I have read a few articles that suggest the sensitivity settings are better raised for short joysticks for better control (I have the Logitech Extreme 3d pro).  I would appreciate some input on this from you heli pilots - I want the control response to realistically simulate the inputs required by a real helicopter (I don't want to make flying a heli too easy, but I want a realistic feel).  I can see the sense in this advice because a helicopter cyclic is much longer, so has much more throw than a gaming joystick.

I have left the sensitivity to default. As I don't know how to make it more sensitive.

During lift and landing I found it the most difficult, probably because I have it on default sensitity.

You could play around with the curves.

 

But what about the collective ? Before I made the DIY collective , it's was the Logitech Attack 3 (throttle knob) that I was using. It was just no fun. Once the collective was made , that was like night and day difference.