I have also been gifted a Sidewinder force feedback 2 (https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Sidewinder-Force-Feedback-Joystick/dp/B00005NIMB) by my very kind neighbor, and judging of what i have read, it should work fine.

Luck you. I wish I could send a message to 20 year younger myself not to give that stick away when I needed to scale down with my gadgets and stop simming for a while.

I thought future FFB sticks will be way better than that and there was no need to hold on to that. But that future never came and affordable FFB died and brick walled behind a stupid patent.

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Also the part of the game that i am the most interested of is helis fyi)

VKB gladiator omithrottle and VKB t-rudder will make it perfect for helicopters. Oh I would love to feel the trim hat response of hind on that stick.