lots of opinion here, makes interesting reading, thanks, but between the hotas and aviator, theres not a lot of choice really, they both have really terrible bad points.
the only reason im considering changing is because i cant customise my normal controller, everythings in the wrong place, and i hoped that a joystick would be the way to go. perhaps not as i cant stand deadzones, rudder control sounds awful ( i cant stop crashing the mustang on sim as it is ) and the hat switch is a compromise.
difficult decision to be made on tuesday then!