Just interested in which joysticks work as intended in BA2 including the dead zones.

I have a Saitex X45 but the X-axis dead zone is way too big so I have to move the stick either to the full left/right to get any response from the ailerons which makes flying almost impossible and certainly non enjoyable. Normally there is some kind of dead zone adjustment within the game so I asked UBI's tech support for help.

It may be necessary for me to buy a new stick having a better response on the x-axis but I am a bit cautious as I do not want to buy a stick and then find out that it has the same problems in BA2. So, the question is: what are your experiences with your joystick when it comes to playability, to be more precise, does the plane respond to slight movements along all the axis as one would expect?

Logitech 3D Pro has exactly same problem as your X45. It's a design fault in the game. I've tried JS software to correct sensitivities and dead zones but nothing works.

logitech Force3d pro - not
logitech Freedom 2.4 - not
logitech rumblepad 2 - not

does any work ?

Glad I passed on this one.