Best sim hardware for X-Plane?

[NTU]

Hi, I'm thinking about investing in flight simulation, currently a sim racer with clutch, shifter, etc.

For flying Airbus and Boeing commercial planes, will this do?

https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/flight/flight-yoke-system-rudder-pedals-bundle.html

Also, I want to try flying a Boeing 737 without stab trim, is this possible?

[BigKangaroo3]

The Airbus uses a flight stick (like a joystick) and the Boeing 737 uses a Yoke.
Both of these real world pilots have YouTube channels offering advice on how to fly each of them in X-Plane 11.

The Airbus pilot recommends the Thrustmaster Warthog as the most realistic joystick to mimick the A320's flight stick. (He also uses the Logitech pedals)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNHxSuXiCvA
He also recommends the Honeycomb yoke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkkg7B5G8kg

The Boeing pilot flies using a Logitech3d Pro joystick and Logitech pedals (Listed in the videos under SHOW MORE - under flightdeck2sim)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ_X7kk3XrHbl6ZWQ4wpfkQ/featured

The founder of X-Plane (Austin Meyer) reviews 4 yokes here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKl08XO8LSE

[Maki Nishikino]

I've bought two of those yokes with the quadrant in the past and I don't think they're all that good, I broke the mixture control on one of them pretty easily. The other one a pin got bent on a connector.

While having high-end hardware is better (I have a 737 yoke, quadrant, pedals by Precision Flight Controls in my other sim room) you don't need it. I mainly just use a Thrustmaster HOTAS-X and it works just fine. It cost me like ~$40 I think it was and have been using it for around 5 years now.

I use it for both civil and military aircraft and actually have used it as a makeshift way of controlling vehicles in racing sims a while back. It's seen some pretty harsh use, still works just fine.

You don't need something like this (my other sim room)...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1982721832

[NTU]

I had nothing but problems with Thrustmaster in the past so I no longer buy from them. If the Logitech yoke isn't good, I can get the honeycomb alpha one with the Logitech pedals separate, and for the flight stick get the Logitech X56 HOTAS. Does this sound good?

Flight sim hardware is a much cheaper hobby than sim racing. I invest in Fanatec hardware and they make wheels that cost $1600 USD, pedals $360 and the seats can be another $1000-$1500. Want a real FIA approved racing seat from MOMO, Sparco, or Recaro? Another grand. ~$500 USD on decent flight sim hardware isn't bad at all.

[Secret Squirrel]

I fly all aircraft with the Saitek X52 throttle/stick.
I have had yoke in the past -- actually still do and it was just too inaccurate to really be useful.

If I was going to try a yoke again, it would be that honeycomb yoke. .

[NTU]

Saitek is now Logitech, so I think I will go Logitech pedals + flight stick + Honeycomb. Thank you all!

[Maki Nishikino]

Originally posted by NTU:

I had nothing but problems with Thrustmaster in the past so I no longer buy from them. If the Logitech yoke isn't good, I can get the honeycomb alpha one with the Logitech pedals separate, and for the flight stick get the Logitech X56 HOTAS. Does this sound good?

Flight sim hardware is a much cheaper hobby than sim racing. I invest in Fanatec hardware and they make wheels that cost $1600 USD, pedals $360 and the seats can be another $1000-$1500. Want a real FIA approved racing seat from MOMO, Sparco, or Recaro? Another grand. ~$500 USD on decent flight sim hardware isn't bad at all.

My PFC yoke alone (just the yoke, not with the quadrant and the pedals) was over $1,000. Just giving you my experience from that Pro Flight Yoke, for what it costs I don't feel it's worth it in my opinion, it looks and feels really, really cheap. I would skip over it and go with the Honeycomb or check out the Gladiator Mk.II. Good luck with your purchase and welcome to the world of flight simulation! :D

[NTU]

Is it possible to fly a Boeing plane without stab trim, so I can pretend as if MCAS is acting up?