I use CH stick, Pro pedals, and old style throttle. I don't use the hats on the stick at all. The throttle buttons and hats are probrammed for views only. If you look inside a RL WW2 fighter cockpit, you'll see that the pilot had to reach out to flip switches, turn dials, etc. to activate flaps, trim, weapons selection and so forth. Only thing on the stick is usually mic switch and trigger. A bit more realistic to have to reach for the keyboard IMHO.
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Jus' cause yer paranoid don't mean I ain't out ta getcha.
GronK