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 CH Products Yoke, 2008-08-28
Great product! I use it on a Mac machine and am quite happy with it. Takes a bit to get used to it if you've used only a joy stick before but now I wouldn't trade it back. The only little chink is that the clamps are very tight to open. No big deal. All in all, a good item!
 Not what I was looking for..., 2008-07-27
I have owned both a Microsoft Force Feedback and Force Feedback 2 joystick. Both of which I love for the accuracy in which they faithfully translate my input to what I deem realistic movement of the flight controls. This is to be expected by a digital joystick which all Force Feedback controllers are.
I purchased the Flight Sim Yoke USB and Pedals because I realized when I decided to start actual flying lessons, my familiarity with the flight controls of a Cessna 172 wasn't instinctual. This was not an issue until I was performing cross-wind landings and had to "think" about what I needed to do with my feet and hands to hit the touchdown marker aligned with the runway to "take out the crab".
For the price of a single flight lesson, I purchased the CH Products yoke and pedals in order to practice my flight control inputs to the point they would become instinctual. However since these devices are analog, they do not respond as well as the digital devices I was accustomed to. I found myself having to increase the "dead-zones" as the yoke would not necessarily return to neutral and therefore I had to make more accentuated movements simply to control the plane. This became a much less realistic experience than expected and thus a bit of a disappointment.
In the end, I have gone back to using my Force Feedback 2 as it is a much more pleasurable experience and I will wait (and hope) that someone introduces a digital flight yoke and pedals so that realism and accuracy are both accomplished. I would even pay 50%-75% more to have this feature as in the end it would have value as well as ROI when compared to the cost of actual flight time.
Good product that is tougher than it looks, 2008-07-21
For the price, this is quite a nice little yoke. It is made of plastic, and does not feel super stable, but it has taken quite a bit of punishment so far from me and has proved to be quite tough--much tougher than I had first anticipated. Unlike many of the other reviewers, the built in table clamps have worked just fine for me, though I do have a very thick desk. I am quite pleased with it and would recommend it as a good, cost effective sim yoke. It's not the nicest one out there, but for price, it is great.
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 Decent for the price..., 2008-07-18
The good: Easy to use, easy to set up. It was out of the box and "in the air" in less than 10 minutes. Clamps in tight and doesn't come loose, which would really stink while trying to flare after a long flight. Ouch!
The Not-So-Good: The inner springs make noise as you turn giving it a cheap feel. I found the yoke doesn't rest back to the same spot every time, either. My $20 joystick use to "normalize" better than the CH Yoke.
All in all, it's the best deal out there. I'm wondering if I shouldn't have spent the extra few bucks on the Saitek, though.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Alright Starter Yoke, 2008-06-24
I purchased a CH Yoke as my first flight yoke; I've had many joysticks and throttles before. I was expecting this to be great, I've heard many good things about this products and it is one in a few that are in the price range.
Pros: It's USB and installs easily. It works with almost all Flight Sims (including Microsoft's FSX and X-Plane)
Cons: It seems to be cheaply made, thin plastics. It doesn't mount well to most desks and tables that I have tried it on.
The BIG disadvantage that I cannot stand is in the pitch axis. It's impossible to return it to neutral! This is due to the springs not always placing the yoke back to it centered point.
I do NOT recommend this yoke to any REAL pilots; it will frustrate you to no end. It is however acceptable for simple gamers and children for a first Flight Yoke.
I'm purchasing Saitek's Throttle Quadrants and looking forward to buying Saitek's Flight yoke as well.
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