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There are force feedback joysticks, though I don't know whether something like MS Flight Simulator supports that.

• makomk 6y ago
  It'd take a pretty fancy home force feedback system to be able to simulate forces in the multiple-pound range, which I think is what it'd take to give an accurate simulation.
  • salawat 6y ago
    Mind, "multi-pound" in this situation is "more force than a grown and fit pilot can reasonably exert from a cockpit seat". I did some napkin math at one point, and the motor on those screwjacks to actuate against the Ethiopian Airlines loads was in the avenue of a 300 ft-lbs if I remember correctly.. (I only remember it was a number similar to what a car engine would be expected to put out). I didn't know the exact gearing arrangement for the trim wheel, but the simulator footage was enough to convince me it certainly wasn't guaranteed to be practical.