945-000003 Saitek X52 Pro Flight Control System 945-000003

My old Saitek Cyborg Evo finally gave up the ghost so it was time to replace it with something new. I definitely wanted a joystick with a Z rotation and having read many reviews after some deliberation (as the comments were mixed) I decided to go with the Logitech branded X52 Pro. I did ensure that I got the Logitech rather than the older Saitek version which has had some very poor reviews. The two units are mainly plastic but feel robust and the cable that joins them seems to be good quality. On plugging into a USB port the drivers are automatically downloaded and you’re ready to go. There is some software as well that you can download but I haven’t bothered with it as the units already have more buttons than I need. The joystick action has a nice light feel which I particularly like, the button placement is good and being lit with LED’s you can change the colour and intensity. With deadzones set to 0 I couldn’t see any evidence of drift from the properties page but running in X4 Foundations with zero deadzone there was an almost imperceptible drift on the X axis. Upping to 1% in X4 Foundations stopped it but it was really not enough to worry me in first place. The throttle is a little stiffer than I would like ideally. There is an adjustment wheel which helps but it doesn’t seem to make a huge amount of difference. I soon got used to it though as the action is very smooth. The lower detent seems mainly imperceptible, the upper one is noticeable which I quite like though it’s not to everyone’s taste. Again there are a number of buttons, well placed on the handle and a MFD display that I don’t see the point of myself, but if you’re in MS Flight Sim it’s probably very useful. The units also come with some rubber sucker feet to hold the units in place on a desktop. I found I didn’t need them myself as the units are quite large and stable but if you’re someone that twists and turns a lot when you play a combat sim then no doubt you would find them useful. I have been very pleased indeed with both these units and would certainly recommend them based on my experience with them so far

I like the construction, everything feels robust and it is a big step-up in build from my creaky old T-flight HOTAS (that was more than good enough to get me to Elite combat status). The interconnecting cable is long which gives me more freedom for controller placement with larger keyboards. It is more erogonomic , easier to reach buttons. It has a display which I use to check the correct configuration is loaded. Almost all buttons can have their colour configured (either red, amber, green) and global brightness can be adjusted. Windows 11 installs driver automatically , and its in the properties that you adjust dead zones, set button colours. It has a few gotchas that prevent me giving it 5 stars, things that for the price I did not expect to see: 1. If I power-up my PC with it plugged in, the X52 does not startup correctly - the button LEDs light-up but the display is blank and teh driver isnt loaded. I must unplug then plug it back in when Windows is up. 2. If it is plugged in it will sometimes conflict with mouse operations on the windows desktop. This is probably solvable but I havent found the solution yet,. 3. The configuration app is not very user friendly and poorly documented - there are some good post on reddit that help. I cant see how to load a button configuration automatically, I must select my elite settings from the docked app. 4. The thrust control is notched at around 25% and 75%, this gets in the way of smooth operation. I read of people modifying it. I would have preferred a middle dedent for zero-thrust like my old HOTAS. 5. The default button configuration uses some buttons for profile selection (a feature no one seesm to use), this is confusing and conflicts with Elite configurations. You must use the X52 Pro app to change the mode of operation. 6. Make sure you download the X52 Pro button app and not the X52 app and have a web-browser handy!

Deuxieme hotas acheté ! Et pas deçu du tout ! Il est juste exceptionnel, il est parfait pour dcs et mfs et bien plus. Je conseils grandement.

The throttle doesn't work

Arrived faulty. Throttle worked fine but stick recognised no input but had ghost inputs. Have to return item.

facile a mettre en marche relativement precis. testé sous fs, star citizen, elite dangerous et DCS. remplace un X56 que je ne trouvais pas si pratique j'ai de trop petite mains visiblement. seul bemol moins de touches sur le throttle que sur le X56 j'aurais aimé pouvoir séparer les deux partie et reprendre le throttle du X56

Sistema H.O.T.A.S. molto valido: buona fattura, solido e funzionale, con moltissimi pulsanti e controlli da programmare per i simulatori di volo. Io lo uso con MSFS 2024 e DCS. Le 5 stelle anche per il servizio di consegna, puntuale come sempre, con imballo integro senza graffi o ammaccature.