Well....got the Saitek X-45 the other day, and although for the first time in months I had a steady plane/gunsight, it seemed a little too much, with seperate throttle etc, and buttons coming out the ying yang.  Took it back and got the Saitek EVO.....think im in love.  Already noticed an improvment in my gunnery, and the plane seems to be on auto pilot when I let go of the stick.  Dunno why I posted this....guess I wanted to share my new found joy..:)

.....and I see I posted this in the CoD forum by mistake....lol.  Maybe cause I did it right after reading Cuda's blood mod post....sorry guys!

Copper....No fear there Sir.  Moved to the correct forum Man...I tell you what....there is absolutely no way I could fly without my seperate throttle and associated HOTAS buttons and all!!! Regards,TX-Rahman"BLUE 2"

Me either Rah. I could not I would not eat green eggs and ham, or fly without a throttle oh Sam oh Sam I am.S~TX-FlightRisk Green 3

Oh oh,Am I the only one that flies with a mouse, joystick and coffee?S~TX-MonguseGreen 2

When I read you took your saitek back because of to many buttons I screamed  "NOOOOoooo !".   I think there are only 3 sticks including the Saitek that offer that type of programming power.   For myself I could never go back to a single stick, I refuse, I'll quit first!   I know it takes time to learn to program and even more time trying to remember were you programmed every function to but once you do its great - no more keyboard or mouse.  This is also why I am horrible at responding to text messages in the game because I tend to take the keyboard off the desk top and lay it by my feet.   If some asks me a question its like ...Shat! - where's the keyboard!I have checked that model out before (looking for a backup for the twin boat anchors) and for a single stick it looks like the programmability is quite good. I would actually be interested in how much it is capable of.If this one feels better for you though then that's good.  What ever makes the game better for you.  There are a lot of good pilots like yourself and Monguse it seems that feel the same way you do so enjoy the new stick pard.

Believe me, it wasn't rally a quick decision on my part.  Thought about FS2004.....having the trottle stand alone...the programing of the buttons, but for me it was nearly impossible to run the stick/throttle/keyboard set-up....i yap too much in chat etc, and am just so used to the single stick/throttle.  This evo seems to have a fair amout of programing available....just not as much as the X45.   You're right tho Chukar....it comes down to what your most comfy with..:)

Chukar,Although I "like" the mouse and stick combo I'd like to have more gizmos.Trust me, the day I go to a multifuntion macro heaven, beer holding joystick it will be with full pedals and Track IR.S~TX-MonguseGreen 2