Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo

[mtr75 653]

44 minutes ago, vgbaron said:

Agreed. I have no issue of they sell it for a modest profit and/or list it as biddable and then if the buyers bid it up - that's ok. I wish Ebay would put a cap on the scalping.

Totally agree. 

[109Sqn 1,560]

12 minutes ago, MarkDH said:

https://www.key.aero/article/honeycomb-announces-xbox-support

Doh! Don't I feel the fool? I have actually read and forgotten that article!😳😁

Thanks!

[jon b 2,047]

I’ve pre ordered the bravo , there looks like a lot of features on there for the money.

If I don’t get on with it I’ll relegate it to use with the MSFS Xbox set up I’ve got in mind for my 78” screen in another room away from my “serious” simming rig.

[CFIJose 5,485]

I wish that they would consider a TPM similar to this one:

https://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/tpm.html

without the switches. The ones available are too expensive.

Edited October 24, 2020 by DJJose

[ShawnG 1,823]

I would love this thing, but It’s too word not allowed big.  What is going on forward of the ap switches that needs 11 bloody inches of plastic housing to contain it?  Is it hamster powered or something?  Holy maloo.  I get that the yoke needs travel for the shaft, but the throttles? 
 

just cranky.  I have a desk that I designed that can accommodate my flight simming, race simming, and music production in one space, and I can’t make this thing work.  I do like the new stick and throttle they teased, but that’s gonna be like another four years.  /rant off

[109Sqn 1,560]

29 minutes ago, ShawnG said:

I would love this thing, but It’s too word not allowed big.  What is going on forward of the ap switches that needs 11 bloody inches of plastic housing to contain it?  

I understand your point and agree it's unnecessarily big, but the reason they give is that it cuts down on costs as they didn't have to retool for a different housing. Now, I'd hazard a guess that it increases their profits more than it lowers the price for the consumer, but that's their excuse and they're sticking to it! Hey, at least they are consistent - everything thing they've released or announce so far is the same price!😄

The cynic in me is sceptical that, despite the above, they don't all cost the same to produce.🤨

[CJ1045 469]

11 hours ago, mtr75 said:

For whatever reason the Alpha didn’t seem as hard to get ahold of. I just ordered it and it arrived. And that was well after the release date, I didn’t preorder it or anything. Just decided I wanted it and viola.

The scalping of the Bravos on eBay really grates me. I wrote them about it. Never heard anything. If I ran a company I’d crack down on that stuff hard. It really makes them look bad. 

Great typo or are you both a sim and music enthusiast ?

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,798]

7 hours ago, 109Sqn said:

I understand your point and agree it's unnecessarily big, but the reason they give is that it cuts down on costs as they didn't have to retool for a different housing. Now, I'd hazard a guess that it increases their profits more than it lowers the price for the consumer, but that's their excuse and they're sticking to it! Hey, at least they are consistent - everything thing they've released or announce so far is the same price!😄

The cynic in me is sceptical that, despite the above, they don't all cost the same to produce.🤨

Chances are they target a price first, and the reason you get so many alternate lever options etc is the quadrant came in under budget so they could throw them in for free rather than charging extra.

Regardless, looks like a great product for the price.

[Petraeus 147]

12 hours ago, 109Sqn said:

Currently:

Alpha Yoke

Bravo Throttle

Charlie pedals

but they've teased that other parts of the Greek Alphabet will be covered. No more than that though, as far as I know.

Many apologies for the pedantry, but that's the phonetic alphabet, not the Greek one.

If they used the Greek alphabet, it would be

Alpha Yoke

Beta Throttle

Gamma Pedals

Delta Joystick?

Edited October 25, 2020 by Petraeus

[dilore 126]

1 hour ago, Petraeus said:

Many apologies for the pedantry, but that's the phonetic alphabet, not the Greek one.

What phonetic alphabet? Certainly not in my country. 😁

[Petraeus 147]

1 hour ago, dilore said:

What phonetic alphabet? Certainly not in my country. 

In all countries, for aviation.

https://www.tripsavvy.com/icao-phonetic-alphabet-for-aviation-53252

[dilore 126]

18 minutes ago, Petraeus said:

In all countries, for aviation.

https://www.tripsavvy.com/icao-phonetic-alphabet-for-aviation-53252

Ah, you meant the International Radiotelephony Spelling  a. k. a the Nato Alphabet. 
Was just nickpicking you, there exitst several hundred national phonetic alphabets, and many can be used in aviation too.

Edited October 25, 2020 by dilore

[Ephedrin 418]

I've ordered it right after I got my Alpha yoke last year at Aerosoft. I'm curious how long it takes until it arrives.

Edited October 25, 2020 by Ephedrin

[mtr75 653]

4 hours ago, CJ1045 said:

Great typo or are you both a sim and music enthusiast ?

It’s actually kind of an inside joke. I didn’t think anyone would even notice. Good catch 🙂

[Mikeingreen 139]

I missed getting in on the pre-order nonsense from Honeycomb but have placed an order at Pilotshop, where I got my Alpha. I have no idea when I will see it though. Those Ebay scalpers need to be just that, scalped.