[Mikes]

Quite a few HOTAS systems can combine the joystick, throttle, pedals (and Logitech 940 has that by default) into a single Windows device. CH certainly can do that (a capability that I really love), and high end Thrustmasters should as well.

A search for HOTAS in this forum led me to believe it wasn't quite that simple ... http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=84413.msg1685921#msg1685921 not with Thrustmaster at least.

Not sure about Logitech either, but interesting that it works this way for CH.

Newer games of course don't have that issue. (Can easily bind all functions in Elite:Dangerous for instance.)



Ironically I specifically choose the X55 because it allows for each device to be connected directly by USB completely independent of each other, without any cable between throttle and stick, which always annoyed me with other setups I had.

[deathspeed]

Unfortunately, there is not any stick at the moment that has FFB :/,

There's the Logitech 940 system which I can't recommend since it's Logitech, and then there's the old Microsoft Sidewinder force feedback sticks if you're lucky enough to find some in good condition, but yeah - it seems currently force feedback is not "in vogue", most likely because it's expensive to make a force feedback system that actually delivers good results without degrading the flying experience. I know for sure that entry-level force feedback sticks like Logitech Force 3D Pro only offered extreme level of frustration because the engine gearing had "notches" that the stick tended to "catch" on, which meant the stick movements were not fluid and smooth...

I thought I read several years ago that it was licensing issues and patent enforcement/lawsuits more than accuracy or reliability issues that killed force feedback in joysticks and wheels.  (Unfortunately I can't find any links now to support that.)  Plus, with the decline of space and flight sims over the last several years, it seems like there aren't as many choices for joysticks anyway, especially in the mid-range. 

[Dragon]

Not sure about Logitech either, but interesting that it works this way for CH.

With Logitech, it's very simple, because G940 is actually a single unit, at least IIRC. It has only one USB cable, and both the pedals and throttle plug into the stick. I wanted to get it someday, but I ended up going for CH.