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I remember what I dislike about yokes from the time I started my private flying in 150/152/172 and my time in Mooneys....the yoke. It is not a naturally coordinated motion to do a two-dimensional (climb & turn) maneuver when compared to the motion of a stick...at least where your shoulder/arm/wrist is concerned.
All of my (admittedly limited) taildragger time, until now, has been in stick-equipped aircraft. All of the training jets I flew in the Air Force were equipped with a stick. So, perhaps I'm biased. However, the overwhelming majority of my flying time overall is in C-130s of various flavors, and while it has a yoke, it is mounted on a 'stick' and so the angle of my wrist changes as I pull the yoke back, making turning the yoke a little more natural compared to a GA aircraft yoke which has a straight motion roughly parallel to the centerline axis of the plane vs the natural arc a C130 yoke makes.
This is not a condemnation of my 170, or any 170 for that matter, and I know I will get 'more' used to it as I fly it more, but it's really an awkward motion from a human mechanical perspective and I recall even as I learned to fly 150s many mango seasons ago, I found it an odd motion. But particularly taxiing, I find the aft and turn (for wind control, as applicable) to be particularly awkward.
The bottom line is a yoke makes it two motions instead of the one diagonal motion it should be.
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So, here's the stupid question of the day - has anyone ever converted a 170 to a stick? If not, would L19/O1 Birddog drawings/components be a place to explore? I'm sure there's no STC out there because I'm certain I'm in the minority.
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**donning flame retardant suit**