CH Products 14-Function USB LE Flight Sim Yoke with Hat Switches

Rating:
Summary: Good value
Review: Bttom line. This device sends spurious control imputs and also must be recalibrated each time you boot and after perhaps 30 minutes of use... Use a mouse.

This seems to be a very popular item with the flight sim crowd. I am not a gamer and perhaps thats my problem. I am a real (Private, SEL, HP) pilot and use MS Flight Sim to review procedures at airports I have not yet flown into. I bought this yoke to increase the realism of the simulation.

This yoke is a piece of junk. Aside from the spurious control imputs and constant recalibration, it bounces in both axes and does not feel or move anything like a real yoke. If you want realism look elseware. I currently use a mouse with MS Flight Sim; it is more realistic.

Rating:
Summary: A mouse or mental telepathy works better
Review: Bttom line. This device sends spurious control imputs and also must be recalibrated each time you boot and after perhaps 30 minutes of use... Use a mouse.

This seems to be a very popular item with the flight sim crowd. I am not a gamer and perhaps thats my problem. I am a real (Private, SEL, HP) pilot and use MS Flight Sim to review procedures at airports I have not yet flown into. I bought this yoke to increase the realism of the simulation.

This yoke is a piece of junk. Aside from the spurious control imputs and constant recalibration, it bounces in both axes and does not feel or move anything like a real yoke. If you want realism look elseware. I currently use a mouse with MS Flight Sim; it is more realistic.

Rating:
Summary: Good yoke for the money
Review: I've been using this yoke almost every day for about 2 years now. Since I rarely fly props in MS Flight Sim, I went for this "LE" version where the only missing controls from the "full" version are the prop and mixture controls. I'm not sure if one of the previous revewers got a bad unit, as mine operates very smoothly and doesn't jump around at all. It's still not quite like the real thing, but it's a step in the right direction. A combination setup with this yoke, CH Pro Pedals (USB), and CH Throttle Quadrant, will provide a reasonable facsimile of basic aircraft controls for the same cost as a few hours of light single rental. It's especially good for practicing IFR procedures although the "feel" just isn't the same.

Rating:
Summary: Good value
Review: I've used this yoke for four years now. I think it is a good value. I am a pilot (ATP/CFII). I use the CH yoke and pedals with the X-Plane simulator to fly practice instrument approaches. I find my real IFR flying is much sharper if I fly the sim when I haven't been in the clouds for a week or two. I haven't had any instability. The only time I have had to adjust settings is after upgrading to a new version of X-Plane. I recommend this yoke to my friends.