X55 worth getting?
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one other consideration, are there any good BMS Profiles supporting the X55? I know there are some nice ones for the X52 Pro such as Scuby’s.
Heres one to consider that i just looked up: https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?19304-x55
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I’ve been seeing quite a lot of comments about the X55 being difficult to setup, is it really that difficult?
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I’ve been seeing quite a lot of comments about the X55 being difficult to setup, is it really that difficult?
No.
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Absolutely not!
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I’m just thinking it might not be difficult for you but probably will for me. As a complete newbie, will i still find it easy?
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Yes is still the answer. Most of the rotaries will be programmed through the BMS setup. The rest…just get a profile from someone and program your HOTAS to your liking. To make it even easier, get with someone in your time zone…or close to your time zone and get on TS3 for a walk-through.
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Cheers.
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I should be receiving my X55 in the post tomorrow, and i’ll get my delan clip sometime in first week of september, happy days.
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@cns - Are you located in the U.S.? If so, what time zone?
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Just to add to the discussion.
Newbie here too and to be frank not hard to set up at all.
Although I’ve asked a couple of questions here the answers have been so obvious I’ve felt a bit of an idiot afterwards!
Another observation though…
I decided to set mine up totally in game and not by using the Saitek software. Mostly well but be aware…the key file.key does occasionally do some really weird things…like random assignments…well that’s my experience.
Regards
Gary
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No i’m in the UK, and by the looks of it a good portion, i guess most people on here are in the US.
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Hi Gary well at least it seems you know what “key file.key” refers to lol. So what is that? at a guess i’d say thats what keys are used on your keyboard for controls along with your X55?
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Hi,
Just because I know what it’s called doesnt mean I understand it…lol…Although yes I think that’s what it means as you say.
I’ve read various key file threads like a dozen times and still have no idea frankly.
Uk here too btw…London.
Happy to share my key file if you want it - just let me know.
Regards
Gary
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Which leads me to another question, how many controls do you have mapped on your keyboard? hopefully not many but i’m sure the most important and regularly used ones are on your X55.
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@Gary - I am like you…all programmed thru BMS. By the way, my son just got back from a 10 day vacation with the wife to London. They had a great time.
@cns - The only thing I use the keyboard for is “Gear Up/Down”. I do not want to accidentally lower the gear by accident…just a precaution on my end.
@both - If you happen to own an 10.1 Android tablet, there is some additional options available for you…if do not want to use your mouse.
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To be honest my hotas set up is pretty basic at the moment. I’ve set the stick up for pickle,gun,wheel brakes,tms,dms,trim and pinkie(although I’m not sure what this does yet) and chaff programme and my throttle for radar elevation and range. AA and AG master modes…air brakes…ecm toggle…uncage…air brakes…external lights…nws…zoom control (although I have track ir)…master arm…and cursor control.
Glad the family enjoyed london too!!
I do have a Android which would be great to get one of the mfds to??
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To be honest my hotas set up is pretty basic at the moment. I’ve set the stick up for pickle,gun,wheel brakes,tms,dms,trim and pinkie(although I’m not sure what this does yet) and chaff programme and my throttle for radar elevation and range. AA and AG master modes…air brakes…ecm toggle…uncage…air brakes…external lights…nws…zoom control (although I have track ir)…master arm…and cursor control.
Glad the family enjoyed london too!!
I do have a Android which would be great to get one of the mfds to??
My recommendation is below if you have a 10.1 Android tablet…no need to get mfds. Be sure to use the latest version of the Server and Apk.
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Glad to hear they had a good time in old london town Drac. Gary i’m in tamworth not far from birmingham, sounds like an ideal mapping u got there.
Drac what stick u got? X55? didnt think there would be enough buttons/rotaries to assign everything to the X55 (except for landing gear as u say).
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Another thing what do u se DMS/TMS for? and is there CMS too? what do they stand for?
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Glad to hear they had a good time in old london town Drac. Gary i’m in tamworth not far from birmingham, sounds like an ideal mapping u got there.
Drac what stick u got? X55? didnt think there would be enough buttons/rotaries to assign everything to the X55 (except for landing gear as u say).
I own the X-55. Remember, the HOTAS has 3 Modes…but I only use Mode 1. For Ramp Start, I use the mouse. Once the aircraft is started, I only use the keyboard for Gear Up/Down. Everything else is through the HOTAS and Tablet.