Saitek Yoke

[PaulC]

Morning Chaps.

I've had the Saitek ProFlight Yoke for about 18 months now, and just can't get on with it. My main problem is pitch. I can't get it smooth. My approaches look like my aircraft is a Porpoise on Acid!! Roll, throttles etc; all lovely. But I can't get the pitch smooth.

Does anyone else use one and if so what are you sensitivity/deadzone settings and how do you find it?

Thanks a lot, enjoy the weekend.

[tonymadge]

I have one along with extra throttle quadrant and pedals. Its the biggest pain in the arse to set up.....I have had to do it recently when I reinstalled the O/S I banged my head on the wall in frustration numerous times.
I will take a look at the null settings etc later when I get chance. Is it pedals as well as yoke??
Re trim I have no problem I have assigned the rocker on the left arm of the yoke to adjust pitch and it seems ok.

[PaulC]

No, not pedals. The trim and all my button settings are fine. It's just the damn pitch!

[tonymadge]

Ah I see , I tend to set up my approaches and as I go for the finals I use engine settings and trim rather than big inputs on the yoke back and forth. But I will check this for you
Cheers Tony

[Vancouver]

There is a pertinent review here about this yoke
http://www.youtube.com/user/keysounddot ... XIBpg4v020

And even if not entirely relevant, the same fellow has some very interesting other videos worth watching.

[tonymadge]

Here are my settings

[PaulC]

Hmmm, the same as mine. I just can't get small pitch inputs to be smooth. Ah well. It must just be me!

[Garry Russell]

I find pitch difficult.

Sometimes it's caused by flying the wrong speeds on approach with the trim incorrectly set and sometime the CG is wrong because I didn't check the loads and balance...often a combination of these..

I'm not suggesting this is your problem but I am hinting the the real problem just might be elsewhere

[PaulC]

I've tried the yoke for 18 months now, with every aircraft and every setting. The conclusion I have come to is that it's crap.
As an example, I was a member of Royal Air Force Virtual, and at one point in their VC10 squadron. When we did air-to-air refuelling, I could plug in first time using a joystick, with the yoke I hardly ever managed it. I just don't think it's smooth enough to offer precise control.

Thanks for the info though.