exactly the way I use it, although I am using the X-52 throttle, I went through so many saitek sticks they all are crap, this fighter stick is DA balls,once the X-52 throttle is cooked and saitek peddles are toast, I am going all CH and I will never go back.
When I first started playing Aw, I bought a cheap MS sidewinder stick, a very old one, I think it had two buttons. That was after reading Brooke's manual and before playing the game. Just reading I knew I was hooked immediately. After about a week of the crappy stick, I ordered a complete TM rig, the flcs tqs and rcs getup, those rudder pedals were great. In fact, the whole rig was, but the stick crapped out on me after about a year of everyday use. I tried to fix it but couldn't.
Then I ordered a CH rig, the old gameport stuff, which I loved and stuck with until aw died, around the time that the usb stuff started really coming out. I played FA for a while while it was on the Zone (and Rapier was running it, it was good then) and I was here for a few camps too, all still using my CH rig, it was nearly indestructible. I say nearly because I lost it in an apartment fire.
When I came back here last year, I ordered a Saitek rig, because it was cheaper. It took me about two months to get myself a CH getup again, and I love it just as much. They just make great stuff. It simply works and you just don't think about it at all when you're flying.
Once you get your full rig Ink, you'll wonder what took you so long.
