Flying with a keyboard and mouse is like trying to steer a 737 with chopsticks. Sure, it works in a pinch, but once you’ve flown with dedicated controls, you’ll never go back. Over the past few years, we’ve built and refined our own sim setups on both PC and Xbox, starting with budget gear and…
When we first moved from a joystick to a yoke, the difference was night and day. Banking into final in a Cessna 172 suddenly felt natural, and hand-flying approaches stopped being twitchy. Later, when we tried a Boeing-style pendular yoke, lining up a 737 felt like the controls finally matched the aircraft. We’ve owned and…