Hi,
I have a G940 since a week and I'm happy with the over-all buid and quality but as you say, the FF "deadzone" is not good neither acceptable with thise price.
This is not to be confused with input deadzone because that is non existing and this makes the above even worse since every little movement is registred and converted into action :).
I hope they correct this in the software soon because I'm firmly convinced that it is possible to adjust this and that they have created this "zone" as a protection of the stick itself and trying to get the game manufacturers to cancel it out in the game itself.
It could be solved by implementing a background force immitating the machanical linkagage or hydraulics in the real plane. This force should be availiable to choose in the GUI and thus be on all the time centering the stick and small enough to be easily overridden by the game forces.
just an idea.
regards