How to get the perfect yoke

If you can afford it, http://www.horizoncomputerservices.com could be a good start. They sell a variaty of yokes, though rather pricy. Also PrecisionFlightControls has good looking yokes, both the jetliner column type and also general aviation -like tabletop/through-the-panel ones (should be easy to adapt to a full cockpit too)

New found is also http://www.routech.ro/

Build your own yoke:

Use "old" Gameport-Yoke on USB

Duplicate a real one:

Expect this space to be filled as soon as I (P.Vanagt) get a real Fokker70/100 yoke. A friend has 2 of those and he will lend me one. Based on it I will make a silicone mold and make my own 2 yokes.


Just to show that it doesnt need to be pretty to work :)

yokeproto1

This is my yoke prototype I did last year - it connected to the gameport and had just 2 potentiometers - one for aileron axis and another for elevator (slider pot you can just see attached to the "push rod" on the bottom part. It is ugly as heck, but worked great. --Tuomas


IMG_0323

I made my yoke from the CH Products Yoke. Used PVC tubing for column. Rotary Potentiometer inside for roll, and slide pot in base for pitch. Yoke is attached to PVC with a circular bearing. Jason

looks great Jason :) If you can hide the box underneath the cockpit floor, it'll be perfect --Manuel

Yoke (last edited 2006-02-13 02:34:54 by 80-219-54-100)