Home flight simulators are effective training tools for aspiring pilots, but their value depends heavily on using quality hardware that accurately mimics real aircraft controls to prevent the ...

Flight simulators provide a realistic flying experience for pilots and enthusiasts, serving purposes from skill sharpening to professional training. Building an ultimate home flight simulator involves ...

In Microsoft Flight Simulator, not only do you have the freedom to fly wherever you want, but you can also fly however you like. The game supports a plethora of controllers and flight stick replicas, ...

A good flight simulator is way more than just a game. As flight sim technology has gotten more and more accurate, and realistic tools have become increasingly affordable, setting up a simulator at ...

Although most modern controllers are designed to be as multi-purpose as possible, so they can be used to play a wide range of games, there are some genres, like racing or fighting, that are often more ...

When Microsoft, after a decade-long hiatus, relaunched its now 40-year-old Flight Simulator series in 2020, it reignited interest in a genre that had long been a mainstay of PC gaming. It’s one thing ...

Turtle Beach has launched a new sophisticated HOTAS flight simulator controller in the form of the VelocityOne Flightdeck. This state-of-the-art HOTAS (Hands-On Throttle And Stick) flight simulator ...

Flying around the world takes plenty of time and effort. Keeping your plane on the right path, at the proper elevation, and correct speed requires constantly fiddling with your controller or flight ...

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 ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

Honeycomb Aeronautical's award-winning Alpha Flight Controls is updated and compatible with Xbox, and is one of the absolute best options for flight sim players when combined with the equally great ...