woodstyle seat
And yes if handy with arduino, i would suggest that you look into cogwheels and motorized design with some cogwheels to make a full working autopilot its cool to see the levers change position while change speedsettings.
I agree, I also have a joystick for the fighters. Just wanted to make the point to anyone reading this point that the Honeycomb products give you be the most flexiblity short of fighter aircraft. Thanks for making that point. Now I’m dealing with world update six. Geez@!
This is a very nice setup i like the woodstyle seat
