The stick is the ideal control for an aeroplane. Compared to a yoke one can input a control movement more quickly and more accurately, especially if it's a combination of pitch and roll.
Also, the stick allows for a simpler and more direct connection by pushrods to the ailerons in particular, and so has the potential (if well engineered) for a nicer 'feel'.
If the aeroplane has no pretensions to 'good handling', then this probably doesn't matter. But I could never understand why dH fitted some Mosquitos with yokes while others had sticks.
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