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🕹️ Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition - High-Performance Windows Controller Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4 out of 5  
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Description of 🕹️ Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition - High-Performance Windows Controller

17 action buttons with “braille”-style identification. Inspired by the iconic Airbus sidestick: Ergonomic 1:1 scale replica. 4 swappable joystick head button modules, and 12 remappable buttons for a multitude of possibilities in flight, and on the ground. Throttle with built-in thrust reverser mechanism, and rudder control by rotating the sidestick’s handle (lockable/unlockable). Contactless magnetic sensor technology, with no potentiometers, for an unlimited lifespan and optimal precision.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am amazed at how well the product is made, just magically!

About a year later, the Z axis began to make noise. It turned out to be a common disease characteristic of the T1600. There are guides on the internet on how to fix it.

Pros
  • Good appearance. The airbus inspired grip and their corporate colors look really cool. The soft and calm style of civil aviation, which is rare - most often used by an aggressive military. Build quality. Nice plastic, no problems with backlash. Hall sensors - no noise, no need to calibrate, high accuracy compared to resistors. You can use your left hand as it is done on civil aircraft. Nice buttons on the base. Reverse - there is no such thing on joysticks, only on separate ores, and even then not always. Good resistance - slightly stronger than logitech extreme pro
Cons
  • Trigger - has a decent move before pressing it. That is, it seems that you are pressing it, but in reality you just drive back and forth. Real pressing occurs only at the very end of the stroke, and even with tangible resistance. The button above the trigger is generally some kind of misunderstanding - being VERY high and pressing it cannot be called comfortable - you need either a good stretch or change the position of your hand. Reverse - at first it seemed to me that there was no transition from low gas to reverse, but after a while I realized that the slider should be pushed closer to the base and then the transition is still felt. Light, weak, but it is. If you move the slider while holding the upper part, then the transition is not felt at all. There is definitely a need for refinement with a more explicit and clear distinction between reverse and low gas.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The right product for me, there were no problems.

Different pros: I like the performance, well controlled, comfortable in the hand. Great integration with mfs2022. Cons below: The axis of the ore is not felt in any way, I will take the full ore The trigger is made very flimsy, dangles

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Finally! good for flight control

Received it today after waiting almost 3 months, very happy with it so far. Throttle Quadrant is not fully useful but is still waiting for new driver updates.

Pros
  • Featured
Cons
  • Upgradeable

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Own ownership of controllers

I bought this joystick thinking I could use it with a Thrusmaster TWCS Hootas Throttle instead of a t16000m joystick with Target software because I have a joystick with a lockable Z-axis. Thrustmaster is so proprietary that you can't even use other Thrustmaster Target-enabled game controllers together unless they belong to a specific set. You must be using the Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition to use the target software with an Airbus joystick. Thrustmaster claims that all of their…

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Hard to remember but it was

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Poor accessory - controller

I read about this review saying it's quality but the throttle is cheap lightweight plastic. Doesn't look like a real choke at all. Too much like a toy. It also doesn't stay in place when you use it, it tilts forward.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Hard to remember but it was

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Poor steering

Everything was going fine with this TCA side handle until the left sensor shorted out. I'm using my yoke for Flight Simulator 2020 and haven't bought any rudder pedals yet, so I figured I'd just use the swivel feature on the yoke. Less than a month after purchase, the left sensor began to shorten. When I steer my plane or even fly manually, the sensor keeps turning my plane to the left. Very annoying. Everything else still works. I ordered rudder pedals to avoid using this rudder function. If…

Pros
  • Looking good
Cons
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