What is the best joystick/yolk to use for this?

[surferx08]

Used to love playing microsoft flight sim. Recently got a gaming laptop...would love to buy this and get back into flying...but what joystick is the best to but for this game? Thanks

[Roujiamo 南蛮主义者]

It's all personal preference really.

Generally any joystick with built in yaw, and over 5 macros is good for any situation.

[Pilot]

I use CH Products! Really like the flight yoke! If you buy one of them plan to spend some money!

[Roujiamo 南蛮主义者]

I prefer joysticks to yokes, more versatile.

[surferx08]

Thanks for your comments :)

[BN BN]

The 3D pro is always a good starter at $35, then 50-75 you can get one with a throttle, and after that it's as much as you want to spend lol.

I use a yoke too these days - the Saitek one (paid about $160 with the throttle levers). IRL I prefer joysticks to yokes, but when simming I prefer yokes for the simple reason that they're leftie/slightly more ambidextrous. Generally joysticks are very much right handed, which is counter to most of the planes I've flown in real life, though I do enjoy the Aeroprakt Foxbat. It's an ultralight, but has a central y-stick, so you're flying right handed. Of course there are left handed joysticks out there too, and if you mostly fly airbus in game, it'll probably feel more realistic, and of course, you get a yoke, you need pedals too!

In short my recommended starter joystick - Logitech 3D pro

$100 joystick - thrust master T1600

Over $100 - Yoke/pro joystick of your choice lol

[surferx08]

So the LOGITECH Extreme 3D Pro Joystick works good with x plane 11? Seems like ill go with this for now

[XPlanePhil]

The BEST? Brunner control loading Flight Yoke. Only sets you back $2000.
The best value? Had both Saitek and CH Yokes, liked the Saitek better in the end.
In the joystick department, I really like the VKB Cobra Defender. On a budget, I agree the Thrustmaster is good.
Get some Saitek rudder pedals, they are quite solid, or the MFD crosswind if you want something heavier.
rudder pedals are a must if you want to fly small propeller aircraft or helicopters. I guess you can get by without pedals if all you ever do is fly big airliners.

[Hans Gruber]

I use a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. It has the rudder built into the stick.

[BN BN]

surferx08 původně napsal:

So the LOGITECH Extreme 3D Pro Joystick works good with x plane 11? Seems like ill go with this for now

Yep, works fine.. and it's been around for ever (I think like 15 years lol), so it's also super easy to get second hand on ebay or gumtree :) I got one with FS2004 and it did eventually become a bit jittery with loose axis, but i mean ... that was probably 6-7 year, I don't want to think howmany hours lol. I bought another recently (after about a 7 year gap) When I got the urge to fly on a business trip and found one locally on gumtree for A$10 lol (US$7.5)- same as it ever was :)

Hans Gruber původně napsal:

I use a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. It has the rudder built into the stick.

Yep, the good old yaw-twist. I've noticed from Phil's comments on other threads that he is a pilot IRL, as am I (deeply amature myself - I consider a C172 a luxury lol, Usually it's Jabiru's and Aeroprakts!) and I do agree, I mostly fly GA aircraft in game too and whilst the twist sticks are great for affordability and perfectly usable in turns/level flight, however in light aircraft with a strong crosswind on approach, peddles really do add quite a lot!

Personally, I would say that adding a trim wheel and then some peddles would be preferable upgrades to replacing a 3D Pro with even a $400 joystick. Just my opinion of course :)