Although I remapped both slew and drone control to my Warthog on day 1, this is actually a better solution (using an Xbox controller). The drone panning (and slew yaw and elevation tilt) is on a continuous type of hat instead of a 4 way hat. You move in any way, instead of just in 1 of 4 ways. And you can move fast or slow. Really slow if you like.

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I would map the two drone speeds and the drone reset button onto the xbox controller too. (These are the MSFS option control commands that are identical to moving the speed sliders and the drone position reset button that you see in the overhead handlebar under cameras). Reset jumps the drone back to right behind the plane. Two speed sliders, one for translating movements, one for tilt movements. There's also another tilt reset button.

Note: The Microsoft Xbox series S|X controller does not come with a wire in the package. (USB C on the wire end that connects to the controller, and USB 3 on other end which plugs into the computer). The Microsoft store sells for free an app that uses bluetooth to mate the controller with a PC. If that works well, then you may not want a wire. The Microsoft branded Xbox  controller series S|X wire is $7 on Amazon. The controller is $50.

Edited April 20, 20224 yr by Fielder

A series XboxONE wire will not work. It has mini USB on one end and USB 3 on the other. In other words, mini USB instead of USB C on the end that connects to the controller.

I think any true wired xbox one controller (or 360 for that matter) will work. A wireless one doesn't even though you can wire it.