I have owned both the Throttle and Yoke for a couple of years, great addition to all my gear. The lights on the Throttle Quadrant will occasionally light but not all will light, kind of sketchy. As for lining up axis pretty straight forward, make sure your levers are set at lower starting point before you set each individual axis, i.e. throttle one through four for commercial and 1/2,3/4,5/6 for GA.