I as a CH-Products User was but asked skeptical the X-25 system, since my acquaintance with its system X-36 had only trouble. Denoch I had my system replace CH (for USB and programmability under WinXP), so I ordered him denoch. When unpacking you realize immediately that the X-52 system much precious and sophisticated Made was used as the X-36 / X-45th The joystick and the throttle platform have a good stable weight without directly being heavy, this ensures that it stays in place in the heat of a dogfight. There are even holes available to the system at a table or so tighten (not included). The stick is smooth but not schwabelig and centered very well and accurately, the same applies to the throttle. What have the two units at all buttons I'll list in a moment. The installation went perfectly by itself (WinXP) and can not understand the problem so others do here. The software used to program the profile is better than the former SGE software Saitek and still requires a bit of clarity as Saitek should look in on CH Products. But can work with (some is training but useful as the software offers more possibilities than it suggests at first sight (for example, you can divide the dial into zones and these zones assign key commands). Functions for joystick: - Fire button with 2 pressure points (lightly pressed and pressed) - Buttons 2x normal (lighted) - 1x Normal button (secured by cap, folded up) illuminated - 1x Black Normal button - 1x "Pinki" button / switch (little finger below the handle) - 2x 8-way hat switch - 3-axis (up / down, left / right, Rudder (Twist-axis) - Rubberized Kunstoffbereiche the hand area, very pleasant. - Twist-axis can be locked, Fals you want to use pedals. - 3x switch with 2 positions (ie 6 buttons can say) - 1x mode switch (3 positions), thus you can all functions with 3 different order provided such as 1.Navigation, 2.Luft air-attackable. 3.Luft-ground attack Functions for throttle: - 1x axis of thrust (z-axis) - 2x axle for knob (eg for trimming) also programmable - Mouse Wheel to finger side - Mouse wheel also owned button (like a regular PC mouse) - Mousestick (sensitivity is OK and great for target selection in MFDs in fighter jets - Click next mousestick (programmable) - 1x 8-way hat switch - 2x buttons, programmable and illuminated. - 1x Kuplungsknopf (so you can shop without having to start profiles Software (in a compound has switch of the joystick to select) - Rubberized plastic surface of the palm. So despite my initial Skezis I was taught by my extensive testing of another. The system can I only recommend it for that price. Although there are still un as small improvement, but the concern matrimonial more software than hardware. Only from that stupid twist axis joystick should adopt all manufacturers, which is useless if you want to fly sensitively, but one can lock thankfully and rely on pedals. Hope to have given you some information and purchase decision.
