New Stick

[bear]

Got an X-52 today and I must say it is sweet. The bases are nice and solid and the spring on the stick is light and makes for really smooth control inputs. The sliders on the throttle are extremely helpful with trim and the number of functions that the stick can handle with the three modes is unbelievable. All that stuff aside, the coolest feature is the dual action trigger-push half down for weapon 1 and push all the way down for weapon 1+2. If anyone is in the market I would definitely recommend it.

[Mölders]

They don't sell that model where I live. However they do have the Cyborb Evo 3D from Saitek which I heard is quite good.

[bear]

Yeah the Evo is a really nice stick, especially for the money. I've been using one for a while now and probably would have stuck with it but I really wanted to try a HOTAS setup.

The X-52 isn't sold too many places in my area either. They have them at the specialty computer stores like Fry's but I have to drive a couple hours to get to one so I just ordered it off Amazon.

[Specter]

It looks pretty nice bear, it definatly has the cool factor with all the lights and hightech design.



What do these switches and LCD screen do? It looks like there's a timer running on the screen in the pic.

[bear]

The switches just take the place of buttons. Push up for one function, down for another.

The LCD screen displays which mode the stick is in at the top. The mode function takes the place of the shift keys that they had on the EVOs. In the middle it tells you which function is triggered when you press a button and what profile is enabled. At the bottom is a clock and a stop watch. To sum up, the LCD screen is worthless.