

Most specifically the Throttle Axis there you will see a blank area next to the slot near deadzone if you click that you can set a key, just simply move your throttle.I've spent far too long thinking about and researching joysticks lately, primarily as a result of playing Elite: Dangerous. You are looking for the three options where its highlighted. Originally posted by Oblivious:I just got a new Saitek X52 Pro flight control system yesterday, and spent a good deal of time setting it up to use in ED. I'm glad you can at least get it working the way you expect. With no detent, how would you know if you're at 0? Ah well, to each their own. I never even knew the forward/reverse thing existed like that. If half my throttle range is taken up by a capability my plane doesn't have, that'd just tick me off. :P So it's go forward, or go to your grave. I can't help with setting it up the way you want, (although, plenty of helpful folks have chipped in already) I can say it's likely set up that way for sim enthusiasts because F-18's (and most of our earthbound fixed wing aircraft) exhibit poor flight characteristics in reverse. Originally posted by Oblivious:I suspect this is due to some basic thing flight sim people expect, but it's messing with my head and I'm wondering if there's a way to make the throttle work the way the T Flight works?

OR, if someone can explain to me why the X52 Pro throttle is set up that way, and what kind of advantages it may have, and tell me why I should embrace its ways rather than battle it. I suspect this is due to some basic thing flight sim people expect, but it's messing with my head and I'm wondering if there's a way to make the throttle work the way the T Flight works? In other words, it's very different from the Thrustmaster T Flight HOTAS that I've been using, in that it has no zero point in the middle. Specifically, pushing it all the way forward results in forward thrust or reverse thrust, depending on whether one of the buttons has been pressed to enable either forward or reverse. The one thing I'm not getting though, is the way the throttle works. but I got that all worked out and got it set up the way I want it more or less, and it seems to all be working just fine. That in itself offered a few interesting challenges, from its apparent disinterest in playing nicely with USB 3.0 to battling the driver and profile software installations.

I just got a new Saitek X52 Pro flight control system yesterday, and spent a good deal of time setting it up to use in ED.
