Talk:HOTAS

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For the Computer Flight Sim enthusiast, what HOTAS Systems are available?

CHProducts FighterStick CombatStick ProThrottle ProPedals Throttle Quadrant Yoke

Saitek X45 Stick and Throttle X52 Stick and Throttle Pro Flight Rudder Pedals

Guillemot/Thrustmaster Cougar Stick and Throttle

Perhaps, those using the various ones listed above can meet here and discuss the various ways each can be and are used in the various sim controllers options, and their respective controller software.

Controller software available to them are as follows:

Programming Software

CHProducts Control Manager

(Both 32 and 64 bit Versions)

What's available in Control Manager?

Saitek (32 Bit) X45 SST

X52 SST (non WHQL’d Driver)

What's available in SST 32 Bit?

Saitek (64 Bit) X45 and X52

What's available in SST 64 Bit?

Guillemot/Thrustmaster

Foxy (32 Bit Only For Now)

What's available in Foxy?

[edit] What Flight Sims benefit from using a HOTAS?

Well, let's see, there's:

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain 2: Wings of Victory

B-17 II: The Mighty Eighth

Combat Flight Simulator

Combat Flight Simulator 2

Combat Flight Simulator 3

EECH / EEAH

Enemy Engaged 2

European Air War

F-22 Total Air War

Falcon 4.0

Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

Fighter Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe

FS2002 / FS2004 / FSX

IL-2 Series: Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters

Jane's F-15

Jane's F/A-18

Jane's Longbow Series

Jet Thunder

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / Black Shark

MiG Alley

Over Flanders Fields

Red Baron

Storm of War: The Battle of Britain

Strike Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe

USAF

Wings of War

Whirlwind of Vietnam

What one would need to know to begin with is, does the sim support a single controller device, or multiple control devices?