Help with joystick

[Sasha]

Originally Posted by Yammo

Saitek x52(standard)
I used this stick for about 2 years and it is, in my opinion, awesome.
It seems to me, that the main reason some people dislike the x52, is
because of it's sloppy springs. But imo, the springs were just perfect.

I did have some problems with the stick occasionally resetting mid-flight,
which often meant I would fall out of formation or even crash if it happened
during take-off or flare. Make sure you have the stick replaced at the first
sight of such problems and an x52 will serve you well at a reasonable cost.

Caution: With this stick, you will never have to touch the keyboard again,
something that there is no going back to after getting used to the x52.

X52 is a great set of hardware... but:

It is too soft in stick movement, simply lacks spring resistance, no WW2 feeling !
It is also really huge (but really) huge piece on your desktop...

My feeling - great piece of hardware for F-16 or Flight sim. X... but "not my cup of tea" in WW2 environment...