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The reverse thrust function is outstanding. Essentially, each axis has independent dual-function reverse thrust, so there is an option for going below idle into the reverse thrust/ beta range like on turboprops. Alternatively, with the Commercial handles the levers are lifted to engage reverse thrust similarly to what you would do on a Boeing jet. It supports both A: variables and L: variables. Putting the technojargon to one side, if you want to make the MASTER WARNING and MASTER CAUTION lights work, you need a tool that can read L: variables from MSFS. AFC Bridge doesn’t support L: variables. A robust dual-mounting solution will keep the Bravo in its place with 40lb of tensile strength. Installation For a good understanding, this is how the setup looks on your Bravo. You are free to use any other axis you look but this will translate in other AXIS bound in MSFS. You can buy the Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant at the Aerosoft store, and soon also via X-Plane.Org. The Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant cost approximately 249,99 Euros including VAT.
The whole Bravo Throttle Quadrant feels heavy, no, better to say feels solid and made of durable components. I mentioned this before that the main housing is similar to the Alpha Flight Controls except for the front part. The plastic throttle, prop, mixture, thrust, flap and speedbrake levers are all made of plastic, but look and feel solid and realistic. As I started with my first Honeycomb review a while ago, the following statement stays the same; who hasn’t used or still using Saitek, Logitech, Thrustmaster, CH, VKB Gladiator hardware in combination with flight simulators like X-Plane, FlightGear, Steam FSX, P3D and the latest release Microsoft FS2020? When you’ve connected the Bravo Throttle Quadrant to an USB receptacle, you won’t see any LED lights in the front as we know from the Alpha Flight Controls. The only integrated lights I’ve seen are those from the landing gear, the annunciator light unit and the AP related buttons.IMPORTANT!) I ran the honeycomb-configurator.exe from INSIDE the newly copied AFCBridge folder in XP12 plugins Microsoft Flight Simulator worked straight out of the box and there was no need to install any drivers as they are part of the simulator. Many of the controller assignments in MFS were automatically loaded, so it appears there are already some aircraft profiles in place. It is still early days but according to Honeycomb, more aircraft profiles will be made available moving forward. It is still of course possible to create your own custom profiles within the simulator. I feel that it’s time to finish this review. I went already much further than initially planned, but I would like to add the following regarding those who want to fly Airbus aircraft. The autopilot panel includes the usual functions as can be found in commercial and GA aircraft. The annunciator panel with 14 signal lights shows the most important status and warning messages of the board systems.
What can I add to this Summary with such an in-depth review of the Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant? Honestly, I don’t know. I sincerely hope you enjoyed this review. I can tell you that it was an honer that X-Plained.Com was able to review this piece of Honeycomb flight simulation hardware. It tried to cover every part, section or whatever was needed to write an unbiased in-depth impression.The fun can start. I’m ready to start up X-Plane and test the Bravo Throttle Quadrant. This section is applicable to both Windows and macOS.
I have a dual installation of XP11 & 12 (till all my addon aircraft are compatible). After an initial frustration I managed to make the XP11 profiles work in XP12, but it is a bit quirky. Here's how I made it work: There’s one more thing I would like to bring to your attention and that is using User Profiles and linking these user profiles to a certain aircraft. Lets go for an example; as you can see on the above GA related screenshot, it’s now all assigned to the “User Profile”. A better idea is to save it under a different name like GA Twin Engine. We have been made aware of a video by the YouTuber SimHanger, which details the full config process. Then on the far right of the AP panel you find the AP engage button. The advantage of this AP panel is that it’s a bit more then just a panel. A lot of AP assignments are involved with this panel which means that no other switches or buttons are needed to be assigned to have a working AP. Of course, this is not the whole list of possible AP assignments, but it will do.So far, all as expected, but when it comes to the GA look alike handles you could easily put the PROP and MIXTURE handles in the wrong position which would lead to interference of handles. Because of that, you can only install it in one way.
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