Wich joystick to buy?

[albx]

I also had an Aviator, and as TheGrunch said I also had calibration and centering problems. Than i bought the thrustmaster Flight Hotas-x and it is awesome. The throttle can be detached, it's very ergonomic and more precise than the Saitek Aviator.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by albx

Than i bought the thrustmaster Flight Hotas-x and it is awesome. The throttle can be detached, it's very ergonomic and more precise than the Saitek Aviator.

I had this stick for 48hrs - and returned it.

The stick itself is pretty well made, unfortunately it lacks some buttons.
Worst part: the resistance of the stick is not linear to it's movement range - it increases somewhere at 75% and decreases at 8x%.

The throttle is just cheap, the friction is a joke, and the rocker switch is of no use at all since it's an axis.

No mapping software either.

Conclusion: It's cheap, but it's a crappy hotas too.
Go and buy a better "not hotas" stick for the money, or if you want hotas: spend more.

and more precise

Didn't feel very precise, however I can only compare it to the x52.

[albx]

Originally Posted by swiss

I had this stick for 48hrs - and returned it.

The stick itself is pretty well made, unfortunately it lacks some buttons.
Worst part: the resistance of the stick is not linear to it's movement range - it increases somewhere at 75% and decreases at 8x%.

The throttle is just cheap, the friction is a joke, and the rocker switch is of no use at all since it's an axis.

No mapping software either.

Conclusion: It's cheap, but it's a crappy hotas too.
Go and buy a better "not hotas" stick for the money, or if you want hotas: spend more.




Didn't feel very precise, however I can only compare it to the x52.

my comparision was with the Saitek aviator not with the x-52. The X-52 price is about the double of what i paid for the thrustmaster, and it is just good for my use... I paid mine about 40 euro, the X-52 is about 100 euro and more