Logitech GSaitek X52 Flight Control System, Controller and Joystick Simulator, LCD Display, Double Suspension, Illuminated Buttons, 2xUSB, PC - Black/Silver

Having built a custom rig this last month, what was required as a decent controller to use for my sim games and this was the choice I went with. I have previously owned the G920 steering wheel & pedals, but found (for my smallish home anyway) that they simply took up too much space.This I use for my various flying games, for which ideal, and the odd driving game (euro truck sim 2, forza racing game). I found the stick extremely responsive and accurate/precise. The number of buttons which can be customized to do anything in these sorts of games is great, there are several axis controls which is great for any simulator where control surfaces / engines aren't just an "on/off" thing:Joystick X/Y (and Z - twist motion/rudder etc)Throttle lever1 slider on throttle lever (where left thumb would sit - on the right handed version anyway, which this is)1 dial on the top of the throttle lever (where your index finger would rest)the throttle and joystick setups are obvious, but in say euro truck, i dont use joystick forward/back for throttle/brake - i use the throttle lever for 'gas pedal' and the thumb slider for 'brake pedal'. Before I got trackIR - i used the twisty joystick to "turn my head" left/right to check for traffic etc. again - you can setup any axis/button to do any command in any game that has a controller/setup page, which 99.9% of games do.I like that the main trigger has 2 stages, good for firing missiles etc, as a part pull you may setup to try get a radar lock on your enemy, and once you hear the buzzer confirmation, you pull all the way, the 2 steps are quite far apart, certainly far enough that you can't accidentally pull trigger all the way, when you only intended for the initial half-pull. A good idea really, as there is every chance you are ducking and weaving and diving and you don't want to waste a precious limited resource in such a situation due to a dodgy trigger!!!I used windows 10 and on the machine I made, once I plugged this in, it was fully working within 10 seconds at the most. I didn't bother installing the DVD software, but i'm sure there may be some settings or something on there, but it's irrelevant for most uses as the thing just works. There is no force feedback of any kind on this model, so be aware that if you want the stick to shake, or go stiff when flying at higher speeds, you need something else. If you dont care for that, but want a high quality, nice to feel, comfortable and above all precise and accurate controller for your PC that's as easy to setup as plugging in a USB cable and waiting 5 seconds for the driver to autoload - then this won't let you down.I saw a review by someone saying the throttle was "too stiff" - there is an adjustment to loosen the throttle, but if he had already loosened it all the way, I can only guess either he was doing it wrong, or had a faulty model, because mine only needed a little bit of loosening to get the throttle to how I like it, and I had plenty of loosening to go.

I am going to go with 5 stars for this as it does the job well. I got it for Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 and Ace Combat 7 and on both games it works real well. I did use to own the X52 Pro but got rid of it some years ago, there is more metal parts on the pro to this but still this is a great stick. I would recommend this stick to anyone wanting get into flying games as a beginner stick.

I really like this hotas, the joystick feels great and has loads of buttons and hats etc. The throttle is a bit stiff and the suckers can't hold it to the desk when using it. I'm using windows 10 and most functions work but in games the mouse nub doesn't work even though it does on the desktop. The profile software is confusing, it won't load the profile files downloaded from Logitech. They are in the wrong format for the software for some reason. The 64bit driver is also years out of date, there is a 32 bit version but I'm using win 10 64bit so unsure which drives to use and the Logitech site is no help whatsoever.It does have loads of LEDs that look cool and asthetically it looks great.So nice hotas but sub par software.

For anyone experiencing the drifting issues where it's pulling forward, this may be a possible fix for you. The stick is unbalanced due to the handguard and will pull forward slightly which is enough to make contact with the sensors. There is an easy fix, though.Go to Logitech, download the X52 software and drivers from their support section, and install.Open the Windows control panel and search for "Set up USB game controllers". Open the control panel for it.Make sure the X52 is selected and click the Properties button, and select the Deadzones tab.Look in the Y Axis box and there should be a red line that's flicking left to right very subtly (not much movement). If not, gently nudge the stick forward (red line should move) and then let it recentre, and see if it starts flicking. If not then this solution will not help - sorry.Underneath this line there will be two slider boxes pointing upwards, so move them until they're outside of the range (you'll see a shader appear to indicate where the deadzone will be).Click apply and then OK and exit out. This should fix the issue. All you've done is reduce the sensitivity slightly.Installing the drivers will also activate the mouse nub and mouse 1 button on the throttle. If this starts pushing your mouse around then do the same for the mouse X and Y sliders in the deadzone control panel.Hope this helps.