Saitek Cyborg 3D USB works fine - Experience in setting up and running

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I installed today, and my Saitek Cyborg 3D worked fine.

What a great simulation package! I particularly enjoyed the creativity that went into the variety of aircraft and into the wind modelling.

The four axes for fixed-wing aircraft were easy to understand and worked straight away.

The helicopter axes were a little unconventional, and each user will need to experiment, realising that helicopter simulations disable fixed-wing axes and vice versa, so you really have to map your axes twice over.
Think standard terminology:
Pitch (on the cyclic stick in a real helo) tilts it forward or back
Roll (do.) tilts it left or right; the helo moves sideways
Yaw (on the pedals; here best on your twist) swings the tail round left and right
Collective (best on the throttle controller) raises or drops the helo.

I did not try to map any controls onto the Action Buttons; it would be neat to put the view controls onto the hat, and the Zoom onto the Function buttons.
That's the next project, I guess, using Saitek's "Smart Technology" mapping-and-more software (BTW: next release is just a few weeks away)

Last question: has anyone thought of trying an analog pad with throttle (like the Saitek P750 or P880) ?

Well done, guys!