I use a T Flight Hotas X on my PC and it works flawlessly. But be aware that there are some issues regarding joystick and mouse inputs. I created a bug report for that matter, but it seems I'm the only one who cares about this (that, or my english is so bad nobody understands what the bug is about).
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/PC-Starfighter-controls-can-t-go-back-from-mouse-to-controller...
For now, i just unplug the mouse after chosing my fighter (an then plug in again when I die). Its somewat anoying but at least i can be sure controls won't go mad in the middle of a dogfight.