Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a joystick. While a HOTAS (hands on throttle-and-stick — e.g. a yoke controller with inputs right there on ...

Check the Joystick enabled option if a joystick is connected. If not, Google Earth will use your keyboard and mouse by default. Click on Start Flight and the Flight Simulator will begin.

The best PC joysticks will pull you into the experience and give you a level of finite control that a gamepad or a keyboard and mouse simply can't replicate. Right now, the best PC joystick is the ...