I had issues with the aluminum disc (base of spring) creating friction. Really, find a good price somewhere and it's a pretty good HOTAS. Couldn't sell it on CL, so I stopped trying. At some point I may use it for aux/extra switches (throttle only). I've gone thru the x45, x52, x52 Pro & TM 'hog. Twisty is Trashy! Pedals make a world of difference.
SAITEK X52 PRO VS X52 SOFTWARE
Its a little fiddly to set up due to the crappy software but its worth it.Apparently new software is on the way (with the release of the x55). The stick and throttle itself is fantastic.The improved build quality is absolutely worth the extra money. Make sure you get the PRO version of the x52.
SAITEK X52 PRO VS X52 PROFESSIONAL
So I would give the X-52 HOTAS Professional a 7/10 and I would recommend it because it feels absolutely great when flying.
SAITEK X52 PRO VS X52 FULL
Without this annoying flickering problems with the display illumination, or the display illumination even sometimes shutting off or going full bright for no reason during the flight, with proper packaging in soft and protecting styrofoam and with a little bit less resistance on the thrust lever, it would have been a 10/10. But at least for the USB cable a cheap extension cable can be bought The third negative aspect are the cables. I got this joystick for 130€ but normally it costs 200-300, and when buying something THIS expensive I want an adequate packaging in styrofoam and not having ultra expensive stuff placed in a material like egg carton. This can lead to scratches on the plastic surface or even small dents in the thin aluminium adornments placed all over throttle quadrant and joystick when pushing against the hard edges of the cardboard.
The second negative aspect is that the Joystick is not packed in styrofoam but in some stiff cardboard box material. But I have read that almost all X52 do this so this is… so hmm… I am not going to send it back because the next X52 would probably be completely the same. It flickers when the brightness is reduced, and sometimes it is getting dark when some buttons on the joystick are pressed. The first negative aspect is the displays background lighting. The throttle lever itself has a little bit too much resistance even with the Force screw fully loosen, but it still feels great and never before was I able to control the airspeed so precise and easygoing. The Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog was down to 350€ in November when buying brandnew, but has gotten more expensive in December, I will have a look during the next weeks how much it´s prices are in auctions on sale Only the Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS uses real switches.Īnly the Thrustmaster Warthog looks different and has no (visible) centering spring and is therefore from a mechanical point of view not the next MadCatz / Saitek / Logitech rebranding copy-paste technology with the same stiff and annoying centering-spring feeling when moving the stick, that´s why it would be interesting to have a closer look at the prices and auctions of the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog and the Airbus TCA Sidestick. Well with good YouTube videos I have studied the Airbus TCA with it´s hall sensors, the Saitek X52, X55 and X56 and the HOTAS Warthog, and it is obvious that all three of the Saitek joysticks are literally the same build internal and also have the same center spring in the middle of the joystick as bad and too stiff mechanical solution to center the stick.įrom a technical point of view all these Saiteks are literally the same as my 30€ MadCatz F.L.Y.5 - but just with insane price tags.Īll of them also use these annoying fake-switches that always re-center, and not real switches that stay in the switched up or down position (like for example the overhead panel landing light switches, or the switches in a real F-16.).
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