Do Saitek flight instruments work with Strike Fighter?

[Akmatov 1]

 Was just looking at the nice, and pricey, add-on instruments Saitek has available and was wondering if they interface with anything other than M$ Flight Sim?

 

[FastCargo 412]

Controllers, sure...panels, probably not.

 

FC

[Akmatov 1]

Just called MadKatz and the answer is a definite maybe.  Very honestly explained specifically designed to be comparable with FSX, FS2004 & X-Plane, but not limited to those if the designer of another sim chose to output compatible data. So it is down to the choices made while the sim was being coded.  Comes down to buy it, try it and keep it if it works.

 

Just surprised no one here has ever tried it.

[Fubar512 1,350]

I believe that Dave, and possibly Streakeagle as well, were experimenting with the Thrustmaster panels in SF. If either replies that they worked for them, chances are that the Saitek panels will be compatible, as well.  Just make sure that the return policy of your vendor-of-choice isn't too draconian.

[Fubar512 1,350]

I've just finished texting Dave, and he recommends these: http://www.thrustmaster.com/en_US/products/mfd-cougar-pack

[Akmatov 1]

Thx a lot for the info.  It seems that there is a lot of really incredible, and pricey - but this is such a niche market, hardware Saitek sells to create a variety of hardware panels for FSX etc, but for whatever technical reasons they don't seem to work with anything else, as far as I know.  Not a complain because the various sim coders didn't choose to output data in a FSX compatible format, just would have been very tempting.  Just getting back into flying and working on finding the various boundaries of software and hardward. :)