X-Plane 12 — Head to Head
Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant vs Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
Comparing performance for X-Plane 12 · Scoring: 45% CPU / 55% GPU weighted
Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant vs Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition for X-Plane 12: Bravo wins on versatility, TCA wins on Airbus immersion.
The Bravo scores 80.5/100 against the TCA's 77.5/100 — a 3-point gap that reflects hardware breadth rather than a decisive performance advantage. Flying multi-engine GA or turboprop aircraft through complex IFR approaches in X-Plane 12, the Bravo's 6 axes and 14 buttons give you throttle, prop, and mixture on dedicated levers without remapping workarounds. If your sessions are locked to narrowbody Airbus operations — think A320 family on VATSIM into EGLL or LFPG — the TCA's detent-equipped twin levers replicate the thrust lever feel more faithfully at a lower price point.
Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant
Choose Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant if you fly mixed fleets in X-Plane 12 — switching between a Cessna 172, King Air, or Baron on the same session and need dedicated axes for throttle, prop pitch, and mixture without binding conflicts.
Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
Choose Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition if your X-Plane 12 sessions are primarily A320-family operations on VATSIM and you want accurate TOGA and flex detents at a budget price tier rather than paying for axes you will never assign.
The 3-point score gap is marginal — buy on use case: multi-aircraft GA and turboprop pilots should spend up for the Bravo's axis count, while Airbus-only sim pilots get better price-to-performance from the TCA.
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Quick Take: Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant vs Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
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Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant
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Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
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Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant scores 80.5/100 while Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition scores 77.5/100 for X-Plane 12. They are closely matched performance-wise.
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