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kel · 02-11-2004, 02:40 PM

I had an extremely bad experience with the Saitek X-36,
The stick was hellishly inaccurate and impossible to calibrate properly. It was pretty much useless because I couldn't get sensitive enough control to handle a helicopter as smoothly as I would like.

I couldn't reach the full turning potential in any direction, and the curve of the turn wasn't linear to the amount of movement I put in the stick. I needed to have a massive deadzone to keep it from drifting and crashing me while I worked targeting.

It would be an amazing setup if the stick didn't blow so damn hard.

02-11-2004, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	I had an extremely bad experience with the Saitek X-36, The stick was hellishly inaccurate and impossible to calibrate properly. It was pretty much useless because I couldn't get sensitive enough control to handle a helicopter as smoothly as I would like. I couldn't reach the full turning potential in any direction, and the curve of the turn wasn't linear to the amount of movement I put in the stick. I needed to have a massive deadzone to keep it from drifting and crashing me while I worked targeting. It would be an amazing setup if the stick didn't blow so damn hard. __________________ "It better be funny"