Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Looks great, works OK
by Jim from Austin TX USA 
Pros: Much easier to adjust and read than trying to mouse about on the screen.
Cons: No backlight of switch label's - This is a bad design oversight with all 3 of the Saitek switch clusters.
Review: I really like the large readable numbers. The switches are smallish but tend to work well. The integration to FSX is pretty solid as long as the machine does not go to sleep in between flights.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Saitek just keeps making it more realistic
by Michael from Winter Springs FL USA 
Pros: Easy to install, plugged in and worked right out of the box
Cons: Alittle expensive for what you get.
Review: It does what it says it will do. Makes tuning in Nav and Com freq. so much fast and easier. Just wish the LED readouts were smaller, thus adding a second Com and Nav display. Very pleased with all their products.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Adds great immersion
by Benjamin from Springfield Missouri USA 
Pros: Add good immenrsion and makes Vatsim so much better!
Cons: Dial sensitivity
Review: Anything that gets your focus from the screen to an actual tactile element on the desktop is great. I now have all three saitek panels and the immersion is so much better. I like the fact that the radio panel does several functions - radio, nav, ADF, transponder etc. I don't have any real issues. The one thing I would note is that the dial is very sensitive and will skip numbers you are trying to land on. I have dealt with this type of dial before - I just "rock it" back and forth and the number will come up correct. My YouTube video "Components of the system" is shown below.

Monday, October 26, 2009
Another Step closer to the real thing.
by Bob Ski from Philadelphia PA USA 
Pros: Very close to the real thing. Setup was a snap.
Cons: The mode selecting dial, on the left, is very tight and hard to turn. I got a blister from it.
Review: The Saitek Pro Flight Multi Panel brings you another step closer to sitting in the pilots seat of a real aircraft. Now I dont have to reach for the mouse and try to get it on the button or dial I want to use. I just reach out and turn a real dial or push a real button or flip a real switch. It gives me a feeling of full control over what Im doing. You see the changes you make with Multi Panel on the screen as you are doing them. I have come to expect Top Quality from Saitek products and the Multi Panel is no exception

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Great Concept.... But...
by Steven from Tampa FL USA 
Pros: Price and Functionality
Cons: Inacurate Control
Review: The combination of a radio stack and an affordable price has been something for which I have been waiting a long time. Thank you to Saitek for answering the call! However... operationally, the tuning control detents are not accurate and changing frequencies is often difficult; very annoying. I would still recommend this product even with this design flaw.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Excellant Training Tool
by Ronald from Bremerton WA USA 
Pros: see review
Cons: see review
Review: Frequency dials whould have been better if they were "clickers". The smooth dial is touchy and to sensitive when setting frequency numbers and you have fine tune it. Still a good traing tool. Hope the number lights last a long time.

Friday, September 25, 2009
Saitek Pro Flight Radio Panel
by A Customer from ALABAMA USA 
Pros: realistic
Cons: selector knobs hard to turn when panel is not mounted to a surface
Review: Overall I'm satisfied with the radio panel. I like the realistic ease of switching between active & standby and tuning to actual channels. The panel is bigger than I expected and the digital numbers are big enough to see from way across the room, which is fine. The only thing I don't like about it is the selector switches are too hard to turn. I don't have the panel bolted to a stationary surface so the switches require both hands, so I have to pause the Flight Sim program to change the selector knob...not ideal for my use.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Excellent Product
by erv from Clarkson KY USA 
Pros: Does what I expected them to do, outstanding.
Cons: None
Review: Really addes to the flight experince. I have approx 40 flight hours on these products and would not fly without them. Followed the installation instructions with no problem, very easy.

Friday, September 04, 2009
Saitek radio Panel
by Mark from tampa FL USA 
Review: In general I really like this product. It was easy to install and it works great. A couple key observations; The unit is a bit bigger than I though it was going to but thats OK is not a Major deal. It acts differently depending on plane your flying . i.e. if your flying an older AC that dosent have a stand by option for Coms and or Nav. Then the second set of numbers light up but dont do anything. Also you need to have your NAV powered up. This may seem like a no brainer and it kinda is but the panel is lit up and so it may deceive you for a second into thinking your Nav power is on. This is all minor stuff, There is one troubling design flaw which is the rotary knobs click as you rotate them, Similar to your car radio. and you would think that 1 click would change your radio 1 increment. This is not the way it works with this unit. Sometimes the station you need to select is between clicks an is very hard to select and some times it will slip to a different freq. If they could fix that issue I would give this product a 5 out of 5. However even knowing about this flaw I would still purchase it again.

Thursday, September 03, 2009
When the eyes don't have it!
by Ted from Woodbridge VA USA 
Pros: If you have the full stack of Saitek add-ons,the internal hub of the yoke may not have enough power to drive all of the devices.
Cons: Easy to use
Review: Easy installation and use. If you are like me, the radio comms on the computer screen can be hard to read, and using the mouse or keyboard take extra time. With the radio panel the displayis large and well lit. Tuning the knobs is a breeze! It's a key part of my Saitek stack.

Monday, August 31, 2009
Bigger than necessary but it works
by Nick from Kenmore WA USA 
Pros: Works, shallow depth for mounting as you like, bright LED readouts, stores several nav & comm. Freq.
Cons: Bigger than necessary, Radio knobs are not realistic & the potentiometers are of poor quality making it difficult to change frequencies quickly, Radio/ Nav/ xpndr switch is very stiff, transponder freq displays on NAV/ COM readout. Would appreciate a separate transponder display.
Review: Works with FS2004. Saitek give the impression on their website that its primarily for FSX, however they include the required plug in on the install CD. Install was quick & easy. Bottom line, the unit works as advertised, perhaps even a bit better. Will make your sim experience MUCH more realistic so you can focus on the flight rather than pausing the sim to try to find the key to press.

Sunday, August 23, 2009
Needed for Serious Multiplayer
by Jettech from Rosemount, MN 
Pros: Ease of use, functionality, display, set up
Cons: Tuning knobs could have been much better, <-> button could have been better placed. Out side of Multiplayer FSX its only use would be for Nav freq's. Little to no use in free flight or missions.
Review: The radio panel is not what I expected, although very much worth the money I paid. As an avid multiplayer, I enjoy the multi functionality of the panel. It allows setting of all the various radio frequencies, from com 1 to transponder. The panel gets very high marks for usability but looses points for realism. It also scores highly for ease of installation, this is in every way a plug and play panel, there is no need to program anything. Like the switch panel, I have had some minor problems with mounting it to my personal liking. Although it is ready to mount directly to the yoke or on top of the switch panel I prefer not to have anything in my view, so mounting has been a challenge at times. The panel gets very high marks for displays but looses marks for layout of the panel. On the real thing the act/stby <-> button in between the two freqs, this one sits to the far right on the panel. It also looses points for the tuning knobs. As a student I am used to having knobs that will not over shoot my desired freq, this panel seems to give a bit of difficulty when tuning. Despite its short falls, I still find it highly useful and intend on buying at least one more, possibly two. I would still recomend this panel to anyone who is a serious multiplayer