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Title: If it's not metal, it's garbage!
Review: This product is a great starter HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick). But it is a HORRIBLE finisher.The buttons stick. A quick perusal of the usenet will show this to be the norm.The stick has an annoying (and childish) cover over the missile button. This is stupid. The stick is WAY too big as well. I'm all over it trying to get to the different buttons. A REAL fighter joystick has all buttons VERY easy to reach. You can forget about quick response with this thing.The stick's programmability leaves A LOT to be desired. There is no way to program a key to do different keystrokes on subsequent presses. For instance, button 8 could map to "g" to lower gear. And then, hitting button 8 again would map to "U" to cause gear to retract.The stick's plastic resistance base at the end of the springs also doesn't move smoothly - it's jumpy.My recommendation: Cougar HOTAS from ThrustMaster. I'm E-Bay'ing my Saitek.
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