[hiro]

A few months ago I need to replace my ailing 3 month old Logitech extreme . . . the stick in neutral would input left aileron and pull down (when using IL-2 config, the green / red squares) and the twist was pulling max twist right or left everytime the stick was touched. Got a replacement but it took nearly a month to get it . . . but didn't want to replace it every 3 mo's or so.

I could have waited a month and gotten the G940 . . . but the only review was Jay Hall's and it wasn't enough to grab me.


I went with full CH set up . . . I needed a HOTAS and the G940 was too new. I made it a personal policy to not get 1st gen stuff (since this was Logitech's 1st gen HOTAS).

A) my friend does UAV programming for the electronics, and all the guys there use the mil grade CH stuff and got a SPAWAR thumbs up.

B) many posts here and in the UBIZOO said CH was built for durability and reliability, plus you could get couger programming complicated or simply just plug and play (configure using windows control panel game controllers)

B2) I noticed Saitek, Logitech, Thrustmaster all had "horror" posts on quality, customer service run arounds etc . . . but CH didn't . . .

C) the guys in CH hanger were quick to get back to you . . .

D) A real life friend's psycho' ex powerlifting girlfriend grabbed and threw his 4 year old CH gear, ripping the USB's out (but they still worked on both PC and CH) and hurled it across the street in a badly aimed throw at my car while I was hot evac' him (away from her). I came back around he got it. They are scratched but worked fine despite the 5+ meter rise and fall.




So far with my CH HOTAS it rocks.

There are a few caveats with CH, it is light and offers no resistance, but I got used to it very fast.

CH I can use on full 100% sensitivity in il2 joy control, other joysticks wobble or do something nutty with 100%.

The CH pedals were designed for women in mind, I would appreciate one that allowed more foot spread . . . I can manage (spread my knees apart and set it at a right distance from my chair . . . ) but still hope the newers one have more feet spacing . . .


Hopefully Logitech did fix the durability issue ... and the G940 shows this . . .

Also Saitek has a HOTAS with a stick that doesn't move but feels the force of your hand when you push and detects that.