Speedlink PHANTOM HAWK Flight Stick - joystick for PC/computer, controller for simulator games, USB, black

Bought this to replace my thrustmaster joystick, the previous joystick was losing its sensitivity the joystick it self and the throttle was doing the same. With this new hardware it's a lot better easy to install and to configure. It's works well with windows xp used with fs2004. The throttle control is OK but when you push it up no response until it's nearly quarter of the way. Brilliant suction cups, nice amount of buttons. The vibration was a bit to much but can be adjusted on the propertys window. Overall it seems to be a ok joystick. I hope the durability will last as long as my other one.

It's a good joystick for beginners, I'm disappointed with my one as it has a rudder problem, it is always pulling to the right. But for a first joystick it is a good affordable item, but you get what you pay for.

WARNING - REPEATING MY ACTIONS WILL VOID WARRANTY I love this joystick. For the price I expected something much less solid - it is big and robust, feels like a decent joystick, not a toy. The only problem was the Rotation Z axis (which is very important for the space flight kind of games I play), as it had an offset (relaxed joystick is not in the centre). Windows can calibrate X and Y, but does not calibrate RZ, which means the offset is always there in the games making my ships keep spinning over and over giving me motion sickness after less than one minute. I opened the case trying to figure out a way to correct this, which I did by soldering a trimpot and adjusting it until I cancelled the error. But while doing this I found out the internal connections in this product are AMAZING for makers and people interested in do-it-yourself projects. The mechanical side (the joystick itself and its axes) and the circuit board can be disconnected and everything is identified property in the PCB, so you can: 1. mod the joystick, e.g. replacing the base buttons for a separate button box, or replacing the very small Z axis in the base for a sideways large throttle lever, or even the RZ for rudder pedals 2. remove the PCB entirely and write your own firmware in an arduino or bluepill board, so you have the great mechanical build of this joystick with your own logic controlling whatever you want 3. remove the joystick (a shame, as I really like the build) and use the board with your own potentiometers and buttons to build a USB joystick of your own shape (I don't see a value in doing this, but technically you can) All the axes (X, Y, Z and RZ) are 10k potentiometers (X, Y and Z are powered by their own connectors, RZ is powered by the VCC and GND from the 2 large connectors). I didn't really do any work on the buttons but in my tests they seem to connect to VCC when pressed (not GND which would be the standard in electronics). More than recommending this for games, I fully recommend for makers and people alike. And I also strongly recommend the manufacturer starts marketing products for this niche, as there are a number of people around like me building simulation cockpits ("simpits"), they get their hands dirty on electronics and are very enthusiastic on spending money on this kind of thing.

The best part about this stick is the layout, it's comfortable, and the buttons are well placed. However, it goes rapidly downhill from there. The build quality is poor, it's plastic of course, but the rubber surround on the stick is useless and does not hold the stick in the center. The throttle control is reversed per the labelling, 100% is zero etc. As the stick does not center by itself reliably, calibration is nigh on impossible. This leads to the real kicker, the drivers. You can install the drivers from the speedlink site, and it comes with a control panel that replaces your default system one. However, you cannot calibrate the stick with its drivers installed - this is even mentioned in the FAQ. You must uninstall the drivers, run the system calibration and not reinstall the drivers at all because if you do your calibration settings are reset. This makes the 'drivers' totally useless. Without calibration this stick is unusable for anything precise. Because it doesn't center reliably you must use a very large deadzone to compensate which means you have a very reduced amount of travel. Buy anything else in this price bracket as it will be better than this.

With a bit of extra thought/design this could be a reasonable joystick for something like Elite Dangerous but as it is it's not really up to the job. The red button on the right of the stick is just a simple push button despite the markings making it look like a Hat switch so you're left with an 8-way at the top left and a 4-way in the lower centre. If the stick came with another 8 or 4-way hat in place of the red push button and then had two buttons between them then that would help a lot. There's enough room for them on the stick. You can program this stick in ED to use the pinky trigger as a 'select' switch so you can double up on things which is pretty handy but that's more thanks to ED than the joystick itself. The throttle is fairly stiff but that's better than it being too loose. The switches on the base work ok and they can also be doubled up by the pinky trigger so that's quite useful as well. I removed the suction cups from mine (because they didn't grip and gave too much movement to the stick, like it was sat on jelly) and the joystick is fine on my desk, it doesn't slide around at all. All in all it's not too bad for the price paid although I find it too imprecise in its axis movements and button/hat switching to recommend it for the serious gamer.

I was only purchasing this to attempt to get back into flight simulators without the investment of a logitech flight system. This was a good choice. The thing that really grabs you as soon as you open it is that it really doesn't look or feel like a budget joystick. It is very ergonomic and the plastic is not uncomfortable to hold on to for long periods of time. The build quality so far seems fantastic, everything feels strong, it doesn't give the feeling of being unstable at any point, and the suction cups on the bottom are a nice touch, to give it even more stability. They could have got away with not having these so it's nice to see. For flight simulators it seemed to work out of the box, thrust was mapped correctly and most of the buttons seemed to be pre bound to their respective roles without me having to change much at all. All of this being said I understand that this joystick's primary role is to play fighter pilot games. Unfortunately that side I cannot comment on.

Unfortunately i can not recommend this. I would even go that far to say i'd like to have my money back. The Design is OK but not perfect, i really like the second fire button and the stylish look, but the sticky pads at the bottom can not be removed, that makes it stand uneven on a some surfaces like wood (where the sticky's don't work) - but i guess we could live with that in the worst case scenario we would just cut them off (you can't actually remove them). The biggest problem is the Z- Axis. No matter, if you calibrate the joystick or not, when you fly a Helicopter (I tested it in arma3) it will permanently spin around making it very hard to land / takeoff even when it`s supposed to make things better not worse. When you`re in a plane or jet it is not to bad due to the high speed, but in a helicopter it is fatal. And it`s not just Arma3, it`s a general problem that occurs in all game so as a result you cannot play any common multiplayer games with this joystick. A total waste of money for me.

I bought it to use with StarWars Episode 1 Pod Racer game for PC. I was previously using the keyboard, which was not so good. It is a great improvement, has a throttle slider, and a 3 axis movement. It can be set up in the PC driver. It took me a while to workout what all the buttons were for, but with 2 triggers, a push button, and 2 4-way rocker switches on the stick, and 6 additional push buttons on the base, I have something for every function. For the particular game I would like to, but cannot, disable the twist action for the rudder, because this tilts the pod and makes it less able to steer a course, and it is all too easy to inadvertently twist while going hard left or right, with unpredictable results. All functions can be remapped, but not disabled. I imagine it would be perfect for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Trovo questo joystick ottimo per il prezzo a cui è venduto, funziona sia su kerbal space program, ace combat 7 e flight simulator, vanno solo installati i driver tramite cd o da internet e poi configurare sul gioco i tasti del joystick. Carino anche il design, peccato per i materiali di plastica però ad un prezzo del genere mi sembra accettabile, in gioco è fluido e molto sensibile, quindi ottimo prodotto!

Sólo he usado este joystick para el Elite Dangerous. Hay muchas opiniones sobre compatibilidad etc, yo no he tenido ningun problema. Windows 10 lo detectó perfectamente y a jugar. Lo tuve que calibrar por eso, un par de veces y aun asi parece que no está 100% calibrado, uno de los ejes escora un poquito, suficiente para ser un problema en alguna situación pero no demasiado, o almenos no en el Elite. El otro problema es que de los muchos botones que tiene, hay uno que está repetido, el botón del meñique es el mismo que uno de los botones de la base, pero no es gran problema. En definitiva, me parece muy buen joystick por el precio que tiene. Material y peso buenos. PD: Después de 1 año usandolo, perfecto.

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Great for a shift knob, maybe good for gaming.

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