i got a saitek (FFB) effort. the rudder now spikes (less than 1 year old). saitek said they will replace/fix it but i wouldn't be arsed sending it to them.
twas a good stick too. i used it in ARMA and all the flight sims i have. lock-on is a very good game. you will require a 2nd joypad so you can map a fraction of the keys that are needed.