How Do You Rate The X52 Pro Stick

[bladebarrier]

I currently have the CH fighterstick, pro throttle, pro pedals setup, and it has functioned without flaw for two years now. I have absolutely zero complaints about it, aside from my laziness.

 

Yes, I'm a very lazy person, and you can feel free to flame me all you like for that :smartass:.

 

So, I currently use a lazy-boy recliner as my computer chair, and was considering picking up an X52 Pro, for times where I just want to put my feet up and grab the HOTAS, without the need for pedals, and have the ease of simple programming software. I have a hard time getting my head around the CH software, and while I can do it, and have done so for LOMAC, IL2, Black Shark, and so on, it takes me a long time to get it set up, and by the end I've forgotten the setup completely.

 

I'm somewhere in the semi-serious simmer range. I don't put on a flight jacket when I load up LOMAC, but I'm into sims enough to own most of the important ones, and appreciate good hardware.

 

Soooo... How bad is the X52 stick, in comparison to the CH fighterstick? Should I just shut my mouth and be happy that I have a great setup in the CH line, and sort out a way to do the rudder without the pedals, when I want to kick my feet up (though I haven't come up with any ideas on how).

 

I really like the idea that you can swap profiles easily, that you can visually check what a button will do, before pressing it "live", and that you can use the stick as a rudder. Oh, and there are lots of profiles for games, for the x52 pro, which means I can fire up a game/sim, and be training within minutes, rather than days of sorting what buttons I really need, and where to put them, and alt tabbing to check what went where.

 

Right, so there you have it. How bad is the stick compared to the CH, then? Is it worth buying a used or new x52 HOTAS, or am I completely insane, and deserve to be punched in the eye by the sim'ing community?

[evilnate]

I have the same CH setup as you, but I love the X-52 (non-pro) for this sim! There isn't a built-in dual stage trigger for PAC for the CH stick, so that means that you have to make un-conventional work arounds. With the X-52, you squeeze the trigger a little so your AC is steady on target then squeeze harder for metal ripping fun.

 

With the non-pro, you can relax your feet because rudder functions are done by twisting the stick.

 

I have a profile with pictures of how I have mine configured here.

http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/38305/

[bladebarrier]

I have the same CH setup as you, but I love the X-52 (non-pro) for this sim! There isn't a built-in dual stage trigger for PAC for the CH stick, so that means that you have to make un-conventional work arounds. With the X-52, you squeeze the trigger a little so your AC is steady on target then squeeze harder for metal ripping fun.

 

With the non-pro, you can relax your feet because rudder functions are done by twisting the stick.

 

I have a profile with pictures of how I have mine configured here.

http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/38305/

 

Thanks for the response?

 

Does the non-pro version not have the twist rudder action?

[WynnTTr]

I had a x52 pro. Very good stick for the money. Very smooth and precise and loved the throttle at the time. Good value for the money - but I wouldn't have paid any more than what I did for it.

Pro version has twist rudder.

[some1]

Thanks for the response?

 

Does the non-pro version not have the twist rudder action?

 

The non pro version also has the twist rudder. The differences between pro and non pro are MFD and slightly different centering mechanism with two springs. Plus the looks of course 8)

[Heli Shed]

I love the Pro...............effin brilliant.

[bumfire]

I have had the vanilla 52 and the pro and I must say that I really like them, however that being said, my Thrustmaster warthog is on the back of a delivery van and on its way to me as I type this :) so I am hoping that it was worth it, as I am really used to my x52's, great sticks for the cost, nobody can go wrong, if you take the time to learn how to program it, it will do everything you need more or less.

 

The only gripe I have about the 52s are the slider, its jerky and jumps about, easy fix via deadzones, thats about it, oh that and the lightness of the stick movement, but you get used to that no problem.

 

As long as you have all your joystick zones setup correctly for yourself, then the x52s are great sticks for the price.

 

Both types of x52 have the twist rudder, it can be locked incase you have pedals so that the stick wont turn.

Edited March 1, 2011 by bumfire

[bladebarrier]

Thanks for all of the feedback. I'm going to pick one up.