I have the Cyborg X, it's cheap! The reason that they flex is that all (and there are lots!) of the adjustment points are left loose and need tightening as soon as you take it out of the box. The annoying free play is due to the yoke rake adjustment being held by a spring loaded pin and not a screw. Buttons fall off and need modding too......all easy to do for a DIY enthusiast. I like the layout and it's cheap enough to carry out the improvements and void the warranty. When it finally falls apart, I will get something better. Quality of Madcatz products leaves a lot to be desired but you get what you pay for. I (ab)use it a hell of a lot and it still functions....:grin:

To illustrate, this HOTAS of a squad mate is all DIY, he carved the plugs in wood, make molds with fiberglass and mold final grips with fiberglass. Gimbal is automotive U-Joint, and, instead springs use hydraulic dampers - this allow use stick as trim (like in Black Shark): put the plane iin some attitude and hands off the stick, he maintains the position.

Electronics is BU0836, Allegro HALL sensor, commercial switch's and buttons.

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Sokol1

Awesome setup, i'm clicking as mush ads as i can to buy the bu0836 XD
I'm electromechanical highschool graduate so it's should be doable, but that looks terrific quality, not sure i can replicate all.

My Cyborg X is still working ok too after a couple of months use. Maybe i'm lucky? No buttons have fallen off yet and the free play is nothing like as big as the one in the video. So i'm happy with it seing as I paid very little for it and I think its an ok stick for PC sim rookies like me, before thinking about a more expensive stick in the future if I get more serious about Sim flying.