I saw a Gladiator MK II Joystick launched by VKB SIM on xplane.org. It is priced at only $99.95, but it looks beautiful, and it has a lot of buttons—17 in total—including dedicated buttons for engine start, Throttle, and Flaps control. With mode switching, it effectively offers 27 buttons, which is basically sufficient for general flying.

This joystick is named after the Gloster Gladiator fighter, indicating that it was originally designed for playing combat flight games, so it also features numerous buttons for weaponry. The Gladiator was a British biplane Spiral fighter produced in the 1930s; the Chinese Air Force once used it during World War II to shoot down 48 invading Japanese aircraft.

I checked the reviews on YouTube and it looks pretty good too.

Additionally, these rudder pedals called T-Rudder Pedals can be directly connected to the Gladiator joystick, It should be from the same manufacturer; the design looks very unique, I wonder how the手感 is.

Later, I discovered that this product is also available on Amazon, and it’s actually $10 cheaper. Gladiator Joystick, Flight Simulator Controller Stick - PC Mac Linux