New HOTAS coming out at the end of the month...looks like they scaled back the WARTHOG at half the price ($250). Plus LED eye-candy. Can't speak for the quality until after launch but your risk/price mix would be on Saitek's reputation at this point.

www.amazon.com/Saitek-Flight-Controller-...002-01/dp/B01CZTSS3O

yea i found out about this about 2 weeks ago, too late for me now though, reputation is ruined with saitek , although i will say this one is better than the X55, in its few upgrade areas, it still doesnt address the problems of the X55's internals im 99% sure, also i noticed on my X55 throttle, i would end up pushing sideways on the stick thumb button to yaw. thats going to be a problem with this stick unless you get creative.. i like the blue, though it may be a bit overkill ( would have to see in person ) and if i was in the market, for the price range, id consider this one over the X55.. the larger throttle thumb nipple mouse thing is better. but not by much, and it still wouldnt overpower my disapproval of saitek's customer service struggle i had over quality control... and their 40 dollars worth of 2 shipping charges to fix their defective stick that was covered under warranty, and 3-4 months of my time

Yeah my throttle is already suffering major inaccuracy while <30% throttle... And I have maybe 40 hours on the unit.

I think spending more up front would be cheaper than going Saitek in the long run.

I ordered mine already I have wanted a 55 for a while but the stock is out.

the stocks been out since they are replacing so many that are defective, its just like the Xbox 360 back in its day

Damn, looks nice! Would like to get my hands on that throttle to pair with my warthog stick. Im using the warthog stick and a X52 old school throttle...
cheers-TooL