It depends on the type of aircraft. Aircrafts with yoke: normally you hold the yoke with the left hand and the throttle with the right hand. If you are in the

It depends on the type of aircraft. Aircrafts with yoke: normally you hold the yoke with the left hand and the throttle with the right hand. If you are in the right seat then it will be the opposite, but traditionally the pilot in command is always seated on the left while the right seat is for the co-pilot (airliners) or for the instructor in training flights. Planes with stick: Airbus airliners - same as above i.e. joystick left hand, throttle right hand, unless you are in the co-pilot seat. Most other aircrafts with a stick, including fighter jets, light aircrafts etc.: joystick right hand, throttle left hand; the joystick can either be on the right side of the pilot, or between legs, in either case you hold it with your right hand since the throttle is on the left. The other primary control on every aircraft is the rudder, which is always controlled with pedals. Some gaming joysticks can simulate the rudder movements by twisting the joystick on its vertical axis but this is never the case in real life, so if you want realism you will need rudder pedals.