With the plethora of possible controls for ED and the experimenting I did myself, how do you control the game ? I'm currently using dual sticks and voice attack.
Full CH Products suite (stick, throttle and pedals). The best part is the analogue mini-stick on the thumb end of the throttle for translational thruster control.
TrackIR or ED head tracker is missing from the Poll list ... It might not directly control you ship, but the additional freedom to look around with your hands still on the controls helps a lot.