In the same way that playing a racing game isn’t the same with a controller as it is with a good steering wheel, don’t get on the plane in Flight Simulator without your hotas or flight stick to go around of the world from the air. In the most comfortable way possible, from home and enjoying a graphic quality that brings out the best from the first to the last clock cycle of our PC.
Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS, the most complete pack
This kit is made up of three different pieces, making it a very complete kit for playing Flight Simulator from our PC, which can also be purchased separately, but like everything Thrustmaster does, this pack has great synergy in as far as its concerned peripherals are concerned, in the same way as it happens with its steering wheels.
The pack includes not only the Hotas, but also some pedals and Throttle, which serve to increase immersion and are peripherals that complement the main lever. They are therefore the equivalent of the pedals and gear lever of a steering wheel for racing games. While it’s true that you can only race with the steering wheel, the experience isn’t complete without having the full package.
Logitech G Saitek X52, possibly the best hotas around
As in the world of steering wheels for driving simulators, in the world of Hotas we could not miss Logitech, which with its Saitek X52 offers us an excellent lever for flight simulators. By the way, Saitek is the name of a veteran brand in this world that ended up being acquired by the Swiss peripheral company.
The best thing about this Hotas is the number of input combinations that can be made, over 280 in total and with three variations each. The Thrustmaster T.16000 is very close, but the Logitech model gets stronger with more of them on the main lever, while the Thrustmaster Hotas leaves more weight on the throttle. The only negative point that we see? Its mouse function is subpar, so for navigating Windows with the Saitek X52, it’s not something we recommend. However, who uses a flight simulator joystick instead of a mouse to navigate Windows windows?
Honeycomb Aerospace Alpha
An alternative to using a conventional lever is using what we call a Yoke, which in shape is very reminiscent of a steering wheel and there’s a reason to go for it. And it is that the vast majority of aircraft cabins that are simulated in the Microsoft application use this type of control. Especially classic airplanes from commercial airlines. So if you’d rather have a completely different and more similar Hotas to what you see on most aircraft that fly our skies daily, then things like the Honeycomb Aeronautical Alpha become a great option.
You just have to connect it to your PC and it will automatically configure itself for Flight Simulator, without needing to make any changes or worry about anything. In other words, it is out of the box so we can use it for the Microsoft simulator. In any case, whatever option you choose, have a good flight.
