Logitech Pro Flight Yoke - worth it in 2020?

A review of the Logitech Pro Flight Yoke

Logitech G Pro Flight Yoke

[DiggyPowell]

As a real pilot I feel that it is necessary to comment about the spring assisted yoke. At this price point you can't expect to have realistic resistance servos and motors keeping up with real time flight data. With that being said, If you were to fly a C172 and pull back on the yoke and then release it while inflight, the yoke would actually reset to about its center position. In real life the yoke in directly connected to the control surfaces with cables, so if you were to deflect the elevator for example, the air flowing over the horizontal stabilizer would in fact flatten out that elevator and return the yoke to about the center position.

With all that out of the way, back to my first point, you really don't need all the fancy motors because you don't need to over control the aircraft. The springs do their job to add a bit of resistance and allow the yoke to reset. Unless you're trying to do aerobatic work/dog fighting, this is a great yoke for getting the that extra bit of immersion a realistic feel of the real thing.

[sammilburn]

i know im a bit late on commenting on this video. ive flown a decent number of hours in planes at this point and got used to how cessna and pipers feel and fly. for me now, if i want to go and practise circuits on x plane 11 (that's what i was using when i last had it out) i manage maybe 2 laps before im fed up of it. the dead zones on the yoke are just too big and the travel just isnt quite enough. however, before flying a ga plane or even on limited hours, id have to say its a totally different story. when i used to fly on fsx it was great and a lot more immersive than most things, plus i loved having a yoke over a stick. but if i wanted to fly on a flight sim now, i think id have to either go for a stick just for greater accuracy, especially with my training eventually leading to me flying the diamond da42, or go honeycomb

[Chikotillo]

For 100$ it’s definitely worth even in 2023! Using it With VR is the best thing in the world

[chasenthehype]

Awesome review. I've been flight simming since the 80's, but have always done stick/rudder. First time I've decided to make the switch, as I prepare for my PPL in the coming years - so getting used to both stick and yoke are crucial - as most training aviation is yoke only. The price really is right for this initial set up - and it is extremely tempting to go all-out for the additional hardware :)

[chrisbrodbeck]

Its definetly worth the sheckles, for a couple of reasons. It gets you used to scanning gauges, flight planning, and you can fly to airports that you could actually go to. I'm talking about the yoke and ms software...the yoke and rudder work well enough to get the point across...enjoy

[brandonreames]

I bought this recently and also bought the Turtle Beach Velocity One Flight Yoke system that is newer to compare it against. I used the velocity one first and this one second. Genuinely felt like this was a pretty poor product at least in comparing it to the Turtle Beach one, which just has so many features in one package.

Logitech Cons
-Only 45 degree turns
-Limited buttons on yoke
-Won't attach to a desk with a beveled edge or curve in
-Throttle Quadrant is decent, but if flying single piston planes mostly, you may want venire style knobs
-Limited capability in programming of buttons and interface
-No ability to see what button does what without going to control settings in-game or within programming window

Pros -
-Superior to Keyboard for control of plane
-Simulates flight to a degree

Just my two cents, take it for what its worth.

[jeremyc]

I’ve had mine for years tho I will say I’m not crazy about it. I don’t like how it will only tilt up to 45 degrees whereas in real life the yokes will tilt to 90 degrees. The spring loaded bounce back is also a thing. Also I’ve noticed that it isn’t as smooth as it could be. When you’ve got a lot of pressure applied it will be a bit jerky

[BattalionThunder]

As a person who used to flight sim with this yoke on a laptop with only one usb 3 (it’s an really old laptop that barely worked) that the usb hub is actually very useful for a mouse or controller or anything else.

[Blaizen]

Review is great and all but I’m tripping out that we have the exact same monitor and wallpaper. Must have good taste!

[t.c.]

you could drill and tap a hole in the yoke collar and put in a Teflon screw to add friction to the yoke shaft and override the spring tension...

[UnwellGaming]

Got mine today off amazon for a bargain price of £89.99 love it. my 1st ever yoke.

[radosawszmid]

I would say buy it only if you can find a used one at a really good price. Then do some mods (rubber band mod is a must imo) otherwise skip it and go straight to Honeycomb...I actually did 2 mods to the yoke: rubber bands (pitch, roll) and the Bodnar BU0836A board to eliminate center deadzone. The experience now is much better! I'm still wondering why Logitech did nothing to fix the issues that have been there for years now!

[karime]

Impressive quality, really enjoyed the review.

[jakehancock]

Really comprehensive and well made video, nice work :)

[ryanhughes]

I’m a aircraft mechanic larger aircraft such as a Boeing 757 the yoke actually does go back to its normal position. I’m assuming he’s talking about smaller aircraft which I’m not very familiar with no hate just explaining why it could be they chose to make the yoke like that

[UKTedd]

great vid, more on Radio instruments available and review, thanks a lot.👍

[josephgillie]

I have this yoke and throttle, but mine doesn’t connect to pc. Plug in and USB sound doesn’t happen. And I’ve gone to device manager and it isn’t in any category. You know why? Ps. Happened since windows ten update

[respondermoore]

I got the yoke, rudders, and various flight panels. Not a single one of them even registers on my modern computer and I can't see them up either. I have almost given up entirely on trying to do my flight sim stuff...

[Walter]

why didn't you mention the atrocious deadzone ?

[Juday]

Question, which flight rudder/pedals you recommend with this system. Thanks