I always used a JS for flying in GC,But it can be a little tricky when some one is on your pie and you're trying to scrabble around to get hold of your stick properly when switching vehicles etc.
I couldn't imagine giving up my CH, cost me 45 bucks splitting it with my dad. F-16 style controls are very comfortable and it in over a year of heavy use hasn't lost a bit of its performance, I LIKE having two Hat buttons and another 8 others to assign random controls to.
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i got my js to work, go to controles and set up your stick....i cant decide if i should use a js or gamepad.....the game pad seems way too sensitive, and i keep getting owned when i use my js......i guess it will take practice......