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Not much help in a fighter plane.The Saitek user forums didn't offer any help, and my email to Saitek tech support went unanswered. But after hours of configuring, uninstalling, reinstalling and general troubleshooting the best I could do was get the controller to pitch and dive. When it was nearly finished it asked me to plug in the controller, even though the controller was plugged in. Thinking it may have been an issue with my laptops Vista software I tried to install it on my desktop running XP Pro with the same dismal results. The "profiler" software installed, but only the profile editor would work, not the Profiler itself. I was looking for a simple joystick to use with my WWII fighter pilot game and decided to purchase the Saitek ST90.
The problem came when I ran the driver installer. Left and right movements were non-existent. The joystick arrived with no software whatsoever. None of this would have mattered if it would have simply allowed me to play the game I bought it for. Not only could I NOT recommend this joystick, I'm wondering how a company that sells something of this poor quality can still stay in business. I wasn't too put off because I knew I could probably download the necessary drivers from the Saitek Web site.
Unplugging and replugging in the controller didn't help.
So can't control helicopters or play quake. Yaw is painful. It can be a little tight in the beginning but smooths out after a few days of use. This is a good joystick for playing flightsim. Pitch and roll are as expected.
He has had no complaints. I bought this for my son to use with MS flight simulator X. If you are looking for a decent controller for at least casual play, I am sure you will be satisfied with this one. This flight stick apprears to work just fine. My Son is 11 yrs of age. He is not a heavy PC Gamer, but he does play FSX enough to have experienced faults/challenges if there where any to find.
This product might be good for the flight simulation enthusiast, but it does not work well with my FPS games.
Spend a few more bucks on something in the $40-50 range. Not a well designed stick. Otherwise you get a sore hand from having to hold it down.
It can only work for the simplest games. don't use this stick. I've had this stick for maybe four years now.
I clamp my down to the table so it has some support. You'd end up paying more if you get this one. For the few bucks not bad.
If you want to do flight sims or the type of complicated games like WWiiOnline.
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