Written on: 18/04/2013
I have been using this joystick with MS Flight Simulator for 4 years now on a very regular basis. I have found it to be very robust and reliable. The room I use the joystick in is quite dusty as we have a coal fired stove in it so about two years ago I had to open the joystick up and give it a spray with contact cleaner because the throttle control started getting a bit jumpy, but it's been fine since then. (read more)
Written on: 04/10/2010
I was bought the Black Widow controller as a Christmas gift and loved it from the start. It is very well made and has, in a compact unit, all the major controls required for a great flying experience. There are just two minor flaws that should be noted: 1.The pedal controls are on front edge of the throttle control and it is possible to unknowingly move the throttle while moving the pedal controls, and this can cause overspeeding during taxing. 2. The controls may seem more sensitive than... (read more)
Written on: 14/12/2008 by mrbeej (4 reviews written)
On delivery of my new joystick, the speedlink black widow which i paid £20 for on e-bay, i opened the cardboard box in which everything was nicely packaged in plastic bags, the whole unit was held in the box using plastic units so as not to damage the product in transit... On setting everything up including installing the drivers from the cd provided i got about setting the joystick up in IL2:1946 / BF2: project Reality and MicroSoft Flight simulator X, all of which was easily done and... (read more)
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