Yet another case of work getting in the way way of my pretend flying. 
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Screw that! It gets in the way of me seeing that new and shiny toy!!
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So, this thing is pretty neat. I just spent some time flying around in MSFS and with a little tweaking of the settings it was great. It was really nice to feel the controls stiffen as the airspeed increased.
Flying helicopters with this stick is like a whole new experience, not because of the FFB effects, which I feel still need some work, but in the precise control it gives you.
I’ll write some more tomorrow but my initial impression is positive.
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I have been playing with the Moza AB9 a bit more today. I flew the DCS F4 for a bit and it’s pretty incredible. At very high airspeed, the stick takes quite a lot of effort to move, and it really slackens up when you bleed off that speed. Stall buffet feels pretty good too.
The base itself is quite bulky and heavy. This means that you will definitely need a way to mount it securely. I have used 3M double sided mounting tape to attach the base to the joystick mounting plate because the holes didn’t match. I am guessing SimFab will come out with an appropriate plate at some point, but the tape is doing a great job for now.
At this point I would say that it is well worth considering if you are looking at getting a FFB stick base with the caveat that it isn’t fully baked yet on the software side of things.
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Does the Moza stick observe offset center positions from trim (e.g. in the F4) or from force trim (in the helos)?
I have this with my frankenG940pil, but that stick is very sloppy around the centre position so I am looking for something better?
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Which stick are you using with the base? Their own or a TM grip, which shares the same connector?
With the DCS F4, when you trim, the stick moves to the new neutral position. It feels very natural when trimming it.
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I am using my Virpil MongoosT-50CM2 grip. The only down side right now is that it doesn’t recognize the brake lever as an axis. Hopefully that will come with further software refinements down the road. I am considering buying the Moza grip though. The Virpil grip feels almost too light. For now though, the CM2 grip is doing the job just fine and it has a lot of assignable buttons.
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Perfect - thanks for confirming!