The CH Flightsticks were included in the KOP until 2004 when they changed over to the new (yuck) white things due to the new model CH Flightsticks being USB. The old ones seem to have a nice feel to them. I have found that they come up on ebay once in a while and from what I have heard, they are relatively easy to repair.
http://cgi.ebay.com/CH-Flightstick-joystick_W0QQitemZ150212668466QQihZ005QQcategoryZ7 4944QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/CH-Products-FlightStick-Joystick-w-Game-Port-connector_W0QQitemZ170191530114QQihZ007QQcategoryZ 74944QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The black ones were actually only in the kits for about 3 years, before that they were grey.
Also remember that certain "touchy" controls can be resolved through the control software.