New HOTAS advice

[nearmiss]

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't like the poor transistion thru the X and Y axis of the CH gimbals.

I don't think it is that poor, but if you pay attention you will notice. I've not noticed how much it affects virtual performance.

If you had to rate the fighterstick, how would you rate it with 100% being the best of the best.

I would easily rate it a 95+%. I would prefer not to have the sliders on the sides of the stick, because you can't use them with your hand on the stick in combat. You can't take your hand off the stick and, if your left hand is busy as well with other things on the prothrottle.

IMO, it would be best to have some extra slider switches on the prothrottle. This way you could slide for trim, instead of bumping a switch to do the work.

You have to remember that there is a slow response (delay) on the pitch trim in IL2 after all the online wars over "trim on a slider". That screws the pooch another way. LOL