I think the resistance is just for the stick.
I had a quick blast there. Will take some getting used to, but already much better than the Xbox controller. It was very playable on the controller, but I really started to struggle with the throttle control. Having a proper big stick you can move around works much better than using buttons, also much less chance of reversing the thrust by mistake. It was also so hard to tell sometimes what the throttle position was, without looking down at the control in cockpit. So far so good. Also, mine already had the latest firmware installed.