Flight Simulator hardware for Beginning Flightsimmers

As a new - or beginning - flight simulation pilot, browsing through our catalog may be overwhelming; software, joysticks, yokes, rudder pedals, throttle quadrants, and even more.
Where to start? Let's take a quick tour of the different flight simulator controls.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator is currently the most used flightsim platform.
It is known for its stunning visuals and is easy to start with.
We recommend MSFS2024 for new flightsimmers.

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Flight Controls for Beginners

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Selecting your Flight Simulator controller

Controlling an airplane with just your keyboard and mouse, or a gamepad, can be hard. It gets easier - and more realistic - when choosing a joystick or yoke. Most joysticks can control all three aircraft axes (pitch-roll-yaw), whilst most yokes can only control two (pitch-roll). That's why the recommendations above are mainly joysticks.

  • Joystick

    A joystick is intuitive, and chances are that you have used a stick before.
    (i.e., on a PlayStation- or Xbox controller)

    Learning how to use a joystick as a flight stick is easy for most people and doesn't require much effort. One of the big advantages of a joystick is that you have control of three axes (pitch, roll, and yaw), which gives you full control of the aircraft.

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  • Yoke

    If you're intending to fly yoke-controlled aircraft (i.e., Cessna, Piper, or Boeing), we recommend using a yoke for more realism.

    A yoke (sometimes referred to as an airplane steering wheel) usually gives you control of two axes (pitch and roll), which means that you're unable to control the rudder-axis (yaw).
    We recommend choosing a yoke in combination with rudder pedals.

    View all Yokes 

  • Throttle(s)

    A throttle, or throttle quadrant, is used for power settings in an aircraft. Most throttles also have many programmable buttons.

    Throttles are available in many variations, for different types of aircraft: from a single-axis throttle to a 6-axis customizable quadrant.
    As most controllers already have throttles in some form, we think a stand-alone throttle is an add-on for advanced flight simulator pilots.

    View all Throttles 

  • Rudder Pedals

    For a perfect crosswind landing, or when taxiing your airplane on the ground, you need a set of rudder pedals.

    Rudder Pedals add realism to your Flight Simulator setup. And, although rudder pedals are a hardware add-on for more experienced flightsimmers, if you don't have a rudder-axis on your joystick or yoke, we also recommend them for beginning virtual pilots.

    View all Rudder Pedals 

Product Bundles

We have created product bundles for beginning pilots, so that you can start your journey without delay.

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  • The Flight Simulation experts since 2013
  • Rated 9.5 on average by 2000+ customers [↗]
  • Standard same-day shipping when ordering before 23:00*

Are you Flying on Xbox?

All flight simulation hardware is fully compatible with Flight Simulator on Windows PC.

Unfortunately, not all hardware is compatible with Xbox Series X|S.
If you're flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox, please make sure to check out our dedicated Flight Simulator Hardware for Xbox page to ensure you're buying a controller that is Xbox compatible.

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We're happy to help out with your flight simulation question(s), or with the selection of the ideal flightsim controller for you.

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