A Step Down From The X55
By Sam on Fri Aug 27, 2021
Would recommend - yes
Logitech took the X55 Rhino and did something weird with it.
The good:
-Comfortable HOTAS suitable for medium to large hands.
-Unified black/silver finish, much nicer than the black/yellow warning stripes on the X55.
-Marginally better driver support than the X55. Plug-and-play Microsoft Flight Simulator without any hassles.
-Doesn't suffer the power issues the X55 has.
The bad:
-They gave it individually addressable RGB lighting that shows a myriad of colours, but only until you install the drivers. Then you're stuck with only one colour.
-They changed the thumb button to a thumb stick. Weird change, the button was so much more convenient and comfortable.
-The tensioner on the throttle barely works, a fault that carried over from the X55 and was never fixed.
-Up to 10 degree drift in the joystick and far too much play in the dials, causing things like Trim in MSFS to be wonky.
If you're itching for a well priced HOTAS it's still a valid choice but there are better, similarly priced options available from competitors (Thrustmaster for example).