So looks like anyone who was still holding their breath for a SC HOTAS can officially breathe again since MadCatz filed for Chapter 7 and is in the process of liquidating their assets. They have been in trouble for a while but this is probably the final nail in the coffin for the company.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/295000/Struggling_peripheral_maker_Mad_Catz_files_for_bankruptcy.php
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Saitek was sold to Logitech September last year, that was when SC HOTAS plan pretty much went back to square 1.
MadCatz going RIP now doesn't affect the SC HOTAS plan, what affected it was when MadCatz sold Saitek (the relevant company here) to Logitech.
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― CD PROJEKT RED
http://blog.logitech.com/2016/09/15/creating-immersive-gaming-experience-logitech-acquires-saitek/
As for a Star Citizen custom HOTAS I'm sure it will come at some point, the madcatz/saitek prototypes they showed looked awful and I'm sure Logitech will go in different direction.
Also good riddance to madcatz/saitek...such junk.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
When it died and I ordered a new one, however, it was obvious that the company had changed. In fact, it was quite obvious that they had changed the entire manufacturing process. The first one was made with strong plastics, metal clips and connectors, textured but durable rubber and felt like a solid piece of machinery.
The second mouse, of the exact same model, was made of cheap flexible plastic, the metal clips, screws and connectors were now plastic, the rubberized texture was coming off in my hands the first day I used it. In fact, it felt like I had bought a cheap knock-off brand instead of the real deal. I ended up returning it for a refund with a strongly worded message about their quality control.
Now I'm back in the Logitech camp again with a Proteus Core and its a fantastic mouse.
I replaced my ancient CH pedals with these http://mfg.simundza.com/products
No complaints about my CH pedals, still working great after 15 years, but as far as control goes, they don't hold a candle to the Crosswind.
The Crosswind is made by a small business, it takes about 6 weeks to get the pedals and the vendor doesn't charge until the pedals are ready to ship.
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2nd best and lower budget are the VKB ones: https://flightsimcontrols.com/store/pedals/vkb-t-rudder-pedals-mk-iv/
The pedals that I want for my racing rig cost $900. There's no way in hell my wife will go for that. My dream racing rig? Around 20K total.