IO540 and Bose et al.
Well I must be an exception to the rule. I am ATPL and I have not one grey hair - I may even be young enough to be your offspring. I still carry the wheel and use it. A damned fine instrument it is too. Yes, there are more modern alternatives that are perfectly adequate, but so is the wheel. You pays your money and takes your choice.
In fact I am not an exception to the rule - all my colleagues carry a wheel and use them.