CBR9

There were reports of the first release of the MFD's failing. Lights not functioning and dead keys. Some sort of change must have been made to justify a V2 release. Anyone have any info on what was changed?

I have two sets.. one I'm using and a spare. You got me to go checking my second set, which are V2 also. There had been reports of the first bunch having the problems you described, so it appears some type of change had been made. The set I have out of the box have been up and running from day one without any problem. The MFD's were hard to find in the States for awhile, so don't know if only V2's were the ones that finally made it here. That said... I'll wait for awhile on the Warthog..

You might want to post this over in the input output section.. might get more looks..

The "bump"s going through idle and AB would be nowhere near an additional 50%. When moving from total off to idle, you'll feel the movement drop into the idle indent, same for AB expect more distinct (this could be because of the farther travel to get to it). Again a firm movement of the throttle in either direction and your go right through both. The force sensing stick surely isn't for everyone. I had little trouble adapting to it. A test would be the ideal situation for anyone thinking of buying one, second best would be purchase from a supplier that doesn't charge restocking fees. Which are few and far between. That the stick points you in the direction you want to go, accurately , force sensing or other, is the most important thing.

The X65 throttle is different then the WartHog's. No lock outs, indents at 10% idle and 90% AB. A hard push/pull will go right through them, a deliberate push/pull and you'll easily feel the bump. Been some comments about the stiffness of the X65 throttle, but I'm either becoming used to it or it has become easier. Probably a little bit of both. Have also been reports of the joystick axis, drifting to the left. Most people with the problem use the deadzone adjustment. My controller doesn't have that problem, in either prop or jet sims. Many hot and cold on force sensing, but I had no problem, I believe its more of a muscle memory thing. The force sensing is fully adjustable (4 presets for the lazy, i.e. me). You certainly will be able to do more with the TM and CH software for programing options. But if you do most of your assignments through the sims configure screen... Plenty of user support for both TM and CH. CH's web site is one of the best (that both both Saitek and TM could learn from). But like most things, some one in the community has had the same problem, or figured out a fix. I have both a CH setup and the X65. I'll wait until the dust has settled before adding a third option to my collection. The X65 was $400 at release, and is now selling for around $330. The lowest I've seen the Warthog is $416, and I think that will drop once the feeding frenzy is over. I'm pleased with my X65. Not the controller for everyone, but another good choice. and.... your mileage may vary :)

when Thrustmaster launched the MFD panels, didn't they show up in Europe long before they were avail here in the states?

The silence is deafening. Found a sort of answer in the FAQ. ED is aware of the problem, and waiting for a example of the controller for a solution. The duel throttle works in other flight sim so their is hope. Sent off an email to tech support for any new info, will post it here when I receive an answer.

Has anyone figured out how to get FC2 to use two throttles with the X-65F. Saitek says its a problem with FC2 because the option works in other programs. Seem to remember mention of a "fix" was being working on.. and was wondering how this was going, or if some one has discovered a work around.