Hardware Controllers: Joysticks/Yokes | Throttle Quads | Rudder Pedals | Drivers etc

My Saitek x52 Pro has been working great for a couple of years now but has suddenly developed a problem related to the rudder twist access. I have re-programmed several times but still have the Z rotation indicator flickering between 693 &740 and leaving me with 10 or 15 degrees of right rudder when the stick is centred. Have looked at all I can find on this forum for help, and (carefully) had a look inside the base. All I could see was a small amount of, apparently, lubricant (looks like white Vaseline), which appears to be coming down the main central shaft. There were small deposits on the central wires and some had dripped onto the base plate. Cleaned it up, could…

I have a CH Flight Sim yoke that works fine except for one problem. That is, even before starting the engine on any plane, the yoke will kind of vibrate or quiver while at rest. It does it mostly in ailerlon control. Going outside and looking at the ailerons they too are doing the same thing. Its not a constant thing but just kind of comes and goes. The movement isn't severe and to be truthful its more of an irritant than a problem because I just hate seeing the yoke do that. All flight control is good with the yoke although it does the same thing while in flight.Anyone experience this and is there a fix for it? Like I said, its not a big deal - just bugs me. Than…

I want to add the GoFlight-P8 8 Pushbutton/LED, hardware wise, how does thins thing interface with my rig. is it just USB ???? TnxYair

Is it possible? Having: 2 keyboards, yoke, rudder pedals, X-52 throttle. 1 keyboard for normal typing and few autopilot commands and another for overhead. And Saitek yoke and throttles (used for other commands other than throttling...) and X-52 Pro throttle for the throttles. And rudder pedals for the rudder off course.How would i do it? FSUIPC for everything or does FSUIPC only work for programming the flight sim hardware and you must use some other software (http://www.hidmacros.eu/whatisit.php) for the keyboards?Thx

Any Win7 guru's out there to help diagnose an issue I'm having.Recently formatted my main hdd to install Win7 (which I thought would be an upgrade from vista lol)I'm receiving horrible stutters while using track ir 5. If I pause the camera the stutters are gone and I can pan with the joystick hat with no issues. But the second I turn TIR5 back on.... nastiness ensues...A few things, I run TIR5 minimized, and I lock FPS to 28 with the FSX slider.

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HI,I'm hoping someone here can help me with a lot of issues I've been experiencing since changing from XP to W7 64.I'm using the proflight yoke, throttle and rudder with FS9. They performed flawlessly on my XP machine.I've since installed a new machine with W7 64 bits and FS9. The controllers are all calibrated in FSUIPC.However first thing I notice when taxiing : the nosewheel hardly reacts to the rudder, it's impossible to steer.Secondly immediately after take-off the plane (all planes) roll to the left. Pitch is extremely sensitive and almost impossible to control.I have to immediately engage autopilot otherwise the plane crashes for certain. I've tried updating driver…

Folks.. I'm thinking about purchasing a CH Yoke and the Saitek Pedals to use with FSX (Windows 7). Will it work fine or will I have problems, considering they are 2 different manufactures?Thanks,John

Based on some good reviews, I just ordered the Saitek multi panel, and am looking forward to using it. One thing I noticed, while you can set the IAS, there's no provision for setting Mach speed. (I'm surprised there isn't a button to switch from IAS to mach, for when you're flying Jets). Other than setting the mach speed in the sim, is there any other work-around for this, for example, a formula to determine IAS vs. Mach at any given altitude, and then setting IAS in the multi-panel? Thanks.Bob

Hi Guys,Well, my new Boeing Style Throttle Quad from VRAC arrived today. I'll have to build a stand for it, but here are some photos.

I have an ICP panel and controller from realsimulator.com, that they dont make anymore. Is there anyone here on these boards who is familiar with the products or how to get them working with FSX? There does not seem to be any support from the company that I can find.Cheers, Mark

Hi Everyone,Looks like I found the rudder pedals to add to my hardware, hope they perform as good as they look.http://www.revolution-simproducts.com/rudder.htmlNow to convince the wife, maybe I'll get this for Christmas.

Is it possible to switch some of the buttons on a keyboard with push buttons or switches such as these?What programming (if any) will i have to do? Is it possible to have switches which, when i press them, they will just press the key underneath, which will be programmed to do a particular function.

HiI have saitek x52 & proflight yoke installed & working correctly, I am currently trying to get my proflight rudder pedals to work too. I have have them plugged in via the USB port & in the windows configuration settings everything is working as normal, toe brakes, left & right rudder etc but when I am in the sim and press the right rudder pedal nothing happens, the left rudder pedal and toe brakes are all working ok, it's just seems to be the right rudder pedal what won't seem to work. Any help would be appreciated Thank youRegards Paul

Hi GuysI have a little problem with throttle lever.I only have to push the lever alittle way up an i seem to go into full throttle with PMDG 737 all sirens blaseing hope any one can help

just got my new HOTAS and installed the target software, but i cant get it to run, it crashes on start up. I cant seem to find any kind of support forum for their software or products either. In device manager, I have an error saying there is no driver installed for hotas joystick bootloader, but no drivers came with the joystick. Or any real instructions either....can anyone point me somewhere where I can get some help?Thanks,. mark

Hi, I searched numerous sites and topics looking for the answer to my question, but I didn't find anything. My problem is that since a couple of days the brakes can only be released by turning on the parking brake and than disengaging it with the ";". Normally when my brakes are on I should just press the brakes on my pedals once and they should disengage automaticly. But for some reason this won't work anymore. This is highly frustrating to me. I have already tried to reinstall the controllers, to recalibrate everything it just doesnt work... Does anybody know the solution to this issue? I found that a lot of people where having the same problems with the CH pedals but t…

How do you do this? How can you put 2 black black handle levers, 2 with blue handles and 2 red handle levers together? Do you just take the black, blue and red bits off the ends of the levers and re-attach them to the lever you want? Because if you get the throttle quadrant, in photos i see the black, blue and red together. How is it possible to get the 2 blacks, 2 blues and 2 red handles togther?Just wondering...

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Just wondering if anyone else is running yoke & pedals along side the Saitek X52 stick & throttle?If so, how do you run your setup - Do you leave them all plugged in constantly, or switch between, depending on aircraft?Do you use Saitek software in any way, or do you use FS settings and/or FSUIPC to set them up?Any advice and recommendations for this setup are most welcome.Thanks

Hello folks,I am pretty much sure many people out there use these, and I myself am using two of them, for a quad-engine configuration.Now, it has always bothered me that I can't push forward but actually have to pull them up or rather push up by deforming my hand.Anyway, came up with the idea to swivel the throttle 45degrees forward and already got myself a wooden block in the appropriate size and angle to achieve that.But my problem is rather how to fixate the throttle on that block of wood, cuz drilling through it is rather unprecise (I tried)... and the screw mechanism of Saitek makes that really easy.So I came up with the idea of getting a thin wooden plate - fixating…

Hi,Where can I buy Trackir5 From in Australia off the shelf in a physical store or are they only sold on the net / mail order?CheersUly

Hi,I'm interested in maybe purchasing a yoke for FSX.Does anyone have any good recommendations as I've never looked into this before and would like some advice.My budget is around £100ThanksPhil Mosley

Hi to everyone, I've made a search about this theme, but I didn't find anything.I've the Saitek Yoke + throttle quadrant but everytime i start a flight, after taking off, i've to disable every assignment to the yoke, because sometimes gears go dawn, autopilot disconnets, flaps come out ecc.!!!I've read somwhere there's a solution to solve this phantom press button.My question is: How to solve???Thanks