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Boeing 737-700 Yoke for Infinite Flight

The short-bodied 737 deserves real hands on the controls. SkyYoke turns your iPhone into a wireless 737-700 yoke for Infinite Flight — tilt to bank, pull to rotate, with thrust, reverse and rudder along for the ride.

A Boeing 737-700 yoke for Infinite Flight is what SkyYoke makes of your iPhone: a wireless control column for the -700 that converts the phone's motion into roll and pitch over Wi-Fi at 60 Hz, alongside a smart throttle for takeoff power, held reverse thrust and braking. Roll your wrists to bank, pull back to rotate — with no physical hardware to buy.

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Short fuselage, quick feet

TAKEOFF CALLOUTS
80145150160 KT
ACCELERATINGV1ROTATEV2
  1. Plan itV1, VR and V2 are computed on the Performance screen.
  2. V1Spoken at decision speed as you accelerate.
  3. RotatePull back at VR — the callout cues the rotation.
  4. V2Safety speed called as you climb away.

Line up on the centerline in the 737-700 and you are flying the short-fuselage member of the 737 Next Generation family — around 140 seats of jet with a reputation for feeling light on its feet next to its stretched siblings. An airplane this lively deserves better than thumb-on-glass control, and that is the whole point of a Boeing 737-700 yoke for Infinite Flight: SkyYoke turns the iPhone in your hands into the -700's control column. Roll your wrists and the wings follow. Ease the phone back as the speed tape winds through rotation and the nose rises at the rate you choose, not the rate a swipe allows.

SkyYoke turns an iPhone into a yoke, throttle and glass cockpit with live traffic radar for the Boeing 737-700
Your phone is the cockpit. A yoke, throttle and full glass cockpit on your iPhone — with live traffic radar.

Your Infinite Flight device keeps doing what it does best — the view out the window and the panel — while the phone takes over the job the real airplane gives its pilots: yoke, thrust lever and rudder, all live over your own Wi-Fi with nothing plugged into anything.

The real -700: a workhorse with a yoke

TCAS
OTHER TRAFFICPROXIMATETRAFFIC, TRAFFICCLIMB, CLIMBCLEAR OF CONFLICT
  1. Other trafficDistant contacts show as open white diamonds.
  2. ProximateWithin 6 NM and 1,200 ft it fills in solid.
  3. Traffic advisoryAn amber circle and a spoken “Traffic, traffic.”
  4. Resolution advisoryA red square with a spoken “Climb, climb.”
  5. Clear of conflictThreat resolved — the callout stands you down.

On the real airplane the formula is simple and famously effective: two CFM56 turbofans under the wing, a cabin of around 140 seats, and a flight deck that stayed loyal to Boeing's classic architecture — a control column in front of each pilot and a throttle quadrant between them, no sidesticks anywhere. That combination made the -700 the backbone of Southwest Airlines' fleet for decades, which is about the strongest endorsement a short-haul jet can earn.

SkyYoke TCAS traffic radar issuing a resolution advisory while flying the Boeing 737-700
Real TCAS, real resolutions. When traffic closes in, the scope over the yoke pad calls a genuine resolution advisory.

It is that physical, column-and-quadrant character SkyYoke chases. Infinite Flight's Boeing lineup renders the airplane; SkyYoke gives your hands something honest to do while you fly it.

A 737-700 yoke for Infinite Flight, made of motion

MOTION YOKE
WINGS LEVELBANK LEFTBANK RIGHTPITCH UP
  1. Hold & centreOne tap captures your grip as wings-level neutral.
  2. Tilt leftRoll the phone left and the aircraft banks left.
  3. Tilt rightRoll the other way to bank right — 1:1, smoothly.
  4. Tilt backEase the top toward you to pitch up and climb.

SkyYoke's Motion Yoke does not read the phone's raw orientation. It reads gravity relative to a neutral point you set, which has two happy consequences: there is no gimbal lock to fall into, and your grip does not matter. Fly with the phone lying flat on your lap or held upright like the -700's own column — banking and pitching feel the same. Tap Recenter whenever you shift in your seat and the neutral follows you, and a configurable tilt range from 15° to 60° decides whether full deflection takes a gentle lean or a deliberate arm movement.

SkyYoke on-device AI voice copilot flying a spoken command for the Boeing 737-700
Talk to your copilot. Speak a natural command — like “landing gear up” — and the on-device AI flies it.

Every axis then runs through its own tuning chain, so the -700 you fly is the -700 you want:

  • Sensitivity — how much control deflection a given tilt produces.
  • Dead zone and expo curve — calm around neutral, full authority at the stops; useful for keeping the nose still on short final.
  • Inversion, trim and smoothing — match your hands, bias the neutral, and damp out tremor before it ever reaches the elevator.

Rather not wave the phone at all? The Touch Joystick swaps motion for a self-centering on-screen pad that maps 1:1 and springs back to neutral the moment you let go. Pitch, roll, yaw and brake each keep their own settings either way.

Takeoff power, reversers and the 40-knot handoff

SMART THROTTLE
CLIMB 88%IDLEREVERSEBRAKESBLOCKED
  1. Push up — thrustThe top of the lever is forward climb power.
  2. Pull to idleA haptic click marks the idle detent.
  3. On ground, fast — reverseIn the red zone the lever holds reverse thrust.
  4. Slowing — wheel brakesBelow 40 kt the same zone becomes proportional braking.
  5. Airborne — blockedReverse in the air is locked out with a warning.

The -700 gets SkyYoke's smart throttle in its straightforward Boeing form — one lever, no gated quadrant (the detented version appears automatically on Airbus types only). Push it up and you have 0–100% of forward thrust for the takeoff roll, with a haptic tick marking the idle detent on the way back down.

SkyYoke Performance screen estimating V1, VR, V2, VREF and VAPP for the Boeing 737-700
V-speeds, done for you. Weight, weather and runway come from the sim; spoken V1 · Rotate · V2 callouts arm automatically.

The clever part begins at touchdown. Infinite Flight requires reverse thrust to be held, which is miserable on a touchscreen — so the lever holds it for you. Pull into the red zone on the ground at 40 knots or above and reverse engages and stays engaged. Decelerate below 40 knots and the very same red zone hands over to proportional wheel braking, so one continuous pull takes you from reverse roar to taxi speed. In the air the red zone is locked out entirely, with a warning banner and a repeating haptic, so you cannot deploy reverse where the real airplane never would. The lever even recolors as its role changes — blue and green for forward thrust, amber for braking, red for reverse — so a glance tells you what your hand is commanding.

737-700 quick reference

Boeing 737-700 at a glance — and how SkyYoke flies it
ManufacturerBoeing
Family737 Next Generation — the nimble short-fuselage member
Control styleYoke — classic Boeing control column with a center throttle quadrant
Engines2 × CFM56 turbofans
Typical roleShort- to medium-haul airliner, around 140 seats
SkyYoke mappingMotion Yoke or Touch Joystick for roll and pitch · smart throttle lever for thrust, held reverse and braking · self-centering rudder bar for yaw and steering

The rest of the flight deck rides along

Hand-flying is only half a 737 flight. While you work the column, SkyYoke keeps the supporting cast on the same screen: live IAS, altitude, heading and vertical-speed readouts, plus PFD-style speed and altitude tapes with a trend arrow and cyan bugs for your selected values — exactly what you want for flying a stabilized approach by the numbers.

SkyYoke live moving map following the Boeing 737-700 over real-world terrain
Your flight, on the map. Follow the aircraft over real-world terrain, airports and airways, with live data.

Spoken V-speed callouts

Arm the Performance screen and SkyYoke calls "V1", "Rotate" and "V2" during the roll — estimated from your weight and the density altitude.

TCAS traffic scope

A navigation-display-style scope over the yoke pad tracks live multiplayer traffic, with advisory logic and spoken "Traffic, traffic" alerts.

Violation avoidance

Below 10,000 feet, VAS watches the 250-knot limit while the autopilot flies the -700, clamping the speed target or managing energy for you.

The systems panel covers the flows in between — battery and APU for a cold start, exterior lights, seat-belt signs, autobrake and engine start — and it only shows controls the current aircraft actually exposes. The TCAS scope and the Violation Avoidance System are simulator aids rather than certified avionics, and both speak their warnings aloud so your eyes can stay on the flying.

From gate to airborne in five steps

  1. Share a network. Put your iPhone and your Infinite Flight device on the same Wi-Fi.
  2. Switch on Infinite Flight Connect in Infinite Flight's settings so the simulator accepts the link — SkyYoke then discovers the device automatically.
  3. Bind the axes once. Map roll, pitch, throttle and rudder in Infinite Flight's Controllers settings; the in-app guide walks through each one.
  4. Load the 737-700 from Infinite Flight's fleet and spawn at a gate.
  5. Fly. Push up for takeoff thrust, rotate with your wrists, and let the 60 Hz link with automatic reconnection do the rest.
Keep it honest: SkyYoke is an independent app with no affiliation to Boeing or Infinite Flight LLC. Which aircraft appear in Infinite Flight's fleet — and what they can do there — is determined by Infinite Flight itself, and every V-speed or performance figure SkyYoke shows is a simulator estimate, never for real-world use.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about flying the 737-700 with SkyYoke.

What is a Boeing 737-700 yoke for Infinite Flight?+

It is a way to fly Infinite Flight's 737-700 with a control column instead of a flat touchscreen. SkyYoke turns your iPhone into that yoke: the phone's motion becomes roll and pitch, sent over your home Wi-Fi in real time, while an on-screen smart throttle, rudder bar and autopilot panel complete the flight deck. No cables, adapters or extra hardware are involved.

Do I have to hold the phone upright like a real 737 yoke?+

No. The Motion Yoke reads gravity relative to a neutral point you set, so it works flat on your lap, resting on a table, or held upright like a control column. A one-tap recenter captures a new neutral whenever you shift, and a configurable 15–60 degree tilt range decides how far you lean for full deflection. If you prefer no motion at all, switch to the self-centering Touch Joystick pad.

How does reverse thrust work on the 737-700 after touchdown?+

Infinite Flight requires reverse thrust to be held, so SkyYoke's smart throttle holds it for you. Pull the lever into the red zone on the ground at 40 knots or above and reverse stays engaged hands-free; once you slow below 40 knots, the same zone becomes proportional wheel braking for the rollout. In the air, reverse is blocked entirely, with a warning banner and a repeating haptic.

Can SkyYoke call out V1 and Rotate during a 737-700 takeoff?+

Yes. The Performance screen estimates V1, VR and V2 for your current weight and the density altitude, and once armed, SkyYoke speaks each callout automatically during the takeoff roll. The callouts fire once per departure and re-arm for the next leg on their own. They are simulator estimates only and are never intended for real-world flight.

Is SkyYoke an official Boeing or Infinite Flight product?+

No. SkyYoke is an independent iPhone app built on Infinite Flight's public Connect API, and it is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Boeing or Infinite Flight LLC. The 737-700's presence and behavior in Infinite Flight's fleet are determined by Infinite Flight itself; SkyYoke simply gives you better hands on the controls.

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