"with star citizen coming out eventually" - watching this in 2020

You forgot to talk about the buttons.

“With star citizen coming... hopefully” if only he knew it’d be a little while longer

They really need to do a new one of these videos. Would be nice to see a video going over the most popular H.O.T.A.S. and H.O.S.A.S. products and setups. We are really seeing a boost in popularity with the flight sim genre, I can see it being very informative and helpful.

3:15 I like how the Italian language option has a Hungarian flag on it...

nearly 3 years later and star citizen is still not "out"

Elite dangerous + oculous rift + joystick is amazing. Played for 4 hours, felt like 1. The many controls took a second but once I got them down I was completely immersed.

200 dollars is expensive? Have you seen racing wheels?

3:14 did someone at Saitek really confuse Hungary's flag with the italian one..?

>Buys a serious simulator joystick for simulator games >Wishes there was a rudder lock for games who don't have rudder controls(HAH)

Recently just upgraded to an X-56 after about 10 years of DCS with X-55. Great bit of kit!

I bought an x55 back in 2015 and it still works perfectly.

woah Linus killed someone in Elite Dangerous ON NON GIMBALLED LAZORS

Oh boy, if you're doing this, you got to do the warthog! Review and comparison requested!!!!

3:13 Displaying hungarian flag with IT (Italian) written underneath it... You just know you are dealing with a professional :D

I really appreciated this review. It was helpful in my case.

This would be great for ArmA 3

Me: woh Linus did a flight sim 2020 review My KZfaq recommended: I see you like simulators

With the foot peddles in the thumb nail reminds me alot of my old Xbox game Steel battalion. Yep I was there and my jar-c was king online. Good times

Honestly, I think the price-to-quality comparisons for most flight sim related products is simply because it's a niche market with low demand... and companies want to see an ROI sooner than later.

“with Microsoft flight simulator coming out soon” watching this in 2020

Late to the party, but this HOTAS is great in VR. You can find your way around the buttons buttons buttons buttons pretty easily. Only downside is when you forget which button is the cargo hatch and drop shields for silent running. Then can't remember what you pressed. :D

OMG This must be perfect for FSX AND P3D. I need one of these

Holy cow that's the Thrust master I need with more buttons. I have a hotas 4 but I just now figured out a controller needs drivers which is crazy but I'm glad I got it working right.

BUTTONS!

I came a little when the video showed Linus's Elite Dangerous setup

I'm from the year 2115 and Star Citizen is coming out next year, I'm so excited!

I used to have the older version of this Saitek controller setup. Made playing Flight Simulator X incredible, even got used to it for Star Wars Galaxies with the space combat. Kinda regret selling it all those years ago.

"with star citizen coming out eventually" - watching this in 2021

The problem I have with peripherals like these is that I typically have the desire to play a game and then get bored an hour later. With a keyboard and mouse, or even a controller, it doesn't matter since it can be used for whatever I do next. But joysticks and steering wheels take time to set up and put away.

Back in the good times. Wish videos were still like this :(

Dude, I easily get irritated with people talking and talking. You are very easy to listen to. Awesome. I like your style. Bigup.

Can we get an update for this with the vkb sticks?

I love how I'm watching this is 2018 and we're STILL waiting to see when Star Citizen is going to release! XD

Having bolt-through holes is a godsend! And although you mentioned having a lead base (good luck with that concept in anti-lead America), you could easily make one in a DIY project. I'd use a wider base of plywood with the central cavity filled with sand. Sand is universally used in many lamps as a cheap filler for adding base weight at a nominal cost.

CMDR Linus, you called the market with this one. good job and on the review. would love to see maybe another favorite or best in class throttle/joystick review. also, I'm super happy to see you actually enjoy E:D? hope to see you out there in the black!

People who make hyper-critical, drive-by comments (non-subscribers) usually fail to consider 2 critical components of LTT reviews: 1) The target audience, or "P1" as we say in radio, is likely the general tech consumer. 2) The price of the product reviewed. They'll comment "I'm a hardcore professional flight simmer/pilot and this stick is garbage compared to product X. This is a bad review. Rabblerabblerabble!" Good for you. You represent the lowest point of the general consumer Bell Curve, and further, your "Product X" cost twice, thrice, or even several times more. "This 1999 Honda Civic is garbage because my 2015 Bentley is wonderful!" Just take a grain of salt when reading these types of comments.

Linus mentions how light the units are about 2:30 in and wishes there were plates in it to make it feel heavier. Little did he realize the literally did just that in the form of 6 steel plates that are about 1/8" thick in each base. He also unfortunately didn't dig too deeply into the actual hardware and manufacturing aspect of it in which he would have seen 22 gauge wires soldered in with the worst blobs ever applied by chinese child hands and held down by painter's masking tape. I wonder if he ever posted a follow up review for this stating how fast they fell apart.

Just got the Thrustmaster 1600 and absolutely love it

I'm gonna get this when I get my VR set up for DCS

2015:"star citizen coming eventually" 2019: nope still not out yet and not said to be coming soon 😂

You should review the Saitek Pro Flight line.

im watching this on my second monitor while using this exact joystick to fly around in X4. pretty sweet! also worth to mention, there were some quality control issues in general. this was because when they released this stick. shortly after saitek was bought by another company. (i believe Logitech) the X-55 was the only Saitek product i used. when this review came out, but since ive bought a few more things from them, mainly rudder pedals, and 2 screens (the radio box, and instrument LCD) no complaints.

As a note about the quality of the X-55. My first one had to be RMAd because the stick stopped talking to the base randomly one day. The replacement served me well for several years ( 3000+ hours of elite dangerous + some BF4, X series games, and even a bit of Star citizen Alpha)

Thrustmaster ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Phlydaily be like: *WARTHUNDER THEME INTENSIFIES*

Bought this hotas 5 years ago (insert star citizen joke here) and it still perform like its brand new. I love it (my 1st ever hotas)

Own it myself, perfect review :D

2:57 - A PRICE! THERE'S A PRICE IN ONE OF HIS VIDEOS! THE END IS COMING! ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED!

"with star citizen coming out eventually" - watching this in 2025

as a big flight sim user myself I used to use a sidestick or joystick but am now using a yoke instead of the sidestick because of the build quality of the sidestick and overall usability

Attach adhesive Velcro strips to the controls and your desktop. Works very well as you can remove the controls when you don't need them.

LinusStickTips

OMG It's such a pain to watch Linus play Elite Dangerous xD

I use a Thrustmaster HOTAS X in Elite...works great! All you need! I use the paddle on the throttle as a shift, and have it attached to foam board to keep it in place.

And here i am playing DCS, Warthunder, Ace Combat 7, and Project Wingman with a very old Microsoft Force Feedback 2. Still kicks ass. In 2021.

are you gonna review the new one?

You needed to play a game with aircraft and aerodynamics unlike elite dangerous. Like warthunder. You see elite dangerous is in space where resting point and accuracy is harder to notice than in a flight sim using earth like aerodynamics

Ahh, the video that got me hooked

I use a Virpil Constellation Delta on a WarBRD base. They have two other sticks and a badass throttle as well.

I have this love it but i suck with it soooo bad

Linus u have to take it into consideration with the buttons as the two items replicate what a real fighter pilots have

i have velcro under my keyboard so when i slide it back i can velcro accessories in the correct spot, its hidden and a very good way to have my wheel mount on safer and my flight sticks. its a bit of a pain to peel off and replace, but if your careful and have a decent desk, it isnt that big of a deal..

4 years later and that Star Citizen jab still lands nicely.

What did you do to fixate your Stick? I don´t want to drill holes into my desk...^^

Nobody in the FlightSim community uses Saitek's software Linus, it is awful and clunky and there are way better 3rd party options.

You nearly lost me at "I'm more into arcade flight" >:D Thanks for the review!

Linus from the past Flight Sim 2020 will appreciate this video.

No, Linus. I will not get my hands off your HOTAS

lol "Star Citizens coming... we hope"

i just bought one for £ 95 , cant wait to use it on dcs world

WOW that thing is very cool

Fly Like a Pro F L A P Flap Good job Linus.

Thrustmaster HOTAS warthog is easily the best you can get

That throttle in the video looks more fun than the joystick xD My first and still only joystick was/is the Trust Predator GM-2500 (with suction cups as feets), and the first game (with it) was Hawx, works like a charm. But since it's my only one, nothing to compare to, I'd say it was fun and definitely got the job done. (I never installed "extra" drivers, only used plug N play... not sure there were/are any "extra" drivers though). (I also had fun with it and DirectInput8 much later, polling data from it and applied it in my own little space game).

I got an X52 and some pretty awesome rudder pedals for $50 about 8ish years ago.

linus, what do you keep reaching for under the table?

I was browsing Amazon looking for sticks and this video came up. Coincidence? I don't think so.

thanks for the review but what do you keep grabbing at with your right hand under the table?

Wow I'd never think he'd cover this.

Star citizen... 2020 and they expect us to pay insurance for virtual ships

I refuse to buy any joysticks until the farce that is force feedback is sorted out. 15 years ago I purchased a force feedback MS Sidewider joystick with a gameport plug. It was fantastic, but when I looked into buying a new joystick 6 months ago, none of them have FF, not even the most expensive most premium offerings. I understand it has something to do with patents, but frankly they just need to sort their shit out and make it happen.

i payed $5 to play elite dangerous with these, along with VR headset and a dope spaceship like chair. gr8 experience

The thrust master warthog is amazing but I only recommend if you do a lot of flying and you are into being realistic

2:25 Linus Grammar Tips.

Linus, I'm more worried about the durability. I heards loads of people stating that after around 3 months the stick buttons stop working or other dials.

that is one of my biggest things with flight sticks is the weight of the base. you need something that isn't going to be moving around when you use it. suction cups, clamps are a few ways to offset that, but if you actually feel the flight stick bend as you move the stick shouldn't be an issue if it is well designed

I've been a flight simmer for about 28 years. I owned allot of joysticks but they more or less have the same in common they become unprecise after 6 month - 12 month of usage.!!!! The logitech 940, x55, x56, x56pro ect all become unprecise within 6-12 month usage, but they are cheap and nice to use though but really annoying they build them with so little quality. About 2 years ago i bought a virpil base+joystick and trottle.. Here 2 years later with hundreds of houres usage they are still 100% precise. What i learned. When i look back on all the joysticks ive had + other i dident mention, then my best buy was a quality joystick from Virpil due to the sensors and quality of the parts inside the joystick. I do admit the plastic joystick handle + the buttons feel cheap, but all other things work perfect.. no broken buttons, and 100% precise all the time. The negative is the software/firmware that you really only want to touch one time and never thouch again in fear of it changing the joystick button layout so you have to reprogram you +10 planes/helis in dcs again.. Lessons learned..: If you are interested in flight sims and like them in general. I highly recommend to buy a quality joytick like VKB or Virpil in that price range. YES they are expensive, but in my oppinion its cheaper than buying a new joystick every 1-2 years becourse they are worn out and unprecise. I expect my virpil to still be precise in 10 years from now since the internal hardware is build strong and not cheap. ps.. even with a cheap joystick that is very unprecise you can air refuel in any plane in DCS world. Its all about training and some skill. Just saying you dont need expensive gear to have fun, For casual gamers i recommend a cheap 20-30 usd flight joystick with a trust handle, and rudder when you twist the joystick and a 5-10 buttons. ;-)

3:13 They used Hungarian flag for IT (Italian) language! Hope they'll fix it...

Who clicked his face but got nothing in 2018?

Linus if you see this where did you get the X56 and what price and is it still Available in 2020

Never used a joystick. Never going to buy a joystick. Yet I still watch this, 4 yrs after it's being uploaded.

I've had one of these for a number of years and I haven't used it for close to half the time I've owned it. This is a notoriously bad HOTAS with numerous software bugs, power issues and ghost inputs among other things. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

"With Star Citizen coming out eventually" - watching this in 2038

Where did the force feedback joystick dissapear to. It used to be so popular, and now you cant find one anywere.

do more of these man. id like to see more joysticks and wheels

The title abbreviates to F.L.A.P... You did that on purpose didn't you.

I'll never buy a saitek product ever again. The quality is piss poor,and the quality control is close to 0.Don't get me wrong there was a time where i loved saitek products,but after 2007 (when Madcatz bought them) it was clear as day that Saitek's department was the one that suffered from it. And it showed off in their products. Yes the warthog cost twice as much,but it's also twice as much the product. If you go on the saitek forums you see complaints after complaints. And negative reviews comes in bucket loads. If you thinking of buying a saitek product to save some money,think it through THOROUGHLY. Cause the chances are you will regret your decision afterwards,and you might not be so lucky to get a refund.

elite dangerous is fantastic! looking for a HOTAS now

Perfect. i'll almost have enough buttons for my dcs planes