I had the original CH yoke that looked like something out of a bi-plane and used the game port (remember those?!) as USB hadn't been invented yet...it would still work if we hadn't changed over to USB.  I switched to Saitek when they came out and I think the metal shaft helps with the feel - the CH yokes I had often needed chalk on the shaft to stop them squeaking!

I often thought about the GoFlight modules as per @Ray Proudfoot but I always thought they were just a tad too expensive for what they were.  I have their 737 throttles and I must say I've been disappointed with them as after over a year of use, the number two throttles range started decreasing until it became unusable.  I opened the case up to discover that the potentiometers were the cheapest kind you can fit to a printed circuit board, not even a full sized one!  I switched with one of the outer ones that lay dormant (they build them as 4 lever units) and within a year that one started going the same way.  For an over £300 unit it was awful!  I now have my father building me a replica of the Concorde throttles using hall effect sensors rather than spend money on stuff that won't last.

@trumpetfrazz1, frustrating isn’t it? I looked at the Goflight throttle quadrant many years ago wanting to treat myself to something better than what I owned at the time.

But the lateral movement concerned me and for the price they didn’t seem good value for money. Strange really because the modules I have bought from them have been so reliable. To use such cheap components in an expensive throttle is inexcusable. One reason why I will never buy a yoke, throttle quadrant or pedals that are not fitted with Hall-effect sensors.

I imagine you’re getting quite excited about a Concorde throttle quadrant together with piano keys for the reheats. 😃

35 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

@trumpetfrazz1, frustrating isn’t it? I looked at the Goflight throttle quadrant many years ago wanting to treat myself to something better than what I owned at the time.

But the lateral movement concerned me and for the price they didn’t seem good value for money. Strange really because the modules I have bought from them have been so reliable. To use such cheap components in an expensive throttle is inexcusable. One reason why I will never buy a yoke, throttle quadrant or pedals that are not fitted with Hall-effect sensors.

I imagine you’re getting quite excited about a Concorde throttle quadrant together with piano keys for the reheats. 😃

I must say there was never any lateral movement in the levers - maybe in the 4 lever version that isn't styled like Boeing there was.  

To be honest though, the modules are basically a series of toggle switches and push buttons which (like we are doing at the moment) we could buy for a few quid online and mock-up ourselves, rather than spend a few hundred pounds on to GoFlight ones.  Throttles are far more complicated to fabricate and hall effect sensors (which my dad used in his work YEARS before sim equipment had them) used to be a very expensive way of dealing with things.  We estimate making the Concorde quadrant in a budget of around £85 and that's with the A/T disconnect buttons, reheat (three position) switches, reverse levers with multiple positions to simulate the baulks and the 4 independent levers themselves.  I have already bought the gear to make an AFCS panel but I'm waiting for a new version...

As a musician, the piano keys are the easy bit.... 

Frazz, it was a long time ago. Maybe 15 years. It sounds like they have improved things since but the lack of buttons does limit its effectiveness. Saitek get the design spot on but the components are rubbish.

That’s an attractive price for the throttles. Double it so you make a decent profit and you could have some customers! 😁

GoFlight MCP-PRO...probably bought it 7-8 years ago?

1 hour ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Frazz, it was a long time ago. Maybe 15 years. It sounds like they have improved things since but the lack of buttons does limit its effectiveness. Saitek get the design spot on but the components are rubbish.

That’s an attractive price for the throttles. Double it so you make a decent profit and you could have some customers! 😁

Yeah, but there's no labour costs in there...

It will be a one-off, that way when you are bragging about your UHD screen and your modules I'll have something you can't...🤣

22 minutes ago, trumpetfrazz1 said:

Yeah, but there's no labour costs in there...

It will be a one-off, that way when you are bragging about your UHD screen and your modules I'll have something you can't...🤣

Well I live in hope that one day someone will make a quality quadrant that is the same size as two Saiteks and will last longer than me. Some photos of your throttle would be nice, either here or over at FSL.

This guy here: