Hello! I was thinking about purchasing the Saitek Yoke! I have a few questions though. 1) Does the yoke come with the throttle quadrant?2) Do I have to have the registered version of FSUIPC?3) What would you rate the Saitek Yoke to a scale of 100?Thanks!P.S. Oh and it might be something wrong with my computer but all my downloads are notepad. I use Vista.Thanks! -jayflies737

1) Yes2) No3) 50, I prefer the CH yokes because they do not have a center detent on the Y-axis.

1) Yes2) No3) 50, I prefer the CH yokes because they do not have a center detent on the Y-axis.

Sorry but...whats a "center detent"? Thanks!

Center refers to the center of the axis and detent refers to a device that holds the axis at that point.To break it down, the Saitek Yokes have a mechanical center on the Y-axis (elevator axis) that causes the shaft to center when released. Coincidentally, whenever you move the yoke forwards to backwards and vice versa, you pass over the mechanical detent.The CH yokes do not have a center detent, meaning that when you move the yoke forwards and backward or vice versa there is no detent, it is a smooth movement. While this could cause you to not return to exact center on the Y-axis when releasing the yoke, I do not find that is the case on mine. The springs used for the X-axis return the Y-axis to center just fine.Some prefer to have the center detent and some don't. I prefer not to.This thread has a very lengthy discussion of the Saitek center detent and its pros/cons and lots of viewpoints from different users: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/324288-saitek-pro-yoke-how-to-remove-centre-detent/

Center refers to the center of the axis and detent refers to a device that holds the axis at that point.To break it down, the Saitek Yokes have a mechanical center on the Y-axis (elevator axis) that causes the shaft to center when released. Coincidentally, whenever you move the yoke forwards to backwards and vice versa, you pass over the mechanical detent.The CH yokes do not have a center detent, meaning that when you move the yoke forwards and backward or vice versa there is no detent, it is a smooth movement. While this could cause you to not return to exact center on the Y-axis when releasing the yoke, I do not find that is the case on mine. The springs used for the X-axis return the Y-axis to center just fine.Some prefer to have the center detent and some don't. I prefer not to.This thread has a very lengthy discussion of the Saitek center detent and its pros/cons and lots of viewpoints from different users: http://forum.avsim.n...-centre-detent/

Thanks!!

I have never used CH, but the Saitek is pretty fine. It is current-hungry (~420mA AFAIK) and have some issues with the LCD display (it blinks a little for some users). Centering force is forcing You to use the trimmer as in real plane.I am using it for approx 1000 simulator hours and have no problems at all (despite LCD blinking, which is barely noticeable here)

I have never used CH, but the Saitek is pretty fine. It is current-hungry (~420mA AFAIK) and have some issues with the LCD display (it blinks a little for some users). Centering force is forcing You to use the trimmer as in real plane.I am using it for approx 1000 simulator hours and have no problems at all (despite LCD blinking, which is barely noticeable here)

Thanks!