I have a variant: the original SpacePilot. Got it for a good price off of eBay. I keep it handy for the day that I finally sit down and learn how to use Blender or other 3D modeling software.
I originally bought it for gaming purposes, actually, but the drivers make it a pain to do that. Star Citizen keeps picking up the wrong axis and sending my ship spinning out of control, for example.
It's a shame, considering this thing was practically made for 6DoF games, and the older SpaceOrb 360 was a game controller based on the exact same tech and rightfully billed as the ultimate Descent controller. (Being able to bypass the in-game turn limits may have something to do with that!)