Yup, sounds like it. I have to recalibrate my Saitek Cyborg Evo every time I reboot. It's not that bad once you get used to it.
Strange, innit...

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I've now got the same joystick, the Saitek Cyborg Evo Force, and every time I start FS9 up I have to operate all the joysticks functions, (X-Y, twist, throttle, etc), through their complete range in the game before attempting to control the aircraft, otherwise the engine runs at full throttle and the plane swerves off the runway....

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...like me, it's got little or no memory for what I did before closing down...

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I never had to go through this rigmarole with all my other FF joysticks, MS, Logitech, etc....

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It seems to be peculiar to the Saitek joystick...!
Very strange...!
Paul...

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