Saitek Radio and Autopilot Panel

Further to what I wrote before about the Saitek Multi Panel... the problem with needing to load the Saitek software manually each time you use FS9 can be solved by using FS Autostartup (http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID...&DLID=41825) - this does a perfectly fine job of loading the Saitek software after FS loads, and then unloading it when you're finished. It would, of course, have been nice if Saitek had done this properly themselves. I do now use the Saitek multi-panel all the time in FS9, and definitely find it worth having, although I don't actually use the knob to set values much, due to the lag problem mentioned before, and also the fact that turning the knob a lot quickly seems to often make the Saitek software crash (and sometime FS as well). I do, however, use the knob for small adjustments to speed or heading without problems, and I use the buttons, and they work ok with one, fairly major exception. The exception is the Approach Hold button - this behaves strangely, as pressing the button on the Saitek panel appears to work - it turns the APPR indicator on the FS MCP on etc. - however the aircraft never seems to actually intercept the glide path when Approach Hold is turned on via the Saitek panel. I've tried this in several planes, including default ones, with the same result. So for now I'm always sure to use a mouse-click to turn on Approach Hold, even though I use the Saitek panel for other auto-pilot functions (NAV, HDG, IAS, ALT and VS all work fine).Also, as noted by others, the Saitek panel does not work with payware add-ons generally, as the Saitek software is coded to interact with the variables used by the default auto-pilot, and add-ons such as PMDG and Level D use their own auto-pilot software which doesn't respond to the default variables. I'm wondering if it might be possible to find a solution to some of the shortcomings using FSUIPC, but I don't have any results to report yet... other than the fact that the FSUIPC 'reverse elevator trim sense' option can be used to make the Saitek trim wheel work the right way round (by default it works the opposite way to a real trim wheel).Happy flying!KenL