                              Flight Yoke
                                  2001

                             by Tony Curro


    Everybody loves a winner. This is no exception. Winner Products has
    been producing innovative products in the US since 1981. It was the
    first company to make a mouse for Commodore and Amiga systems. It
    was also the first to develop a mouse that was both Microsoft and
    Mouse Systems compatible. Now they are the first, and only company,
    to develop a Flight Yoke with Throttle and Rudder controls in one
    unit. The Flight Yoke 2001 is for IBM PC & compatibles.

    Installation is one simple connection to your game port. Many sound
    cards, and serial cards have a game port option. If your card does
    not have it, you can also buy an inexpensive Game Card also made by
    Winner.

    Yoke has suction cups on the bottom of the unit, and comes with a
    clamp to secure it to a desktop. The fire buttons are on the top of
    the yoke. The Throttle, Rudder, and X and Y axis knobs are on either
    side of the housing within easy reach.

    I tested this with Car & Driver. Pushing in on the yoke increased
    speed, while releasing it decreased speed. Pressing the right button
    allows you to upshift, and the left button downshifts. The steering
    is very sensitive, and too sharp a move to either side can get you
    in trouble. After the first two games I got the feel of the controls
    and have been able to make the sharpest turns with ease. Flight Yoke
    is very quick to respond to your movements. It does not take much
    practice to get the proper feel of it.

    Along with the above products, Winner also makes Trackballs, mice
    with and without cord, joysticks, and even gamepads for Sega
    Genesis, Nintendo, etc.

    I highly recommend this product to anyone who plays racing,
    submarine, flight simulator games and the like. With a name like
    Winner you cannot lose.


                          Product Information

                            Flight Yoke 2001
                        for IBM PC & compatibles

                          List Price -- $89.95

                            Winner Products
                         821 S. Lemon Ave. #A-9
                            Walnut, CA 91789
                              909-595-2490
                           909-595-1483 (FAX)
