Years ago I was looking for a great stick for playing the Mech Warrior games. I picked up a Saitek X45. Wow, what a POS. No twist and worst of all, for very small movements it would get stuck and make you use too much pressure, overshooting you movement. I ended up giving that pile of junk away.
Separate stick and throttle; twist rudder control; lots of buttons; PC and PS3 compatibility; smooth operation even for short movements
No force feedback