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1. Logitech multipanel upgrade#
2. Logitech multipanel pro#
3. Logitech multipanel software#
4. Logitech multipanel series#

It’s actually bigger than the yolk you’d find in a Cessna 152/172! It is made from plastic and does feel very plasticky. The yolk feels very comfortable in your hands.

Logitech multipanel software#

This uses the programming software to set up profiles available from the Logitech website. There’s a dial on the underside of the right yolk handle for switching to the three modes that can be used to customise controls for alternative uses. The rocker switches are handy for essential actions such as trim controls and landing gear. The right handle of the yolk has a red button and rocker switches aligned vertically and horizontally. On the left handle of the yolk, there’s a hat switch, a 2-way rocker switch, and a button on the underside. The yolk has a digital clock with a stopwatch in the centre. the plane’s “steering wheel”) and a throttle quadrant. The Logitech Flight Yolk System comes with a base unit (the yolk i.e. There are enough Logitech flight accessories to build a fully-functioning small aircraft cockpit if you have a big enough wallet. The more discerning pilot can purchase another throttle quadrant, which can plug into the USB hub built into the yolk, and be all set for multi-engine planes. Flight sim fans can pick up just the Logitech yoke with the throttle quadrant (I’d recommend rudder pedals as well) and head off into the clouds. The Honeycomb Yolk does, however, have some extra buttons on the yolk unit for engine start, etc.Īpart from the cheaper price compared to the Honeycomb kit, Logitech’s flight gear is modular. Whilst the Honeycomb setup requires the yolk and throttles to be purchased separately, the Logitech kit comes complete. I’ve heard good things about the Honeycomb yolk, and so I should as it is twice as much as Logitech’s.

Right now, it’s really one of only two consumer-level flight yolks on the market, the other being from Honeycomb. Previously marketed by Saitek, which was bought out by Madcatz, which were then bought out by Logitech, it’s been the go-to flight yolk for many sim flyers. Logitech’s Flight Yoke System has been around for years. Having already transitioned from using a twist of the X52 Pro’s joystick for the rudder and getting a set of rudder pedals, I thought it was time to look into a flight yolk. Having flown a Cessna 150 a few times, I know that the sensation of controlling a plane with a yoke is a lot different than that of a joystick.

Logitech multipanel pro#

Whilst my X52 Pro did the job, I was acutely aware that except for the Airbus A320, every plane in the game used a flight yoke rather than a joystick. Whilst you can fly using a keyboard and mouse (good luck with that), Xbox controller, HOTAS, or regular joystick, a decent flight controller makes for a more immersive set-up.

Logitech multipanel series#

Microsoft’s latest iteration of their long-running Flight Simulator series mainly features general aviation and some commercial aeroplanes. I took the plunge with the X52 and my experience with the likes of Elite: Dangerous (which models the in-game flight controller after the X52 Pro) and Digital Combat Flight Simulator improved no end.

Logitech multipanel upgrade#

I’d wanted to upgrade to a HOTAS (hands-on throttle and stick) setup for a while, but this meant getting used to using the joystick with my right hand, and being a left-hander, this put me off.Ī late-night Twitter discussion with Elite co-creator David Braben (also a lefty), had the legendary developer effectively tell me to suck it up and buy a HOTAS. It wasn’t because the ambidextrous Cyborg joystick was broken (it still works).

It also provides the base for optional modular instrument panels that can be connected to form a complete cockpit experience.Ī few years ago, I replaced my trusty 20-year-old Saitek Cyborg Gold 3D joystick with a Logitech X52 Pro. Logitech’s Flight Yoke System provides flight sim fans with controls similar to that of a light plane and many jet aircraft. As with all flight simulators, from Elite: Dangerous to Digital Combat Flight Simulator, having the right controller makes all the difference. Microsoft Flight Simulator is introducing a whole new generation to the wonders of flight.