And another thing..
On the subject of throttles, I'm totally with MicrolightGary when he says that a quadrant throttle in the left hand and a stick in the right is the proper order of things.
I'm not saying that a Cessna has a yoke, a Cessna is dull, therefore all yoke equipped aircraft are dull. Its just that a 172 IS dull. A PA28 IS dull. I realise its what you do with it that counts, its just that most of these machines are used in a dull way.
Nobody ever saw a Vectra on the road and thought 'Now I bet that guy is off to an adventure', whereas when I see a TVR on the road I think 'That guy must be passionate and therefore interesting because only a passionate person would put up with such an unreliable but fun car.'
I hope that makes sense.