Saitek Pro FLight yoke has become too sensitive

[aharwin]

Having an issue with my Pro Flight yoke. It has been
running great for the few yrs I have it. I am running FS9 on an
xp machine I have designated just for FS.
All of a sudden any slightest elevator or aileron movement on the yoke causes
the plane to climb, dive, bank erratically. Especially annoying on take-off or landing
because I can't control the aircraft. It has always been very smooth on action.
I don't feel any difference in the action of the yoke. It still operates silky smooth, it's just the result of my input is now crazy.
I have tried adjusting null & sensitivity, re-calibrating, re-installing FS.
Nothing seems to work. Any help would be great.

[Shawn]

I'm sure you've tried this but have you tried unplugging the yoke and plugging it back in again? Do you have another controller installed that might be conflicting with the yoke?

[aharwin]

I have tried that. I have the throttle quadrant but that is and always has been plugged into the yoke directly.

[Tom_G_2010]

Are you using the native joystick control and calibration through Flight Sim or are you using FSUIPC or some other 3rd party add on to manage the yoke?

[Ronson2k9]

This may seem weird but what about an old fashioned cleaning. The interior could be dusty and that could be causing the reading to be jumpy.

[aharwin]

Are you using the native joystick control and calibration through Flight Sim or are you using FSUIPC or some other 3rd party add on to manage the yoke?

I am using the FS calibration. I have no additional software or
controllers attached>

[aharwin]

This may seem weird but what about an old fashioned cleaning. The interior could be dusty and that could be causing the reading to be jumpy.

I clean the shaft pretty regularly. How could dirt get inside? seems pretty encapsulated.

[Tom_G_2010]

I clean the shaft pretty regularly. How could dirt get inside? seems pretty encapsulated.

Not all potentiometers are sealed. In fact many of the lower cost pots used in consumer grade electronics can be affected by a variety of contaminats to include dust. The occasional cleaning with canned air or a contact cleaning solvent does a world of good for unsealed pots.