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Old 15th Aug 2010, 19:09
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babotika
 
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I much prefer a sidestick, I find it far more intuitive and ergonomic compared to having a big heavy steering wheel in my face, which I only use to take-off, land and fly the odd approach.

I do miss some tactile feedback, especially knowing what the other pilot is doing. Force-feedback sidesticks would be aviation perfection to me.

I wonder where this steering wheel thing in commercial aviation came from in the first place. Early aircraft had centresticks (?), fighters always have and always will have some form of stick... Where did we get lost in the commercial world?

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