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The construction is the same as the joystick, but with obvious shape and action differences. When a small light shows red, this indicates MODE1 on the MFD (Multi Function Display) screen on the throttle unit. To the right, a rotary switch can be found. In the closed position the word safe is illuminated as green flip the cover, and the button turns to red. Moving up onto the joystick, nine other fully functional switches, including two HAT keys, a ‘safe’ button protected by a flip-up cover. There are also four rubber circular grommets on each corner which provide stability and non-movement.Īs we look at the joystick facing away from us, there are three rocker illuminated switches mounted in the base unit. The unit does come with four rubber suction cups which can be applied to aid adhesion to the table top. This base unit has an impressive weight that provides a very stable platform.

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Once your PC is powered on, various LEDs come to life.

5-position handle adjustment system to suit all hand sizes.īut thatâ€™s the same info you can get by reading the box, letâ€™s see what this thing can really do.

3 spring-loaded, base-mounted toggle switches for up to 6 programmable flight commands.

3-position rotary mode selector switch with LED indicators.

Conveniently positioned metal pinkie switch provides shift functionality to double up on programmable commands.

4 fire buttons including missile launcher with spring-loaded safety cover for instant access.

2-stage metal trigger 2 primary buttons in 1 convenient position.

Precision centering mechanism, non-contact technology on X and Y axes and constant spring force reduce free play, improve control and increase durability.

Letâ€™s start with a breakdown of the key features: Iâ€™ll review these one at a time.įirst, the nuts and bolts. The X52 ships with two pieces in one box, the Flight Controller (Joystick) and the Throttle.

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well, letâ€™s just say that Flight Simulator 98 was yet to come. I have been an active member of the flight sim community since. I won't say that Saitek doesn't have their issues either.The Saitek X52 Pro flight control system is the Rolls Royce of flight simulation controllers. Not that there were bonafide problems with good people, but you have to factor that in with something as intricate as a computer device. One word of caution: be sure to take Saitek Forums with a grain of salt- just like every other forum, they are mainly used to gripe about something. I have had soooo many controllers over the years, including the forcefeedbacks, and just think the X52 is the best.

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So I just re-installed the Saiteik drivers again and everything is working fine. Unfortunately, these Microsoft drivers do not light up the MFD.

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One thing I found to be strange in the installation: after installing the Saitek drivers (not SST software), if I went into Device Manager and wanted to Update the drivers, it would remove the Saitek entries (under the Human Interface Devices heading) and replace both the HID and USB entries with a "HID-Compliant Game Controller" entry. BUT- I found the newer X52 to be alot cheaper than my original, so I have ordered a new X52 Pro through Dell ($104.99!!!!) the other day and will return this X52 back to BestBuy when I get it. Unfortunately, something happened a few months ago, and after I "got over" the fact that it just COULDN'T be the hardware and spent $60 with Microsoft to troubleshoot it, I bought a second X52 at Best Buy and found the controller to be bad. I have been using a X52 since 2005 and have absolutely loved it.