If you really want to get serious about flight sims, these VKB peripherals are about as good as they come. For those looking for a more casual experience, however, this is likely to be a step too far.

The throttle, however, is perfectly cromulent. I got an open-box deal that is cheap enough that it's actually worth considering keeping the throttle, and replacing the stick. Maybe selling the stick ...

You can, supposedly, pre-order Virpil now, or will be able to with site update. Not sure that is "done" or still "in progress" though. Same here—got sick of replacing Warthog sticks (my second in 5 ...