SWAdriver

Mark thanks so much. I took your advice and dug through the learning center within FSX. While their instructions aren't very in-depth, it was enough to get me pointed in the right direction. Through much trial and error I've managed to at least get some basic functionality out of my throttles. I'm still having issues with throttle range of motion (can only retard power back to 40% instead of idle) but at least I'm up and flying now using both my yoke and throttle set-up. I'm hoping the more I tweak the control settings the more precise it will make everything. Taking your advice, I still haven't attempted to adjust anything using the Honeycomb Configurator as that still seems a bit overwhelming at this point. I'm guessing I'll need to figure that out though if I wanted to get even more functionality. My hope is that PMDG will soon release their 737 for MSFS20', as it seems these Honeycomb controllers will have much more functionality with that platform. Thanks again guys, still have a long way to go but at least now I'm up and flying, as opposed to still sitting in the chocks. Tom

Thanks for the reply Mark. I've gone through those threads, but to me at least, those seem more like graduate-level issues. By going through those again I DID discover that the Honeycomb Configurator driver is just used to configure lights, so that answers my question that I will need to configure the controls within the FSX settings. I'm just surprised that there are no step-by-step instructions guiding us through that configuration process. There are a lot of examples within those threads for MSFS, but I have yet to discover a yoke/throttle configuration aid for FSX--I feel like I'm missing something, these Honeycomb controllers are compatible with FSX right? I chose to go with FSX instead of MSFS because PMDG's 737 add-on is not available for MSFS yet, and I'd like to use their realistic platform for FMS training and practice approaches. Primary issue 1: I feel like there must be a checklist-style guide on how to configure these controllers (Honeycomb product, or aftermarket). I have discovered some of those examples for MSFS, but not for FSX. Issue 2: I'm assuming these aren't "plug and play", and will require some configuration inputs, but when I attempt to do this within FSX I don't get far (example, when I try to configure the throttles to the "throttle increase" command it says to "press the joystick button you want to assign" but when I advance the throttles forward it doesn't recognize the button position, the field stays blank, I'm probably doing it wrong, but with no guidance anywhere I have no idea). Issue 3: When I just plug in and start playing the yoke pitch-and-roll works, but the remaining buttons command random inputs and need reconfiguring. On the throttle quadrant the gear handle works, the trim wheel works, the smaller flap lever on the dashboard works, however...the flap lever on the quadrant effects throttle increase/decrease, the throttles on the quadrant have no effect, the speed brake lever turns the ailerons. Is it supposed to automatically work properly, do I have faulty hardware, or do I just need to configure the controls so they work properly with my Flight Simulator platform (which I assume is the case but have no idea how to do). Sorry for the super long post, as you can see with still no reply from Honeycomb customer support I'm desperate. Just thought someone may recognize these issues and know of a solution. I have combed through threads, google, and youtube and am having no luck finding how to get these going on FSX. Does Honeycomb really expect new users to have an understanding of how to get this hardware working with no instructions (other than "go to our website and download our driver", which apparently only configures the lights). I feel like I'm missing something?

Guys, please take it easy on me, I am brand new to the gaming/flight-sim world and I need some help. I just received Honeycomb Aeronautical's Yoke and Throttle Quadrant, but I have no idea how to set these up. The owners manual included with the hardware was minimal to say the least. I downloaded the FSX driver from their website, but all I'm seeing with that is a "configurator", which I have no idea how to use. I'm wondering if I'm supposed to use this "Honeycomb configurator" to get things going, or do I go through the control settings within FSX? To complicate things even more I downloaded the PMDG 737NGX that I'd like to use as my primary aircraft--since that's an add-on I don't know if that will require additional configuring or not? Are there any step-by-step instructions out there to help get these set up for FSX, or perhaps a YouTube video that's used for reference? I've been doing a lot of searching but so far all I've found are examples for MSFS, P3D, Xplane etc. I've reached out to Honeycomb customer service but so far haven't heard back. Any help for this novice would be greatly appreciated! FSX Steam Edition Alpha Yoke and Switch Panel Bravo Throttle Quadrant Device name DESKTOP-MMK0OSL Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8-Core Processor 3.40 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Edition Windows 10 Home Version 20H2 Installed on ‎8/‎30/‎2021 OS build 19042.1288 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3920.0