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Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 14:36
by Effoh
Sure mate. There's no throttle with it as that went U/S but I guess you could use the throttle from your Warthog.

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 14:42
by DaveB
There's no throttle with it as that went U/S ..
Ah.. the truth is coming out now. What it Chris.. there's probably no column with it either :lol:

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Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 14:49
by Effoh
Careful Mr B..the CGH™ is to hand....... B)smk

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 15:04
by DaveB
:lol: :lol:

I did wonder if that comment warranted a visit from the CGH crew :worried:

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Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 17:51
by dodger
Hello Mike,

I have not had any sticking etc with my Yoke but it maybe because it's well used!!

I have this set up with my homemade throttle, a bit "Heath Robinson" but it works ok for me!

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Bit of a mess mind ! :lol:

Cheers,

Roger.

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 17:59
by PaulC
Just to really throw one in from the outfield, my cadet squadron runs with a Saitek Cessna Yoke.
I've had the saitek pro flight yoke and thought it was abysmal. The chap at the shop where I spent a fortune on hardware for the sim begged me to buy the Cessna one. He said I wouldn't look back. He's right, it's lovely.
So much better built than the pro flight thing and it's smaller across the yoke itself, i.e. your hands are closer which makes it nicer to handle.

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 18:13
by Tomliner
Following on from DaveB's comments,I used FSUIPC to programme the right hand lever on the top as a reverse thrust lever on jetliners.On piston engines it defaults to mixture control. :) EricT
ps I still have the MS Sidewinder2 joystick which was my first device.It was used for less than two years but it's kept in reserve.

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 09:35
by Chris Sykes
Oh errr I havent kicked up a storm have I? How come you found the saitek pro flight abysmal Paul?

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 11:55
by PaulC
Hi,

If you were flying one-handed, i.e. the other hand on a throttle or doing something else, there was too much play in the yoke and it was very difficult to pitch with one hand. You had to have both hands on it to get smooth movements in pitch which isn't always possible. It seemed that the yoke itself had to much "wiggle" and the shaft came out of square if you were one-handed.

I liked the quadrant very much, but the yoke movement was poor and a bit cheap. Quite disappointing as it was a present.

Re: Looking for a FS Yoke

Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 12:10
by DaveB
That does sound poop Paul.. hardly surprised you were disappointed :|

No such problems with the CH unit Chris and size-wise.. it's similar to the same as a Viscount/VC10/1-11.. authentic if you will ;)

Re' the Cessna yoke.. I looked at that after buying the CH product. Not seen one in the flesh but it certainly looked the part. A fair bit more expensive than the CH yoke if I remember right *-)

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