AB6force feedback kit: a 6 Nm base, the MHG grip and a clamp

6 Nm of force feedback, the MHG grip and a clamp in one box

The MOZA AB6 Flight Simulator is an entry kit with real force feedback: the AB6 base and the MHG grip in one box, plus a desk clamp. Unlike spring-loaded joysticks, the force here is generated by two servo motors, so the aircraft physically pulls on the stick — you feel aerodynamic load, stall buffet and landing kick rather than the resistance of a spring. The base produces 4.4 Nm of continuous roll torque and up to 6 Nm of peak combined torque, with ±20° of roll and ±17° of pitch travel — more than most short-throw sticks, thanks to its longer lever arm. The housing is aluminium alloy, the unit weighs 2.95 kg, it draws 72 W from 110–220 V mains, polls over USB at 1000 Hz and resolves its axes across 0–65535 steps. Telemetry-based feedback works natively with no plug-ins and is tuned in MOZA Cockpit, alongside the eight programmable front-panel buttons and their 16.7-million-colour RGB backlight. The carbon-fibre reinforced MHG grip provides 25 assignable outputs: four five-way switches, a Hall-effect hat switch (mini-stick) and a two-stage trigger. The base mounts to a desk with the included clamp, to a separate base mount adapter, or hard to a rig profile. MSFS 2020 and 2024, DCS World, X-Plane 10–12, IL-2 and War Thunder are supported; the platform is PC.

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   Two servo motors instead of a spring

   In an ordinary joystick a spring pulls the stick back to centre — the force is always the same and tells you nothing about the flight. In the AB6 two servo motors create the force: the sim sets the load and the stick pulls on your hand the way real control surfaces would. Controls stiffen with speed and go slack as it bleeds off; a stall arrives as buffet, not as text on the screen.

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   6 Nm and a long throw

   The base delivers 4.4 Nm of continuous roll torque and up to 6 Nm of peak combined torque. More telling than the raw numbers is the travel: ±20° of roll and ±17° of pitch. The long lever arm gives more effective stick movement than short desktop joysticks, so fine corrections on the glideslope or in a fight do not depend on a steady wrist.

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   The MHG grip is already in the box

   The kit includes the carbon-fibre reinforced MHG grip: 25 assignable outputs, four five-way switches, a Hall-effect hat switch (mini-stick) and a two-stage trigger. There is no separate grip to buy — the setup flies straight out of the box. Later, the base will take any other grip in the MOZA Flight range if you want a different control profile.

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   Telemetry without plug-ins

   In DCS World, Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane the feedback is built on the sim's own telemetry — no third-party plug-ins or utilities are needed. MOZA Cockpit is where you set force profiles, centring, damping and friction for a specific aircraft, and where the eight front-panel buttons and their 16.7-million-colour RGB backlight are programmed.

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   It fits on an ordinary desk

   The base measures 188 × 123 × 163 mm, weighs 2.95 kg and is housed in aluminium alloy. A cockpit frame is optional: the desk clamp is in the box and holds the base to a desktop. For a permanent build there is a base mount adapter (sold separately) and built-in holes for hard-mounting to aluminium profile; power is 72 W from a standard wall socket.