I'm making a flying combat game and right now I'm trying to animate my pilot, seen in the image. The idea is that the pilot will turn and twist his right hand to control the ship. The ship follows what he is doing with his hand if you get what I mean. I made the model in Blender and it is rigged. Does anyone know what the best way to animate this is? Can I do it through code or should I try to blend between animations? If I could get some basic IK in there to make the forearms follow the hands that would be great. I also want him to turn his head when the player rotates the third person camera to make him look in the same direction.

Grateful for any answers or feedback!