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[Pacific Rim] Why did the Jaeger pilots need to be mind connected with the Jaeger?

The documentary shows that they held joysticks with their hands and their feet were strapped to giant walking leg simulators. I don't see them controlling the Jaegar with their mind at all. 

Why the need for a risky drift at all?
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The suits contained neural receptors that captured the pilot's brain signals and turned them into commands for the Jager. In other words, the suit does not capture the actual motion but it takes the signals generated by the brain that command the limbs to react. The mechanical peripherals were just like a treadmill so that the pilots can move in place.