# Alternative flight controllers

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/alternative-flight-controllers/4980>\
**Category:** Blue Robotics Products\
**Created:** [May 1, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/alternative-flight-controllers/4980 "2019-05-01T12:08:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HMS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/hms/32/4012_2.png) [@HMS](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/HMS)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/alternative-flight-controllers/4980/1 "2019-05-01T12:08:56Z")

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Hi there,

I am trying to configure a Saitek HOTAS dual joystick set up - The first problem is they are dual input and QGC only accepts a single control input at a time. I am looking at various ways of resolving this but as I run everything off a Mac it is more challenging.  
The second issue is I can’t seem to find the setting in QGC that allows me to configure more than 15 buttons (+ shift function = 30 buttons)  
I have enough buttons on these sticks to assign all tasks without using the shift function.

Can anyone advise?  
Thanks in advance, A.

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**Author:** ![Boko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/boko/32/7241_2.png) [@Boko](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/Boko)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/alternative-flight-controllers/4980/2 "2019-05-01T19:00:16Z")

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I have a workaround that makes theses joysticks emulate Xbox  
Se thread:

> [@Using a flight controller joystick in liew of game pad controller](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/using-a-flight-controller-joystick-in-liew-of-game-pad-controller/843/29):
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> Old postings regarding my flights sticks:

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**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/alternative-flight-controllers/4980/3 "2019-05-14T16:49:46Z")

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> The second issue is I can’t seem to find the setting in QGC that allows me to configure more than 15 buttons (+ shift function = 30 buttons)  
> I have enough buttons on these sticks to assign all tasks without using the shift function.

The limit is 16 assignments, see here: [How to assign actions to more than 16 buttons in QGC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/how-to-assign-actions-to-more-than-16-buttons-in-qgc/1899)