CH Products Flightstick Pro USB 4-Button Joystick 8-Way Hatswitch

by CH Products

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 10.8 x 8 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B84V
• Item model number: 200-503
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #9 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Game Hardware > PC Game Hardware > Controllers > Joysticks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

Joystick - Cable - USB - PC, Mac

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great joystick for flight sims, July 29, 2005

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Brooke P. Anderson (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CH Products Flightstick Pro USB 4-Button Joystick 8-Way Hatswitch (Personal Computers)

I've been using CH Products joysticks for about 15 years now and think they are great. I use the product (Flightstick USB Pro) primarily for multiplayer on-line air combat in Aces High, have used it in the past for lots of Air Warrior, and use it for a bit of WWII Online. I like the feel of this flightstick very much (the perfect amount of spring load for me), and CH Products makes quality products that seem sturdy and that last.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King of the Basic Joysticks, April 27, 2008

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Wing Fat - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CH Products Flightstick Pro USB 4-Button Joystick 8-Way Hatswitch (Personal Computers)

I enjoy instrument flying in MS Flight Simulator, so precision is the most important factor for me in a controller. I've tried several joysticks over the years but no other joystick can match the precision and feel of the Flightsick Pro.

One reason I like the Flightstick Pro is that it's one of the only high-end joysticks that you can use with either hand. The latest flight sims let you pan around the "virtual cockpit" with the mouse, so I prefer to fly with the joystick in my left hand and my mouse in the right. You fly most real-world aircraft with your left hand anyway, another reason I prefer this configuration. Most of the fancier joysticks (including CH Products F-16-styled options) are built for right-hand use only.

The Flightstick Pro works right out of the box, with no need to load drivers or other software--just plug it in and off you go. The base is solid and heavy enough that it doesn't slide around your desk, but it's still compact enough that you can move it off to the side of your desk and not have to worry about storing it when you're doing your regular computing.

Although it lacks the bells and whistles and slick look of other offerings, the Flightstick Pro has a precise, solid feel that is unmatched in any other joystick I've tried. CH Products has a long-standing reputation for quality, and if a basic joystick is what you're looking for I don't think you can top this one.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great; Maybe Too Simple., November 9, 2006

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Alan Murphy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CH Products Flightstick Pro USB 4-Button Joystick 8-Way Hatswitch (Personal Computers)

Plugged it in and it worked right away on an OS X Mac running X Plane. No other software needed.
Good, solid feel; doesn't "walk" around on the desk.
No complaints, other than I wish I had gotten a model with more buttons.