I just received this joystick is my first such HOTAS (Hands On Stick And Throtle), although not in metal, this joystick is good by cons as it is very recent, drivers Windows 8.1 is not yet finalized (or at the time of this writing, April 30, 2014) or some recognition of problems (it works well against Windows 7) as the driver is updated often enough I do not despair that this problem is resolved.
I'm still happy with my purchase.
the problem mentioned above is now fully corrected, so the joystick works perfectly by against if possible, connect directly via USB 2.0 without going through a hub.