Review: Honeycomb Bravo Quadrant - A Pilot's Perspective

A review of the new Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo Throttle Quadrant

[@jakeperl5857]

I have no RW flying experience and am the first to admit I'm a fairly crappy pilot in X-Plane at this point. BUT I just got this and am blown away by how it has instantly made me a somewhat less crappy pilot, in no small part due to how much easier it is to finely trim my aircraft (c172) with the trim wheel. Flying straight and level has never so easy, so much so that it kind of feels like cheating, but not being a real pilot I don't really know. Loving this thing so far!

[@bmorera8]

Russ: "There's already plenty of detailed reviews"

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Excellent video, especially from your perspective as a pro-pilot, and a timely find for me as I have been thinking about the Honeycomb yoke and throttle for awhile now.

[@darryljude55]

Thx Russ. I really trust your reviews and expertise. In line waiting for my bravo.

[@monochromeintechnicolor5036]

Well done.

[@brycejeannotte7699]

Thanks for the review Russ. I hope to get one of these throttles when they become generally available next year. I like the idea of mounting a display on both the yoke and on the throttle.

[@MichaelBrodie68]

A gem of a review thank Russ. I supported the Honeycomb kickstarter and certainty have no regrets. I saw there is third party software available to turn the button pulse control of the trim wheel into an axis. This allows a change in responsiveness to one's liking, but obviously its not going to affect the physical resistance issue.

[@JSAnstock]

Thanks for the review of this. Had to watch twice because when you said you were going to give your impression I spent the next ten minutes replaying Airplane in my head

[@captainbob2727]

Excellent review Russ, You hit the nail right on the head. I liked how in detail you went with this video.

[@jetfuelboy]

Very detailed video Russ, I have purchased the Bravo on your recommendations. Looking forward to the future development of drivers to support more MSFS 2020 aircraft and your 3d printed flap gates.

[@fossve]

Finally a 738 configuration. Good review👌🏻🛫

[@donc9751]

Thanks for posting this review! I subscribed to see more of your videos. I just ordered both the throttle quadrant and yoke to use with MSFS2020 and X Plane 11. Haven't been flying much for awhile and had an old CH Fighterstick joystick I used in Il2 Sturmovik a WW2 sim but that stick just doesn't cut it with MSFS. Really appreciated hearing your thoughts on it both as from a Pilot and also in comparison to the Virtual Fly TQ6, and that's a big gap to fill $ wize! I think these will work nicely for me, as long as they'll fit together at my desk!

[@pedrosantanacouto]

Thank you for the review. What i was looking for.

[@leerose9436]

Really enjoyable ! Thanks so much ! Greetings from the UK 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@marshallweisberg5697]

On the screen it looks very realistic. Good job!

[@LostInSpace175]

Super stoked to get my hands on this and the yoke. im getting it after i pass my commercial checkride..itll be my gift to myself lol

[@tjohara947]

Thanks again Russ for your videos reviewing products and tutorials. They are extremely valuable. As a pilot, I use my sim to gain skills, and build muscle and cognitive memory that will help me to be a better pilot when I am actually flying. I gave my comment on your review for the Alpha. My comment for the Bravo is that it is not realistic as a training device. It seems as though the product people wanted to cram as many switches as possible on their controls. In the real C172/182, things are quite different as you know. I don't own one but I noticed when you trim, you moved the trim wheel quite a lot to get small changes. In the real airplane, you move the wheel in small increments. I bought a Switcho Trim Panel from Virtual Fly which is more realistic for pilots training for their FAA License. Perhaps you can give me some feedback if you have a little time. Thank you.

[@DrTom1946]

As always Russ, 'you're the man' appreciated....

[@heinzpilot]

I ordered onw last week. On back order until July. I'm also a real world pilot with over 35 years in the industry. Can't wait to get it.

[@blave549]

Great review, and you just amplified (yet again) my anxiousness to get mine (on order from Adorama). I appreciate your RL pilot perspective, and the fact that you like this product is quite the endorsement. I'm also impressed/surprised that you have enough passion for aviation to do this in your spare time, AFTER you climb out/walk off the real deal. Thanks! I used to fly planes/helis IRL but for various reasons don't anymore, so I get my ya-yas from FS and DCS....