A compact two-axis control stick comprising: a pilot input device pivotable about a pitch axis and a roll axis; a pitch force feedback drive including: a pitch motor including an output shaft; a pitch gear train including a pitch sun gear mounted to the output shaft of the pitch motor, a plurality of pitch planet gears mounted to a fixed position pitch carrier, and a pitch ring gear, the plurality of pitch planet gears radially positioned between the pitch sun gear and the pitch ring gear: characterised in that the two-axis control stick further comprises: a roll force feedback drive including: a roll motor including an output shaft; a roll gear train including a roll sun gear mounted to the output shaft of the roll motor, a plurality of roll planet gears mounted to a fixed position roll carrier, and a roll ring gear, the plurality of roll planet gears radially positioned between the roll sun gear and the roll ring gear; and a pitch linkage operably coupling the pitch force feedback drive to the pilot input device, the pitch linkage being operably coupled to the pilot input device and the pitch ring gear such that rotation of the pitch ring gear causes rotation of the pilot input device about the pitch axis; a roll linkage operably coupling the roll force feedback drive to the pilot input device, the roll linkage being operably coupled to the pilot input device and the roll ring gear such that rotation of the roll ring gear causes rotation of the pilot input device about the roll axis. a pilot input device pivotable about a pitch axis and a roll axis; a pitch force feedback drive including: a pitch motor including an output shaft; a pitch gear train including a pitch sun gear mounted to the output shaft of the pitch motor, a plurality of pitch planet gears mounted to a fixed position pitch carrier, and a pitch ring gear, the plurality of pitch planet gears radially positioned between the pitch sun gear and the pitch ring gear: a pitch motor including an output shaft; a pitch gear train including a pitch sun gear mounted to the output shaft of the pitch motor, a plurality of pitch planet gears mounted to a fixed position pitch carrier, and a pitch ring gear, the plurality of pitch planet gears radially positioned between the pitch sun gear and the pitch ring gear: a roll motor including an output shaft; a roll gear train including a roll sun gear mounted to the output shaft of the roll motor, a plurality of roll planet gears mounted to a fixed position roll carrier, and a roll ring gear, the plurality of roll planet gears radially positioned between the roll sun gear and the roll ring gear; and a pitch linkage operably coupling the pitch force feedback drive to the pilot input device, the pitch linkage being operably coupled to the pilot input device and the pitch ring gear such that rotation of the pitch ring gear causes rotation of the pilot input device about the pitch axis; a roll linkage operably coupling the roll force feedback drive to the pilot input device, the roll linkage being operably coupled to the pilot input device and the roll ring gear such that rotation of the roll ring gear causes rotation of the pilot input device about the roll axis.