"Quick and Easy Yoke Recipe: Ready in Just Five Minutes!"

A budget-friendly and easy-to-build flight simulator control mechanism, called a yoke, can be created using an optical mouse and cardboard. The mouse is housed in a custom cardboard casing, which sits on top of a cardboard tube serving as the control interface. The device is placed in a cardboard box frame, with a yoke-shaped control interface made from packing foam. Optional modifications include increasing control throw and replacing the cardboard tube with a wooden dowel for added strength. The yoke functions well in flight simulator programs like FlightGear and can be assembled in approximately five minutes using readily available materials.