Dictionary

HOTAS - An acronym for ‘Hands On Throttle And Stick’. These are controllers that are designed to have one hand resting on the joystick and the other on the throttle control.

Hat switch -A multidirectional button akin to the D-pad on a modern controller. Their pointed hat-like shape makes them easy to push with your thumb, without having to shift your grip. They come in four-way or eight-way configurations, and are most commonly used to control your direction of view for in-cockpit flying.

Axi - Not of evil. These are your directions of movement. Normal joysticks control pitch (look up and down) and roll (tip left and right) while the third axis, for space simulators, is yaw (look left and right).