Hooray it finally arrived after a 2.5 month wait and some to and fro. My first impression after I fought to get it out of the box is it’s a nice unit. The action of each control is smooth and with an appropriate amount of resistance so it stays where you leave it. Signals seem clean, no jitter on any of the controls with the in sim equivalents following along nicely with the physical unit. Adjustment is precise too with small increments possible on all axis. Had it running in a couple of minutes after connecting the included usb cable. No special configuration was needed just plug it in, verify operation and calibrate in windows game controller app, then bind each axis to the sim throttle, prop and mixture axis. Note that all three axis required the reverse axis check box to be ticked.
A couple of small downsides are the length of travel which I measured at around 60mm which feels adequate but a bit longer would of been nice and the strange decision to have the USB cable plug in to the side of the unit. It’s towards the rear but nonetheless a little odd. It shouldn’t matter to me once I get it properly mounted though. If you don’t plan to mount via the holes provided in the front fascia plate you will need to consider how to hold it in place. I did this initial testing with a clamp holding it flat to a desk.
Overall I’d say I’m happy with what I eventually got just not what it took to get it. Now lastly back on to the 6 axis TQ solution.