I am going to buy a new Imac and I want to know if anyone has used the games on it before. I just bought a new copy and have a saitek x52 pro and am curious if I can make it work. I am assuming I'll have to install windows. Will it work with the new version? I loved this game when it first came out and want my son to be able to see how great it is. I'll probably have a ton of questions since many of the language that is used her is way out of my league. But I can muddle through some simple directions. And I am emphasizimg the simple part. Also I noticed that there is no rudder switch like on the old saitek x45 is it somewhere else on the pro?

well if you are going to install windows on the imac I dont see why it would NOT work??

The X52 Pro I beleive the Rudder is built into the Stick a Twist left and right

Thank you for your reply. I appreciate any suggestions you may have. Do you know of any way to get the external rudder pedals for the saitek system to work. I would be willing to go to a different set up that can utilize external pedls

What joy stick system is best for the game. like I said I would like pedals for my feet

Don't Quote me on this but I think you can get a USB Rudder pedal set and use that in EECH??

I'm using X52 HOTAS with a custom profile, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs with my own custom software to send the appropriate commands to EECH and Saitek Pro Pedals. They all work great together. EECH has the ability to select the axes from any joystick attached to the computer, you just have to click the next/previous buttons enough times to loop through them all. It pulls the names from the joystick itself, so it will match the name in the joystick control panel, like X, Y, Rudder, Slider, Rotary on the X52 and Left Toe, Right Toe and Rudder on the pedals. There is no assignment for the toe brakes, so that is unused as is the Rudder axis on the X52 as I'm using the Rudder axis on the pedals.

The biggest thing I can say about the controls you use with the sim is it has to comfortable, configurable enough to let you get what you need out of it and not break in 2 years.

Oh, and I'm not using the saitek software for combining the rudder inputs into the profile. I'm only using it for assigning functions for weapons, nav, targeting and countermeasures while the MFDs handle the other controls needed for a good time.