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I can't recall if a Cessna 172 yoke has any significant vibration while on the ground or while flying. The last time I was in a 172 was back in the late '60s.

I don't want a force feedback yoke (can't afford it anyway), but my thought was to add a slight amount of vibration to my CH yoke.

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Which ones have you found to be the most durable? Please list them in order from best to least durable.

I teach on a 172S, and I can't say I've ever noticed any form of vibration in the control column. The only vibrations I've ever noticed come from the wheels continuing to rotate after takeoff.

Which ones have you found to be the most durable? Please list them in order from best to least durable.

I personally use the elegant love model. A lot better than either of the forget-me-nots.

I've got a fair amount of 172 time... I guess you could tell if the engine was running or not just by touching the yoke, and sometimes during the runup the prop slipstream might beat on the tail surfaces a little, but 172 yoke vibration is really not noticeable. Not worth the trouble of duplicating in simulation, IMHO.
The control surfaces won't move the stick much in flight, either, unless they are behaving abnormally. I never experienced it myself, but there are many 172s placarded against deep forward slips with full flaps, because of the chance that disturbed airflow over the tail will cause the elevator to vibrate. Again, not worth the trouble... why anyone would bother to slip a 172 with even just 30 degrees of flaps out is beyond me.
A good subwoofer, or better still, a "butt kicker" sub transducer mounted to your seat will add all the vibration you need.

SaultFresh wrote:I teach on a 172S, and I can't say I've ever noticed any form of vibration in the control column. The only vibrations I've ever noticed come from the wheels continuing to rotate after takeoff.

Thanks.

I didn't remember any when I would take the rentals to the tiedowns, I was too nervous to pay attention to that.

The guy who told me to do it the first time didn't like me much and I think that he might have wanted me to screw up.

c130lover wrote:

Which ones have you found to be the most durable? Please list them in order from best to least durable.

I personally use the elegant love model. A lot better than either of the forget-me-nots.

Thanks so much. It's great having people around with first hand experience to guide us beginners.

beaky wrote:I've got a fair amount of 172 time... I guess you could tell if the engine was running or not just by touching the yoke, and sometimes during the runup the prop slipstream might beat on the tail surfaces a little, but 172 yoke vibration is really not noticeable.
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A good subwoofer, or better still, a "butt kicker" sub transducer mounted to your seat will add all the vibration you need.

Thanks on the yoke info.

I actually have 2 powered subwoofers. One was from a previous speaker set. Together they both add a very slight vibration to the desk top and transmit a little vibration to the clamped on yoke.

I used part of my tax refund to buy a ButtKicker BK-GR Gamer. I enjoy it more when used for music than when used for a flight sim.

Strangely enough it, somehow, works better with X-Plane 10 than with FSX. It's hard to describe the difference, but plane for plane it is there.

One of the two add ons that I use is AccuFeel. That lets me customize the ButtKicker effect one plane at a time. So when I start up each plane the settings automatically change for best sound/buttkicker effect.