Saitek X-55 Rhino HOTAS

[Ian]

NikkTech review the Saitek X-55 Rhino HOTAS, one of the more popular controllers for the recent influx of space flight-sim games:

Roughly 5 years ago Saitek introduced the revolutionary X-65F, a very high quality HOTAS system which basically combined a force-sensing flight stick identical to the one used in the F-16 (although the force-sensitive technology is used in the F-22A and newer jets) with a dual throttle. Some small issues however along with its hefty price tag made the X-65F a weapon of choice mostly for flight enthusiasts thus "forcing" Saitek to do the next best thing which was to work on a brand new model placed closer to their very successful X-52 Pro HOTAS system. So just like the X-52 Pro (and unlike the X-65F) the X-55 Rhino makes use of a single spring to simulate the force needed to move the stick and since not every person has the same hands Saitek supplies not one but four different springs of varying resistance which the end user can quickly swap.

Read the review here:
http://www.nikktech.com/main/articl...rs/5353-saitek-x-55-rhino-hotas-system-review