To the OPIt's worth it, like every other product in the world, some defects slip past the QC, and some owners have had issues, I have used mine almost daily since I bought it, packed it up and thrown it into my cabin bag for 2 trips back home to Thailand and not had any noticeable issues, the joystick did have a slight creaking sound for a while, but that's gone, flown close to 100hrs in the F18 alone with it, I'm a very satisfied customer.