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 ...

Effective flight simulation for pilot training requires quality, realistic hardware, including an appropriate yoke/joystick, a separate throttle quadrant, and essential rudder pedals, to build good ...

Thrustmaster sent an early unit to Polygon late last week, and we’ve been putting it through its paces for a couple of days now. The centerpiece is the yoke itself, which works quite differently from ...

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These days, flying a plane, spaceship, or helicopter from the comfort of your desk isn't so unusual. With the continued success of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and the incoming sci-fi ...