Give me a quick review of your flight controls:

[Fozzer]

...it really depends upon how seriously you take this strange "Flight Sim" malarkey.... ...!

You quickly find out that the MS Keyboard navigation keys don't work very well...

...the standard Game Joystick is OK....but it doesn't have a Throttle Control, or means of controlling the Rudder in the Aircraft....

So...the next best thing is a "Flight Control" Twist Joystick and Throttle, with, or without "Force Feedback".

Then...If you suddenly become extremely wealthy, (for whatever reason.... ....), you can fork out vast sums of money for a full-blown, Yoke and Pedals set-up, you can pretend that you are flying a real General Aviation/Commercial Aircraft... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]....

...(....its all in the mind, you know!......)

...and...

If you really want to go over the top...expense, no priority whatsoever... 8-)....

Build yourself a...

......"Sim Pit"..... ...!

..and exclude yourself from all forms of normal Human activity, eg; the Wife/Next-door's Wife/Girlfriend/Mistress/Bit of Crumpet, etc....for ever....... ...!

Paul...with a simple, non-expensive, twisty, Stick of Joy!...and no annoying Females!... ... ....!

I was going to post a Photo of my "Joystick", but Admin decided that it fell way beyond the recommended taste and decency requirements for the Forum... sorry!.......!

.... .....!

[HarvesteR]

You're completely right Paul... I've been going down that very road

when I was a little kid I used to play FS4 with the keyboard on a 286 black and white laptop

then I moved up to FS95 and got my first joystick. a Logitech Extreme... 2 axis, 4 buttons, not much else

by this time the joystick virus must have thawed out of it's spore, for not much later I was flying FS98 with the MS Sidewinder 3D... 4 axes!! 8 buttons!! now THAT was a joystick