[bobbysocks]

I cant do flight with a regular controller....frustrates the heck out of me. That is why I didnt play any flight combat for years...til i got this stick. I love it. You have so much more control....do adjust the sensitivity down in your settings for the game. I have mine back to where the maneuvers are pretty close to realistic and luckily the game seems to compensate by adjusting the opponents by the same. As for the brakes. Seems to me pulling the stick all the way back after you have bled off some ground speed seems to act as brakes. pulling elevator on a real plane doesnt cause that much drag to slow you as fast as in the game.