CH Fighter Stick vs Saitek X52 Having purchaed several flight sim software programs, my son is now looking for a flight controller to replace his old one. In trying to help him choose, I think the choice comes down to two - either the CH Fighter Stick, or the Saitek X52. Thought I would check with the world of experience and ask you viewers.Thanks, Barney CH Fighter Stick vs Saitek X52 Having purchaed several flight sim software programs, my son is now looking for a flight controller to replace his old one. In trying to help him choose, I think the... » Read More CH Fighter Stick vs Saitek X52 Having purchaed several flight sim software programs, my son is now looking for a flight controller to replace his old one. In trying to help him choose, I think the choice comes down to two - either the CH Fighter Stick, or the Saitek X52. Thought I would check with the world of experience and ask you viewers.Thanks, Barney « Show Less
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I found the review comparing the two at FiringSquad's site quite helpful.http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ch_products_saitek_x52_reviewIn the end the reviewer discovered that it largely depends on the games you play and your personal style.
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The Saitek X52 is an awesome value with good performance. There are some longivity issues but it's still a good setup that offers the most features for the money, great for a first timer.CH Products aren't as flashy and modern looking but tend to last a long time and have excellent sensitivity and accuracy. The CH software is also very lightweight on resources and offers good programing and the ability to combine multiple devices into one virtual joystick for compatibility with more programs. CH also has a helpful fan base and third party forums, search for CH Hangar in Google.
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Mode 1 & 2 is in regards to the style of the controls. Mode two, what I got, has the throttle on the left stick. Flying helicopters got me used to that. For this plane, I bought the dx5e spektrum as the transmitter, works fine. I recommend downloading some apps to try which mode you like and to get used to the inversion of controls when the plane faces different directions while you wait for it to ship on your iPad or smart phone.
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PhoenixRC Sim has this one and most of the Blade hile's and lots more. I can only answer for Phoenix, it's the one I use.
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I use the C.H.products flight sim yoke and rudder pedals.But my logitec extreme 3D pro joystick works well too.its is really what you personally prefer.joystick or flight yoke and pedals.
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Bernard, I built a Xaircraft x650 Pro and this controller works GREAT!!!!! Multiple models can be saved, easy to use interface.I have been very impressed with it, I am probably only using 30% of what this can do. Love the SBus. Great controller
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I ran the FSX demo (in Windows Bootcamp), worked very well. Of course you won't be able to run it on full specs, no notebook out there can do that. But for a notebook, I was pretty impressed. But if you are on a mac anyway, you should consider X-Plane 9. It is much more realistic and the graphics have really been beefed up from the previous release. You can download a demo also to check it out. I had all the Flight Simulator resleases since 1998, but am dissapointed with FSX, it just is too cartoony and unrealistic. I am now hooked on X-Plane!
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I own a CX2, MCX2 and MSR. I use my DX6i on all of them and it works great.As mentioned, the DX6i has 10 memories for 10 planes. I do fiddle with the various adjustments that can be made with the DX6i even though I don't reallyknow what I am doing!! Actually the DX6i was real handy for taming or calming downthe MSR until you get familiar with how it flies and handles. Have fun !
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Go here: http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/x52.html and go to the download tab at the top and download the correct drivers and software for your X52 Flight Control System. Make sure it is NOT the PRO version, unless you own a pro version. Your mouse throttle could be broken or a bad USB cable. I use mine for Microsoft FSX games. If you are using it for something else other than FSX, then that is out of my department.
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One, this particular KK board is about 4 years old now and is TERRIBLE. There are far better options on the market that fly infinitely better for the same price. In fact, this KK board at $20 is a huge rip-off. Any modern MultiWii board or my personal favorite the Naze32 are amazing. ($25). Second, binding a Tx to an Rx has nothing to do with the flight controller. This might help... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il9qoPsIyyg
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I am not sure that it can work with the CH Combatstick. CH has their own software for programming the devices. My advice is to go here and ask your questions. http://www.ch-hangar.com/forum/index.php Good luck to you.
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I have X-Plane 10, but find that the CH Flightstick Pro (USB) is somewhat unstable on this program. By working with it more I hope to improve it, maybe. I have an HP Pavilion i5 with 8 megs of RAM but maybe not the graphics that I need with some of the newer sims. I have an old PII with man sims running on it with a total CH set up, Flightstick Pro, Throttle Pro and CH Rudders with par. ports. With some real aircraft experience, I'll have to say that the old sims were the most realistic, even though they lacked in graphics. Also, you may have a later version than XPlane 10. I have read that '10' did have some control problems. Otherwise, the Flightstick Pro seems to work well with MS Flightsim X and some others I have. CH is a very good company. I've even toured their plant some years ago.
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Elite Dangerous was my primary reason for buying this joystick. It works very well and has increased my enjoyment of the game immensely, compared to my std joystick plus keyboard I used prior to the X52. ED comes with a controller profile for the X52 specifically and since patch 1.03 (currently up to 1.04) has had icons for each button on the X52 beside the controls in the setup screen, making it even easier to customise. There are discussions on the X52 in the Elite Dangerous forums where you can get a lot of advice and help ( https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26644&page;=1 is one example).Definitely my best buy for Elite Dangerous. Elite Dangerous was my primary reason for buying this joystick. It works very well and has increased my enjoyment of the game immensely, compared to my std joystick plus keyboard I used prior to the X52. ED comes with a controller profile for the X52 specifically and since patch 1.03 (currently up to 1.04) has had icons for each button on the X52 beside the controls in the setup screen, making it even easier to customise. There are discussions on the X52 in the Elite Dangerous forums where you can get a lot of advice and help (... » Read More Elite Dangerous was my primary reason for buying this joystick. It works very well and has increased my enjoyment of the game immensely, compared to my std joystick plus keyboard I used prior to the X52. ED comes with a controller profile for the X52 specifically and since patch 1.03 (currently up to 1.04) has had icons for each button on the X52 beside the controls in the setup screen, making it even easier to customise. There are discussions on the X52 in the Elite Dangerous forums where you can get a lot of advice and help ( https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26644&page;=1 is one example).Definitely my best buy for Elite Dangerous. « Show Less
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It comes with programmable software installed on the joystick itself, so you can custom program each and every button to do whatever you want. So while it is geared towards flight control, I'm sure you can get it to do much more on other games.
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I really can't give a specific answer for the X 55. but I have the X 52 Pro and am well pleased with the sensitivity. Also you can get a paid version of the FS4UIPC and that opens up a lot of options in FSX for all controllers.Sorry I cant be more specific, but if it is as good as the X 52 Pro, and has dual throttle functions, may be worth the price difference. Also the X 55 requires 2 free usb ports while the X 52 requires only one. The x 52 Stick connects to the throttle and the throttle connects to usb.
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I bought 3 of these because I bought 3 copies of Flight Simulator X for Steam (one for me, one for my wife, and one for my son). I thought I would have to reprogram the buttons but it worked great out of the box. It's the exact same style controller as our Xbox 360 controllers. In fact I think these are a more comfortable fit.It worked a little funky at first but I realized that was my fault. I had to flip the switch on the back of the controller from X to D. I think that's from Xbox mode to Direct mode. After that it worked great and I was able play on Steam. I bought 3 of these because I bought 3 copies of Flight Simulator X for Steam (one for me, one for my wife, and one for my son). I thought I would have to reprogram the buttons but it worked great out of the box. It's the exact same style controller as our Xbox 360 controllers. In fact I think these are a more comfortable fit.It worked a little funky at first but I realized that was my fault. I had to flip the switch on the back of the controller from X to D. I think that's from Xbox mode to Direct mode. After that it worked great and I was able play on... » Read More I bought 3 of these because I bought 3 copies of Flight Simulator X for Steam (one for me, one for my wife, and one for my son). I thought I would have to reprogram the buttons but it worked great out of the box. It's the exact same style controller as our Xbox 360 controllers. In fact I think these are a more comfortable fit.It worked a little funky at first but I realized that was my fault. I had to flip the switch on the back of the controller from X to D. I think that's from Xbox mode to Direct mode. After that it worked great and I was able play on Steam. « Show Less
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I really can't give a specific answer for the X 55. but I have the X 52 Pro and am well pleased with the sensitivity. Also you can get a paid version of the FS4UIPC and that opens up a lot of options in FSX for all controllers. Sorry I cant be more specific, but if it is as good as the X 52 Pro, and has dual throttle functions, may be worth the price difference. Also the X 55 requires 2 free usb ports while the X 52 requires only one. The x 52 Stick connects to the throttle and the throttle connects to usb.
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I am very new to Quads and RC vehicles as a whole but I am learning fast. The Spektrum DX5e is a good controller and works great. I am now looking to get a controller with more bells and whistles such as electronic readouts on it such as timers, battery levels and various other things I've been told the higher end ones can do but I am still researching the DX7's and higher. The get kind of pricey so what comes in the RTF box is awesome....you can always upgrade later.