My dissatisfactions with the pretzel yoke design are twofold.
1. In the heat of summer (and, in the southwest, perhaps 8-9 months of
the year, I find perspiration makes precise control inputs while
taxiing more difficult. The "clinch" takes more effort than the turn.
2. The "obstruction factor" is also valid, although possible to
minimize with appropriate consideration when laying out one's panel.
I like the "look and feel" of the rectangular Forney production yokes.
When in the sir, most control input is from the lower left "corner".
When on the ground, steering is never "in doubt". On the other hand,
some of these have been "rubberized", which makes them heavy as sin.
Stripping them (I think they are magnesium, but could be incorrect),
sanding them and then having them powder coated would be relatively
light and permanent.
Chroming the pretzels would likely make #1 (above) even worse, although
strategic application of leather might further accentuate the chrome
and even solve the problem with "originals".
I have also flown Alon yokes and Cessna style yokes and found the
Cessna ones most comfortable and easy to fit with a top-mounted PTT
switch.
Regards,
WRB
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On Jun 21, 2010, at 13:43, [email protected] wrote:
If you chrome plated the pretzel yoke then it would become more deco
then it truly is.
And it CAN be done too!
Prof. Ed
