Gotta love how an attempt to find the best joystick is always hijacked by mouse fanatics.
In any case, I purchased a joystick suggested in this thread.
Going from a Raider Fx Advanced, bought back at around, 1995
To a Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas
I get it in next week and can't wait to see how it handles. Haven't been able to use a joystick since I played PS1! Whether it was better or worse, it was a LOT more fun with a joystick than mouse and keyboard.
This seems like the best choice joystick. Costing me only 46 dollars, with free shipping through amazon, and it has great reviews so far. It's also 2 parts that connect together, so who can go against having more?
Also, I'm considering if I should paint it NC colors... gotta find a good paint kit for such stuff... and cheap.