My 7 year old Saitek X45 has now seen the sky for the last time! :( Therefore I need som good advice from my fellow simmers! I consider myself a hardcore flightsimmer; I am willing to spend 100-200 dollars on a good yoke or joystick.. I mostly fly big jets, (Boeing etc.) so I might be looking for a yoke, but I have only flown with joysticks till now. So please help me out I need some advice quick! I do not want the NGX at a time where i don't have the hardware to fly it!!!!!What do you guys use and what would you recommend a fellow simmer?

If you primarily fly big jets in FSX, yokes are a good way to go. Big advantage is the ability to easily use the mouse and control the AC. That said, I still like sticks.

I like my X52 PRO saitek :D

There is so little hand flying in the PMDG MD 11 does it warrant little more than a quality joystick and rudder pedals. Those yokes and i have one is good for the smaller props but is hardly used and takes up to much space on the desk

Mainstream option would be Saitek yoke, comes with a three levers "quad", I can recommend an additional one. For big bird flying I think it gives the best feel with a yoke, however cheap or expensive they might be.Bjorn

in my world the two mainstream options are the saitek and the CHi've used them both and prefer the saitek, but it's not a huge difference.(for rudderpedals it's different. saitek is by far the better choice imho)But I'm somewhat surprised that there's little feedback on the Flightmaster Yoke from Vrinsight in the fsx community. I've only tried it in the store but had i known earlier i would have saved my money on the Saitek and spent the additional 250 euro's or so for that device.

I like my X52 PRO saitek :D

I've heard that the x52 pro stick is a bit loose/limb what do you say about that? :)

I like my X52 PRO saitek :D

This is a very good stick but it is more for fighter aircraft.I hate to have stick in my right hand when flying civilian aircraft, I like to pretend being a captain and fly from the left seat :(

I've heard that the x52 pro stick is a bit loose/limb what do you say about that? :)

It's been perfect to me for 4 years. The stick feels great for any sim, though I only use it on the fighter aircraft in combat sims. I don't have a single complaint except for the PS2 connectors between the stick and the throttle. It can be a bit flimsy.If I had to choose between a yoke or stick, I'd choose the stick. It's more flexible in it's uses. That being said, I prefer my Saitek yoke because that's the type of sim flying I do most.

Get a yoke.....however, if you do, you will want to get rudder pedals and throttles too...Flying a Boeing with a joystick is just plain silly.Chris Farrell

Get a yoke.....however, if you do, you will want to get rudder pedals and throttles too...Flying a Boeing with a joystick is just plain silly.Chris Farrell

Most yokes come with throttles these days. I've been happy with Saitek's offering and ordered a second stand alone quadrant.The rudder pedals are indeed a must have.

Actually, yes, you are right!...I bought the same thing a while back for around £120 - great value I think.Chris Farrell

How about the Logitech G940? anyone tried that one with windows 7?`

How about the Logitech G940? anyone tried that one with windows 7?`

I did and it's very good - especially if used with FS Force 2.5 (much, much better than default FSX force feedback)Mine died recently and I used the opportunity to replace it with a yoke, though, since I'm spending more time these days with heavy transport aircraft and since - as someone else pointed out - a yoke leaves your right hand free to work with the mouse and deal with all the other aircraft controls.In the past I've used both the Saitek and the CH yokes and in this instance went for the CH one. The Saitek looks better, but I could never get used to the center detent and the amount of force it took to move it. The CH is less resistant but to me that makes for better - that is, finer - control.I'm sure the more expensive yokes like those by PFC and VR Insight are better, but since cost is an issue, I'm happy with CH.I've got a setup that include CH pedals and three CH throttle quadrants. Two of them are on the right side of the yoke and provide throttles, props and mixture (four each), which makes big piston aircraft like the A2A B-17 an appropriate handful. The third one is on the left, and I use it in combination with a CH Fighterstick for aircraft that require a stick. The registered version of FSUIPC allows you to set up multiple profiles so you can use different controllers with different aircraft. Worth thinking about if you like having the proper control for the proper aircraft - I wouldn't want to fly my A2A Cub with a yoke.Hope this helps.

If you are going to fly a Boeing with the realism of PDMG 737 or 747, you gotta have a yoke, throttles and rudder pedals. Precision Flight Yoke: $400Precision Throttles: $400Saitek Rudder pedals: $120Realism: Priceless