underrated flight sticks for budget-conscious pc pilots

you wanna get into flight sim but don't wanna sell a kidney for a warthog... i get it. too many rgb plastic toys out there. here's some sticks that actually work without breaking the bank. no, you don't need fancy ffb for basic vfr.

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#	Title	price (usd)	sensor type	axes	gimbal material
1	thrustmaster t.16000m fcs flight stick	79	hall effect (x, y)	4	plastic
2	logitech extreme 3d pro	39	potentiometer	5	plastic
3	thrustmaster t-flight hotas x	49	potentiometer	5	plastic
4	thrustmaster tca sidestick airbus edition	89	hall effect (x, y)	4	plastic
5	pxn-2119ii	60	hall effect (often)	4	plastic
6	speedlink phantom hawk	35	potentiometer	3	plastic
7	vkb gladiator nxt evo 'space combat edition' (stick only)	150	mars (hall effect)	4	glass-fiber-reinforced pa

thrustmaster t.16000m fcs flight stick

price (usd)79

sensor typehall effect (x, y)

axes4

gimbal materialplastic

2logitech extreme 3d pro

price (usd)39

sensor typepotentiometer

axes5

gimbal materialplastic

3thrustmaster t-flight hotas x

price (usd)49

sensor typepotentiometer

axes5

gimbal materialplastic

4thrustmaster tca sidestick airbus edition

price (usd)89

sensor typehall effect (x, y)

axes4

gimbal materialplastic

5pxn-2119ii

price (usd)60

sensor typehall effect (often)

axes4

gimbal materialplastic

6speedlink phantom hawk

price (usd)35

sensor typepotentiometer

axes3

gimbal materialplastic

7vkb gladiator nxt evo 'space combat edition' (stick only)

price (usd)150

sensor typemars (hall effect)

axes4

gimbal materialglass-fiber-reinforced pa

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