YOKO The Yoke Review (Sponsored)

A detailed review and test flight with Yoko "The Yoke", a premium controller from Virtual Fly. The Yoko is available to buy from the Virtual Fly store www.virtual-fly.com/en/produc...
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Virtual Fly allowed me to keep the Yoko in exchange for making this video however all opinions are my own and I stand by them.
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[@ctemp3246]

$900+... This is a definite no. Looks awesome, but too expensive

[@nathanbrosh4589]

Darth Lttl very expensive

[@applenuggets662]

@@nathanbrosh4589 the honeycomb looks better

[@daysofgrace2934]

To be honest it not that much than a direct drive steering wheel like the Logitech G Pro, question is where’s the realistic force feedback

[@dozonator_3114]

A very complex and awesome review as always Paul, much appreciated :)

[@squirrel]

Thank you

[@squirrel]

If you're just starting out flight simming and don't know if you will like it or not, then a Thrustmaster Hotas X is cheap and cheerful. You can move on to better things when you get into it.

[@malachinewland6550]

Squirrel FSX or Xplane

[@dozonator_3114]

A Noob I would say FSX (even better P3D), but I guess Squirrel will say X-Plane :p

[@malachinewland6550]

Dozonator_ thanks, and its cheaper

[@Altalus]

Love the fact that you made very clear that this was sponsored and how it was done (you keep the hardware). Thank you for your transparence :)

[@bittexas6318]

Squirrel, your sponsored videos are top-notch.. I'm being serious. They are very very good. And so is the yoke.

[@squirrel]

Appreciated

[@domramsey]

Very much appreciate proper disclosure of sponsored reviews. Nicely done.

[@Chris-fy8rk]

Wow, now that is one beautiful device. Thank you again for such an amazing video. For a split second right at the end as you were ending i thought back to how you sound the horn at the end of the ETS2 videos and i honestly thought the plane was going to beep in the fly by haha

[@RagedDrew]

Yeah I was the same, waiting a *Beep Beep*

[@matthewwheatley]

I appreciate the disclosures

[@RagedDrew]

He doesn't disclose it for the appreciation, he does it because by law he needs to.

[@matthewwheatley]

Mr Brown Town doesnt mean I dont appreciate it :/

[@RagedDrew]

Matthew Wheatley I'm not saying you don't, I'm just saying he needs to do it.

[@MrGrimmPlays]

And I was legally required to stop at any and all traffic accidents.. I still stopped because I cared. ;)

[@SpatialDragon]

For an advanced fixed wing pilot training sim it would be great. Way out of my range, but it is very cool to see what is out there.

[@xXDrSnugglesXx]

Awesome high quality reveiws as always Paul

[@Shiwaygame]

So overpriced... 820.00 € ?!

[@simonklaassen2145]

Metro Fotografia you get what you pay for

[@RagedDrew]

^ This If you want to spend less then you'll get less quality.

[@AristotelisMitsiou]

I agree, I could get a decent PC plus the most popular flight games for that money. For what it does, it's not worth it in any case if you ask me.

[@vjollila96]

its not even close to osw-racing wheels

[@DoselH]

For pratically a wheel

[@SignalBox]

Why am I watching a review of equipment I can't justify the cost of? Because Squirrels videos are always informative and engaging, even if you aren't directly interested in the main topic. Thanks!

[@TheSkipjack95]

Sterling review man, concise, objective, no fluff.

[@TheOofus]

Very good and honest review. I't would be awesome if they could sponsor you with a complete setup!

[@squirrel]

+MrHRY lol oh yeah! Haha

[@zz1x3r68pk3xxx]

Box seems to be lifting up at the other end when sticks are fully backwards.

[@twocvbloke]

For some reason, all I can think of is "Yoko? Oh no!!", probably the same thoughts the surviving beatles have now and then... :P

[@CaptHawkeye]

Always appreciate your honesty

[@Zaltic]

More sweet tech!

[@faszikellemeszene]

This is a plane equivalent of the RailDriver :) Your vids are the best!

[@benw7601]

oh god, you must be 'yoking' abot that price tag!

[@benw7601]

@@unknownthomertonb lmao, glad to hear it 😂😂

[@jackmullin5843]

Great review, thanks as always.

[@Julius4396]

I was waiting for something to justify that pricetag, but it never happened.

[@pseudoAndy]

I'm surprised at only 60 degree deflection, even the Saitek Cessna Yoke goes full 90 IIRC.

[@Nikola16789]

Rear end of the box lifts up at maximum aft deflection. imo, it better resembles airliner's yoke because it always stays in middle, regardless of trim setting.

[@MattyMonk]

Love the budget airline at the end...juxtaposition to the Yoko

[@stewartwilkinsonsnr]

A great review thank you Paul ✈️

[@sofusjrgensen6628]

wow 7 views when you know you are late

[@christianbro2]

Oh, something that my country produces, Spain!

[@ianabruce]

The motorcycle industry there is rebooting quite nicely. Overall, Spain was one of the fastest growing eurozone economies last year.

[@FlixTV101]

You can kiss your girlfriend / wife goodbye if you buy this.

[@RWHobbies]

Interesting to see a review of a very expensive product, then see the Ryanair fly by at the end!

[@kennethvargas5953]

Good review. Have you done a review of the virtual-fly G1000? If not, would you do one.

[@jimfrederich8852]

Another fine video! Thanks!

[@robertpowell8309]

Nice review Squirrel. :)

[@reaganvanaardt3568]

Great review. When are we getting some more P3D videos? Always love to watch them.

[@ThomasGrillo]

Thanks for the review of Yoko. I've been a flight sim enthusiast since the 80s. I've seen that yoke advertised, from time, to time, though never got to try it. The closest thing to it I've found is the flight yoke by CH Products. I'm sure the Yoko has much smother glide when moved, than the CH yoke. Both use springs to give that increased force, the farther you move the control. Neither has a centering detent. I'd love to get my hands on the Yoko, though.

[@squirrel]

The YOKO doesn't use springs; it uses bungee cords.

[@NorwayGlobePlays]

Amazing review Paul! i liked how you went through the positive and negative sides. constructive criticism on the video: the music was a little bit loud in some parts :)

[@0xOrganix]

great review

[@dreamer1921]

Awesome video!

[@TallulahSoie]

Yoko? SHE'S GOING TO BREAK UP THE BAND, MAN!

[@markh5364]

Don't think presenting an 820 euros peice of flying kit is what most people on the channel are looking for,

[@squirrel]

Of course not and i said as much in the video. This is not a yoke for the masses. Neither is a Ferrari but people still like to see videos of those too.

[@brennan5774]

LOL

[@SirLordCustardthe10th]

Yea i love both great work

[@markh5364]

My point was that if you review a gift from a company then it would be more suitable to choose something that an average view might buy, by reviewing this it gives the impression that you done this deal for yourself to get someone you would never buy your self when instead you could of reviewed a cheaper piece of kit that you actually might of bought your self,

[@Grundibular]

"it would be more suitable" You seem to be confusing his channel with errr... YOUR channel. This is Squirrel's channel, where he gets to make the videos HE wants to make.

[@daysofgrace2934]

I’d buy it if it had realistic force feedback, not much more than a direct drive steering wheel. How does it compare to a Honeycomb?

[@HFamilyDad]

Could've done with much more depth on this, for example how about displaying the PC axis on screen while you're moving it, so as we can see how movement corresponds with signal to determine the mechanical deadzone amongst other things.

[@josephskillen2247]

paul if you have a quad engine aircraft (747) how would you set up your thrustmaster

[@MrAflac9916]

yay squirrel doing a flight video... i'd love to see some x plane 11 or even just FSX again

[@aagguujjaa]

One way to look at it is this way: you can buy 4 hours of instruction in a real Cessna or buy Yoko which will provide many more hours of practice/play

[@Sodorii]

Its actually 10 cm height, look where zero is on that ruler did that mistake myself once. :) That is also reason why I mainly swear to calipers and foot rules, though I digress. Nice, honest review, cheers mate!!

[@jamesc3753]

Sodori the footage wasn't him measuring it :D it was just an illustrative thing to give you the idea

[@Sodorii]

You actually can see what the ruler is telling you in the video. What is the ruler saying good sir? :) Add 5mm to that because I am 99.9% certain that is the gap from the edge to zero. Edit; Just for the content, he did say 95mm... well.. 9.5cm whatever :P And that is what the ruler are telling me as well. So.... :)

[@oeleboeleperen]

For 820€ I also expect some sort of force feedback when turning the wheel

[@butlerhives7318]

Great and professional review Squirrel! It was nice to watch and listen sqrlGG

[@dboyswitten82]

can anyone recommend a cheaper one for someone trying to get into flight simulation?

[@Chris-eh3du]

Interesting product!

[@aaronpage5374]

Squirrel sounds like the dude that would narrate How it's Made

[@jurcek6685]

Verry nice video Squirrel

[@lars_geurts45]

Is there any good free scenery for fsx, maybe for amsterdam airport as well??

[@thatguyoverthere531]

apart from the price, are there any bad points about this?

[@hockey161616]

"They make fully enclosed sims" as he shows a non fully enclosed sim. Lmfao.

[@georgekyle7906]

can you tell me a good yoke for war thunder sim or IL-2 sturmovik?

[@monstrok]

Can the Yoko be used as a steering wheel for ground based sims, like ETS or ATS?

[@Naelo]

Are there going to be Lennon rudder pedals?

[@jack2262]

You should go to one of those full flight simulators like Matt Davis did

[@jasonolsen99]

I can see in terms of it's build quality it's obviously better than other products available for the simmers amongst us, but is it really 800 euro better? I can sure see the justification for charging more but it seems to me to be a huge leap and I just don't know if the leap of that size is justified for what you're getting.

[@CMDRSweeper]

Sadly this Yoke falls very short of the target area. For that price it would have to excel in flying heavy jets, but if it already shows signs of being a GA product that only gives part of it's good feeling, then I would shop around. I rarely fancy taking a GA out and about in sims anymore, if I fancy a scenic tour, I would be the whacko that goes low and slow with a MD-11.

[@dylc413]

unrelated question here but does ProMods 2.11 work with ETS 2 V.1.26? I don't have France DLC (yet) but it crashes every time I start it up, do I have to get DLC and then upgrade my promods or what?

[@YourMommah_69]

Would look much cooler if the box were plain black. Now it looks like an Apple thing.

[@MaximumJoy]

great video as usual but sponsored videos can't be classed as reviews as they're by definition biased

[@TallulahSoie]

You're an idiot.

[@JYMAHJAMES]

TallulahSoie He really isn't though. Squirrel never said anything negative about it.

[@CosmosOfBillions]

What's the awesome music that starts to really come through at 7:22? Anybody know?

[@jeremiahdunn2566]

what was the green thing next to the yoko?

[@ciaran9542]

hey squirrel when you were landing the 737 were you in the ryanair livery?

[@Fused84]

Nice detailed review; Would love to buy one but 1,080.68 € (with shipping & tax included) isn't going to happen this year, but there is always next year...

[@dannyhamilton1256]

Would it work with elite dangerous

[@FitzZZ]

And here I thought my Warthog was expensive :-)

[@AidenAprt]

This has to be a "yoke"! I mean, this controller is awesome! Ah wordplay...

[@jakobeng1303]

how's your X56 doing?

[@finnottokrogsen4544]

IF you want quality you got to pay for it, worth it. Try build your own and see how expensive a quality switch are. I made myself a panel once, I could have bought a finished one for the same price

[@Mjdeadman21]

if i was serious about flying i would consider it but im not that serious about FSX so i think i will stick with the stick ive got still a good review cheers Squirrel

[@auralfury]

top=notch controller, out of my price range tho....looks great for commercial and general aviation craft...thanx for that review.

[@ferramero4192]

Hey Paul could you please do a tutorial on how to download mods not on steam workshop like jazzycat and winter weather mods and make them work in the game. I know they need to be in some sort of .scs file. I've tried looking it up elsewhere first but it just confused me even more. It would be very much appreciated. Btw cool vid

[@MomentousGaming]

£688 for a yoke. Wow, I need to get into this business. I've got to ask, why is it so expensive? I'm an Engineering student and the actual electronics and mechanics behind it are incredibly simple. I would expect it to cost about £75 to manufacture at the most.

[@invictus3075]

would love to see more helicopter videos 😊

[@farnwago574]

At 820 Euro... it would have been ok for me..... but unfortunately, i live in Canada. So it will cost me a lot more of money exchange plus custom duty. Around 1700 to 2000$....... nice review by the way Squirrel

[@Braeden123698745]

I would love to see a tear down...

[@jraw7199]

Braeden Hamson same, they couldn't even make the switches metal, and the pitch is just hydronic ram. probs cost about £50 to make. £750 profit, even better than apple

[@FlixTV101]

You can buy a car for 820€, a crappy one, but still a one that drives :D

[@TheoYT]

Yo have got to be yoking me..

[@brckowarrior]

sorry i'll stick with my full cessna Satek set up Yoke Switch panel Radio panel Throttle Quad and individual guages, pitch trim auto pilot

[@PedroEmanuelMusic]

How does he turn the camera like that？

[@MellowYe77ow]

With a head tracking device called TrackIR.

[@BelowMinimums]

I liked the video and it was very informative. I'm also appreciative that you indicate this video as sponsored; it makes you appear transparent and as if you have nothing to hide. Only criticism is I wouldn't say that flying the jets is all fly by wire while showing video of you flying the 737 which is not fly by wire. Show the 777 or A320 which are fly by wire. It's a small thing, but still incorrect nonetheless.

[@horacelee8384]

One hand on Yoke, one hand on throttle !!!

[@hangar00]

Squirrel, may I ask which aircraft (the twin prop GA) you were using to make this video? Is it modded with Rxp gauges?

[@squirrel]

Nope, built-in X-plane Beechcraft B58 Baron

[@hangar00]

ah ok...must be new for version 11...panel looks nice.

[@horsesinmycar7179]

I think its a tad bit to expensive but its great and i love all these vids! Also can you do a review on some gaming keyboard's ect... Thanks! Ben!

[@milanjuhasz4237]

Rick547 Ben? lol

[@horsesinmycar7179]

Milan Juhasz My irl name is Ben

[@CDNSpartan]

I have a Microsoft sidewinder precision 2 joystick that it got for $10 at a thrift store. Works perfectly.

[@MauritsVeen]

Matthew Walsh i got that 7 years ago ._.

[@joebennett3937]

lol I wonder if yoko ono uses it

[@joebennett3937]

lol

[@George_Azeria]

Joe Bennett yoko Ono's yoko yoke

[@haraldvandevelde8566]

Plus comes VAT extra in Europe. So it comes to over 1000 euro,s...

[@partyrock54301]

But Air force proud already did this....I want this yoke now

[@gamingvideos9988]

may I have any of the old technology you don't use PLEASE because it will cheer me up a lot

[@tjohara947]

I wasted a lot of money buying a few cheaper yokes. I was never happy when flying with them. Finally, I bought this yoke. I couldn't believe the difference. I love it. The problem is that the cheaper made yokes (not all) don't respond in a realistic way to what you experience in the aircraft. If you will use the sim to complement your flight training, you need good equipment. This will cost you but it is worth it. If you will just fly around without flight skills development, a good (mid-range cost) will work. Don't get the really cheap products. They are just no good.

[@csd15gamer7]

Can you please do a mini tain sim world series

[@Abigail-Rebecca]

I may be being cynical, but I can't help wondering, if Paul had paid for this out of his own pocket, as opposed to Virtual Flight giving him this product in exchange for this review, as he states at 1:23 in the video, whether or not his opinion would be different?

[@hannahcrawford9198]

Hey squirrel, do you have a Vive? What are your thoughts on FlyInside? VR flight simming has gotten me interested in flying again :D

[@squirrel]

+Hannah Crawford I have a Vive but I've not tried FlyInside yet. What are the frame rates like ?

[@hannahcrawford9198]

I'd highly recommend it. I can only speak for the FSX version of the mod but it's surprisingly good, it uses a technique called reprojection to artificially increase the framerate. I'd say that if your PC can hold 30fps in an airport normally it will feel completely smooth like it's at 90fps in the headset. That being said I do the the occasional drop in some airports. So I guess what I'm saying is that the game is updating at around the same framerate you normally get but the mod smooths it out really well to an almost consistant 90 even if the game is at like 30. They have a free 15 min per flight restricted demo on the site if you'd like t try before you buy.

[@jfavignano]

Paul the latest version of flyinside was released with XPlane 11 support. If you haven't tried it yet you should. I use the Oculus CV-1.

[@jfavignano]

I disagree 1000% , you can get an amazing experience and the closest you will ever get to the real thing.

[@hannahcrawford9198]

Jeff Favignano with a vive I have no issues with resolution and can even control the switches inside with the controller, it's amazing.

[@TommTooTone]

effing beautiful! congrats brother! lucky bugger lol

[@TommTooTone]

they should make a usb adapter for Xplane on my ipad hehe

[@TommTooTone]

lol you said to set an ipad on the yoke unit! now i have a clear picture of my setup. if it shows up as a game controller maybe its compatible with mobile Xplane10? can you give that a go and let know if it works on ipad? i would pick one up if it works but i doubt it :(

[@jiptical]

Holy crap he has a ruler #mindblown

[@bogdaniorgulescu1641]

Man... I wish it was cheaper... why aren't there cheap ones like ffb steering wheels?

[@nathanielp5959]

Can you do a giveaway of your old yoke?

[@TheExtreme155]

great video, when will the winner for the giveaway be announced?

[@crimson764]

It's been announced. Check his facebook/twitter.

[@TheExtreme155]

ok Thanks