Side sticks on Cirrus SR22
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Side sticks on Cirrus SR22
Hi all - I was watching a YouTube vid by FlightChops with a Cirrus SR22. I notice that the sidesticks are "toed-in" towards each other. Some questions- how do you tell when your controls are centralised? Why are they not designed to be vertical during straight and level flight? Also isn't it confusing if you had to fly in the other seat with the Side stick position now sloping the other way? Is this configuration typical for sidesticks?
regards
Russell
regards
Russell
Exactly the same on the A320. They are toed-in because if you place your arm on the armrest at the side of any chair and relax you will see that your wrist adopts this position naturally. It requires a conscious effort to hold your wrist upright - and could become tiring after a while.
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I fly the Cirrus SR20, controls are spring loaded so go back to centre when let go.
Other models such as a Cessna you can feel the controls get sloppy at certain phases of flight, whereas the Cirrus feels the same on the ground or in the air. You don't feel the flight of the plane through the controls.
Nice little trim button also on the control stick so once airborne you can trim it for straight and level flight which may not look naturally centralised dependent on varying factors.
Other models such as a Cessna you can feel the controls get sloppy at certain phases of flight, whereas the Cirrus feels the same on the ground or in the air. You don't feel the flight of the plane through the controls.
Nice little trim button also on the control stick so once airborne you can trim it for straight and level flight which may not look naturally centralised dependent on varying factors.
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In the Cirrus they are indeed referred to as the “control Yoke.” However, the more traditional definition of the yoke refers to a control wheel due to its resemblence to the traditional instrument that binds two oxen together.
I prefer control “column” which which covers both wheel and stick quite nicely.
I prefer control “column” which which covers both wheel and stick quite nicely.
