REFLECTOR: Yoke vs. Stick

Wed Dec 1 16:12:25 CST 2004

I don't know if I would spend the time and effort to do a center to side 
stick mod.

I do plan on installing a right side throttle/mixture when I do my engine 
upgrade...

Scott

At 03:00 PM 12/1/2004, you wrote:
>Malcolm Collier was designing/building a real neat dual side stick system 
>- I'm sure I saw some pictures of a completed unit.
>
>Rich - do you know what happened to that option?
>
>Cheers
>
>Greg in sweltering Sydney. (42C over the last two days!)
>
>
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>Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Yoke vs. Stick
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>>My plane came with the yoke (the last SUV, I think, but I have added the
>>second door, so now an SE).  I have no real desire to switch from the yoke
>>(even though I think a $1000.00 premium for what many do not consider an
>>upgrade is hurting more than helping). I too like the idea of flying left
>>and fiddling right. The loss of panel area is very secondary to me (even
>>though with the yoke, the big Blue Mountain would probably not fit but that
>>is ok since the Blue Mountain is not in my budget <g>)
>>
>>Now, that being said, I do like the idea of a left side stick like the
>>Cirrus.  I spoke with Brandon and he stated it was considered but due to the
>>slope of the fuselage the left stick would require too many components and
>>loose the simplicity advantage.  I think he mentioned it could be done, but
>>you would have to use u-joints etc which cause some slop in their test. WAY
>>down the road and well after I start flying, I would give serious
>>consideration to a modification to a left side stick.  BTW, a while back
>>someone posted pictures of a left side stick.  It was only partially in the
>>picture since the picture was of the panel. At the time others expressed
>>interest in the left side stick and hoped more pix of it would be uploaded,
>>but none ever were.  FWIW.
>>
>>All the best,
>>
>>Chris
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
>>Behalf Of Scott Derrick
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:17 PM
>>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Yoke vs. Stick
>>
>>
>>Sorry TEC,  I read your comment
>>
>>I quote "Also, ever tried to "relieve" yourself with a yoke in the
>>way?  Come to think of it; never mind."
>>
>>and assumed you thought I was proposing that a yoke would be better.  A
>>couple other people implied the same thing in their reply and  guess I
>>lumped you in with them..
>>
>>I think I stated numerous times I much prefer the stick over a yoke,  I
>>just think a center stick is bad engineering compared with a side stick.
>>
>>As to mounting the radio stack on the left.  That's seems like an odd
>>solution to the problem of a center stick, but I guess it works as long as
>>your in the left seat!
>>
>>Since we have 2 front seats I think the plane is much more useful if both
>>left and right seats can reach most if not all the controls, isn't that the
>>norm for most modern airplanes??  I realize there are some old planes with
>>horrendous placement of radios and instruments but I thought we were trying
>>to correct the mistakes of the past...  I thought that was the thinking
>>behind the center stack??? Easily reached from either seat.
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>At 10:45 AM 12/1/2004, you wrote:
>>>In a message dated 12/1/2004 9:12:34 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>>>scott at tnstaafl.net writes:
>>>Do people actually read these posting??  Or is it a comprehension thing...
>>>
>>>I never said I wanted to switch to a yoke,  In fact I said quite the
>>>opposite..
>>>
>>>Sure "You should" have the next freq tuned in ready to go,  ever been given
>>>a different freq than you thought you would?  I have.  Ever been real busy
>>>and just didn't get to that yet? I have.
>>>
>>>Even if you do have it tuned it, you still have to reach across your body
>>>or let go of the stick to switch freqs..  And that's a bad movement.
>>>
>>>Hay; do you even read your own post?? In your senerio;
>>>
>>> >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
>>>
>>>That is what I was responding to and that only.  I saw this radio problem
>>>in 89 when I started building my Velocity.  As a commercial helicopter
>>>pilot I and am quite familiar with reaching.  That is why I mounted all my
>>>radios (Terra) single stack on the LEFT side of the six-pack along with
>>>the nav. heads.  I have had no reaching in the 10 years I have been flying
>>it.
>>>
>>>I suggest before you start flaming people, read your own posts that are
>>>being respond to.  How many of these scenarios in your Velocity have you
>>>had that were unmanageable?
>>>
>>>TEC
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