SAITEK X52
The Saitek X52 is a low to mid range hotas that I used for a good number of years. It has a good number of buttons and hats, and a mechanical stick centering method that I’m still pretty fond of. A lot of older Saitek units had some significant quality control issues, although I never ran into them. What I did run into was a noticeable need for curves and dead zones. I still keep my X52 and X52 Pro around, and there are some games that it just works better on. Most games and simulators have profiles for the X52 because it is so common, so that’s definitely something to consider
If you’re already sold on flight simulators, and are looking for a good all around HOTAS, this is probably your pick. It’s not the one you put into your fancy simpit, but it’ll get you flying in most DCS modules and most FS2020 or X Plane aircraft. If you’re experienced in flight simulators already, and need a precise, high quality joystick, you should spend a little more money on something a little nicer.
The Saitek X52 is a low to mid range hotas that I used for a good number of years. It has a good number of buttons and hats, and a mechanical stick centering method that I’m still pretty fond of. A lot of older Saitek units had some significant quality control issues, although I never ran into them. What I did run into was a noticeable need for curves and dead zones. I still keep my X52 and X52 Pro around, and there are some games that it just works better on. Most games and simulators have profiles for the X52 because it is so common, so that’s definitely something to consider
If you’re already sold on flight simulators, and are looking for a good all around HOTAS, this is probably your pick. It’s not the one you put into your fancy simpit, but it’ll get you flying in most DCS modules and most FS2020 or X Plane aircraft. If you’re experienced in flight simulators already, and need a precise, high quality joystick, you should spend a little more money on something a little nicer.
The Saitek X52 is a low to mid range hotas that I used for a good number of years. It has a good number of buttons and hats, and a mechanical stick centering method that I’m still pretty fond of. A lot of older Saitek units had some significant quality control issues, although I never ran into them. What I did run into was a noticeable need for curves and dead zones. I still keep my X52 and X52 Pro around, and there are some games that it just works better on. Most games and simulators have profiles for the X52 because it is so common, so that’s definitely something to consider
If you’re already sold on flight simulators, and are looking for a good all around HOTAS, this is probably your pick. It’s not the one you put into your fancy simpit, but it’ll get you flying in most DCS modules and most FS2020 or X Plane aircraft. If you’re experienced in flight simulators already, and need a precise, high quality joystick, you should spend a little more money on something a little nicer.