Twin rocker switches and two push-buttons can be configured for functions such as aileron and rudder trim.

Download our Honeycomb software to customize the hardware functions within your flight simulation program. The LED light panel may not be of any particular use and it’s definitely not supposed to augment the realism factor of using this yoke, but it looks cool. Added new Templates (Aerosoft PBY Catalina, Alabeo DA42, Carenado DO228, JSS Transall, Vertxsim DA62). There is only a small 'sweet spot' where the switch operates correctly, so if you want to quickly look left and right from the flight deck of MSFS 2020, your view can jump all over the place as the switch goes in and out of the sweet spot.With this base securely mounted, you can then slide the yoke onto the base and tighten a couple of big plastic screws in the back to push everything together. They must be actuated in tandem (for safety reasons, in a real aircraft, in case one fails), but can also be programmed for other functions. Build quality is superb and the mechanics feel robust so I see no reason why it won't last for years. The moment you touch the Alpha Flight Controls XPC you’ll feel the high-quality materials, smoothness, and sturdiness of the device.

Our Flight Setup Configurator is filled with hardware options from High Quality brands, such as Honeycomb. The thrust levers can be configured for small single- and multi-engine planes with separate flap switches. The pitch trim buttons are designed well for trimming down, but are a bit clumsy to trim up by a thumb.Nicki explained: “Essentially, the aim was to include all the switches and buttons needed for a basic cockpit setup so users don’t have to use the keyboard. That in fact – together with the spring-loaded ignition switch – was the main reason for switch in my case. It is nice that standard profiles are available with the Alpha Flight Controls, for example for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS 2020) or X-Plane 11. The left and right handles feature 13 programmable buttons and switches for fully customizable flight.