Thrustmaster is the only Joystick I will ever buy. I had one of the original FCS=Flight Control Sticks. It had a steel and aluminum main case, many metal pieces in the guts, and a really hard solid plastic for anything else. It also had springs that made you press at least 10+ pounds of pressure to get the thing to move...also when I broke one of the springs, there support sent me like 3 new pairs of springs free of charge. I don't know if they still have that kind of support, but they still make good products. I still have my FCS, and I bought it in like 1996, and its still kicking...I also own a TM Firestorm Gamepad.
My current new choice is the Thrustmaster Cougar, and its throttle.
http://www.thrustmaster.com/product....1&PlatformID=5
Next choice after that would be some logitec, or Saitek joystick...