Sim Seat · X-Plane 12
Honeycomb Lima Flight Simulator Chair
- Mid-Range
- Chair for flying at a desk
- No control mounts
- Compact
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X-Plane 12 Performance Score
- Controls It Holds35% 0
- Seat20% 100
- Adjustability15% 100
- Space Needed15% 80
- Stability15% 50
Biggest contributor: seat (20% of the score), rated 100/100. How we score
Verdict for X-Plane 12
The Honeycomb Lima Flight Chair suits X-Plane 12 pilots who fly at a desk, and its locking casters keep you from rolling backward when you stand on the rudder pedals. The trade-off: it has no control mounts, so your yoke or stick stays clamped to the desk.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for X-Plane 12
Strengths
- The casters lock, so the chair stays planted during a crosswind landing when you're pushing hard on one pedal — no slow drift away from the desk mid-flare.
- Height, armrest, headrest and recline all adjust, so you can set the seat so your forearms meet the desk-clamped yoke on a long hand-flown approach, then recline a little once the autopilot has the leg to itself.
- A good fit for the simmer who flies in a room that doubles as an office: the yoke, throttle and pedals stay where they are, and you just swap the chair you sit in.
Trade-offs
- There are no mounts of any kind, so your yoke or stick has to live on a desk with an edge your clamp can grip, and it sits at desk height rather than where a real one would be.
- Spending more buys a frame with a fixed place for the yoke, throttle and pedals; here only the seat is solved, and the maker doesn't state the frame materials or a user-weight rating.
Full Specifications
- Type
- Chair for flying at a desk
- Holds
- No control mounts
- Adjusts
- Height, armrests, headrest, recline
- Locking wheels
- Yes
- Space
- About a chair's footprint
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it a good place to fly X-Plane 12?
Yes, if you fly X-Plane 12 at a desk with your controls clamped to it — that's exactly the setup it's made for, and it lands at 54.5/100 on our scoring. It shines on the sitting part: height, armrests, headrest and recline all adjust, and the locking casters stop the chair creeping backward when your feet are working the pedals. It shows its limits the moment you want the controls held for you, because there are no mounts at all.
Is it worth the price for X-Plane 12?
For the money you're buying a seat and its adjustments, not a place to put your yoke, throttle or pedals — a stand or a full cockpit solves that instead, and a chair you already own may do this job. Check Honeycomb's own store against this listing first, since the seller here asked more when we looked.
Which controls fit on it?
Nothing mounts to it: your yoke or stick and throttle stay clamped to the desk, and the pedals sit on the floor. If the desk puts the yoke too high, an under-desk clamp brings it down to about elbow height.
How much room does it need?
It takes about a chair's footprint, so it slots in wherever your desk chair already lives. Honeycomb pitches it for office work as well as flying, so it can be your everyday desk chair too.
What else do I need with it?
You still need the controls themselves and a desk with an edge your clamps can grip, since the chair holds nothing. Set the seat height so your forearms sit level with the yoke before anything else, and put a mat under the rudder pedals so they don't walk away from you on a long approach.