REVIEW: CH Products
Flight Sim Yoke USB and Pro Pedals USB
By: Michael R. Stiteler, pilot, webmaster www.CharlestonArea.com
Date: January 17, 2004
Merry
Christmas! Look
what appeared under my Christmas Tree this year. Its CH Products Flight
Sim Yoke USB and CH Products Pro Pedals USB. Lets talk about each
product, then Ill show you a couple of pictures of what you can do with
this wonderful combination in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.
ABOUT THIS REVIEW
Ive been flying
since 1981, mostly in small Cessna aircraft. Over the last couple of years
I neglected renewing my currency due to an unusually heavy workload. A
friend recently got his private license and was thinking about going for
his instrument rating, so I thought I would use his enthusiasm as an
excuse to get current again and maybe go for the new rating myself. I
purchased the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator (2004, "A
Century of Flight") and enjoyed many hours of flying with my old CH
Products Virtual Pilot Pro, but with only 4-way hat switches, a hard
center detent, and no rudder pedals, the experience lacked control and
realism. I read all the reviews I could find on the net and liked what I
read about the new CH Products Flight Sim Yoke and Pro Pedals USB, and I
asked Mrs. Claus for the total package. Now that Ive put a few hours on
the system, I thought Id share my experience with my fellow pilots and
flight simmers out there.
BTW, I recommend you
check www.Shopper.com for price
comparisons. People are paying some of the highest prices on
www.eBay.com!
We paid $100.36 for the
yoke and $100.88 for the pedals on www.2buystore.com, plus $5.03 for 3-day
shipping on UPS. By the way, I own and run
www.CharlestonArea.com but am
not affiliated in any way with CH Products, Microsoft, or any of the web
sites mentioned in this review.
Click
either box in the picture for a review of that product,
or click on the links below.
Copyright: Mike Stiteler, 2004 |