Effective home flight simulators require realistic hardware that replicates the feel and function of real aircraft controls, reinforcing good habits rather than bad ones. Essential components for a ...

Anyone with more than a passing interest in flight simulators will eventually want to upgrade their experience with a HOTAS (Hands On Throttle-And-Stick) setup that has buttons and switches for ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 delivers one of the best flight sims that players have ever managed to get their hands on. With that greatness comes some caveats, though, including quite a few complex ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. With Microsoft Flight Simulator coming up on its 25th year as a franchise, it's amazing that a series with no guns or missiles has proved to be so ...

Thrustmaster is celebrating 30 years in the PC games controls business by launching a premium TCA (Thrustmaster Civil Aviation) product range, which is officially licensed by Airbus. It says given ...

Like so many of us, [pgsanchez] has been bitten by the flight simulator bug. It’s a malady that can only be treated, but never cured — and like so many hobbies, it has a nasty tendency to spawn more ...

First of all, there are several different models of autopilot, with relevant differences in their features or where each control is located. That being said, most basic principles remain the same. One ...

Electric actuators replace hydraulics in full-flight simulators while still maintaining that aircraft “feel.” • Full-flight simulators (FFS) replicate the real “feel” of the simulated aircraft. • A 12 ...

Flight simulator pilots looking for further immersion when taking to the skies in their digital plane may be interested in a realistic cockpit control panel created by maker and flight simulator ...

One of the great things about working from home is that you have a lot of freedom to set your home office up just the way you like it, whether you're perfecting your PC setup to make it more ...