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I_Money · February 21st, 2003, 16:24

No the yoke will not block your panel if the seat is position correctly.

The real advantage of the sidestick (apart from the extra room) is it actually costs less to operate. It cost approximately $3 a month in fuel to fly a can of soda around on an airliner for a month, I would estimate a yoke ways about as much as 50 cans of soda costing the airline $150 per month or $1800 per year. If you had a fleet of 300 aircraft with yokes in a year you would save $540,000 in fuel.

February 21st, 2003, 16:24	#2
I_Money Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal Posts: 5,692	Re: Navigation Display No the yoke will not block your panel if the seat is position correctly. The real advantage of the sidestick (apart from the extra room) is it actually costs less to operate. It cost approximately $3 a month in fuel to fly a can of soda around on an airliner for a month, I would estimate a yoke ways about as much as 50 cans of soda costing the airline $150 per month or $1800 per year. If you had a fleet of 300 aircraft with yokes in a year you would save $540,000 in fuel.