subject: What is a a Flight Simulator Yoke? [print this page] What is a a Flight Simulator Yoke? What is a a Flight Simulator Yoke?
What is a a Flight Simulator Yoke? For the PC flight simulator pilot the very realistic looking yoke is probably the most important lever he or she has to operate. The yoke includes three items of control, those being the roll, pitch and accelerator. Along with these functions, it also includes an additional 14 button functions, those being, four way hat switch, the flap and gear, two way rocker switch and three other push buttons.
The flight simulator yoke is programmed for all these functions when the user requires them during a simulator game. As you can imagine, the yoke is the single most used item within a flight game and has to respond to many instant commands given instantaneously by the user. The yoke also has a very real like mechism trim wheel on the left side of the yoke case. This allows the pilot to adjust the centre of the yoke. Through this and several more buttons on the yoke, the PC pilot has many other adjustments he can make to the functions during a flight simulator game.
The aviation industry are using flight simulators as the basis for their flight training as they give the learner such a realistic feel of the controls and cockpit before he or she even leaves the ground. The yoke therefore becomes an integral part of this learning process and far from being a game the flight simulator is therefore taken seriously as a highly professional tool. Much better for the learner to become absolutely taught on the yoke and suffer a few crashes while placed in front of the computer than suffering a real crash in the air. So, as you can imagine this very sophisticated yoke mechanism with its stainless steel shaft and highly ergonomic functions and controls offer a very real experience for all who experience the thrill of a flight simulator game or for budding professional pilots.
