Tuesday, March 02, 2010
by Jerome from Macclenny FL USA
Pros: It is very realistic
Cons: Sometimes it is slow in responding to movement
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Monday, March 01, 2010
Awesome!
by Will from Memphis, TN
Pros: Smooth, realistic feel, great looks, many buttons!
Cons: Throttle quadrant cannot be used separately
Review: I bought this as my first yoke system and am more than pleased with it. The yoke moves very smooth, and the throttle quadrant is absolutely great. I love using the built in timer for legs of IFR flights. The throttles have a zone for reverse thrust and it is extremely helpful when flying larger aircraft. My buddy has the CH Products yoke and after using my Saitek, he is now saving up to buy a Saitek as well. 5 stars!!!!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
very nice as expected
by Jody from Panama City Beach FL USA
Pros: ez to use
Cons: mounting does not fit my wide lipped table
Review: The unit works great - my table has a lip under it witch creates an issue on the clamping device. I was going to build a board to mount to .. instead I dropped two scuba diving weights in the top and then the rubber feet griped well and, well, problem solved!! The unit worked great and was plug and play.
Monday, February 15, 2010
by John from North Aurora IL USA
Review: It's great I am having a lot of fun with it.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
What an amazing piece of hardware!
by Tom from Swansea MA USA
Pros: Ability to program more functions through the yoke and throttle quadrant.
Cons: More expensive compared to other systems but well worth it for the serious simmer.
Review: This is great. It gives you so many options to program. It eliminates many of the functions accessed from the keyboard with other yoke systems. This gives a much more realistic experience.The feel is smoother with no "dead spots". I love it!
Monday, February 08, 2010
Works great
by Steve from Clearwater MN USA
Review: I'm in flight training and use a 172R. I use this set up with MS flight sim and it works great.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Good product
by Kathy from Deltona FL USA
Pros: Like the display and easy hand controls
Cons: Needs better instructions on use of product - none were provided
Review: Bought this product for my husband for Christmas. He has been very happy with it, especially the display and hand controls. The only down-side was that it did not come with instructions. Would recommend for others who enjoy flight sims.
Friday, January 29, 2010
works great!
by Peter from
Pros: works seamlessly
Cons: none
Review: I've had the yoke & throttle quadrant for about 3 months and it is working like I expected it to. I'd highly recommend it.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Just like Flyin
by elton a from river ridge LA USA
Review: Bought this for Christmas for my 13 year old son, Evan, who is taking flying lessons and is a flight sim maniac! It replaced his previous joy stick. Ruggedly constructed and operates very smoothly...just like hydraulics. Very realistic in feel and very sensitive in its responsiveness. Only complaint would be it must be operated attached to a flat surface, but that's minor issue. He loves it! Highly recommended.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Realistic
by Berk from Ankara Turkey
Review: This product is so amazing and execiting but my order arrived to me in Turkey in 5week:S
Saturday, January 02, 2010
CLIMB INTO THE COCKPIT
by Rickster from Parsons TN USA
Pros: If you like realism this product will add immensely to it.
Cons: Mounting system could use some improvement.
Review: Great product. Much more realism than a joystick controller. The analog clock in the yoke adds a sweet feature, if you use it, i.e. time checkpoints along your flight route, etc. If anything is negative about this product it would be the mounting attachment. This could probably be a little more sturdy.
Friday, December 18, 2009
this is as close as you can get to real flying.
by Dan L. from McGaheysville VA USA
Review: I think it's great.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Less Than 4 Month Mine Is Completely Dead...
by James from USA
Pros: Nice feel, easy to hook up and set up buttons etc... and good solid feel, overall fit, form and function is really good for what you are paying.
Cons: Died after less than 4 months of light simming...
Review: When it was working it was a great yoke/throttle system, fit, form and function is nice. But at times the yoke display will display funny characters, if you cycle through the modes they go away. But mine just died after less than 4 months of light use, simming. No warnings whatsoever just dead. Display and LED lights will not come on, sim wont recognize inputs or calibration, nothing... Searching the internet forums it appears this is a common problem with the yoke, so I guess I now get to deal with Saitek and exchange it.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I would buy this product again.
by Lawrence V. (homebuilts + 1000 hrs. from Mesa AZ USA
Pros: money well spent..not a toy!
Cons: none so far.
Review: I have been very pleased with this system. Once the sensitivities had been properly set it has been very realistic. The yoke reminds me of a Cessna 182 in size. It has been very smooth. I especially like the timer on the yoke and the ability to assign functions to different buttons and switches. All of the quadrant functions operate as they should. I found it easy to set up. I use it on the 2004 and X flite sims. It is set up on an HP computor with Vista.The overall quality and heft is better than I expected. Very happy!
Friday, September 25, 2009
by Michelle from Stockton CA USA
Pros: very quick in shipping...sure will buy again next time...
Review: I was satisfied with my purchased...my brother got what he needs...
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Pro Flight Yoke
by A Customer from Brisbane QL Australia
Pros: Very accurate life like controls
Cons: Instructions are a bit sparce
Review: A great product and a perfect start to a lifelike flight simulator. With a little tweeking of the Microsoft flight simulator (trims) you have the nearest thing to real flying. For the first time pilot or the pro wanting to hone his IFR skills this is the best value on the market
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Very good product
by Edwin from Bayamon PR USA
Review: This product provides a very good experience while using your Flight Simulator program. The quantity of buttons is good enough to control most of the important functions in your plane. Highly recommended
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Its a Nice Tool to have w/ FS
by A Customer from Buffalo Grove IL USA
Review: This is a nice tool to have for flight sim, there is one thing that needs to be addressed, it works great at the default settings but when you assign different commands to the sys it tends to have a mind of its own.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
what can i say its great
by julio from riverside CA USA
Pros: easy to install
Review: It was a great experience.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Bottons Bottons Everywhere
by NWTech75 from Rosemount, MN
Pros: Easy to use and set up. Multilple buttons make it easy to program a wide range of functions that you would otherwise need to use the key board for. Enables improved virtual cockpit management. Very smooth on the control inputs.
Cons: Sensativity with flt control defection has been a serioius challenge. The controls always reach full deflection before the yoke. The programing software could be a bit more user friendly, I've had a hard time figuring it out.
Review: The folks at Saitek did an outstanding job with this. The look and feel are close enough to fool the average user, and close enough to fool the mind of the student. The feel of the axis's is not what I expected, although I am not complaining. For all the hype that I had heard about the yoke I was expecting more. Never the less it still has met my expectations. As a student pilot I am constantly practicing. Having a yoke like this really makes a difference. I really enjoy the clock and stopwatch features. They really make a big difference when I am practicing a number of different procedures, like missed approach, holding patterns or calculating enroute fuel consumption. The yoke only has about 3 inches of travel in any direction which gives about a 3:1 ratio against the real thing. Don't let this fool you though, its really worth the money for the serious Sim Pilot or student Pilot. The included throttle quadrant allows for multiple set ups that can be configured in FSX Settings fairly easily in FSX.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Very Nice
by Spike from Lake Mary FL USA
Review: Saitek has done it again!
Monday, August 10, 2009
I would buy this product again for sure!!!!!!!!!
by Michael from Mt. Juliet TN USA
Pros: solid build. smooth movement on all controll axis
Cons: none
Review: This product was very easy to set up and get flying almost plug and play. It is being used with ms flight sim X. At the time I can find nothing that I dislike. It is preforming above expedtions.
Friday, June 19, 2009
This is a terrific simulation setup!
by Tyler from OK USA
Pros: well made / yoke has metal shaft / easy to setup and take down
Cons: not owning it would be a con
Review: I own an iMac G5 with X-Plane 9 and the yoke and throttle setup work perfectly. I used to own a CH yoke and it smells like an old pair of socks compared to my Saitek controls. I'm an IFR pilot working on my commercial license and I can say for a fact that if you want tools for your sim to practice with this product is a great deal.
Monday, June 15, 2009
by Michael from Fort Campbell KY USA
Pros: Works right out of the box
Cons: more buttons
Review: Great piece of my Flight Simulator Expierance. Wish it was a little easier to program but well worth while.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
I like this product. It make sim. flying feel real.
by Franklin W from Anchorage AK USA
Pros: Feel, reaction time and simple mounting make it great.
Cons: None
Review: This product met all my expectations and I really don't have anything bad to say about it accept it worked great!
Thursday, June 04, 2009
loads of fun,just enough bling , not confusing
by RICK from medford OR USA
Pros: its all there and dosent eat up all your usb ports
Cons: a little stiff when new
Review: Adds a since of the real thing with just enough buttons and controls for all g.a.and bush flying. I added another throttle system for twins and also programed in four engines gear flaps lights wing floats a/p
Saturday, May 16, 2009
"Don't judge a book by its cover"
by A Customer from stillwater MN
Pros: Very easy to use and learn your own controls you set up
Cons: N/A
Review: This product was the best joy stick i have ever used, it was ready to use out of the box. I am a real piolet and this is the closest thing to real flying.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
by Bammer from Glendale AZ USA
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: None
Review: It sure does make flying easy. Much better than a joystick. It is just so great I have nothing to hate.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
This product was worth the short wait it took
by Jeanette from Haltom City TX USA
Pros: easy to use, Just like inside an airplane
Review: I'm an aviator with 18+ years of experience. While nothing comes close to just 'cockpit' time, this really does. If I can teach myself how to open the file to simulate flying in IMC, I think I would be set. Thanks. R.M.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Fantastic and extra functional.
by Robert Emmer from Gainesville Fla
Pros: Ease of use
Cons: No paper manual
Review: Out of the box great. I am in a professional pilot course and with the panel added makes my Cessna practice very realistic. I just finished flying several ILS approaches and an ADF approach and all was very smooth. Get the SST programming tool and have fun. We all have preferences and mine tend torwards the realistic. I went in and tweaked a little of the null zones and sensitivety and its like flying a real airplane. Saitek did a great job. I also used to 2 extra screws to mount my panel to the yoke. It doesnt budge. I hope Saitek can keep making cockpit add-ons. I'd buy them all. I bought the panel first but will get rudder pedals next. After that, I will start looking into a radio stack. Ummm Saitek:):)
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
by Mark from Waterloo NE USA
Review: Its probably operator error but I haven't been able to get the outer two levers to work. Throttle works well and yoke has very realistic action. I have flown small planes and I was impressed.
Monday, February 02, 2009
by adam from budd lake NJ USA
Review: Great for any flight simulator
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
This product does what is says and is Great!
by A Customer from Plains PA USA
Pros: Easy to hook up
Cons: None
Review: Very easy to operate Would highly recommend the product
Monday, January 26, 2009
works pretty good
by Ron from central NY
Pros: feels more real than joystick
Cons: not much on software instuctions
Review: Flight yoke works very well. Took a little tweaking to get it to where was comfortable with it, all through FS. The only problem I had was the profile software has an issue with windows xp. Tried downloading it from saitek site and wasn't any better. Works ok without it. Have to go back to joystick for helocopters, uncontrollable with yoke. I have had a problem now and then with some controls on yoke. Unhooking the usb and reconnecting seems to fix it. Other than that I like it very much.
Monday, December 29, 2008
My sons biggest christmas surprise
by Pam from Laurys Station PA USA
Pros: realistic equipment, non cumbersome and sturdy materials
Cons: none
Review: I purchased this for my 11 yr old son. He loves it. When he opened it up-the excitement was overwheming and he played all day on the computer not even wanting to go to his uncles for other presents that were coming his way. He enjoys the challenge of flight with each plane. I definitely recommend this to any one pre-teen thru adult who wants to experience the real art of flying.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
LOVE IT!
by Big Lars from Central Florida
Pros: Built nice, Looks great,peforms flawlessly!
Cons: The clock on the yoke doesn't work with my Mac
Review: I use this along with the rudder pedals with X-Plane. I use an iMac Core 2 Duo 2.5 ghz. This works right out of the box except for the clock on the yoke. I only get one mode and the timer only but I believe there is a fix for this somewhere out there.
Monday, October 20, 2008
by rbob from Hilo HI USA
Pros: Well built and attractive
Review: See my review of Flight Sim X - I've put the yoke back in the box and am considering whether to buy a joystick instead, or just give it up. It's more the problem of the simulator than the yoke, but even so, I can't seem to set the yoke to give a smooth motion. Too much porpoising. And I'm a retired comm'l pilot and CFII, so it's not that I don't know how to fly.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The product is very good. I will buy it again.
by Noel from Bayamon PR USA
Pros: Price is good
Cons: None
Review: I use the product all days and i'm very pleased.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Bells and whistles
by A Customer from Miami Florida USA
Review: Very good. sturdy and installed on Vista very easily. The throttle quad is manageable and realistic enough. The flight yoke however, requires some advanced tuning to get that realistic displacement when changing pitch and bank. Once you get through that phase, it's sweet.
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