Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to our ultimate showdown of budget-friendly flight sim controllers! 🚀✈️ In this video, we pit three popular entry-level joystick and throttle devices against each other: the Logitech G Extreme 3D Pro, Thrustmaster TFlight HOTAS X (and HOTAS 4), and the Thrustmaster T16000M FCS HOTAS. Whether you’re a beginner pilot or a seasoned simmer looking for an affordable upgrade, this comparison will help you find the best joystick and throttle for combat flight sims like DCS World.
In this video, we cover each device's performance in a helicopter flying test using the OH-6A Loach mod, Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) in the F-16C Viper, rippling x6 AGM-65D Mavericks in the A-10C Warthog, and finally dogfighting against a Su-27 Ace AI in the F/A-18C Hornet. Through these tests, we will see if each device has what it takes to flight sim on a budget!
Amazon affiliate links if you want to support the channel:
• Logitech G Extreme 3D Pro
- amzn.to/3S986Hr
• Thrustmaster T16000M FCS HOTAS
- amzn.to/3S6EiuZ
• Thrustmaster TFlight HOTAS 4
- amzn.to/3S7LTcG
• Thrustmaster TFlight HOTAS X
- amzn.to/4f5rj70
• Flydigi Vader 3 Pro
- amzn.to/466xqDD
0:00 Intro
1:08 OH-6A Helo Hover Test
4:50 OH-61 Helo Quick Stop Test
9:47 F-16C Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) Test
16:29 A-10C HOTAS Test
18:13 F/A-18C Dogfight Test
25:10 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
Welcome to our ultimate showdown of budget-friendly flight sim controllers! 🚀✈️ In this video, we pit three popular entry-level joystick and throttle devices against each other: the Logitech G Extreme 3D Pro, Thrustmaster TFlight HOTAS X (and HOTAS 4), and the Thrustmaster T16000M FCS HOTAS. Whether you’re a beginner pilot or a seasoned simmer looking for an affordable upgrade, this comparison will help you find the best joystick and throttle for combat flight sims like DCS World.
In this video, we cover each device's performance in a helicopter flying test using the OH-6A Loach mod, Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) in the F-16C Viper, rippling x6 AGM-65D Mavericks in the A-10C Warthog, and finally dogfighting against a Su-27 Ace AI in the F/A-18C Hornet. Through these tests, we will see if each device has what it takes to flight sim on a budget!
Amazon affiliate links if you want to support the channel:
• Logitech G Extreme 3D Pro
- amzn.to/3S986Hr
• Thrustmaster T16000M FCS HOTAS
- amzn.to/3S6EiuZ
• Thrustmaster TFlight HOTAS 4
- amzn.to/3S7LTcG
• Thrustmaster TFlight HOTAS X
- amzn.to/4f5rj70
• Flydigi Vader 3 Pro
- amzn.to/466xqDD
0:00 Intro
1:08 OH-6A Helo Hover Test
4:50 OH-61 Helo Quick Stop Test
9:47 F-16C Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) Test
16:29 A-10C HOTAS Test
18:13 F/A-18C Dogfight Test
25:10 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
