Programmable fingertip paddles ideal for flight or racing sims and Trim/scroll wheel with center push * Colored prop/mixture/throttle levers * Three color LED mode selector dial * Smooth free floating, non-binding shaft * Easy installation; fits most desktops with adjustable clamping mechanism * Compatible with Windows 98, ME, 200, XP, Vista, 7 and Mac OSX * Includes two FREE popular software titles for Microsoft FSX and FS2004 (PC compatible only) * Two year factory warranty and award-winning support
I've spent a few hours flight testing the Eclipse Yoke, and here are my impressions:* It strikes me as sturdy and well-made. The housing, yoke, and shaft are constructed from a heavy-duty plastic that is light-weight but strong. It feels like a quality product and not a cheap, plastic toy.* The pitch and roll action are smooth and fluid with just enough resistance to keep it in place while remaining easy to operate with one hand. The rudder paddles and throttle quadrant feature similarly smooth operation..
I bought this to help out learning how to fly. The yoke as a whole feels very solid and well made. The tension is pretty close to the real thing and it centers pretty good too. I plugged it into a USB port of my Win 7 64 bit machine and it installed instantly. Typed "Game controller" into the search bar under the start menu and ran the Game controller setup wizard to make sure the buttons worked, which they did. Now for the bad parts. The clamps that mount to the desk are not that great. They use two long s..
After many years of flying with a joystick I decided to take the plunge and buy a yoke for fsx. I had a hard time choosing between this model and the saitek, I spent many hours reading opinions on both and when it came down to the wire I chose CH. I think the saitek looks better but some of the issues people had with it turned me off, like the phantom button press-calibration problems and the detent centering point. First of all setup of the ch yoke was painless and worked right out of the box, the yoke fee..
