THE HOTAS WARTHOG DUAL THROTTLE

The dual-throttle piece is also primarily made out of metal, weighs just over 3Kg and measures 154mm in length and 269mm in width.

Thrustmaster also states that this is a replica of the A-10C HOTAS and also has a small piece of metal with a member ID on it.

At the rear end of the dual-throttle base we find three metal switches and a button.

On the right side we find another button right next to yet another switch and the throttle friction control.

Moving forward we find 4 extra switches and a friction intensity roller.

A metal switch with a plastic top is located on the left side of the base.

As for the dual-throttle pieces themselves the left piece has a single switch on the left side whereas the right piece has a 4-way hat with push button and 3 metal switches with plastic and metal covers.

Moving at the front the left piece has a push button and the locking system while the right side has a mouse hat with push button and 3D magnetic sensor, push button and an 8-way hat.

The locking mechanism can come in handy in scenarios where you need to use but one of the engines (the A-10C can effectively fly with just one if its two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans - not all aircraft can however).

It's no secret that to date my favourite HOTAS has been the X-65F by Saitek so i thought it would be nice to compare its size to that of the HOTAS Warthog.