How goes it...?? Before I get started, I must say, that AVSIM is truly an awesome community...!!!This here, is my first post to these forums, so please bear with me if I have posted into the wrong thread, or if use the wrong terminology... Please correct me if I move in the wrong direction...I have a couple questions and requests... But if I may, I would like to give you a little bit of background on myself, as to give a bit of understanding as to my knowledge thus far...I must say, that I fail in comparison to the vast expertise that this community retains...I am a middle aged man, an old Surfer,

Hi Rude Boy, as a long term user of the X36 and now the X52, I've always found the Saitek programming software to be a real pain in the backside. The easiest, and IMO,the best way is to start fs9, go to options, assignments, then assign each thing to the button that suits you best. For instance, click "toggle gear up/down" click "change" then press T5 on the stick, then press OK. You can assign three things to each button by using the mode switch, but be aware that you need a heck of a memory if you do that.Russell.

I started off by downloading the FS2004 Saitek X52 Configuration Profile from the Saitek site:-http://www.saitek.com/uk/down/profiles.htmI then started to set it up to suit my particular needs. (C button for FSNav etc.) The X52, for the money, is good value -

>Hi Rude Boy,> as a long term user of the X36 and now the X52,>I've always found the Saitek programming software to be a real>pain in the backside. The easiest, and IMO,the best way is to>start fs9, go to options, assignments, then assign each thing>to the button that suits you best. For instance, click "toggle>gear up/down" click "change" then press T5 on the stick, then>press OK. You can assign three things to each button by using>the mode switch, but be aware that you need a heck of a memory>if you do that.>Russell.Yeah... That