Have you actually played VTOL VR?
Listen, jumping into here, with "vr joystick is shit" or "laughable" is just weak. If you think that joystick is better - great. Hard for you to admit that your multi-milion dollar setup is not that versitale as VR - good for you also.
I'm not alone with my opinion. Ppl are asking about VTOL VR solution.
I'm not saying it will go away. I say that it will merge. Either ppl will play with VR + HOTAS with minimum switches, or on Full VR version.
It will be more accasable - less space required
more affordable - less equipment required
more immersive - you are inside the plane.
As it won't be as fast as switches under your fingers, tell me, do you switch car buttons also like in CS:GO maniak? Do you really need this in DCS? Does pilots switch blindly stuff in their cockpits? Some - probably. But I must admit, after several hours in VTOL VR, while I know what to switch where - it's pretty fast, and... IMMERSIVE man. This is another leauge when you change subsystems with your hand, reaching it, pushing buttons IN SPACE, not with mouse sitting in same position where only body movemnets are little finger twitches.
If you want play as you play - just do it. You already can.
But don't deny ppl like me, to have fun like me and simillar ppl want to.