After three years my Saitek X-55 yaw spring broke. There were other issues with the lower right Castle Hat on the joystick becoming limp and my select next ship target on the throttle getting sticky but I still managed with it. So after a painful decision I ordered a new X-56 from Newegg. They are great and whenever I order from them I get it 48 hours later. I must be in the right place on the planet. I seriously considered the Thrustmaster Warthog as they have a sale including free rudder pedals but I'm a yaw guy and rudder pedals are not for me with dogs underneath my feet wanting attention! I love my dogs! Also with the YouTube reviews the X-55/56 throttle is favored over the Warthog version. I've grown accustomed to all the binding abilities of the X-55 that no other HOTAS comes close to and doesn't need a software profile to connect with ED. Thus maybe I'll have to buy the X-57 in a few years from now.
So while I await the delivery I post a lot on the forum more than usual hopefully as a positive troll. Not much difference as in the game with two monitors I usually have the game on one and the Forum on the other. That is another version of Open play meeting friends. But I hope to help other players with my 1400 hours of playing. I certainly don't have all the answers and learn something new on the Forum all the time. But I love the game and hopefully being a positive troll for now awaiting new hardware if I can help someone out with my knowledge that is a good thing. Go figure.
Regards to All
