Ok, for using the 8 way hats on the CH pro throttle, you are probably experiencing not keeping a solid steady pressure on the pull, which causes the effect sometimes of jumping between the two on either side of the hat switch input you are using.... Also it could possibly be that the CH pro throttle switches are worn.... Depends on the amount of use, but my CH pro throttle is 21+ years old and finally starting to show signs of wear
I have 2 brand new 3D Pro joysticks still in the box, if you want another new one to try, I don't mind sending it to you, free of charge....
BTW, you wouldn't be any kin to a player that played Air Warrior in the 90's that went by Homer, would you? just curious. Homer lived there in Middleburg
I was stationed at NAS Cecilfield back long ago and both my 20+ year old daughters live in Middleburg..
Shoot me a personal message if you want or are interested in a different Logitech 3D Pro joystick.
Hope this helps ( Note: it's been nearly 14 years since I have looked at the switch and buttons layouts on them 3D Pro joysticks, I need to refresh my memory on the layout )
One other recommendation, is to go into control panel/power management and I would set my power options to high performance and then go through the drop down menu and make sure to turn of your USB port/hub power managing, so that you always have constant power to the USB ports
Hope this helps
TC