Have to recommend against the Thrustmaster pedals. For as expensive as they are they are built of extremely cheap plastic. Further they are uncomfortably close together. If you're going to spend the money, look elsewhere. Mine are currently sitting off to the side as they broke pretty quickly...
I don't actually care much about the achievement, it was more to show just how little time I've actually spent doing the thing I actually paid to do vs how much time steam says I've been doing it. My calculations put me at about 2.5 hours in the pilot seat. Steam says:
Figure maybe .3-.5 hours...
In my particular case, the fact I couldn't even try the game before the refund policy was voided thanks to the game downloading itself through its own launcher. Scummy business practice.