And I don't think that the power steering on a Ford Ka is comparable to a hydraulic system on a Robby if only from an economical point of view. How many Ford Ka's are manufactued a year?? Compare this to an R22 prodution run. More research and develpment costs (this is aviation afterall) and a lot less machines to spread that cost over. It's not so much a technical quesion as one of numbers. As for control forces, after an hour of confines, my shoulder's about ready to drop off.