Saitek Pro Flight Yoke with Three-Lever Throttle (PZ44) by Saitek
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Digital camera reviews of Saitek Pro Flight Yoke with Three-Lever Throttle (PZ44)
Digital camera Review: This is a fantastic yoke for flight sim enthusiast.
Summary: 4 Stars
I love to use this yoke for many different aircraft in flight simulator. The throttle quadrant with it is also a nice feature. This is a great yoke and definately worth it.Digital camera Review: Saitek Pro Flight Yoke
Summary: 5 Stars
closest thing to a real plane that I have used. solidly built, smooth operation, many programmable buttons make it easy to get lots of the switches you need. Now all I need is a radio stack and I am set!Digital camera Review: Now it really feels like flying
Summary: 5 Stars
I have flown flight simulator since the first version that came out for Apple in the early 80's, but I have always used joysticks, the latest being Microsofts ForceFeedback 2. I've always felt I had good control of the airplane, and it felt like really flying, but it just doesn't compare to te experience of having a real yoke and throttle. I've always worked hard a keep the plane balanced to keep it at altitude or do turns without changing altitude, but with the yoke it's not problem at all, and maintaining level of descent on landing is a breeze with the throttle now. As for the product itself, it is good quality, easy to install, and I love the mode switch on the back of the yoke's right handle. It means I get triple amount of buttons as you can assign three different functions to the same key, and then switch between these modes by simply turning the mode switch. I've set mode one to handle the radio stack and to handle ATC commands. Mode 2 I've set to handle all functions of the autopilot, and mode 3 is set for flight functions like gear, flaps, brakes, trim, etc. I would recommend this product to anyone who wants the real feeling of flying even though it's just a simulation.Digital camera Review: Great Feel. "Phantom Key presses" were easy to fix for me ....
Summary: 5 Stars
To start with, I wish I had purchased this setup much earlier. It feels so good and delivers such rock solid performance that I cannot imagine flying the civilian aircraft in FSX without it. If you want the C-172 to become as compelling as the P51 in your control, then this is the setup you'll want.
But I vacillated on this purchase for some time before buying it due to all the reviews reporting phantom key presses. I didn't want to order something I'd likely have to return or exchange. Although I love flying with my CH Fighterstick , Pro Throttle and Rudders when flying warplanes or helicopters, I always felt like I was missing out on the joy of civilian flight simulation when using a stick instead of a yoke. So I finally mustered up the courage to order the Saitek Yoke in spite of the many poor reviews while holding my breath on the "pkp" issue.
By the time I got mine, I had thoroughly familiarized myself with the scope of the phantom key press problem and the possible cures. I had hoped mine would not suffer the symptoms but those hopes were dashed very shortly after loading up my first flight with the new controls. Sure enough I had the dreaded phantom key presses switching my views. By a process of elimination - including flying other sims without any hitch, I concluded the issue lies within the FSX setup itself. I was right. Upon closer inspection I noticed two unusual controllers listed in my FSX control menu: "Mouse Yoke" and "Mouse Look". Each of those had mysteriously been assigned default button assignments which conflicted with what I had manually set up with the Saitek Yoke. Particularly, I noticed the "extend gear when throttle rapidly decreased" and "retract gear on rapid throttle increase" commands were assigned to a button in the "Mouse Yoke". I also had a large list of view commands mapped by FSX to buttons in the "Mouse Look" controller. All I had to do was clear each and every one of the "joystick assignments" in both and all was well.
I now have about 10 hours of flight without a hitch using the Saitek Yoke and even added a second throttle quadrant for even more enjoyment with multi-engine aircraft. I coupled these controllers with the book "Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots Real World Training" and I began working through the lessons. The experience is unequalled in all the 20+ years of computer gaming I've done to date. The Saitek yoke made the entire experience more immersive and rewarding.
Needless to say, I strongly recommend this yoke and even the second throttle quadrant to go with it. The reviews to the contrary can be quite demoralizing, but it appears the fixes to all the woes were only all too easy in the end. If you're considering this setup and you ask me, I say go for it. You won't be sorry.
Digital camera Review: No problems
Summary: 5 Stars
I was worried about some of the problems reported,
but it was said they were resolved, and this yoke
seemed sturdier than CH, so I risked it.
I've had ZERO problems, took the unit out of the
box, hooked it up, and its been amazing.
If you like flight sims, you owe it to yourself
to have a yoke and pedals, it adds SO much to
the realism.
I have both FS2004 and FSX, I flew single engine
GA for a while, and now am learning to fly jets
in a VA. Needed 2004 for the VA. But the Saitek
components have worked flawlessly in both sims.
Yes there is better equipment out there, but it
gets really expensive above these, and for simple
hobby use there's no need for more than this.