Review on 🎮 Thrustmaster T16000M FCS Windows-compatible by Amphai Sangchang ᠌

Name: 🎮 Thrustmaster T16000M FCS Windows-compatible
Item: 🎮 Thrustmaster T16000M FCS Windows-compatible
Rating: 4

October 21, 2022

Everything is fine, there are only minor drawbacks.

I take off half a star for the twist and half a star for the software.
The kit was purchased in February 2022. It was used intermittently, the total operating time, I think, does not exceed two weeks. I encountered the death of a potentiometer in April 2022 - the contact pads were worn out. This, in fact, prompted me to finalize my impressions in the form of a review. Repair is complicated by the search for a replacement - similar potentiometers can only be bought in bulk, and a copy that completely matches the characteristics was found only in one store, the warehouse of which is in the States - respectively, the delivery time is long and exceeds the cost of the component itself - as a "bonus".
Despite all these shortcomings, I am ready to recommend this kit to anyone who is just starting out in the world of HOTAS and does not want to invest significant amounts in this hobby. Do not forget that its cost is one of the lowest for such kits, and the functionality is comparable to more expensive models. Of course, if finances allow, I would look somewhere in the direction of TM HOTAS Warthog / FBB / VPC, but among the entry-level kits this one is one of the best, if not the best

Pros

+ The main sensors (on the axes of roll, pitch and thrust) have high accuracy + Lots of controls - 7 axes, push-button ministick, two 8-way hats, two 4-way hats, 2-way button, 18 regular buttons + In terms of ergonomics, the design, for my taste, is almost flawless - all the controls that can be reached without changing the position of the hands are achievable for my medium-sized limbs without problems (another thing is that there are few such elements, but more on that in shortcomings) + Fairly compact size (in terms of placement on the table) + Software that provides great opportunities for customizing the functionality (when this software works fine, see disadvantages)

Cons

As buyers have written in previous reviews: - Few controls directly on the RUS. It seems to me that the front surface of the handle allows you to place 2 more huts on it, which I would gladly exchange for buttons on the base - they are practically useless in active combat. To the slider on the basis of the same claim - it would be possible to move it to RUS in the form of a wheel - Capricious software T. A.R. G.E. T. - especially for the installation process. As I understand it, during the installation process, a filter device is installed in the system, which requires the mandatory shutdown of all devices (in our case, RUD and RUS) for its correct installation. The installation program does not warn about this, which in my case resulted in the impossibility of normal hiding the throttles and RUS when starting the profile. Attempts to reinstall the software / drivers did not give positive results, which makes me assume the only way to solve the problem is to reinstall Windows - Very vulnerable twist design on RUS. Not only are the wires extending from the potentiometer laid in such a way that with each rotation of the handle the solder joint is stressed (at least in my copy), the weight of the hand is also transferred to the potentiometer due to the not very successful design of the holder. All this leads to the inevitable death of the twist, whether it be from abrasion of the potentiometer or from loss of contact in the wires. - No dust skirt above hinge RUS