wich one? saitek x52 or x52pro

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Sven

I heard from a person in my flight unit that he wanted to throw the X52 out of the window because the sensors were not responding right ( laggy controls in IL2 and RoF) and when he took it apart, there was some dust in there, he cleaned it, but that didnt work, so he used WD40 and that worked, till a few weeks later when the same thing happened, now the question is does he have a house full of dust or is the X52 not well designed to keep dust out ( at least away from vital areas) , note his X52 was not very old.

Not relevant to your request but I use the G940, before that bug was announced I never noticed it, but I wanted to test it out for myself and then indeed noticed the error in the axis, someone said earlier in this thread that flying with it was impossible and not to keep in formation or extreme flying, utter bullcrap of course, I've never had any problems getting to a specific power percentage so formation flying is not an issue. Extreme flying? Pilot skills mostly, maybe someone who has profit going from 78 % to 77 in a nano second might be annoyed by the error. I don't want to show off here, but in the last online campaign I played I had the highest tally of enemy fighters shot down versus a low death rate, so flying with the G940 is at least if not more able to get yourself a good result in IL2 then say a X52.

I can understand that some might see me as a 'fanboy' ( which is actually true because I'm a fan of my G940) but in a negative way, I tried to make clear that the reversal bug is not a strong drawback of the G940 in IL2.

I agree that the reversal bug is not a huge problem, but it is a problem that makes accurate targeting a little slower than it would be without it. My favorte test is using a 109 with the MK108 and see how quickly I can kill a dozen friendly aircraft. I use friendly aircraft as they don't avoid, so its more about stick accuracy. The MSFF2 is the best in time and accuracy, taking only seconds to shoot them all down with one 108 per aircraft. The G940 was alittle slower as there was slightly more stick stiring, due mainly to the reversal bug. Although this is all relative to the ability of the user.

[Sven]

Originally Posted by Chivas

Although this is all relative to the ability of the user.

That is probably the biggest part, the machine can only be as accurate as the human hand, right?

Also, another reason going for a specific brand can be where you want to invest, invest in Saitek, you invest in the East(asia) probably not supporting where you live, but you are of course when you live in asia , so if you are for example an American you can consider buying CH products ect. For the same reason I bought a Philips instead of a Samsung TV a couple of weeks ago, at least some money will be used to support your countries economy. Of course this is totally up to you, but you can take it in mind when buying certain products.

[LoBiSoMeM]

Originally Posted by Sven

That is probably the biggest part, the machine can only be as accurate as the human hand, right?

Also, another reason going for a specific brand can be where you want to invest, invest in Saitek, you invest in the East(asia) probably not supporting where you live, but you are of course when you live in asia , so if you are for example an American you can consider buying CH products ect. For the same reason I bought a Philips instead of a Samsung TV a couple of weeks ago, at least some money will be used to support your countries economy. Of course this is totally up to you, but you can take it in mind when buying certain products.

"Das kapital" don't have a nation. Most probably in any case your money will support a bunch of european/north american CEOs and the chinese economy.

[Skiiwa]

X52 pro if U have the extra money. My X52 is a great beginning Hotas! I actuall have a mix if CH Stuff(Pedals, Stick and Quadrant, with Saitek Panels and Throttle quadrant). My X36 still works Saiteks Hotas are the best buy for a tight budget!