Next Level Racing Flight Seat Pro review and specs

What changes in the cockpit

It puts the stick where your body expects it. A HOTAS on the center pole sits between your knees like in a fighter, and NLR lists 80 mm of height adjustment and a 74-degree angle range to get the grip right. No more stick creeping across the desk when you pull hard in a DCS merge.

The flight plate arms mount on top for airplane setups or lower for helicopter collectives. Side joysticks, throttles and rudder pedals are all on the supported list.

Desk or home cockpit?

Both, and that's the clever part. Lockable castor wheels let you roll it up to your desk and fly with the monitors you already own. At 43.1 kg it's not something you carry around, but you can push it back when the flight is over.

One catch for yoke pilots: the yoke goes on NLR's Flight Stand Pro, sold separately. If you fly airliners with a yoke, count that in, or look at a cockpit that lists a yoke mount out of the box.

Great if you…

• fly a HOTAS in DCS, space sims or helicopters and want the stick between your knees
• want a home cockpit that still uses your desk and monitors
• want the seat included, and the top cockpit score in our data

Skip it if…

• you fly yoke-first: the yoke needs the Flight Stand Pro, sold separately
• you want every mount, yoke included, already in the box
• you would rather keep your stick on the desk. You would be paying for a pole you never use.

What Next Level Racing promises

Points taken from the official manufacturer spec sheet.

• Center HOTAS mounting pole with 80 mm of height adjustment and a 74-degree angle range
• Flight plate arms mount on top for airplane setups or lower for helicopter collectives
• Lockable castor wheels let you roll it up to your desk; supports up to 330 lb (150 kg)

Compatibility and contents

The official spec sheet does not list any platforms. Supported controls: center HOTAS stick, side joysticks and throttles, helicopter controls, rudder pedals; yoke via Flight Stand Pro (sold separately). Version: Standard edition (NLR-S033); Boeing Military Edition sold separately. The seat is included.

Price and availability

US price checked on October 29, 2026: $699. Linked merchant: Next Level Racing US. The price at the merchant is the one that applies.

Better fit elsewhere?

For yoke setups, the Next Level Racing Flight Simulator lists a yoke, a center HOTAS, dual joysticks, throttles and pedals among its supported controls, seat included, for $799, $100 more. The Trak Racer TR8 Pro Flight Simulator Cockpit with Seat comes with its seat, side mounts, a sliding yoke mount and a rudder mount for $999.

The F-GT Elite with the Elite Flight Pack is the bigger frame: $1,298 for the cockpit and the pack, seat not included. All four are ranked in the best flight sim cockpits.

The verdict

If you fly with a HOTAS, the Flight Seat Pro is the smartest way into a home cockpit: it uses your desk instead of replacing it, and it has the top cockpit score we have. $699 at Next Level Racing US on October 29, 2026.

Check the price, then measure the space behind your chair.

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