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In many modern airliners aircraft, for example all Airbus aircraft developed from the 1980s, the joystick has received a new lease on life for flight control in the form of a " sidestick " — a controller similar to a games joystick, but which is used to control the flight, replacing the traditional yoke.

The sidestick saves weight, improves movement and visibility in the cockpit and may be safer in an accident than the traditional " control yoke ".