Electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft gaming apparatus and methods

A method of controlling an aircraft in a video game, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a processor, signals corresponding to longitudinal and lateral linear movements of a first inceptor and a second inceptor, wherein the first inceptor and the second inceptor are configured to accept longitudinal and lateral linear movements as manual input;
• and
• controlling, via the processor, movement of the aircraft in the video game based on the received signals, wherein controlling a heading of the aircraft is based on a signal corresponding to lateral linear movement of the second inceptor,
• wherein controlling heading of the aircraft is further based on a determined phase of flight.

A video game apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• a first inceptor, communicatively coupled to the processor, the first inceptor configured to accept longitudinal and lateral linear movements as manual input and provide corresponding signals to the processor;
• and
• a second inceptor, communicatively coupled to the processor, the second inceptor configured to accept longitudinal and lateral linear movements as manual input and provide corresponding signals to the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to control a heading of an aircraft in a video game using a signal received from the second inceptor corresponding to lateral linear movement of the second inceptor, and
• wherein the processor is not configured to control the heading of the aircraft using a signal received from the second inceptor corresponding to a twisting movement of the second inceptor.

A method of controlling an aircraft in a video game, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a processor, signals corresponding to longitudinal and lateral linear movements of a first inceptor and a second inceptor, wherein the first inceptor and the second inceptor are configured to accept longitudinal and lateral linear movements as manual input;
• and
• controlling, via the processor, movement of the aircraft in the video game based on the received signals, wherein controlling a heading of the aircraft is based on a signal corresponding to lateral linear movement of the second inceptor,
• wherein controlling the heading of the aircraft is not based on a signal corresponding to a twisting movement of the second inceptor.