Now This Is A Joystick
Published: January 01, 0001
Reading Time: Approx. 8 mins
I once had a Thrustmaster “Top Gun” joystick. Best one I ever had. Got me through 2.5 X-Wing games after I’d broken four on the first one. This new one, though, is yono all app a lot nicer. It’s called the HOTAS WARTHOG (Thrustmaster’s caps, not ours), and is touted as a “full replica” of the flight stick and throttle 
of a real A-10 Warthog, an aircraft that despite its age is still about the meanest-looking thing in the sky.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Most of the thing is made of metal, and it weighs in at a hefty 14lbs. All those buttons work, too; there are 55 programmable buttons in all, with a further two yono all app “hat” switches as well. This is all sounding great for those of 
you who still play flight sims, so let me temper your excitement with word that the HOTAS w69 slot costs USD$500. That ought to weed out the casual bystanders among you.