wingman rudder problems

[xtinct]

Hello,

I have a fairly new (3 Mon) Logitech wingman Extreme digital 3d Joystick and do experience major problems with the "Twist" - rudder. When in calibration mode you can see that even when I don't touch the stick there are extreme spikes. Moving the stick leads to unwanted rudder reations (which makes flying really interesting ;-). I tried dead band / damping but it only works when pushing the two sliders to max  - result: no rudder. Does anybody has the same problem with this stick and knows any reason, or maybe solution - before I throw the thing out of my window.....

cheers

xtinct

[Dennis]

These sticks are notorious for this problem.

You'll likely hear from some Logitech bashers.  But I'm not dissing the stick; I am on my second one and am thoroughly satisfied with it for various reasons.  The defective twisty doesn't bother me though, because I use pedals for my rudder.  I just lock the twisty with the handydandy little screw at the base, and forget it.

However, if you're stuck without pedals, you could return it for a replacement.  Logitech has a very good warranty.  But you'll be returning often because, as I said, these things seem to go out almost immediately with moderate use.  (The twisty on my new stick -- 1 month old -- is already spikey ... and I don't even USE the feature!)

Or, you can get a different stick.  I believe there may be other options the Logitech's $30-something price range.

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