There are yokes where roll is controlled by rotating the yoke clockwise/counterclockwise (like steering a car) and pitch is controlled by moving the control column towards or away from the pilot, but in others the pitch is controlled by sliding the yoke into and out of the instrument panel (like most Cessnas, such as the 152 and 172), and in some the roll is controlled by sliding the whole yoke to the left and right (like the Cessna 162).

The control yokes also vary greatly amongst aircraft. throttle controls to control engine speed or thrust for powered aircraft.rudder pedals, or the earlier, pre-1919 'rudder bar', to control yaw, which move the rudder left foot forward will move the rudder left for instance.a control yoke (also known as a control column), centre stick or side-stick (the latter two also colloquially known as a control or joystick), governs the aircraft's roll and pitch by moving the ailerons (or activating wing warping on some very early aircraft designs) when turned or deflected left and right, and moves the elevators when moved backwards or forwards.Generally, the primary cockpit flight controls are arranged as follows: Cockpit controls and instrument panel of a Cessna 182D Skylane

Flight controls aircraft