whats the ultimate flight sim?

[MNuTz]

My brother has just bought himself a decent PC and being a flight sim fan from about 8-10 years ago he is looking at getting back in to them.

He needs suggestions for hardware and software.

He is into hardcore flight sims to arcade flying games, especially likes helicopter games. Basically, anything that involves flying

Thanks

 

[MNuTz]

thanks for the replies.

What about controls??

anything under £200 would be about right, he says he would however go upto £300 if it was needed

 

[MNuTz]

thanks for the extra suggestions, he is browsing over them all now but hes having really trouble deciding I can see him buying them all and locking himself away for a month!!

Still waiting for suggestions on good quality functional joysticks etc.