Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Flight Pack | Flight Game Controller | Joystick | PC

Joystick, throttle and pedals at this price. A steal. Lots of profiles available for this one - IL-2 BoS, War Thunder, DCS etc etc.

Amazing product, worth purchasing it.

Pros: 1.Affordable (compared to HOTAS Warthog). 2.Best in class accuracy and sensitivity. I can maintain a stable hover in a helicopter (Enemy Engaged RAH 66 COMMANCHE VS KA52 HOKUM) without using cyclic trim. This I could not do in my earlier HotasX 3. Sliders on throttle and pedals are greased. 4. Fully customisable using TARGET (S/J response curves). Aslo it is Plug-n-Play if customisation is not your thing. You can write scripts, make profiles. 5. Robust build quality. Solid packaging. Impeccable delivery. 6. Contrary to other reviews, I did not find any jittery movement on the throttle slider (some have said helo sims are unplayable....nope not for me). 7. Enough buttons and axes to satisfy gaming needs for the average person. Earlier on my HotasX I had to map virtual sticks using JoyToKey program for Enemy Engaged. 8. Stick is ambidextrous and Allen keys and spare grip supplied with product. 9. Stick has a nice orange backlight (some may have problems with this ambience). 10. Discounted price from Rs 25k to 18k (I had been follwing this for some time). Cons: 1. Stick slider knob has some play but not unusable. Throttle mini stick has some deadzone on x axis. 2. Pedals could have been a bit wider. Though I understand it is constrained by logistics. 3. Throttle handle could have been a bit smaller and same for the stick base. It occupies quite a bit of desk real estate. 4. No suction cup on base for stability. It does tend to move under intense gaming (this am going to 3d print). 5. Pedals will take time getting used to. But that's just me. 6. Software and script coding has some learning curve. But that's makes it more interesting and engaging. You can't skip the manual this time. 7. Buttons on the stick base are seldom used. Again that's just me. 8. Throttle and pedal sliders could use some bush bearings. But those prolly belong to the premium products (this looks like a 3d printing project for me). Overall it's a great buy for me, an upgrade from my earlier TFlight HOTASX. I am not a hardcore simmer or a realism junkie. I don't play DCS. I like open world sims like Enemy Engaged, Elite Dangerous and War Thunder (it's an arcade though). So this serves my purpose beautifully. But if you are looking for realism go for the WARTY with those fancy FA-18 and F-16 stick mods (or become a real pilot for that matter) But I like modding and tuning stuff and I have a 3d printer. Will post an edit later. Till then Viva La France!! Edit: (update) Joystick spring tension is a bit high. I had thought it would loosen up. It doesn't have options to adjust spring tension unlike my earlier HotasX If you are having issues with the stick going into hibernation while using TARGET, connect it to the back USB ports, preferably USB 2.0 and don't daisy chain the devices. Connect it to separate ports. I am also using extension cable of 2m, no issues here. Edit: (update 2) Due to Microsoft DirectX limitations, when using TARGET to create profiles for the stick/throttle/pedal combo, only 8 axes are usable (though the sum total of usable axes individually w/o TARGET is 12). But all of them are programmable. Edit: (update 3) If you are still having problems using the stick in TARGET do the following. 1. Download USBDeview 2. Connect stick/throttle/pedal 3. Run USBDeview.exe as admin 4. Right click on the stick (highlighted green as T16000M) 5. Select Open in RegEdit 6. Expand the highlighted folder in Registry Editor and double click on Device Parameters 7. Right click on registry dword 'EnhancedPowerManagementEnabled' and select Modify 8. Enter 0 in field Value data and click OK. 9. Restart your PC and the problem will be gone Cheers!

build quality not up to par. but performance and functionality is 10/10

Faulty product. The joystick didn't work in x and y axis ( roll and pitch). Don't you guys run a product check or something!!! Not happy

Ample buttons and good response means this is a good entry level HOTAS. You'll probably upgrade at some point, but this holds value too. Go for it.

the product is very good for entry level but was very disappointed with the warranty and after sales the manufacturer refused to replace or repair the joystick which had a small issue and i have been in talks with amazon for 3 months now the issue has still not been resolved even though i have multiple mails from amazon stating i would get a refund or replacement within 5 days

I bought this and hardly used it. Thrustmaster does not provide warranty in india so it stopped working and I opened it up to check it. And guess what the chip inside was damaged and glued. It's a refurbished or repaired product.