Have you considered customizing the KOP joysticks? Most of their issues can be solved mechanically. By either creating custom handles or adding/altering the springs in the base/handle itself, you can also stiffen it up. I discussed customizing the either the KOP joysticks of the old CH Flightsticks in these two posts:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...1&postcount=13
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...92&postcount=5
I've gotton so many requests for more information about our team's 2005 operator interface, I think I should just write a white paper about customizing joysticks.

But that might have to wait until after the ship date though...
