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Hi, Brian.<br><br>
i've burned out my 1st X-52, and am on my 2nd. it became
"twitchy", which seemed a premature failure for a digital
stick.<br><br>
the programming software is pretty sophisticated, so there's a lot to
learn to be effective with it. you won't have any problems
there.<br><br>
the only thing i don't like about the X52 is the centering. there are no
"slots" in the middle of the x & y axis. this means you
can't "feel" when you're in the center of either axis. if you
want to stay centered, on (let's say) the roll axis, the stick won't tell
you. i hope this makes sense.<br><br>
centering is performed with a big, obvious spring at the base of the
stick, which means that the tension is fixed. several of us have overcome
the tension by tie-wrapping a coil or two of the spring to compress it,
and lessen the tension. this lets you fly helicopters without lots of
push-back.<br><br>
last time i checked, there were problems supporting some of the sliders
(rotary & linear controls) with their API. at least that's what a
programmer claimed when adding X52 support with Orbiter. <br><br>
i don't have the pro. i have the older "blue LED" version.
since everything else i bought in that time-period was also blue, it fit
right in.<br><br>
anyways, you'll most likely enjoy it.<br><br>
- adm - <br><br>
At 06:29 AM 6/20/2009, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Anywho, I've done some looking
around, and I'm<br>
getting myself an X-52 Pro. I can't wait. :) Anyone<br>
here have experiences with the stick, things to watch<br>
out for?</blockquote>
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Alan D.
Mazurka
adm.design@verizon.net <br>
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