The pretzel yoke does have multiple places to rest your hand. Obstruction of the panel is the issue for me.
Rick --- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote: > > > Me, I like the pretzel yokes because I can hold on to the yoke at the top > near-center-balance-point with just one hand. When I hit an up or down > draft, the change in g-force doesn't turn the yoke. > > With the ram's horn type yoke, when you get those surprise g-load changes, > there's a tendency to accidentally input some roll. > > But, then, my Coupe did not have important instruments hidden by the top of > the pretzel yoke. If you have fancy IFR type instruments, I can see the > craving for ram's horn yokes. > > I couldn't see in the picture - I presume those pretzel yokes shown are > actually true Cessna pretzel yokes from the '40s era Cessnas? > > Ed >
