Before I replaced my trusty Mousestick, I had to decide what I really wanted from a joystick and just how seriously I wanted to play flight sims as though they were real. The first thing that I realized was that I didn't want separate throttle and foot pedals. Sure that takes away from the realism of the game, but I have a Thrustmaster T2 steering wheel with pedals that got to be a pain to attach when it was needed. Not to mention the ability to just plug in the joystick when needed and without a restart. But which stick should I choose.
Price becomes a bit of an issue too.
Next I wanted all of the controls mappable to the stick. The Cyborg 3D stick from Saitek met the bill. And the Cyborg is totally plug and play. That includes both Hornet Korea and Falcon 4.0. It also ships with the game Warbirds, which I have yet to install.