Too fragile
With the benefit of hindsight and a few hours' use, I've lowered my rating from 5 to 4 stars, and now 3 stars. This is my third modified review.
The RZ axis suffers from a recurring problem, because after a few hours (30 and more) it can start to oscillate as soon as you touch the stick. The RZ axis is the one that controls the yaw (the rudder pedals) when the control column is twisted left or right.
I've changed my previous opinion, which said that you could get away with defining a dead zone on this axis. Today this is no longer the case, the dead zone is no longer sufficient, the axis has intermittent oscillations at 100% on each side which ruin a landing or a bombing run.
The LDLC after-sales service gave me a telephone number to contact Thrustmaster, which becomes "busy" as soon as the first ring. Sad, this joystick is 2 years old and I've barely had time to use it (about 50 hours). It's a shame to have to give it up for a €2 potentiometer that they could easily replace. So it looks like I'll have to repair it myself. This axle replaces the rudder pedals I bought separately, but although the idea is excellent, it's too cheap to be sustainable over time. So I wouldn't recommend this purchase for the long term.
