Just when you think you've got the hang of it...

[MaxGunz]

Raven if you want, try spending time seeing how slow you can fly.

No, really, do it well up in alt and even while climbing. Staying stable right down near the wire, 140-150kph in a P-40 or 109 took me a good bit of practice long ago. It helps train in stick twisting without side movement which does take discipline. Close to stall, aileron is death. The aileron down side (wing you'd be raising) crosses into stall and it's all over from there. Practicing at alt, you recover and review yourself the try again.

It's like slow-drag on a motorcycle only 3D and no one laughing.

With the X52 it is easy to rest your hand and arm on the stick. Too easy by far. I had 2 good flight sim teachers get me off of that and the benefit is very real. The only thing worse than using the stick to hold your arm up is the stick death grip that oh yeah I do find myself doing in tough situations!

I filter my axes not just to eliminate digital flutter but to smooth my own muscle tremors, especially on pitch that I run 50% filter on. The effect is good for me and really only more than slight with fast large stick deflections that will normally cause speed loss anyway.