Why Getting Back In the Cockpit With the Viper TQS Mission Pack is Top Fun

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Not to start with a massive spoiler for Act 2 of life, but middle age has few upsides before the nosedive into elderliness begins in earnest. I always figured the greatest perk would be more disposable income to buy sicker toys and gadgets, however, there’s no time to enjoy any of it. That being the case, I’ve modified this supposed mid-life bonus into something I've dubbed Connoisseur Gaming Inception—the pure satisfaction of slyly introducing a younger family member to an unknown gaming genre, just to see if you can watch a new passion take flight.

I’m being quite literal with today’s example. Recently, my eldest glanced up from his usual nine-hour Geometry Dash binge to mention Star Wars Squadrons was in his price range (i.e., $2.49). His request triggered memories of a similar childhood request I made involving an approaching birthday, the X-Wing Collector’s Edition, and a joystick.

Long story short, I decided it was high time to help him reach for the skies (and his very first foray into flight sims).

In order to give him his wings properly (X ones, Y ones, the variable-sweeps of a Tomcat, or otherwise), I knew an update to my HOTAS setup would be essential. It’s been a minute, folks. I joined the Rebel Alliance in ‘98 with a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 joystick, and that was the gateway into an on-again-off-again love affair with the genre—intense summer flings with Jane's Fighters Anthology, MS Flight Simulators, etc. Obviously, my HOTAS setup became a revolving door of better model updates, too, until I broke formation to redistribute my money into steering wheels and VR headsets instead.

Banking back to the topic of Connoisseur Gaming Inception, though, I do have a pro tip that will raise your percentage chance of success. You should always try to sidecar the new thing being introduced with something your victim has a preexisting love for, no matter how tangential it may seem. The link I went with was tenuous and mixed-media, but still potent. Having