Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
Most hydraulic aircraft don't provide much in the way of tactile feedback... it's the same whether your flying along at 120 knots, still on the ground, or at FL390 and .85 mach. Same goes for many of the advanced fly by wire aircraft/fighters that are out there in the wild blue yonder.
Unless you are flying a smaller aircraft (such as the Citation) which has no hydraulic boost, the difference between a yoke and sidestick is more preference than feel/performance.
I do consider having a place to conveniently set up the laptop/DVD player a "great advancement" for pilot convenience these days...
True...the artificial feel in a hydraulic system still isn't like a mechanical, and for a 5-hour session in the Boredom Tube, I can definitely see the advantage of having a place to set your DVD player.