Flight simulator yoke with carriage pillar

An apparatus comprising:

• a control yoke comprising (i) a grip and (ii) a yoke shaft configured to enable a rotation of said control yoke;
• a carriage pillar comprising (i) a carriage receptacle configured to attach to said yoke shaft and (ii) a pillar base;
• a carriage platform comprising (i) a fastening portion configured to attach to said pillar base, and (ii) a rail carriage;
• a stationary platform comprising a rail configured to (i) attach to said rail carriage and (ii) enable a linear movement of said carriage platform;
• and
• a circuit configured to (i) measure said rotation of said control yoke, (ii) translate said rotation to a roll input, (iii) detect said linear movement of said carriage platform along said rail, (iv) translate said linear movement of said carriage platform to a pitch input, wherein
• (a) said carriage pillar extends a height down from said carriage receptacle to said pillar base to enable a movement of said control yoke (i) above said carriage pillar to be equal to said linear movement of said carriage platform below said carriage pillar and (ii) to be translated a distance below said control yoke while said control yoke matches an authentic position of a yoke in an airplane being simulated, and
• (b) said height enables a clearance for a range of said rotation of said control yoke.