REFLECTOR: Yoke vs. Stick

[David Scharfenberg]

Personally, I love the center stick design.  I can't think of a more
comfortable way to fly.  While looking through the wiring diagrams for my
King radios, I saw the option for the remote flip/flops on both the nav and
coms.  It's a simple matter of running a wire from the back of the radio and
switching it to ground.  I put the remote flip/flop push buttons on my left
hand console along with the remote ident button.  I also installed a remote
memory scroll button in the same area.  If things get busy, I can scroll
through up to 10 frequencies in the stand-by window and then flip/flop to
active.

Dave Scharfenberg










on 12/1/04 7:54 AM, Scott Derrick at scott at tnstaafl.net wrote:

> I don't think its the stick-handeness.  Adjusting to left or right stick
> takes 5 minutes tops.
> 
> In an EZ with a right stick, the panel is on the left, everything within
> easy reach of your left hand.
> 
> In a Cozy same thing for the left or right seat if it has dual sticks like
> a Cirrus.
> 
> 
> Scenario in my Velocity:  I'm tracking the glideslope down, hand
> flying,  Approach says "contact tower"..  I now have to (1) reach across
> with my left hand and dial/switch the radio, (2)  let go of the stick and
> switch with my right hand.
> 
> Either way is not ergonomic. The center stick does not promote safe
> operation of the airplane..  Its a fubar situation any way you do it.
> 
> The center stick, while easy to engineer and fabricate is one of the
> Velocities weak operational points.  Like I said, its a shame the factory
> wasted their time designing a dual yoke system, when they could have done a
> dual stick like the Cirrus....  Scott, YOU LISTENING???
> 
> That said I still prefer it over a yoke, because of comfort and less stress
> on long flights, which does promote safety.  It cuts both ways.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:49 PM 11/30/2004, you wrote:
>> EZ has right stick, left throttle.  Cozy has left stick, right
>> throttle.  Nobody seems to have a problem going back and forth from one to
>> the other.
>> Jim S.
>> 
>> 
>> Ronnie Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> I have seen several RV's set up this way.  Pilot and instruments on the
>>> right side so they could fly it like a cub or champ, stick in right hand,
>>> throttle in left hand.  I considered doing the same thing, but decided I
>>> didn't want to build another panel - mirrored from the standard panel. I
>>> had 800 hours in a C172 and I thought the opposite throttle and controls
>>> would be a problem - but not.
>>> 
>>> I have flown my plane 150 hours which includes a good bit of IMC and it
>>> turns out to be a non issue.  The Velocity is so steady it is easy to fly
>>> it hands off, or using my left hand on the stick and right hand for the
>>> radios.  Turn the Navaid autopilot on and it is really easy.
>>> Copying clearances is a non problem too.  Ronnie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* HYTEC45 at aol.com <mailto:HYTEC45 at aol.com>
>>> *To:* reflector at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:06 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Yoke vs. Stick
>>> 
>>> In a message dated 11/30/2004 2:30:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>>> joel.l.carruth at lmco.com <mailto:joel.l.carruth at lmco.com> writes:
>>> 
>>> Also, it seems like it would be easier to manage the radio
>>> stack (dual
>>> COMMM/NAVs, a GPS, and a xpdr) with your right hand free...
>>> especially
>>> flying IFR.
>>> 
>>> That's why most helicopters fly PIC from the right.
>>> TEC
>> 
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