Complete Saitek System
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Flight Sim X Gold Edition
All in One Package
For the first time, “Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold” gives players the chance to purchase “Microsoft Flight Simulator X” and “Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration” together in one bundle.
FEATURES
• Immersive world
"Flight Simulator X" offer players a rich and innovative gaming experience with new technological advancements, incredible graphics and added realism including weather, time of day and seasons. Pilots can watch moving cars and detailed buildings in cities below; traffic on highways; indigenous houses, farmland and livestock; and wildlife in its natural habitats.
• Mission-based gameplay
With the addition of new mission-based gameplay, players will have a specific purpose as their world comes alive for the first time with automobile traffic, moving boats and ships, and animal life. With more than 50 new missions to choose from, aviators can build their skill levels and engage in even more stimulating gameplay than before. Players can choose to compete in the Red Bull Air Race or bring relief materiel to the Congo, keeping track of their progress on each mission.
• New aircraft
"Flight Simulator X" will enable pilots to fly the aircraft of their dreams, from the DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane and Grumman G-21A Goose to the AirCreation 582SL Ultralight and Maule M7-260C Orion with wheels and skis. Players will be amazed at the details - such as shaded rivets, reflective paint, and glint from glass and chrome - as they view the world from 100 feet to 1 million feet.
• Connected world
Through increased online gameplay capabilities, "Flight Simulator X" offers players a connected world where they can choose whom they want to be, from air-traffic controller to pilot or co-pilot, as they interact with other aviators from around the globe by chatting in real time via headset and keyboard.
• Interactive airports
More than 24,000 airports feature AI-controlled jetways, fuel trucks and moving baggage carts, allowing players to explore their hometown or venture to a favorite far-off city.
REQUIREMENTS:
Windows XP(SP2); Windows Vista
1 GHz or faster processor
Windows XP SP2 requires 256 MB of RAM
Windows Vista requires 512 MB of RAM
14 GB of available hard-disk space required
DVD-ROM drive
32 MB DirectX 9 compatible Video Card
DirectX 9 hardware compatible and audio board with speakers and/or headphones
Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
Internet Connection 56.6 kbps or better required for online play.
These are the minimum requirements recommended by Microsoft. We recommend having more processing speed and RAM available to fully utilize this software. Otherwise, turning down the scenery options will improve frame-per-second rate.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack Includes:
Three new aircraft:
• Go full throttle in a Navy F/A-18A Hornet and practice takeoffs and landings on a fully functional aircraft carrier.
• Hit the Reno Air Racing circuit with a vintage P-51D Mustang. Flying in multiplayer mode enables you to race other people from around the world online.
• Add a twin turbine helicopter to your pilot’s certificate with the AgustaWestland EH101. Perfect for intercepting drug running aircraft in South Florida and is the basis for the upcoming presidential helicopter (Marine One).
New Missions
Test your flight skills in the 20 new missions like being a NASA test pilot, performing search and rescue on an ocean liner, or navigating a whiteout blizzard in the backcountry. Also included are six new scenery maps, including the famed Red Bull Air Race courses.
Saitek Yoke with Throttle Quadrant
This deluxe system is great for the serious flight simulator pilot. Yoke features a durable stainless steel shaft with precision bearings for smooth and predictable elevator and aileron control. Built-in stopwatch is perfect for timing approaches and integrated USB hub provides a docking station for other Saitek hardware. Included throttle quadrant features detents for idle and reverse thrusters. Extra throttle quadrants are available for twin engine simulation. Requires USB 2.0 drive and Windows XP or higher.
Saitek Rudder Pedals
Add realistic control to your flight simulator set up with these USB Rudder Pedals.
Features:
• Self-centering pedals with adjustable damping
• Foot rests adjust to fit all sizes
• Toe braking
• Tension adjustment
One Year Guarantee
Our one-year guarantee has not changed since we introduced our first product in 1962. If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, let us know—we will make it right. If you would like a refund or exchange, please return the product on a timely basis in the same condition in which it was received.
Price Guarantee
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We offer the fastest shipping in the business, so you won't have to wait for your important charts or a last-minute gift. Since we stock almost everything we sell, we offer same day shipping: in-stock orders placed by 5pm Eastern (weekdays), will be shipped that same day, often within minutes of ordering.
Plus, all orders arrive in just 2 business days with standard shipping.
Overnight shipping is also available on most items.
Return Policy
For over 40 years, in addition to same day shipping, Sporty's has offered same day returns and same day exchanges. Each day, we process all returns and exchanges before new orders go out. We know of no other company who does this!
Reviewed On:
June 5, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Pros
Adds more realism to FSX! Win 7 compatible!
Great training aid for home practice and days you get grounded by weather.
Cons
Yoke is a bit "sticky." Some movements will get caught and then register in FSX as a jerky movement.
General Comments
Need to download new drivers for Win 7 64-bit. Must read manuals to configure flight controls. Also it is a good idea to label the buttons and switches (I kept getting Landing Gear and Flap controls confused). Yoke sometimes tends to stick and squeak. At times it sounded like I was Capt. Jack Sparrow at the helm of the Black Pearl. It would be nice if it came with a trim wheel and some way to assign a button to TeamSpeak.
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March 13, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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This product runs straight out of the box. You can install the Saitek software yet there is a learning curve to using it. The functions on the yoke are easy to program, Just go to controls in FSX and find the button you want to program and move it to the yoke button of your choice.
Cons
The yoke springs are a bit heavy causing a "jerky" motion on smaller more responsive planes. I simply opened the yoke from the bottom 12 screws and removed 1 of the 2 pitch springs and that issue went away. Not recommended just worked for me. And will void the warrenty!!!
General Comments
As a real pilot in training this set is a must have! As close to real as you can get without spending thousands of dollars.
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February 25, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Pros
Realistic flight inputs
Good quality construction (mostly)
Cons
Yoke binds slightly
Difficult to configure
Poor yoke clamp system
General Comments
Having read many reviews and having a friend with this equipment, I knew there was going to be some set up involved, and expected and experienced it. This is not a "ready out of the box" product. My first problem was that the brakes stayed on all the time. After an hour or so of research on Saitek website, I found the answer that there were other axis turned on on the rudder pedals that needed to be off and after reversing the toe brakes in FSX they worked fine, differential braking makes taxi much easier. There is a mode switch on the right handle which seems to work only with Saitek's configuration software which I find very confusing to use, much easier to set up in FSX. I'm sure that after spending more time trying to understand Saitek's software this switch may be useful for different aircraft. The yoke does bind a little, was tempted to put a little 3in1 oil on shaft but decided against it. Yoke clamp poor design, but useable with some imagination. All in all, very happy with purchase, just need to spend some "ground school" time getting all the functions set up to my needs.
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February 24, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Excellent Training aid to go along with your flying lesson.
Saves money on lessons over time from practice with the simulator.
Train anytime with option to choose day or night including weather.
Option to practice at many airports.
Opportunity to fly many airplanes.
Cons
Calibration was difficult to setup the brakes.
You have to go back and forth into the computer alot unless you buy the other panel accessories to aid. (But it's not really needed) Easy process.
General Comments
I was more impress that this simulator was exact to the Cessna 172. Later I will invest in the switch panel and radio panel to elimanate switching it in the computer just for the added training purpose.
Overall perfect and I recommend it if you are thinking about taking flying lessons.
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February 23, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Controls are very responsive. Has many Fun features
Cons
The install was fine but it doesn't create a desktop shortcut and it doesn't install shortcut in the start menu. You have to go find the shortcut in the program files/microsoft games directory. Very confusing and frustrating.
There is no explanation on how to get the game to show on more than one monitor.
General Comments
I like the product but for the novice user it's a little hard to get setup.
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February 22, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Easy to set up. I used the Flight Simulator X program to assign the hardware functions...
Cons
I have been using this software / hardware to aid in IFR training for several weeks now and have not found any cons...
General Comments
Good quality for your dollar. I would suggest this product to anyone...
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February 10, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Rudder Pedals and Quadrant worked Great! Easy to Install.
Cons
My very mixed ratings are due to the Yoke showing up with one of the toggle buttons defective (elevator trim) which pretty much made it unusable out of the box. I shipped it off for repair / replacement and was told it would be several weeks for it to come back, so a month after purchase I'm still waiting to go flying!
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February 6, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Works great, lots button to use. I like stop watch function.
Cons
Elevator(pitch) control stuck some point.
General Comments
Good product, Personally I need jet power levers(least two or more E/G) from Saitek.
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February 5, 2010 Would You Recommend This Product:
No.
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Microsoft flight sim is an excellent product. It incorporates the realism of flight into a package that is affordable. I have been using it to supplement my IFR flight training and have found it to be very helpful. I am able to arrive at my actual flight lessons better prepared and ahead of the
Cons
The only con on the software is that the GPS diamond is difficult to see. I have not tried a larger screen. This would probably help. The real con is the Saitek yoke and rudder pedals. The yoke is not smooth in operation as other reviews have suggested. It is difficult to use
General Comments
The throttle quadrant that came with the package is excellent. It works like it is supposed to and it is a benefit to performing standard and half-standard rate turns, steep turns, cruise climbs and decents, and approaches.
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December 16, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Cons
The software can get a little confusing at first.
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September 28, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
Yes.
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Very realistic
Cons
without someone who's set this up before...going to take you a while to truely configure this.
General Comments
Solid buy, worth the investment.
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June 12, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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April 1, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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I am a student pilot and this package as been an amazing help to my training. Every time I learn something new in ground school or in the air I practice it over and over in Flight Sim and it has really helped me shorten the learning curve. My CFI has told me he is shocked how quickly I am learning and successfully executing maneuvers and I feel that being able to practice over and over in an environment where you don’t have to worry about making mistakes or trying variations has been invaluable.
Cons
The instructions that the package comes leave a lot to be desired and Saitek is a foreign company so their website was not designed specifically for U.S. customers and offered very little in the way of set-up help. Thus, it took me days to figure out how to accurately configure all the controls the way I wanted them but once you figure it out it is amazing the configuration options you have.
General Comments
Great price Sporty's thank you!
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March 25, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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Nice and smooth.
Cons
Need help. Can't figure out how to program the Yoke. Not very good at this kind of stuff.
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March 4, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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Too early to really be sure of hardware durability, but seems well made. The yoke, pedals and quadrant are about as realistic as I think you can get without spending at least an order of magnitude more money. Worked on Windows XP with and without the included Saitek drivers. It took me a couple of hours of experimenting to get all the flight sim control sensitivities set up satisfactorily.
Cons
Documentation is not exactly extensive. People are not joking about how much computing power you need for higher realism settings. That said, if you're willing to accept slightly less realistic and dense graphics, you can get it working quite smoothly with a couple of year old PC (Athlon XP 3500+, 2GB RAM in my case). The other thing that I'm having a hard time getting used to is having to "look" around with the hat switch on the yoke, instead of just turning my head. I haven't flown such poor traffic patterns in real life in quite some time!
General Comments
I'm still just scratching the surface of what I can do with Flight Sim X but it's already clear I'm going to have a lot of fun with it. Meanwhile, the main reason I bought this package is I figure it will save me several hours of instrument training in the airplane, so this seems like money well spent.
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February 24, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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February 16, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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Nice realistic feel. Yoke feels heavy and accurate. Programmable features other than standard profile is nice; alleviates the use of the mouse. I use the product with FSX and a 37" Flat panel television, along with a computer screen for GPS display. Your graphics card must support two monitors for this. Very cool in simulating approaches down to minimums, DP's, STARS, and holding. Haven't gotten to the DME arcs yet but it will probably be worthwhile as well.
Cons
Rudder pedals are a little unrealistic but useful nonetheless.
General Comments
I recommend acquiring the book "Flight Simulator as a Training Aid" to amplify the utility of the product and to provide training and refresher flights in unknown airspaces.
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January 15, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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January 14, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
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Built much netter than the CH product. Worth the extra few $
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January 10, 2009 Would You Recommend This Product:
No.
