Microsoft Flight Simulator continues to blow us away with its sheer realism, magnificent mapping technology, and overall replayability. If you're looking to take full advantage of the new simulator ...

Attaching a 3D-printed joystick and throttle to an Xbox controller is the perfect solution to playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on consoles. There are only two problems with that: flight sticks are ...

All you Xbox wannabe pilots out there must be thrilled with Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, now that it is finally available for consoles, too. But if you want to really feel like you own that virtual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve played any kind of flight simulator before, you know using a joystick is way more fun than using any other kind of ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator is magical no matter how you play - but it definitely gains a little something special if you use the proper sim hardware. If you'd asked me who all those specialist flight ...

Unless you are a hardcore fan of flight simulators, you probably don’t have a flight stick at your desk. There was a time when flight sticks, or more generic “joysticks,” were an essential PC gaming ...

There's not a lot of great flight stick options for the Xbox console yet, why not just make your own? Reading time 2 minutes Microsoft Flight Simulator has finally come to the Xbox, and if you’ve ...

Ball and socket linkages make for smooth operation. People making DIY controls to enhance flight simulators is a vibrant niche of engineering and hackery, and it sure looks like Microsoft Flight ...

We have seen quite a few DIY joystick designs that use Hall effect sensors, but [Akaki Kuumeri]’s controller designs (YouTube video, embedded below) really make the most of 3D printing to avoid the ...

If you’ve played any kind of flight simulator before, you know using a joystick is way more fun than using any other kind of controller. Certainly, more fun than a console controller, which is ...