Best Force Feedback Yokes for Flight Simulators (2026)

The short answer:

The best force feedback yoke in 2026 is the Brunner CLS-E MK II for outright quality, build and feel. The best value force feedback yoke is the MOZA AY210, which delivers build quality close to the high end Brunner at the lowest price of any proper force feedback yoke. The most affordable way into the Brunner ecosystem is the Brunner CLS-E NG.

A quick note on this guide before we get into it. Everything ranked below is a yoke I have actually owned and flown, not a spec sheet I have reworded. I will be completely clear about where my hands on experience ends and where it does not. As I test more force feedback yokes, including unreleased units already on their way to me, this guide gets updated.

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If you just want the answer without reading the whole thing, here it is.

Best Overall: Brunner CLS-E MK II

The best force feedback yoke on the market right now if price is not a concern. Powerful, smooth, beautifully built and backed by Brunner's professional pedigree. Check it out

 

Best Value: MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Yoke Bundle

Build quality that genuinely rivals the high end Brunner, the longest pitch travel here, a full size yoke handle and the lowest price of the proper force feedback yokes. If you want the most yoke for your money, this is it. Check it out

 

Best Entry Into The Brunner Ecosystem: Brunner CLS-E NG

A cheaper, more compact way to get genuine Brunner quality and software on your desk. You give up pitch travel and force strength, but you keep the build quality and the ecosystem. Check it out

 

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What To Look For In A Force Feedback Yoke

Before you spend the money, these are the things that actually matter when choosing a force feedback yoke. Get these right and you will not be disappointed.

Force output

This is the headline number every manufacturer shouts about, usually quoted as Newtons for the pitch axis and Newton metres for the roll axis. More force means the yoke can push back against you harder, which matters most when you are flying heavier aircraft that need stronger control inputs. There is also the added benefit of more resolution and fidelity. Here is the honest reality though. The advertised numbers do not always translate to how a yoke actually feels in your hands. Two yokes with very different spec sheets can feel surprisingly close in real use. Treat the numbers as a rough guide, not gospel.

Pitch travel

Pitch travel is how far the yoke physically moves towards and away from you, measured in millimetres. Longer travel gives you finer, more realistic control and more room to make small precise inputs. This is one of the most overlooked specs and one of the most important. A yoke with short pitch travel can feel twitchy and cramped no matter how good the force feedback is. Comparing anything over 140mm becomes like splitting hairs, so try not to overthink it.

Build quality

A force feedback yoke is a long term purchase. The motors inside are working hard every time you fly, so the chassis needs to be solid and the materials need to last. Look at what the body is made of and pay attention to the yoke handle itself, because the handle is what you touch every single flight and it is often where corners get cut. There is nothing more annoying than a creaky, unstable yoke handle.

Yoke handle size

This one is easy to miss until you have a couple of yokes side by side. Some force feedback yokes ship with a full size handle that matches a real aircraft, while others use a slightly scaled down handle. It might sound minor, but you can genuinely see and feel the difference in the hand, and it changes how natural the yoke feels to fly.

Software

The software is just as important as the hardware, sometimes more. The software is what translates what is happening in your simulator into the forces you feel through the yoke. Good software lets you dial in the feel of a specific aircraft and get it sitting just right. Bad or overcomplicated software can leave a great piece of hardware feeling flat because you cannot get it tuned properly. Always factor the software into your decision.

Connection and ecosystem

Check how the yoke connects to your PC, whether that is USB or something else, and whether it plays nicely with the rest of your gear. Some manufacturers build a full ecosystem of rudders, throttles and panels designed to work together under one piece of software. If you are planning to build out a full setup over time, buying into an ecosystem can save you a lot of hassle later and have you running fewer plugins and pieces of software.

Mounting

Force feedback yokes are heavy and they generate real force, which means they will try to move around on you if they are not anchored down properly. Even the lighter, lower powered yokes need to be secured to a desk or a rig. Before you buy, work out exactly how and where you are going to mount it, and check whether a mounting solution is included or costs extra.

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The Force Feedback Yokes I Have Tested

These are the four force feedback yokes I have personally owned and put real hours into. Full hands on verdicts, no guesswork.

Brunner CLS-E MK II

This yoke is the best on the market right now, and I do not say that lightly. I have put more than 200 hours into the Brunner CLS-E MK II on my main flight sim cockpit and it still feels exactly like it did the day I unboxed it. The only sign of wear at all is a slight bit of aberration on the left hand thumb rest. That is genuinely it.

It is powerful, it is smooth and it is extremely quiet. With a full 160mm of pitch travel and strong, responsive force feedback effects, it delivers the kind of realism that makes most others feel slightly toy afterwards.

Brunner has recently moved to new software, and at the time of writing SIMUX has had a few bugs. I want to be straight about that. But I am also seeing updates land every few days and those bugs are getting cleaned up fast, so the picture here is improving all the time.

The Brunner CLS-E MK II also connects into the rest of the Brunner ecosystem, including their high end force feedback rudders and the new entry level Brunner FFB-G rudders, so it is a natural anchor point if you want to build out a full Brunner setup.

This is a yoke for the serious flight simmer with deep pockets who simply wants the best. If price is not a concern, it is an absolute winner.

One thing to be aware of if you are buying from the US. Brunner ships from Switzerland, so factor in added shipping costs and possible import taxes on top of the headline price.

Pros

• Best build quality and durability on the market
• Over 200 hours of testing with virtually no wear
• Powerful, smooth and very quiet force feedback
• Full 160mm of pitch travel
• Connects into the wider Brunner ecosystem including the new FFB-G rudders

Cons

• Expensive, this is a premium purchase
• SIMUX software still has bugs being worked through at time of writing
• Added shipping costs and import taxes for US buyers
• Yoke handle is 80 percent of real life size

Read my full hands on review of the Brunner CLS-E MK II yoke here.

Buy the Brunner CLS-E MK II here

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MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Yoke Bundle

The MOZA AY210 is MOZA's first attempt at a force feedback yoke, and it arrives at a mid range price that undercuts everything else here. It was a little shaky to start with because of software limitations, but the software has come good over time with plenty of updates.

The build quality of the yoke base is genuinely on par with the high end Brunner, which is exceptional at this price. The yoke handle, while great, is slightly more toyish than what either of the Brunners deliver. However it is a full size yoke handle compared to the Brunner's 80 percent size, and you can really see and feel the difference.

On paper the AY210 looks like a monster. It has 150mm of pitch travel, almost double the advertised pitch force of the high end Brunner and around 30 percent more roll force. Now, those are the advertised specs. I can tell you with certainty that this is not how it feels in practice. In real use these yokes feel close in terms of maximum power output. This is exactly why you should not buy on spec sheets alone.

MOZA has also made massive strides with its software and the feature set is huge. If anything they have almost gone too far, because all that depth can make the software tricky to navigate. At the time of writing this guide, it is noticeably easier to get a Brunner yoke dialled in and feeling good with the new SIMUX software than it is to get a MOZA dialled in with MOZA Cockpit.

Finally, the MOZA AY210 has a quick release detachable yoke handle, and it works very, very well. That can only mean one thing for the future. Yoke handle add ons. Watch this space, or this web page.

Pros

• Build quality on the base rivals the high end Brunner
• Lowest price of the proper force feedback yokes
• Generous 150mm of pitch travel
• Full size yoke handle, larger than the Brunner handles
• Excellent quick release detachable yoke handle
• Software has improved significantly with regular updates

Cons

• Yoke handle feels slightly more toyish than the Brunner handles
• MOZA Cockpit software is powerful but can be overcomplicated to navigate
• Advertised force figures do not reflect the real world feel

Read my full hands on review of the MOZA AY210 force feedback yoke here.

Buy the MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Yoke Bundle here.

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Brunner CLS-E NG

The Brunner CLS-E NG is the CLS-E MK II's little brother, and it loses a few important things compared to its bigger sibling. The most significant is pitch travel, which drops from 160mm down to 90mm. It also does not have the same strength or fidelity in the force feedback effects.

The build quality, though, is not far off its older sibling, and the yoke handles are almost identical, with the main difference being that the NG handle does not have a screen.

But not all is lost here, far from it. The CLS-E NG is significantly cheaper than the CLS-E MK II and much smaller, which makes it far better suited to a desk setup. Keep in mind that even with its reduced power you will still need to anchor it down properly.

If you want to get into the Brunner ecosystem, you want the reliability and quality of a Brunner product, and you want access to Brunner's experience on the software side, the CLS-E NG is a great choice. Just go in clear eyed about what you are giving up, with the reduced pitch travel being the main thing to consider.

As with the MK II, if you are buying from the US, be aware of added shipping costs and import taxes on top of the price.

Pros

• Genuine Brunner build quality at a much lower price than the MK II
• Compact size makes it well suited to a desk setup
• Yoke handle almost identical to the more expensive MK II
• Full access to the Brunner ecosystem and software

Cons

• Pitch travel drops to 90mm, well short of the MK II and the MOZA
• Less force strength and lower fidelity effects than the MK II
• Still needs to be anchored down despite the lower power
• Added shipping costs and import taxes for US buyers
• Yoke handle is 80 percent of real life size

Read my full hands on review of the Brunner CLS-E NG yoke here.

Buy the Brunner CLS-E NG here.

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Simionic SHYK01

The Simionic SHYK01 was my first ever force feedback yoke, and at the time it completely blew me away. It transformed the simulator for me. But as I have got my hands on more force feedback yokes over the years, I can now see clearly that the Simionic is lacking in a lot of areas.

The main one is the yoke handle. It is really not up to par for the price. On top of that, Simionic does not own their own software, and the software they do use is quite limiting compared to the others in this guide.

It does have decent pitch travel, but even so, the MOZA AY210 is a far better product all round and comes in around 20 percent cheaper.

I want to be straight with you here. In 2026, with the current landscape of force feedback yokes available, I cannot recommend the Simionic SHYK01. It served me well as a first force feedback yoke, but the rest of the market has simply moved past it.

Pros

• Compact and easy to install or remove from a cockpit
• Was a genuinely impressive first generation force feedback yoke

Cons

• Yoke handle is not up to par for the price
• Simionic does not own its own software and the available software is limiting
• Outperformed by the MOZA AY210, which is also cheaper
• Hard to recommend in 2026 given the current competition

Buy the Simionic SHYK01 here.

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Also Coming Soon

Two more force feedback yokes are on their way to me for testing. Both, and once I have had proper hands on time with them, full reviews will follow and this guide will be updated to include them. If you are weighing up a purchase and you are not in a rush, it may be worth keeping an eye on this page before you decide.

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Force Feedback Yoke Comparison Table

	Brunner CLS-E MK II	Brunner CLS-E NG	MOZA AY210	Simionic SHYK01
Price	CHF 1,950	EUR 1,249	$850 USD (full bundle)	$1,100 USD
Peak pitch force	110 N	40 N	210 N	40 N
Peak roll force	6 Nm	1.7 Nm	9 Nm	2 Nm
Pitch travel	160 mm	90 mm	150 mm	145 mm
Roll rotation	180° total	180° total	180° total	180° total
Yoke handle size	80% of real size	80% of real size	Full size	90% of real size
Detachable handle	No	No	Yes	No
Connection	USB + CAN	USB + CAN	USB + RJ11	USB
Software	CLS2Sim / SIMUX	CLS2Sim / SIMUX	MOZA Cockpit	N/A

A reminder on the spec sheet, because it matters. The advertised force figures, especially the gap between the MOZA AY210 and the Brunner CLS-E MK II, do not reflect how these yokes actually feel in your hands. In real use they are far closer in power than the numbers suggest. Buy on feel and quality, not on a spreadsheet. 

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