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Aren't the "[steering] wheels" in all aircraft called "sticks" no matter their ergonomic(?) design?
Not to any pilot I've ever known, but then I haven't been a pilot in quite a few years. The term, "yoke" seems to be used commonly, but the inference of forced labor (sub ugum) seems lost on those who use it.
As for the phallic interpretation of witches' broomsticks, I suggest that they may be swept away by the ecstacy of flight.![]()
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