I've had several joysticks with a yaw axis from Saitek, Thrustmaster, Virpil and VKB. The T16000 is the only one where that axis failed and it happened within a month of buying it.I utilized a cheap hotas for about six months, then had to replace it because the yaw which is generally utilized when one twist the stick. which seems to be a problem for any hotas in which one twist the stick. I tried a couple of different brands and had the same issue. Someone here years ago told me to just reconfigure the yaw to something other; I did and the issue was no longer. I've since bough a Warthhog with the throttle in which case there is no twisting stick. I configured one of the many other switchs to perform the yawing.
I have to admit, if I was looking to do a a lot of flight Sims I would be very interested in the winwing.Just saw a new HOTAS that looks interesting. It currently lists at $500 for both the throttle and base which is a little more than half of what you'd pay for a similar Virpil setup.
There are several video reviews up on youtube.