It's a smaller box than you imagined -- and a lot lighter than you'd think. Maybe they ship the control stick and throttle seperately? Nope. The X52 Flight Controller is light.
So it's out of the box. What do you get? There's a flight stick and a throttle and a connecting cable to join the two together (the joystick connects to the throttle via a 5 pin connector, and then the throttle connects to your PC via a USB plug.
This was my first issue with the Saitek X52 Flight Control System. If the X52 flight stick connected directly to the PC you could probably use it as a standalone joystick controller if you wanted.
Also in the box is the X52 driver CD which also contains the Saitek X52 progammable interface software and the X52 manual. What? No printed manual! That's right! It's a PDF on the CD.
That's a real pet peeve of mine, especially on a piece of kit that costs $100. But I can live with it. I've had Saitek products before and know what to expect from the software. It would have been nice to have a printed manual though.
Oh , and you also get a bag of rubber suction cups.
The rubber suction cups are about as much use as a chocolate teapot. My desk isn't smooth so they won't stick. And when you attach them to the stick or throttle they have a tendancy to fall out. Well, no worries, both the units have little rubber feet so that should be ok. Shouldn't it?
So next we plug in the Saitek X52 HOTAS flight control system and play!
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