Saitek X52

[2] The Multi-Function Display (MFD) screen can be used to check programmed command names and use the clock and stopwatch function for timing the legs of your flight plan.

The X52 also features an integrated mouse on the throttle, however it is difficult to use for making quick selections and only functions when drivers and the SST software are installed.

The Smart Technology (ST) programming software is used to program all kinds of behaviors for each command of the HOTAS, even custom ones such as setting not only the Pinkie switch, but just about any button to act as a shift, making it possible, then, to have multiple shift buttons configured per game Profile, which raise the total number of programmable commands far above the canon limit of 282.

The old Saitek's Driver and ST programming software are still available at ftp.saitek.com (freely accessible through most FTP clients) and they still work properly today on modern operating systems, such as Windows 10.

Failing to do so would prevent the Saitek version of the ST programming software from recognizing the HOTAS, on account of different Hardware IDs imposed by Logitech's Driver.