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Product Information
Awarded the #1 Joystick in Multimedia World's Readers' Choice Awards, the FlightStick looks and feels just like a real jet stick, built with potentiometers rated to 2 million cycles, sturdy base and fire buttons rated to 10 million shots; when you grab on, you'll feel the difference of CH's quality craftsmanship and durability.Product Identifiers
BrandCH Products
MPN200571
UPC0040478205712
ModelF-16
eBay Product ID (ePID)141200565
Product Key Features
PlatformPC
ConnectivityWired
TypeFlight Stick
Additional Product Features
Number of Buttons2
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 24 Mar, 2021
Solid piece of hardware for serious flight simmers, Fantastic durability, rock solid feel, great programing options
Still one of the best joysticks out there! software although outdated still works with windows 10. number of programable functions is crazy. I bought this to replace a CH Products 568 combat stick, which I have used for more than 20 years , I think that says a lot for product durability! Funny part is the 568 still works great , the F16 stick just has 2 more 4 way switches ! I use it for several different flight sims and combined with the CH Pro Throttle and CH rudder pedals , it all works great for IL2 and DCS and X-Plane .Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Jul, 2016
Best Flight Stick I have Ever Owned
I have tried many other flight stick before I purchased this one. This flight stick is by far the best I have ever tried. It's a different feel with the lateral movements instead of a ball and socket approach like many flight sticks have but it didn't take any time at all to get used to. The software is old school windows xp style but is actually very powerful once you understand it. I would highly recommend this flight stick to anyone playing Star Citizen or and other flight sim type game.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 May, 2018
Looks Boring, works great.
This is a simple review for a simple product. If you want a flight stick for your games that doesn't let you down then this is the one. It's boring looking and an old design and completely devoid of flashy graphics. Even the LED's are just old school basic design. But while other stick manufacturers use cheap plastics like styrene this is made out of FRP (Fiber reinforce plastic). The same stuff they use for their industrial products. If you crack it open you'll find all of the pots and switches are oversized and easily replaced. Even the USB cable is oversized and reinforced.The stick is a bit big and the hats are well spread out so sometimes if you have small hands you have to reach but the other side of the coin is that it's very rare to activate a control by mistake. I know gamers who have had these devices for decades. They don't use encoders but the pots don't seem to wear out.The eight bit resolution can be noisy but I don't seem to have any trouble in practice with the sims I play. This is the best. Just buy it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Feb, 2020
Great as long as you understand the pros and cons.
Absolute top quality. The buttons and hats are some of the crispest you'll find in a joystick of any price and this stick is famously long lasting. They don't wear out because they're built with quality parts inside, unlike some of the (more expensive) competition. The gimbal is a point of contention, though. It works to my benefit in some things (Steel Beasts Pro) but is a detriment in other applications (flight sims). That's not saying that you can't use this for flight sims, only that it's not the best for that. If you need x/y axis precision, you probably should look elsewhere. As long as you understand what you're buying, you won't be disappointed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Feb, 2022
Great hardware at a great price
Great hardware at a great price. Getting back into flight sims and these were the perfect upgrade from my single joystick. The throttle in particular made a world of difference. If you had to go with something between that and pedals I'd pick that. The seller was awesome throughout. Let me know about everything all along the way. Took a bit with USPS but that was to be expected and it arrived in one piece. It was packaged about as thorough as I've ever seen. I could have kicked it up my to my apartment and it probably would have been fine. They work great and no complaints!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Sep, 2017
Smooth and precise
First off, i transitioned to this stick a bit less then a month ago, so i can't comment on its long term durability and longevity. What i can comment on however, is its performance and overall feel. Now, i fly FSX and DCS mostly, and the Aerosoft's F-14 most of all, because of the carrier operations that come with it. Those of you that flew her, know all about how temperamental and tricky to handle behind the boat she can be. Especially at approach speeds/angle of attack. Maybe it's because i come from a lesser quality stick, but let me tell you, this baby makes a difference. When i was previously struggling with a 50% bolter chance, now the F-14 "sleeps" on the glide slope. The traditional XY axis design may be off putting to people used to current radial solutions, but it does allow for very precise and articulated axis inputs. Despite this design approach, the stick is relatively "soft" and doesn't require much force to move around. This could pose precision input problems if not for the quite large throw. All this combined allows for very accurate performance of basic fighter maneuvers, aerobatics and carrier landings. Few points on the size and ergonomics. Make no mistake, this is a big stick. I have small palms and short fingers (for a man). To illustrate, when i hold and 5.5'' screen size smart phone resting in my palm, my thumb can't reach to full diagonals. As such, from a hand rest position, i can just barely reach the top most HAT (8way PoV), and i can't reach the top most left button. However, this stick has 3 4way HATs (in addition the top 8way), and 3 push buttons plus a trigger. Even without using the mode button to map more functions to each input, this allows for a great degree of freedom when mapping your keys. In other words, you can just map the least essential commands to that 1 or 2 keys you find least accessible and still be left with over 15 buttons to priority inputs. The pinky button is positioned in such a way that may invite accidental presses, but i got used to this fairly quickly and after a day of use, i no longer press it without intent. What more could i say? Some people may find the industrial/military/spartan design esthetics off putting and dated as well. To me though, they are part of the appeal. I just hope hope it lasts me as long as other people on the internet say they have and use theirs. I hope you find the above review useful......cheers and safe flying!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Jul, 2016
Good quality and performance
Love using this stick for flight sims.. mostly bms433..perfect programing of buttons in nondx mode with ctrl manager. If this stick had some rotaries on it and more buttons and had been using hall effect sensors for the axis it would be heaven lol but good enough as is. A little overkill for arcade style flight games the t16000m would be better suited to that... i love that stick as well(hall effect) but not enough buttons. This stick is a little pricey if ur not into detailed flight sims, so make sure its suited to its task.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 Jan, 2019
One of the best fighter stick out there
I have been flying FS Helicopters for over 20 years now and I only use CH Product hardware ... it is the best out there IMO. Durable with very little problems. If you can find them at a good price used ... then go for it ... you won't be disappointed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Aug, 2018
The backup joystick .... for "emergencies" ...
This potentiometer-based joystick is a used one and works as expected. I use the joystick with the Linux operating system (Debian 9). It's a solid feeling stick; during tilt of handle, press of buttons/hats, and rolling of dials. A quality product as expected from the "CH Products" company.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Oct, 2020
Fish out of water
I've never had a flight sim before. I'm like a fish out of water. Just trying to learn. Everything is in good condition so it should progress smoothly.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
