Saitek X52 Advanced Flight & Throttle Combo USB

Our Price:	$202.45
Techbuy Part No:	46237
Usually Ships:	Same Day	Details
Brand:	Saitek	Web Site
Manuf No:	IBMX52
Shipping Weight:	8 KG	How Much?
Date Added:	9/10/2004
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Currency:	AUD	Convert

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Reviewd By: markus
Visitors Age: 29
Visitors Rating: 

very worth the money
getting to understand the saitek programming software was a bit unintuitive at first but once you grasp the concept it is a breeze. took me about 1 hour to set up propperly for IL2 and following setups for lomac and msfs2004 went smoothly and quick. the stick throttle combo has a nice finish and the overall impression is that of a very refined and durable product. the only let down i have discovered sofar is the fact that the clutch button can not be programmed which imho is a waste of an easily accessible button. maybe this will change in a future driver update. setup possibilities are almost endless. to give you an example, my il2 profile uses all three modes available. mode1 for normal flight and combat, mode2 for landings and takeoffs and mode3 for bombing. switching between the modes is as simple as using a dial placed on the stick. granted the stick itself looks a bit weird (especially with the bomb button secured by a safety switch) but what matters is the absolute superior feel of control you will get with this stick. my aerial gunnery in il2 improved immediately. use of the keyboard is hardly needed anymore as you can program anything and everything to the stick and throttle. the twist rudder featured on the x52 means that i ll have some time now to save up for rudder pedals and a track ir :)