Saitek 65F vs CH Figherstick vs Thrustmaster Warthog

[zack1234]

I physically stuck my logitec FF axis and it turned into a very nice stick

FF is not my cup of tea so I don't  use it anymore

[Nitrous]

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[Bong40]

Been using X52 for 2 years now with very few problems (I clean it and lube it frequently) even though most say its junk. I recently purchased an x65f...Right outta the box its very nice heavy duty all metal, lots of buttons but the throttle seemed tight so on my first attempt to loosen it the adjuster screw clicked once then stripped... done.I did still try and use the stick for a week. It seems like a great stick... but I agree that the pressure sensing makes it too unstable for close in combat... every light touch results in your pipper jumping several degrees off target. I tried many different setups and weights but could not find the sweet spot. The stick is also large... someone with very large hands would find in nice, i dont have huge hands so the pinky switches were difficult to use as well as the pov switch was above what i normally use as secondary weapon release, i dropped alot of bombs and fired off many cannon rds while trying to look around. looking to find a different stick now.. considering CH rig(i have pedals) now looking into warthog.. any recommendations would be great

[james]

For the x65 to be good in aces high you have to go to the offline arena (ok hair splitters you can go to any arena really but this is an example) and do several dives in a plane you use alot onto some of the drones. Find the max pressure it takes for you to get a good pull on the stick without drilling it into the ground or another plane. Then times that number in pressure by 2. Then leave it alone. You want to be set in the middle of your max pull that you are comfortable with. Once I got used to mine I loved it. Once it broke and Saitek wouldn't honor the warranty I decided they get no more money from me.

The ch is cool but the buttons and trigger are all buttons veeeeery accurate stick though.

The warthog to me is new, I just got mine a couple days before christmas. I will never buy another plastic stick again, they are the paper towels of the hobby. I will cry if my warthog breaks.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,325817.0.html <----- read this for more on the x65