I’ve been curious whether a PC-based simulator can support two yokes at the same time so another pilot and I could fly together and work on skill development. I tested this in MSFS (FS2020), assuming the software would only recognize one yoke at a time. There’s no mechanical linkage between the controls, of course - but for the kind of training I had in mind, that wasn’t an issue.
The result surprised me: both yokes were recognized simultaneously, and each could control the aircraft.
(Apologies for the video quality -this is just a quick capture -but it shows the concept in action.)
You can also see that I was running 5 monitors and TrackIR-5 on my testbed.
I also tried it on X-Plane 12. That didn't work since XP12 doesn't allow for dual assignments. However, you can fly one or the other yoke so long as you disconnect the yoke not being used. Tried it and it wasn't that much of a pain.
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