Is anybody able to fly helicopters with an Xbox controller effectively?

Depends how you define effectively. Yes, I can- but I just press my Xbox default throttle button and the helo lifts off. Then I steer it with the joystick. If it’s too hard of a helo or spins wildly, I give up and pick a new one. But there’s quite a few I do use for a bit.

So yes, I can But no I don’t do anything that’s technically correct haha