How we test
We’ve tested six flight controllers of various types, with prices ranging from under £30 to £400, with plenty in between, and all of them will get the basic job done. When it comes to choosing which is right for you, though, there's a few factors to consider.
The first is whether you just care about terrestrial flight or space flight too. For conventional aeroplanes, you just need two axes of movement: pitch and roll. To control these axes, the stick tilts forward and back and left and right. Then, you can control the rudder (yaw) either with separate pedals or via keyboard input.
If, however, you’re working in space, you want to not only control pitch and roll but yaw as well. In which case, you’ll want…