Joystick or Keyboard and associated problems....

[SartorialTyrant]

Hello...........

After purchasing this product and patiently waiting for it to install, one worry surfaced in my mind, "will flying without the aid of a joystick essentially be flying a brick?".  My worst fears were answered when I was suprised to find that when I wish to ascend/descend, fly upwards and downwards. etc, the (virtual) stearing column remains at its position without returning to keep the plane level- is this a problem that is inevitable when using the cursor keys?  Can this problem be solved (I have always assumed that one must hold down a flight stick to dive, climb. etc).

Your solutions will be heartily appreciated.

Thanks

[SartorialTyrant]

I should add an elaboration of this problem- the fact is that I find the dynamics of actually flying any of the planes very difficult indeed as I have constantly to, for example climb (by depressing the "2" cursor key), when I reach the hight that I want just letting go of the jey will not return the virtual flight stick to the center- I have to pain fully adjust the position of the flight stick by pressing the "8" cursor- yet I may push the flight sitick too far and actually start diving.  The same goes for steering as well.  This may seem like a trifling quibble to your experienced flight enthusiast, but I would like to render the flight controls to that of any other flight simulator- i.e. you must keep the cursor\number key (or selected key of preference) depressed to steer/climb- and that when you wish to stop climbing\steering, all you must do is release the said key.  IS THIS POSSIBLE (the consice part of this message!)?

Thanks for your time.  

[bobc1]

You've  probably already spent 30 or 40 bucks on CFS3 so do yourself a favor and buy a cheap joystick for 10 or 20 bucks. I have a few extra joysticks here but it would cost me more to ship them that what they're probably worth.

Don't feel bad about spending a few dollars on a joystick. As soon as I get the latest mod done to my Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar I'll have spent well over $800.00 on it. I'm a bit obsessive/compulsive about my kitty.  :)

You really can't enjoy CFS3 without a joystick ... and they're so cheap nowadays ... probably 5 bucks on eBay. Please, please, please get a joystick. Please?

Maybe I'm the strange one.