Brunner + Beaver = Best (impressions of Brunner CLS-E yoke and CLS-E Mk II rudder - force feedback)

A hands-on review/test/talk/show-and-tell of the Brunner CLS-E yoke and CLS-E Mk II rudder, answering questions, and showing some of the nitty gritty of flying with force feedback in the yoke and rudder. Yoke and Rudder: Brunner CLS-E Mk I force feedback yoke Brunner CLS-E Mk II force feedback rudder Simulator and scenery: X-Plane 11 with Orbx TrueEarth Oregon and TrueEarth Washington, as well as some custom scenery - not commercially available. Airplane: Thranda DHC-2 Beaver with SimCoders Reality Expansion Pack (REP) N-524EA Avionics: RealSimGear GNS430 and GNS530 with RealityXP 430W/530W ForeFlight ATC (not audible in the recording): PilotEdge Chapters: 00:00 Opening 00:12 Introduction with demonstration of the sim setup 04:04 In the simulator, setting up CLS2Sim to connect Brunner to X-Plane 11 07:10 Preflight and some quirks with the software in complex planes 13:13 Engine start 16:10 Rudder behavior on ground - friction and propwash 22:08 Takeoff and demonstration of behavior during ground roll, liftoff and increased speed 26:25 Feel of controls during cruise - heavier. No center detent. 28:08 Approach to Green Mountain airport for "touch and go" 29:48 Short final, with wind gusts and - and landing with twitches in the pedals 32:30 Engine vibrations in the yoke and rudders 34:30 Rant about flying on autopilot and demonstration of how autopilot works with Brunner 36:37 Comparison with other rudders (Saitek, MFG, Thrustmaster TPR) - no comparison 38:10 Trimming a force feedback yoke - very different from normal yokes 40:34 Software setup - difficult? CLS2Sim isn't the easiest, but once done - "set and forget" 41:03 Does it work in MSFS? Yes. And P3D. I use X-Plane. 41:35 Take the yoke apart and look inside? 42:20 Shipping speed. Quick for me in Europe. Safe and proper shipping by Brunner 42:59 Helicopters 43:18 Approach to Walter Sutton's grass strip airport 47:30 Base-to-short final and landing 49:25 Shut down 50:12 Some more demonstrations of the lack of center detent in the yoke and rudders 51:53 Final words 52:34 Bonus clip about shutting down/starting the yoke and rudder - and initialization.