Except for the driver part you can do the exact same thing. Nothing is forcing you to use the mouse. I.E. View keys are still active as before.
HiTech
this is true. I have all the gv functions linked to my joystick. except for engine start, I am out of buttons for that one. but I have zoom toggle/in/out, move forward/reverse/turn left/turn right/ all the views on hatswitch. I even have the fire primary/secondary linked to the stick

. (first time I upped a gv and pulled the trigger and nothing happened. somehow it wasnt mapped

).
oh I forgot the dial up range for tanks is linked to my throttle, it is an awesome option

.
semp