Monday, July 20, 2009
Looks Great in the Box!
by Patrick from alvin TX USA 
Pros: Built very well, great looking, Would always purchase from mypilotstore.com friendly people to deal with!
Cons: Programing issues for controls
Review: Very hard to program, still unable to use the yoke due to programing issues. Still working on it, having problems programing the brakes and throttle controls. Built very well, very strong and secures to any desk, love the yoke just wish more instructions were involued to use the yoke quicker.

Thursday, June 25, 2009
by A Customer from Barbados, West Indies 
Review: I would buy this product again.

Monday, February 09, 2009
I like this product
by Brigitte from Tucson AZ USA 
Pros: Good product for the price
Cons: No description of the controls
Review: One thing I miss is a description of the controls, what they do. The enclosed CD is of no help.

Thursday, January 29, 2009
Good product for the money
by Tasso1 from Beaufort SC USA 
Pros: Easy set-up and low price
Cons: A little less responsive than I'd like, but it works OK.
Review: This is a good product but leaves a little to be desired in sensitivity (i.e. responsiveness of controls). I use it with ASA's IP trainer to learn procedure flying - it works but not as smoothly as my own airplane's controls. However, considering my plane and instructor cost me about $100 / hr vs flying procedures as much as I want from my desk, I can live with it! Precision simulation is a little challenging but adequate.

Friday, November 07, 2008
Wow, what a great controller!
by S.Paredes from Kissimmee FL USA 
Pros: Very sturdy, feels like the real thing.
Review: I was skeptical because of the low price. But wow, it is a great flight controller. Excellent workmanship, very precise control. A pleasure to fly with. I'm very glad I bought it (it did not break my budget).

Friday, November 07, 2008
very good would recommend this product
by patrick from County Dublin Ireland 
Pros: all plus
Cons: none
Review: Exceeded my expectations.  What I love about it, it's so real after I got practice with it.  Can't think of anything it lacks after I did a bit of calibrating which did take a while.  Flying is now a joy.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
could be better
by Andy D. Gall from Faribault MN USA 
Pros: very life like
Cons: trim tabs wonder off course.... lack of instructions for setting up buttons.. very hard to attach to desk.
Review: Mounting it on a desk becomes a interesting project.. The clamps work when pushing down on the yoke, but will not hold when pulling up.. To over come this problem I mounted it on a large board and I clamp the board to the desk. The lack of setup instuctions delayed my use of this product till I figured it out by trial & error.. Once I was setup and using it and trimmed out for level flight I noticed the trim keeps moving off course and needs resetting offen..

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Check your desk shape
by FDX183 from Henderson NV USA 
Pros: stated above
Cons: stated above
Review: I am very pleased with the product for it's intended purpose...The device makes flying more enjoyable. Also, you can control the airplane much better... CON's: check and make sure the edge of your deck is flat without a thicker edge...In my situation it's a little difficult to get a very tight fit, which you really need. I have to place a spacer like a tape cassette between the top of the desk and the bottom of the device in the back so when I clamp down there is a tighter fit...I would suggest they make the clamps and holding device a little stronger perhaps out of metal instead of plastic...I am not sure how long this product will last..

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Works good for me
by Charlie from Greencastle PA USA 
Pros: inexpensive simulator
Cons: elevator "feel" little off
Review: A big help practicing IFR at home. I got the yoke w/o the foot pedals and it works fine for my purposes. The only problem I've found is the elevator control is alittle "pitchy" compared to the real thing...setting it to the lowest sensitivity helped alot.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
love it!
by puredelight78 from Fort Lauderdale FL USA 
Review: I LOVE MY CH FLIGHT SIM YOKE. Sometimes I forget I'm playing a simulator. I cant imagine playing a simulator game without one.

Friday, April 04, 2008
Works great -- bad clamping fasteners
by Joseph from Columbia MD USA 
Pros: Works well
Cons: needs to have the lever quadrant taller so you can move them easier when needed
Review: I have a hard time keeping the control box from slipping off the computer table. I had to mount a 2x4 under the table to clamp the unit tight enough to stay put. The unit works great, no complaints

Monday, March 24, 2008
Now I am Really Fying!
by Noel Robbins from Austin TX USA 
Pros: Solid construction, easy hook up, customization and use
Cons: None that I have found
Review: When I first looked into purchasing a yoke and pedals for flight simulator it was disappointing to find out that there was no product available with force feedback. In fact, the CH Products Flight Sim Yoke and Pedals were pretty much the only I could find, which gave me pause, because I thought without competition maybe the quality wouldn't be very good. This fear was proven unsubstantiated when I received the items in the mail. Immediately I knew from the weight of the box that they couldn't possibly be flimsy, and after opening the packaging (which was excellent as well) I examined solidly constructed, heavy-weight devices to my pleasure. I simply plugged them into the computer and started flying. By changing a few of the control commands in flight simulator I easily customized the yoke to the types of aircraft I fly. The attitude dial on the face of the yoke helped to tweek it in as I calibrated it, and there has been no need for re-calibration or adjustment since. The fact that there is no force feedback has not come to mind since I received this product because it does not need it. The spring action of the yoke does the trick, and while it does not feel exactly like flying a real airplane, your mind is so taken up with all the other aspects of flying that it doesn't matter. It feels real enough for solid practice. I have a friend who learned how to fly back in the 1980's who tried it, and he said he would have given anything to have this set-up when he went through flight school. In particular, it is in performing slips and cross-wind landings that the yoke and pedals show their practical value, he said, but personally having already made numerous virtual flights around my region with the aid of real aeronautical charts and an airport/facility directory, the only thing missing from the feeling of actually flying in my opinion is air turbulence. I love this product!

Monday, March 24, 2008
by Jack from Jacksonville FL USA 
Pros: Solid, responsive
Cons: None
Review: Perfect! Easy to uses, easy to calibrate and very realistic. Lose ther joysticks...a must have for flight simulator.

Thursday, March 06, 2008
Really worth the money
by Harold from Glenview IL USA 
Pros: Simple to install
Cons: Nothing negative so far
Review: Just the very first time I used it I thought I was back in my own plane. They did a remarkable job of making a great copy of the exact yoke that I was used to.

Saturday, March 01, 2008
Like night & day compared to my previous joystick
by Allen from Cressona PA USA 
Pros: Made flying a lot more enjoyable & more realistic.
Review: My only problem was that the prop control once pulled back from the 100% position would only return to about 70% when pushed fully forward again. I compensated by switching the prop & mixture control.Calibrating didn't help. Little bit of spring noise. Not that botherson.

Monday, February 04, 2008
Definitely worth the money
by Paul from Spring Grove IL USA 
Pros: Well made, plug it in and it's ready. Program settings are a breeze
Cons: Desk top clamp mount takes some getting used to.
Review: A real cockpit cannot be duplicated by a private pilot, but CH Products Flight Sim Yoke gets very close. I have used joysticks and other yokes before, but this is the best. THE BEST. If you are serious about simulator training or realistic learning, get this yoke. You will not regret it.

Monday, February 04, 2008
My Son Loves It!
by Timothy from Lutz FL USA 
Pros: Works very well - very smooth.
Cons: none
Review: I gave this Yoke to my 14 year old son and he was thrilled! It works smoothly and gives him the feeling of real flight. Great Product!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Consider before Purchasing
by Jon from Fort Lee NJ USA 
Pros: Inexpensive, great step up from mouse or joystick
Cons: Difficult to precisely control the vertical axis
Review: Consider that the Y axis (elevator) on the yoke sticks at center. It takes significant polishing and lubricating to get smoother movement. Its much harder to keep the aircraft stable laterally, and makes training difficult. However it’s a great improvement over using a joystick or mouse, esp. with the levers and switches. Considering its only $115 compared to well over $1000 for others, I think it’s a good value.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Required for IFR training
by David from Winchester VA USA 
Pros: Works with a Mac and XPlane
Cons: Does not secure to the desktop without some help
Review: This is a must have for anyone working on the instrument rating. I use it with XPlane and Mac OS X for flying the approaches before I do it for real. Great product. You also need to the pedals to make a perfect setup. Only complaint is that it requires a book or something between the yoke mounts and the desktop or table surface.

Monday, January 28, 2008
Decent Sim Yoke
by robert from enfield CT USA 
Pros: Works reasonably well
Cons: Seems overpriced for the quality.
Review: I purchased the yoke for Flight Simulator 2004 - it works very well. For the price, it seems like it could have been made better. I feel this yoke is similar in quality to a no-name brand you might buy from a computer fair for $29.95. The clamp is a screw design and requires a desktop thickness of about 1". Fortunately my desk is 1" and the yoke holds tight. I wish that the quality of the unit was better - especially for the price that it is listed for. Hopefully it will last. I'd recommend the unit, only because I don't know of a better unit to recommend.

Friday, January 25, 2008
real
by Kevin from American Fork UT USA 
Pros: just plain fun
Cons: ground steering
Review: As a pilot I have flown old to new yoke and joy stick type aircraft. The joy stick is good to use with fly by wire sim- aircraft, but the yoke is so realistic it brings me to the edge of my seat in some flights...Its great, I love it and would recommend this product to any one who wants to feel the real......Thanks for your time. capt. K.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008
worth the investment
by Anthony from lachine, Canada 
Pros: very realistic.
Cons: Need for printed information on buttons and levels.
Review: Exactly what I expected. But the the wheel is noisy due to the moaning of the springs. The throttle, propeller and mixture controls should be in the appropriate colours so that it would be more authentic to an actual airplane. However it's a wonderful product.

Monday, December 10, 2007
Even with an older HP...
by Thomas from Mocksville NC USA 
Pros: light weight
Cons: moves on the floor to easily
Review: Using a 2001 HP desktop pc these devices work great! My new wife found out that I was doing quite a lot with my feet that she did not know about!

Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Great product for pilots
by Harry from Poway CA USA 
Pros: realistic, easy set up, adequate functions, USB connection
Review: Gives me the feeling of actually being in the seat of the plane. Auto centering of the yoke gives the feeling of air force on the control surfaces. The numerous buttons and 5 sets of axis controls are more than I need. The hat switch allows me to instantly switch between cockpit views in 4 directions. Works great with 3 versions of microsoft flight simulator.

Monday, November 26, 2007
Great work by CH Products,
by A Customer from Mwanza . Tanzania 
Review: Perfect, works well with MS Flight Simulator X.
Excellent piece of equipment to practise IR Approaches.

Monday, November 26, 2007
Better than a joystick!
by Herbert from Fairbanks AK USA 
Pros: Plug and Play
Cons: Should have dual throttle/prop/mixture controls.
Review: The yoke control exceeded my expectations. The movements are precise and adjustable. The unit monts easily on my desk. Easy to calibrate and assign button controld with MS Flight Simulator X.

Friday, November 23, 2007
by Shawn from Halifax, NS 
Pros: Comfortable design, smooth movement.
Cons: No center detent, poor mounting system
Review: "without a center detent allowing the ultimate in control". I don't understand why they use this as an advertising feature. Thats a downfall more than anything. Tough to trim properly due to this. The mounting system is not the greatest and the nuts and bolts strip easily. I've already replaced mine twice. If your desk isn't at least 1 1/2 inch thick, you need to put something between the legs and the desk to secure it. Other than those things, this yoke rocks!

Monday, October 22, 2007
by LES from HOMEWOOD IL USA 
Cons: Maybe a better method of adhearing it to a desk, needed xtra wood to make it secure to the desk.
Review: Works well and adds to the enjoyment of FS.

Monday, October 08, 2007
i would buy this product again
by John from Fort Myers FL USA 
Review: Performed as expected

Thursday, September 20, 2007
Would recommend it to a friend.
by Ray from Port Orchard WA USA 
Review: Exactly what I expected!

Monday, August 06, 2007
solid
by Brian from Ottawa, ON 
Pros: Lots of programmable control switches
Cons: Spring loading is too heavy
Review: Generaly pretty good. but the elevayor centering was a bit off and needed constant adjustment

Saturday, August 04, 2007
Worth the investment
by Mitch from Knoxville, TN 
Pros: Good control response (pitch and roll).
Cons: Hat switch cannot be fully utilized
Review: The controls and transitions from neutral are quite good. Mounting is stable and secure.

More toggles switches could be put to use. The 'hat' switch could only be set at the top, bottom, left, and right. The four diagonals could not be set.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Poor quality
by chris from Spokane, WA 
Cons: Cheaply made. All plastic. High static friction movement. Poor attachment mechanism.
Review: Made entirely of plastic. High static friction. i.e. hard to make small movements. Very poor clamps to attach to desk.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
I would buy this again, but .....................
by Dave from Pittsburgh 
Pros: very responsive
Cons: poor mounting system
Review: The yoke works fine, however it is very difficult to mount on a table so that you have full up and down motion without lifting the table when pulling up. It needs a better mounting system

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
More than I was expecting
by SV_PILOT from Saudi Arabia 
Pros: easy to install, plug and play.
Cons: You need a thick end table to hold it.
Review: It's a wonderful product, I never thought that I can control and fly an airplane manually with flight simulator just like real flying, of course with the help of this product. It has all the Buttons you need and a perfect trim switch as well. I tried many product of flight yoke but this one unbelievable, I am very satisfied with it.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Too much for quality
by Ryan from Maine 
Pros: Works well with flight sim
Cons: Needs more options to be worth this price
Review: This works fine, but just fine. Its hard to stay straight and level on FSX because theres more than 1 spot on the bar at rest. Make the spring more precise. Also would be alot better with a Trim tab.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Never back to sticks
by Heikki Sillman from Finland 
Review: CH YOKE is small and light but fits to big hands too. All levers and buttons are clear and easy to handle. But the wheel is very noisy, the springs are moaning all the time You pull or push the wheel.
One kind of handbook should be needed telling about adjusting the sensitiveness. First my Cessna was a moon rocket, then the B737 needed ten miles runway and now all planes are between rocket and plane. In the settings in FS 2004 the sensitiveness is near zero.

Saturday, May 05, 2007
Decent product for the price.
by A Customer from Silver City NM 
Review: The control yoke works well; I would make the throttle, propeller and mixture controls in the appropriate colors so that it would be more authentic to an actual airplane.

Monday, April 30, 2007
Feel like the real one.
by German Ruiz-Rivera from Caguas, Puerto Rico 
Pros: Smooth controls on aileron and elevator, a good feel.
Cons: Need for a printed information on assigned buttons and levels. I found some by trail and error.
Review: I just have a little experience on the real one, this yoke gave me a fantastic delight on flying a real one.

Saturday, April 28, 2007
CH yoke problem
by Dave from Australia 
Pros: Useable-Just
Cons: Flat spot - mechanical
Review: Works well in all aspects except for a dead spot - mechanical - around centre of yoke elevator movements, this dead spot has been worked on a number of times without success, and it makes landing the heavy stuff very very hard. It could also do with some more switches on it.

Saturday, April 14, 2007
it is for real
by Jaime mendoza from New York 
Review: Exellent, should be made on different estiles, for jet and prop. What I hate, no instructions for how i set up what butom for; My flight simulator X called for mixture on diferents ways, My ch yoke have only one level how I asign this operation to MY CH yoke.

Thursday, April 12, 2007
Very Realistic
by Dave Summerfield from Cumberland, MD 
Pros: very realistic, especially when shooting approaches
Cons: needs more sensitive trim and a better calibrated artificial horizion
Review: This yoke is much better than the control stick I used previously. It responds to control pressure and not control movement similiar to a real aircraft. I would like the trim to be more realistic and the artificial horizon does not seem to be calibrated exactly. I guess a lot depends upon the software you are using the yoke with.

Monday, April 09, 2007
Simulation Made More Realistic
by CenVA from Richmond, VA 
Review: This is an excellent product for the price and features. I use it with MS Flight Simulator X. There are issues with how the devices reacts with FSX, but I feel that is Microsoft's insistence on pushing your video/graphics card to the maximum. Otherwise, the device works fine.

Friday, April 06, 2007
So, you wanna fly
by MAC from TEXAS 
Pros: REAL........good feel
Cons: Trim tight, Where is the horiz. tab?
Review: This is the only to go....Sit in the cockpit, push the throttle, pull back on the yolk......"Captain, the plane is yours." Feel is great. Realism excellent. Let's buzz the tower. MAC

Wednesday, April 04, 2007
I LIKE THE PRDDUCT
by A Customer from USA 
Pros: HOOKS RIGHT UP, EASY TO USE
Cons: NEEDS MORE CONTROLL LEVERS, MO
Review: HOOKS RIGHT UP, EASY TO USE. IN STOCK, GOOD SHIPPING

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Incredible product for the price
by Jack from Maine 
Pros: delight for the price and application
Review: This product brings flight simulator to the next level of realism. As a pilot, this is as good as it gets sitting at home. I'm totally impressed with this product, it's one of the few items one purchases that exceeds expectations. From my experience it was a plug and play item straight from the box - simple and effective.

Friday, March 23, 2007
Works as advertised!!!
by Ronald Mixon from Lamar, MO 
Pros: Self centering and smooth and looks really good.
Cons: Short back travil on the yoke
Review: The yoke is very programable and feels smooth and solid.

Don't confuse the wheel on the left side for an elevator trim wheel...it is not! It is a travil center selector.

I use the left rocker switch for elevator trim and that can be programed in FSX to be as aggressive as you want.

It could use more switches.

I think it could use more travel... in a real airplane the yoke has far more aft travel. I do realise there is a space problem so the back stroke on the yoke could have had a telescoping action to gain travil.

Sunday, March 18, 2007
by Martin Cutter from  
Review: The only problem you really should address is the clamping arrangement. My desk is just over ¾" thick and I have to insert spacers to enable the clamp fingers to bite. Do you make alternative fingers that would allow clamping to anything less than an inch thick?
Otherwise, the yoke works as I expected.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
by Cavin Bryant from Stanfield NC 
Pros: very realistic
Cons: Needs the rudder pedals to complete the package.
Review: Great product, helps with my flight training. Needs the rudder pedals to complete the package.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
by Mike F. from Schertz, TX 
Pros: More realistic flight simulator experience. Smooth operation. Not all aircraft can use all buttons, however.
Cons: Mounting clamps need to be able to accomodate thinner desktops. Had to use 3/4
Review: This product exceeded expectations. Well designed. Mounting clamps need modification. Otherwise, super product.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
by Frank D. from Buffalo N.Y. 
Pros: Easy to set up and move out of the way if you want to.
Cons: A possible improvement would be to remove the springs on the yoke.
Review: More than I expected. The realism is incredible.

Thursday, February 08, 2007
by AIRPLANE33 from Andrews N.C. 
Review: Its great I use it for many things, and it has never failed me yet. You could add some things to it though. Stuff like working instruments, G Force effect, More Buttons such as autopilot nobs and displays, So far I'm happy with the product!!!

Saturday, February 03, 2007
by A Customer from Seattle, Wa 
Review: I have been flying Flight Sim for years using a high quality joystick. In preparation for job interviews and check rides I have been using Flightsim a lot more and the CH yoke is as close to reality as I can get. It only cost a few dollars more than my joystick did five years ago and is well worth the price.

Saturday, February 03, 2007
by from Lakeport, MI 
Review: This product was everything it said it was...