Side stick vs. traditional yoke

[no1pilot2000]

For those pilot who may have flown aircraft with side stick and/or tradional yoke, which do you prefer?

 

[GogglesPisano]

Sidestick. It makes meals and paperwork a great deal easier. All future aircarft will be FBW so there really isn't a point to having a yoke. It's becoming like the helm in the DC3.

 

[n757st]

Sidestick... easy and tons of room.

 

[TWA Dude]

I can't imagine more than a few pilots who've flown both preferring the yoke. Let it go the way of wing-warping.

 

[hockeypilot44]

Sidestick. They do the same job. A yoke is just a waste of space these days. I'm amazed that Boeing can't break the paradigm of yokes.

 

[eaglesview]

sidestick, easy choice

 

[bizicmo]

Boeing is just waiting for the pilots to be removed from the plane and skipping the sidestick completely

 

[LearLove]

Let it go the way of wing-warping.

actually "wing warping" may be on the way back...

http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/aeroelastic_wing.html

 

[dbrownie]

Side stick provides much more room and comfort for the pilots. If it's fly by wire why have a yoke anyway?

 

[TWA Dude]

actually "wing warping" may be on the way back...

Harrumph! Wing warping is for the birds.