The joystick saga

[Cooley]

Update, in the last few days ive already bought 2 used but in great shape MSPP2's

and there are like 6 or 7 more on Ebay, fyi

[Wilbus]

Thrustmaster Fox 2 Pro is quite similair to the Sidewinder IMO, I had to scrap the Sidewinder PS Pro after 5-6 years of use. It was still as responsive as the day I got it but after more then 2000 flight hours the hat was worn out. That poor hat must have been moved around in circles millions of times.

The Fox 2 Pro still works fine after more then a year which is more then I can say for Logicrap 3D cordless which I had to hand in after 1 month because the hat stopped working.

Good alternative but I suggest, like ghosth, that you try and pick up another Sidewinder on Ebay. Didn't quite seem as if you wanna spend the money needed for a CH Stick which was posted above.

[DrWig]

I use the Thrustmaster Fox Pro 2 USB too.  It's a nice stick.  After about a year and a half it went crazy, but a quick squirt of WD40 into the pots inside the stick fixed it, and it's now been fine since (probably about 6 months).  In fact, you can fix most sticks this way. Take it apart, find the variable resistors (pots), i.e. the moving part connected to the stick and spray them with electronic cleaning spray, will give you loads more life in your stick.

cheers

DrWig