The radio works once it is set up. Feels realistic enough. Although it takes a bit to set it up, as they aren't simply plug and play, or at least wasn't for me. There's an apparent communication issue when combining all 3 logitech radio/switch panels, and using the Logitech plugin didn't seem to help me, nor others from my reading about it. It seems that Spadnext is the way to go when using all 3 of the Logitech panels. It runs in tandem with the simulator, and has a ghost mode to allow you to test buttons and functions. The directions radio comes with doesn't seem to help much.