Hardware

In an email sent to customers who own Honeycomb Aeronautical’s Bravo unit, it has been confirmed that the Throttle Pack for Airbus A319 – A380 will release on April 19th 2021.

The email also confirmed that the throttles are open to pre-orders for customers prior to its April 19th 2021 release. What isn’t made clear is whether the release date is the day people can expect to receive them or when they’ll begin to ship.

The new Throttle Pack, which is designed to be used with the Bravo Throttle Quadrant (which is sold seperately), includes 4 Airbus throttle modules and a new spoiler and flap mechanism.

When FSElite checked the official Honeycomb Aeronautical site, the product has already sold out. However, the email, seen by FSElite, confirms that the price of the Throttle Pack for Airbus A319 – A380 will be $69.99 (minus duties and import taxes). The product page hasn’t been updated with the release date and remains as Q2 2021.

Honeycomb Aeronautical recently revealed that production issues and shipping delays were impacting people getting both the Alpha and Bravo units, so it’s interesting to see how the new Throttle Pack will impact shipment to customers.

In other news, Honeycomb Aeronautical recently shared the idea of selling dust covers to protect your flight simulation hardware. You can read more about that here.

Honeycomb Aeronautical has confirmed there is a small delay to the production schedule. This delay statement was issued by Honeycomb on Facebook and is due to an issue at one of the factories producing the units.

Whilst the delay news is unwelcome by some, it has only resulted in a minor delay with the first week of units due to be completed on November 23rd 2020. Following on from that, additional production weeks will follow and a shipping schedule will be reconfirmed once Honeycomb are totally sure of when units will be shipped. Any units purchased from the Honeycomb Aeronautical website will be shipped directly from Hong Kong for the fastest delivery possible, with shipping taking between 3-7 days.

Honeycomb did apologise for the delay and assure customers that they are delivering products that they can be proud of.

The delay is unfortunate, but you can read our hands-on first impressions of the Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo Throttle in preparation for getting your unit.