Any good Yokes for IMC Sim training?
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Any good Yokes for IMC Sim training?
Can anyone recommend a yoke that has a good enough "feel" to use for IMC training?
The CH flight-stick pro is reasonable but studes seem to prefer a yoke and the CH yoke feels like a toy. Are the Elite "flight consoles" any good? Any others?
HFD
The CH flight-stick pro is reasonable but studes seem to prefer a yoke and the CH yoke feels like a toy. Are the Elite "flight consoles" any good? Any others?
HFD
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Saitek do a yoke with a well-defined neutral pitch position, which makes trimming possible, at least.
I gave up on the CH pro yoke because its neutral position was too variable. After even minor yoke movements it would find a new "neutral" position, requiring a re-trim. To be fair though, it had seen some use.
I gave up on the CH pro yoke because its neutral position was too variable. After even minor yoke movements it would find a new "neutral" position, requiring a re-trim. To be fair though, it had seen some use.
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Hi Hugh,
You could consult Bob Sidwick at R C Simulations in Bristol.
I have always found him very knowledgeable and very helpful.
([email protected]).
Broomstick.
You could consult Bob Sidwick at R C Simulations in Bristol.
I have always found him very knowledgeable and very helpful.
([email protected]).
Broomstick.
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Thanks all!
The Saitek gets good reviews but in a long conversation with Bob (a very helpful and enthusiastic chap) he recommended the CH Eclipse - but the earlier CH yoke was so dreadful that I'm dubious. Has anyone used one?
Bob also recommended X-plane, rather than my trusty old IFT-PRO - any comments?
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The Saitek gets good reviews but in a long conversation with Bob (a very helpful and enthusiastic chap) he recommended the CH Eclipse - but the earlier CH yoke was so dreadful that I'm dubious. Has anyone used one?
Bob also recommended X-plane, rather than my trusty old IFT-PRO - any comments?
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Build your own, heres good starting point
Precision USB Joystick Controller BU0836
Precision USB Joystick Controller BU0836
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"Build your own" - an interesting idea (especially as many years ago I conned an educational establishment into giving me an Electronic engineering degree) but sadly there's so much to do and so little time to do it in.
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