Stick or yoke?
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From: Hampshire
Gah! Thats kind of question is unreasonable. I think I would go with the taildragger though, and just not look at the yoke. I could fly with my eyes closed couldn't I?
PS, Hatzflyer, I had a Vectra and it didn't have a stick or a hand throttle. I can only assume yours had been adapted for the disabled. I guess the prop control is for the seat recliner.
PS, Hatzflyer, I had a Vectra and it didn't have a stick or a hand throttle. I can only assume yours had been adapted for the disabled. I guess the prop control is for the seat recliner.
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From: Ansião (PT)
Well, I flew "the beast" (http://users.skynet.be/fa348739/image/skylane-ulm.jpg) last Saturday, though only briefly - 24 min's Hobbs - and of course with an instructor. The difference yoke <==> stick was less hard than I had feared, I had been well prepared on these pages... Elevator control tended to stick, making me push hard before anything moved and then when it moved it moved too much of course.
(added) The one surprise about the yoke was its small size - I had prepared for something like the car's steering wheel, but this thing might be taken from a Formula1 racer.
Much worse was the nosewheel, though! It castored freely (is that correctly worded?) with no linkage to the pedals like I always had up till now. So in the taxi it was differential braking, one gets used to that. But it was strange to have to line up VERY neat, and lift the nose as soon as ever possible, to allow for rudder authority. Well, I'll get used to it, eventually. I hope.
(added) The one surprise about the yoke was its small size - I had prepared for something like the car's steering wheel, but this thing might be taken from a Formula1 racer.
Much worse was the nosewheel, though! It castored freely (is that correctly worded?) with no linkage to the pedals like I always had up till now. So in the taxi it was differential braking, one gets used to that. But it was strange to have to line up VERY neat, and lift the nose as soon as ever possible, to allow for rudder authority. Well, I'll get used to it, eventually. I hope.
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From: Amsterdam
So in the taxi it was differential braking, one gets used to that.
But it was strange to have to line up VERY neat, and lift the nose as soon as ever possible, to allow for rudder authority.
The only reason I could think of for doing that, arguably, would be if the friction of the nosewheel steering is set incorrectly, leading either to shimmy at higher speeds, or to a stuck nosewheel at lower speeds.
(Plus of course if you take-off from grass or bad concrete, where you lift the nose a bit to reduce pressure on the nosewheel.)
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From: Ecuador
Nose gear………..stick, throttle in the center…………..what do the experts say about this lay out? I just acquired it and it still needs kitting out, presently I fly with Yoke.
Wonder how my instructor will get me to get used to stick……….
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Wonder how my instructor will get me to get used to stick……….
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From: Betwixt and between
A few years ago I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to fly many different types during around the same period, including a Seneca, C152 texas taildragger, PA28s, Supercub, a Wassmer and a Vagabond. Except for the inital buzz of first flying a cub, neither stick nor yoke made any difference, I stopped noticing.
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From: Blighty
I now have more stick time than yoke time - although about 4000 of that is on Airbusses so I'm not sure that counts! But it's safe to say that in my career, the more fun and exciting aircraft have had sticks!
''Now, given a choice of a taildragger with a yoke, or a nosegear aeroplane with a stick, which would the diehards choose then?''
You could come up with lots of combinations, but from my logbook I'm comparing a Cessena 120 to a Tucano.
Stick!
''Now, given a choice of a taildragger with a yoke, or a nosegear aeroplane with a stick, which would the diehards choose then?''
You could come up with lots of combinations, but from my logbook I'm comparing a Cessena 120 to a Tucano.
Stick!
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From: Ecuador
YOKE…….
Check out one of my Yoke landings in this video for those that are interested………….82mb download.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3820316/Por%20los%20cables.wmv
At 0:35s the closest point of approach with the high voltage line is rather small……….
Cheers!!
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