Manual steering column
The manual steering column was a helm control option aboard some spacecraft that resembled a joystick. It was capable of providing fine piloting control in situations where the normal helm controls were not precise enough.

The  had a manual steering column at the helm. ()

 starships employed manual steering columns for performing exacting maneuvers. ()

The command area at the catwalk aboard  was also equipped with a manual steering column. ()

In 2154, Ensign Travis Mayweather used a manual-control joystick on , which he referred to as "a stick and rudder system", during a covert visit to . ()

In 2233,  starships had a manual steering column in the right armrest of the command chair. ()

In 2256, the   had a pair of manual steering columns at the helm. ()

In the alternate reality,  escape pods were equipped with at least one manual steering column. ()

The   had a manual steering column that allowed the conn to manually control helm functions, if the need arose. Commander Riker utilized the column when performing precise maneuvers inside the Briar Patch to collect metreon gas with the ship's ramscoops and subsequently release it in the vicinity of two Son'a battle cruisers. ()

The  had at least one manual steering column in its cockpit. ()

The second  used two manual steering columns in its helm configuration, which completely replaced the old LCARS controls that had been used on the original Delta Flyer. ()

The manual steering column of   was located in the right armrest of the first officer's chair at the bridge. It was folded and flush with the underside of the armrest when not in use. Commander Jack Ransom once remarked, "Nothing compares to the firm, hot pulse of a joystick in your hand." In 2381, he used the manual steering column to pilot the Cerritos through a debris field in the Laap system, in order to save the disabled . ()

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