I should have researched this before buying :( This is a solid bit of gear it feels good, centres well, has a good number of buttons and initially felt really well built. I was wrong. The key issue is that the z-axis (rudder) quickly became flaky AF after about 4 months. After some digging online found two fixes for this widely known issue. The first was to disassemble the hand grip and unwind the potentiometer cable. This is wrapped around the pot and the current appears to induce a weird magnetic effect on the pot. This worked for about 4 months. The other fix is to disassemble the potentiometer itself and clean with isopropyl alcohol. I haven’t done this yet but guess that my next step. Buyer beware. If you don’t have problems with the z-axis it’s a good joystick but I’ve had to go back to using my 20 year old Sidewinder Precision Pro.

Great product with smooth action, loads of programmable buttons and cool orange glow when stick is in use

These are the best sticks ever. They are number one recommended on the game forums. I'm using them for star citizen. They were easy to set up. And easy to program. Best part is micro center matched the amazon price. So I had them that day Instead of waiting two weeks from Amazon.

The gimbal itself is amazing. The X and Y axis are very precise and have an incredibly tiny deadzone. However, the twist axis doesn't use a hall effect sensor and it started jittering within a few months. Now it doesn't yaw left and the throttle slider makes the yaw axis move.

Amazing product, comfortable and durable. I used the X-56 rhino's and they were horrible in comparison to this puppy the prices should be reversed. Highly recommended as your best choice for flight controls.

Got it as a BD present from my wife. It feels great. It's a clear improvement over my old X52 pro, even if it looks a bit cheaper. The throttle however could have been a bit more smooth.

The precision of control is excellent. The ability to set up for left hand is awesome (I use joystick in left hand and Logitech G602 mouse in right hand). My problem with this joystick is that it only has 4 buttons on the stick and some of the buttons on the base were obviously made for someone with...

It's ok it seems it was for my son

What a huge disappointment this purchase was. I had been looking forward to playing Aces High 3 and spent a full day trying to get the pedals, throttle and joystick to work. I can't explain it but it just wouldn't go with my computer (Asus I7 8 core, 16 mb, GTX Geforce 960).

Nothing makes a flight or space sim really sing like a hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) setup. Thrustmaster's $200 T.1600M FCS Flight Pack combines joystick, throttle and rudder pedals in one lovely entry-level package.