Dear Ken, I too, am the result of Cessna flight training, so I have over 400 hours in 152, 172, 182, 206, 207, and a smattering of Piper Cherokees. All of them had yokes. Here is the turning point for me. I had an offer to take a flight in a J-3 cub, which has a stick for control. For me it was an instantaneous, natural transition. I literally grabbed the stick and used it to "point" where ever I wanted to go... and we did. Of course I had the owner of the cub with me, so I was in no real danger. I simply want to point out, that at least in MY case, there was no learning curve. It seemed perfectly natural to fly the plane with the controls provided. In truth, it now seems that using a yoke is just a tad un-natural and clunky for flying. And, as has been said in many of these KR letters, "proceed with caution, your results may vary."
Richard Alps Lakewood, Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Linder Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 8:58 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Yokes -vs- Sticks All, I have been surfing the web for info on yokes -vs- sticks. I've only trained in a 172, so yoke only for me, so far. NOW, the stick looks unwieldy to me... probably because I have never flown one. Several places on the net, most of the ones I found anyway, contain comments that sticks are better for small aircraft. After looking at several sites detailing how the KR2 fits together, I would have to say, it may be difficult to fit a yoke in there. SO... Is there anyone here with a yoke in a KR2? Is it worth the additional hassles, skinned knuckles and swear words to have a yoke? I saw a pic of a KR2 with a yoke (forgot where) and... well, it just didn't look natural. Comments anyone? TIA Ken KC7RAD _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
