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Saitek X52 Video Review

NOTE TO VIEWERS: Yes I know the audio is messed up. It was just fine, but YouTube messed it up...

PC Flight Simulator Joystick Makes Game Realistic

The Pro Flight Simulator Flight Sim PC Game can be used and enjoyed without a joystick, yoke, pedals, or any other gear. The benefit of this is that you can start using the system with your keyboard and mouse alone.

But most PC gamers flight simulator may want a good joystick for flight simulation, yoke, pedals and other gear from SIM. This makes the flying experience more realistic. For example, who would want to try to land a Cessna with just the keyboard. It is amusing, but the true meaning of flight simulation is using realistic controls.

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Like all other Saitek sticks, the X52 is fully customizable hardware and software. Not only can you move the lower plate on the joystick up and down to fit your hand, but you can also adjust the force on the throttle. Like all other Saitek sticks, however, you can not adjust the centering force on the key itself. But I do not think this is a problem too, because it is much looser than any other systems I've owned HOTAS.The X52 also comes with the software Saitek SST programming, which (again, like all other Saitek sticks) allows you to program each button on the controller to either an axis, the axis of mouse, one keyboard stroke, or a complex macro.