Planes with side stick

Lawson Laslo

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just curious, what all general aviation planes are there that have side control sticks?
like the long ez
 
You mean like all Cirrus, TTx/Columbia, etc?
 
You mean like all Cirrus, TTx/Columbia, etc?
cirrus is really just a yoke cut in half
but yes that style in the columbia
the ones that look like modern fighters are cool
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cirrus is really just a yoke cut in half
but yes that style in the columbia
the ones that look like modern fighters are cool
2016-02-09%2B05.49.38.jpg
Where did you get the electo- luminescent labels done? That is really cool!

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Where did you get the electo- luminescent labels done? That is really cool!

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I don’t think they’re electro luminescent labels, it looks like a laser engraved (or silk screened) acrylic panel with EL backlighting.
 
Sky Arrow

The Sky Arrow is kind of an odd duck. Here, during an annual:

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(Ignore the yellow arrow. It’s the fuel tank.)

The stick moves fore-and-aft like a yoke, but pivots left-and-right like a sidestick. It’s quite clever the way both ailerons and elevator are rod-activated, giving a very solid feel while still feeling quite conventional.

Here’s how that’s accomplished:

 
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