High-quality flight controls (yoke or joystick, throttle quadrant, rudder pedals) are crucial for effective flight simulator training, as they build better muscle memory and habits than cheaper ...

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Anyone with more than a passing interest in flight simulators will eventually want to upgrade their experience with a HOTAS (Hands On Throttle-And-Stick) setup that has buttons and switches for ...

Sim racing is a lot more complex than playing Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit. You need buttons for all kinds of stuff, from headlights to brake balance to traction control. If you want to control all ...

The only mild negative aspects found during my time with the VelocityOne Flightdeck weren't enough to knock its score down to anything less than five stars. A lengthy setup time in Microsoft Flight ...

As impulse-based purchases go, this one's a doozy. The team behind YouTube channel Angry Zeppelin normally cover RC aircraft builds, but they've picked up an auction find to end all auction finds—a ...

When it comes to games on the PC, the vast majority of people have gotten used to downloading from digital storefronts. However, some people like to have physical boxes and materials that come with ...

Some students arrive at their first flight lesson surprisingly comfortable in a cockpit. They understand the purpose of most instruments and generally know what most of the various knobs and switches ...