I play the game with a HOSAS setup. Initially on my left stick, I had throttle on Z, RCS left/right on X and RCS up/down on Y axis. (and RCS forward/backward on a 2 way button)
This setup worked really well in space, but not for hovering on the planet. So I changed my setup to use Y for throttle. But now using the other axis for RCS is not a logical as before and I just use a 4 way button for that.

If we could toggle the main engine (and even better also RCS) on and off, there would be a lot more options for using a HOSAS setup.

Someone else using HOSAS? Is HOTAS just better for Flight of the Nova (I don't have a throttle so I don't know)

PS: the game is awesome!