Gladiator EVO 'Space Combat Edition' Premium

Delivery: The product was out of stock when I placed the order. However, VKB arranged a shipment directly from their factory. The stick took 2 weeks to be delivered from the date of order.

Assembly: The stick assembly and calibration was straightforward. VKB YT channel has all the guides you need.

Performance: After upgrading from a cheap flight stick, I am very impressed with the performance of the stick. The stick is ergonomic, precise and sturdy. The twist axis was very stiff at first but it started to loosen up. The grease needs time to set it seems.

Looking forward to many hours of flight sim with this stick :)

Special appreciation for Luke Schelosky from VKB team for timely replies and assistance with the order.

Supreme piece of gear! Comes with spare parts too. Value for money is simply unbeatable. Easy to get in touch with them too.

Honestly overall simply best in class joysticks on the market. BUT! For space combat the stick twist is far too stiff. For other flight Sims perfect. I am using the premium and standard sticks with with setup in dual stick setup for Star Citizen and to roll is a battle in itself. The rest of the adjustments are extremely lite as required for space dogfighting but roll really takes away from the exceptional quality of the experience in the end. You need to make the twist on these sticks either clutch or cam adjustable as well so users can truly tune their sticks for space combat. Calling them Space Combat edition is a bit of a misnoma as they are 80% space combat and still 20% flight Sim sticks. Maybe a rethink on the sticks themselves as the bases are finally perfect with the new clutch adjustment system that's been implemented. The nose trigger is a fun implementation but the standard stick is equally as useful without it. And the thumb heel button with three way isn't that user friendly either but I can see it's usefulness in time still.

Overall this is why I gave a 4 star the twist on the stick really let's these amazing systems down.

I purchased two for a HOSAS set up and they are incredible. Excellent build quality and plenty of extra bits and pieces to customise the feeling to your preference. The software is a little complicated but there are plenty of recourses online to walk you through it. Planning on purchasing additional VKB pieces to go with the set up.

I got one then my wife tried it and we bought a second one. These are really great flight sticks. I am already saving for the left handed omni throttle version. Basically this is the best stick that either of us have used.