Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas One Flight Stick & Throttle - XBOX & PC

This is amazing. I have always wanted a flight stick but could never afford one. Luckily for Christmas I got 75$ worth of Amazon credit. Although I do have one complaint. After I initially ordered it, I happened to be checking the item page reading through the description again 4 hours later and noticed it was on sale for 30$ less. That’s kind of crappy. Why would it randomly go on sale right after I order it for full price? Anyway I was able to cancel it and reorder it at the discounted price. On to the actual product. It works great, does everything it is supposed to do. The stick is very comfortable and the thrust handle feels pretty good too. My one and only gripe with the actual product is the thrust stick. It is way too loose. It only really stays in place when it is centered and the slightest touch will drop it full forward or backward. I honestly believe that they could have made a better assembly that stiffens the base of the stick. I noticed in many other reviews that their thrust stick doesn’t even stay in place at all, it just drops to one side or the other. Luckily mine isn’t that bad, it will still stay where I set it but only just barely. I had really wanted the PS4/5 version as no one here owns an Xboxone or otherwise only Ps5s. But no other T.flight HOTAS were affordable or even on sale. The one I wanted was over 120$ but if it were in sale like this one was for 30$ off of 90$ I would’ve been able to get it since 90$ is what I was originally going to pay for this one. Sucks and a real shame. Not entirely sure why this one was the only one that went on sale, and why it went on sale immediately after I initially ordered it 😅

Ordered two, one for myself and one for my best friend who loves flight simulator games as a birthday gift and took a little bit to make sure it was all set up and configured correctly at first and is still taking some getting used to as I haven't had a joystick in the better part of almost 20 years all the way back since my wingman days on PC, but thrustmaster has always made great joysticks or HOTAS setups. The throttle control in Ace Combat is amazing and all of the axis controls, targeting options, etc. are really perfect for games like that and the level of customization is unlike anything I've ever seen on previous joysticks that I've owned. I haven't had the opportunity to use it on PC yet and I don't own Microsoft flight simulator as I prefer like actual aerial combat dog fighting games however I have heard that it can be configured for several games involving space combat. Definitely makes a huge difference over using a regular controller... I really don't get what is up with all of the negative reviews that people have made about this flight stick but as far as I've seen it's great. It even comes with its own miniature Allen hex wrench to be able to securely screw the throttle base to the joystick base so you can have it as one giant unit like I do for either setting on a table or your lap while playing or you can also detach them depending on your preference although the wire connecting them is not detachable so it's wise to be mindful of that but overall it is an amazing flight stick and for people who've had issues using it with their XBox you have to make absolutely sure that you've turned off your controller and have the joystick itself plugged in via the USB port before you actually start the game even once you've got it loaded to make sure that the joystick is being recognized as your player one controller.

It's the best because there's no competition. It's a 3-star stick but I give Thrustmaster an extra star for investing in developing this product for console players. I bought this to play Elite: Dangerous on Xbox One. (Yeah, whatever, PC is better but I can't afford that much computer on my salary.) If you own an Xbox One or the new Series, as far as I know, this is your only choice. That said, let's get into qualifications and a few things you should know. I grew up playing MFS2002, FSX, and CFS3 almost religiously. I used a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro for a few years, then the Saitek X52. I'm no stick jockey but I have some experience. This product is not quite up to those standards. Because of the limitations of playing on console, forget mapping a function to each key. Ain't happening. You'll have to make do with multiple functions for each button unlocked by holding a function button at the same time. You'll get used to it with time. Ergonomics are meh. Elite involves allot of rotation on the yaw axis, and I find that more often than not I'm bracing the first knuckle of my index finger just behind the trigger and gripping like a madman to maintain control. The stick itself is finely textured but not enough to grip. I bought nice grippy baseball gloves to help out. Some cloth tape or gaffers tape might help you out, but a rubber pad under the thumb and joints would be better. The throttle has a 50% detent for space sims, to account for forward and backward thrust. It's also built with spring pressure to 100% and 0% throttle. If you're buying this for a flight sim, keep that in mind. It's not made for setting the throttle at low RPM's for landing your Cessna in the grass at O'Hare airport or holding just shy of afterburners while you blaze toward the Grand Canyon in your F-18. Allot of folks have mentioned the axes wearing out over time. Mine was the roll axis, which made supercruising in Elite more like a 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker roleplay mini-game. ("I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!") Unfortunately, Xbox does not have a calibration feature, so I'm stuck yelling, "Now THIS is podracing!" while I unplug the controller repeatedly to try and reset it. Worse still, Elite has not added the exquisite N-1 to its repertoire of ships, so I have to use my imagination -- which sucks. Yeah, I tried disassembly. Based on the assembly, I'm guessing Thrustmaster really didn't want people nosing around inside their product. It's a pain in the butt. But whatever. You wanna play Elite? Buy this. Know what you're buying. It's not a top-of-the-line HOTAS but it's okay. Be prepared for the inevitable drifting in some direction. o7 Commanders.

You get so into using the device that it ceases to exist. You aren't thinking about it being there. It just melts away because the actions you perform with it become so natural, that belief is suspended. You get these easy muscle memories for actions. "Oh, there's a star. Hard bank right, throttle up, turn out, wait until you hit 1c, then throttle back and tap the system map to pick dock." You think that. Then your hands just do it and you aren't thinking about it. Because it's such a good controller. It feels cooooooooooool using it. I can't put it any other way. It's not good for shooters. I tried to use it to drive tanks in War Thunder, but that's a twitch shooter's world. Not a stick world. Not unless you are flying the planes. Perfect for that. But it will take a lot of TIME to get the stick to play nice with War Thunder. Their default settings aren't just bad, they are dangerous. No rudder control to speak of. You have to remap it off the stick because it's way too high, even if you set it to 0 in settings. Remap it to the toggle button on the back of the throttle. But Elite Dangerous? It's like they sat down with the folks behind the game and made SURE it would just be perfect out of the box. Because it was. I haven't changed a single button, setting, or mapping. I adore the default setup for this stick with Elite Dangerous on Xbox One. This alone, for me, is enough of a reason to buy this thing. It's one of the most rewarding gaming experiences I've ever had. "Throttle up to engage light engines." Sure thing. And you slam that throttle forward and start hurtling through fields of stars.

good

Great budget flight stick. The controls work well and are very responsive. I use the stick for Elite Dangerous and it makes the game so much more fun. It is actively supported by Thrustmaster so the firmware is always up-to-date and it works well with Windows 10/11. The buttons on both the throttle and the stick are well placed and configurable. There are better sticks out there, but if you don't want to spend over ~$100 this is the one you want.

Works good, good value, little stick drift after a few years of use but that can be adjusted and fixed.

This really makes Ace Combat 7 a much more fun game -- flight control is so much more intuitive with the Hotas One. I hope this helps anyone wondering if the Hotas One / Ace Combat 7 combo works well. As I write this, it's about 2 weeks after AC7 release, and there hardly any reviews on this combination I could find. Pros: 1. Flight control in Ace Combat 7 is so much more intuitive and enjoyable. With the standard XBOneX controller, I have a tough time pitching down and rolling. Hats off to people who can ace this game with the standard controller, but I'm not the greatest with the left thumbstick as flight control. I was a few missions into the convict squadron when my Hotas One showed up. I restarted the Campaign, and missions got much easier, playable in Normal mode. 2. With stick and throttle joined together, it's a stable enough to put in your lap while you play. 3. Best deal I could find was on Amazon. Cons: 1. My particular unit sometimes needs to be disconnected, reconnected at the round plug (?) section for the XBOneX to see the rudder and stick, though it always sees the buttons. (The USB cable has a short, round connector about 8" up from the USB port connection, so it's a 2-piece USB cable). I imagine I need to call Thrustmaster support to sort it out, which I'm really not looking forward to. This seems more of a problem with when it's connected to the front USB port, than the rear. A bit of an odd problem, since when this occurs, Ace Combat 7 still sees the Hotas One when you go into Options in the main menu. 2. The USB Cable between the flight stick and the XBOne is 5' long. It's a bit short for me, and 6' would have been about perfect, but remedied easily with a cheap USB extension cable (I hope, I just ordered one). 3. I use my stick/throttle as a single unit. However, the interconnecting cable between the stick and throttle is a bit short if you want to use them on either side of your lap (i.e. throttle left, stick right). I've read about a couple of people buying a longer cable, but haven't really looked into this. 4. It will take a few missions to get used to the button layout - some buttons are automatically remapped on the Hotas One. More than a few times in a dogfight, instead of firing a missile, I switch targets by mistake, but that's on me, I think - this is only my second day playing with this :) Small, precise control movements area also easier, I think, with the standard controller than a fight stick 5. To my knowledge, you can't remap buttons on XBOne. But I believe you can if you use it with Windows.

Easy to use, qreat quality and just what he wanted

Great basic HOTAS setup. Very configurable with the Thrustmaster software installed. Don’t forget to download the drivers and update the firmware, although mine was up to date. The one thing I wish was that you could toggle the throttle detent in the middle of the throttle action. It’s great for reverse thrust but would be nice to be able to turn it off.

Excelente! Jugar Elite Dangerous, con estos controles, es otro pdo!

Un joystick davvero eccellente e intelligente ... pienamente soddisfa la mia modalità di gestire gli strumenti di vari aerei per volare in MSFS 2020. Grazie

Cant find any HOTAS combo for under 100 SGD, i would say this is a good product for anyone trying to get into flight sim as it is very affordable and customisable.