Hi,
I am still using a Saitek X45 joystick and throttle. The design of the stick sees a hard plastic dish grind against a rubber cup, despite using the suggested Silicone lube and even compressing the powerful spring that's pushing down on the disc with cable ties, it still is far from a smooth pleasant action, juddery grindy.
What I do like is the gun button on far face of stick and one on top that fire MG and Canon for the Me109E and flipping over the top shield the button there fires both together. The throttle rotates fwd, back, not a linear slide, and for me mimmicks the rotation of the throttle as per Me109E and Spitfire etc. A slider at base of my hand on the joystick resets TrackIR. It has a nice rubber coating that says class !
What is there that is WELL MADE that has a much more pleasant action as this spring, cup thing is awful. A spitfire Dunlop spade grip was sweet, it floated , you werent aware of the grip putting up a fight, you thought it and the Spitfire did it !
It is such a shame that we dont have a Dunlop spade grip or a KG12 grip for flight simming. but are stuck with grips for a jet to operate a prop WW2 aircraft.
Cheers
BOBC
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