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Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick vs Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick
Comparing performance for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 · Scoring: 45% CPU / 40% GPU weighted
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick vs Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick for MSFS: Winwing wins by 10.5 points.
The Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick scores 75/100 against the Warthog's 64.5/100 on our model-derived scale, a gap that translates to more axis resolution and button density when managing complex approach plates into EGLL or KJFK with AI traffic loaded. The Warthog's metal construction and established button layout give it a familiar edge for pilots already mapped into DCS-style cockpit workflows who are transitioning those bindings into MSFS VFR cross-country legs. The Ursa Minor's six axes and 26 buttons give bush pilots and airliner crews more headroom to assign flaps, trim, and view controls without reaching for a keyboard during photogrammetry-heavy city flyovers over Manhattan or central London.
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick
Choose Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick if you are already deep in a DCS/MSFS dual-sim setup and want a stick whose button layout and metal build port cleanly into existing MSFS control profiles without remapping from scratch.
Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick
Choose Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick if you need the extra axis and button count to fully bind all MSFS systems — from autopilot disconnect to trim and view axes — during dense online multiplayer sessions on VATSIM without keyboard breaks.
The Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick is the clear buy for most MSFS pilots — its 10.5-point lead on our model-derived scale, six axes, and 26 buttons give you the binding depth the sim demands across every scenario from VFR legs to photogrammetry approaches.
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Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick
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Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Flight Stick scores 64.5/100 while Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick scores 75/100 for MSFS. Winwing Ursa Minor Fighter Joystick holds a 10.5 point lead.
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