Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Saitek Quality Company
by Chris from Las Vegas NV USA 
Pros: Easy to install and get running.
Cons: None
Review: Throttle Quad workes fine on my Multi Engine setup. More over, Saitek's Customer Service and Techinal Support (Mike) is unbelievable to work with helping to get FSX to work with Saitek controls. The products worked great, but my problems were understanding how much you could get from both FSX and the Sailtek Yoke with Multi Quad. Sailtek Techinal Support explained how FSX could be adjusted to fine tune control and customise control systems.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
by Jerry from Fort Smith, AR 
Review: They work and feel great. I ordered two of these so I could put them together for twin engine training. I wish there had been documentation to explain how to get the computer/flight simulator to recognize both as different controls instead of the same one. So far, I've only been able to get one to work at a time. I'm sure there's a website out there that will show me how to get them both operating with FSX at the same time?
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Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Pro flight throttle quadrant
by Don from Temple TX USA 
Pros: It works!
Cons: None so far
Review: Works much better with USB 2.0 plug. The older one that plugged into the yolk was unsat in my installation. Only got it to work once for a short period. This one set itself up and did the job.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I'm completely pleased with this product. Would buy it again
by Bob from Greenville IL USA 
Pros: I mounted two throttle quadrants and they synct perfectly.
Cons: I did have difficulty mounting them on the deluxe yoke platform.
Review: It met my expectations.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Would Buy Again if needed.
by R Bruce from Cadiz KY USA 
Review: Has a problem of losing the pad and the end on the end of the mounting tightening screw. Otherwise works fine. This is my second one ganged up to make a twin-engined aircraft quadrant.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
would buy this product again
by David from Israel 
Review: Nice product, but needs a lot of configuring in the FSX.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
by Robert McCoy from Otis Orchards WA USA 
Pros: It is smooth and operates very well Looks good and can change handles on levers to order you want
Cons: It a little bit of problem getting it to set to the program your running
Review: I bought this product. had trouble getting the levers to set up properly through the program I couldn't get the pots to set they would only run a short distance for full control. after setting the program about 15 times I finally left the program run and pulled the usb plug out of the back of the computer and plugged it back in and like magic it just started working it runs the full hundred percent of travel. I wasn't to sure about this product at first but after using it I would buy another in a minute. It a great product and adds a lot to flyin your aircraft.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Perfect
by Riccardo from dueville VI Italy 
Review: Good product!!
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Good, but not GREAT
by Dennis from Middleburg FL USA 
Pros: good throttles, smoothe
Cons: reversers not as good as expected (calibration?)
Review: Overall, it's a decent product. The calibration is non existant and the yoke takes "light" hands to fly with it. This is not only my opinion, but the opinion of others in my VA. One of the pilots went back to his previous yoke. While I have grown accustomed to it's "quirks",I would love to calibrate it like my other controllers. Maybe there is a way, but I can't find it. The instructions are vague at best.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
by Eduardo from Columbia 
Review: Without problems
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Monday, April 04, 2011
Excellent Throttle
by Earl from Mendota IL USA 
Pros: Perfect throttle for my flight sim
Cons: No complaints of any kind
Review: A very fine product. Works exactly as advertised. Solid construction. Authentic look.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A versatile, modular quadrant
by Robert from Lake Stevens WA USA 
Review: I now own 3 of these quadrants: one came with my Saitek ProFlight yoke and the two others were bought new, separately. The affordability is the big attractor: not only do you get the quadrant, but screws, knobs, more than you'd initially expect; when combined with another quadrant, the modular aspect shines through. Furthering the versatility factor is the amount of programmable rocker switches on the face (3 each). All these are the pros. There's only one con: the resistance values of the trimpots inside change with time and usage, faster than appreciated. On receiving my 2nd quadrant, it was startling to notice that in spite of common setting of knobs between the two quadrants, the values on the Sim program were noticeably different. I ordered the third one and paired it with the second one for twin engine operation; the original quadrant does duty for singles. Saitek should really use better, more durable trimpots.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Good, but not durable
by A Customer from Seattle WA USA 
Pros: Great tactile and ergonomical feel, extra buttons
Cons: Trimpots inside are absolutely horrible
Review: Saitek has been an innovator in the Flight Simulator peripheral world for us Average Joes who can't make the proud claim of being "middle-class"; the products are affordable and, for the better part, very good. After two years with my first Saitek Throttle Quadrant which came with my yoke (there's no difference between yoke throttles and separate ones, other than plug), I'm rather disappointed. Sure, the product feels great and looks attractive and the buttons are a small miracle in themselves, but after you've used it a few months, things get a little...strange: virtual knobs start to spike, you nudge the throttle and suddenly you're lurching at takeoff setting, bump it up a little more, it returns to normal. Weird. I disassembled mine and found 3 of the cheapest proprietary trimpots ever made. I disassembled them fully, cleaned them with contact cleaner and a soft toothbrush and it helped...a little. My electronic engineer friends told me that these pots were not intended for this type of activity...and "good luck". Ominous... To go from single to twin required the purchase of two new throttle quadrants; don't try to pair a new quadrant with an old one, you'll see why. My thoughts: we live in a progressively greener world, and if we're going to continue in that endeavour, then corporations need to stop their just-toss-it-and-buy-a-new-one mentality. They should use better, more durable pots. This doesn't cut it. It's sad to see so many companies reveling in profits from new- and return-customer-sales when their questionable products are ending up in landfills. Bad form on this one, Saitek!
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
More use's than expected
by Jettech from Rosemount, MN 
Pros: Easy set up
Cons: None
Review: I bought the throttle with the sole intent of using it for Multi engine Aircraft, but found that I could improve single engine play to a degree that I had not expected. The extra levers gave me control of elevator trim and flaps without the need to program them into a button on the yoke. I still maintain a trim button on the yoke for fine tuning but the lever helps with rapid changes that I can feel.
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