Flight simulation games get more realistic every year - from the graphics quality, to the accuracy of the flight characteristics, to the ability to download the actual real-time weather conditions for ...

We’re not certain where [NoPleaseDont] got an F-15 Throttle Grip, but it would certainly be a waste not to make something cool out of one. The F-15 is a twin engine air superiority fighter, and in ...

I think I have a problem. I am not attracted to that many gadgets, but I lack anything even remotely resembling impulse control when it comes to those I do want. We don’t keep review hardware at Ars, ...

[Tom Stanton] has been playing Microsoft Flight Simulator a lot recently, and decided his old desktop joystick needed an upgrade. Instead of just replacing it with a newer commercial model, he built a ...

Here is our review of the Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas 5 Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition. Take to the skies with the officially licensed Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas 5, built in partnership with ...

Update (9/12/20) - Star Wars: Squadrons creative director Ian S. Frazier has confirmed that HOTAS (throttle and joystick) controls will also be supported on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and will ...

These days, flying a plane, spaceship, or helicopter from the comfort of your desk isn't so unusual. With the continued success of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and the incoming sci-fi ...

What is the best PC joystick? Picking a joystick can be simpler than you think, with only a handful of key criteria to consider, and only a few companies even still making dedicated flight sticks.

I recently purchased a Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X, intended for use in Elite: Dangerous, a game I have yet to purchase. I know, I know, it's borderline moronic to purchase peripherals for a game ...

Hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old ...