From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!megatest!fortune!hpda!hplabs!sri-unix!Gobbel.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Title: Re: Stick verses Wheel??? - (nf)
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1043
Posted: Thu Apr 21 13:50:59 1983
Received: Fri Apr 29 10:04:07 1983

I've always thought it was because most general aviation aircraft and
large transports have seats that you get into from the side, and that a
stick would make that awkward.  It seems to me that precise control
inputs would be easier to make with a stick than with a wheel (actually,
I think it's usually called a yoke).  I'm biased by mainly flying
gliders, but it would be interesting to hear if anyone actually prefers
a wheel for some other reason than ease of getting into the seat.

	-Randy