Customer Ratings & Reviews

I purchased Squadrons VR for PS4 and attempted to use the standard PS4 controller to play it, which is rather confusing as there are A LOT of buttons, which made it not so much fun to play as most of the time was spent figuring out the controls. With everyone being home during this pandemic, Flight Sticks are hard to find or pricey on Amazon as you don’t have much of a choice there as everyone is raising the prices. This particular flight stick is 2x the amount at Best Buy. TWICE THE PRICE for the same product!!! Luckily, Best Buy doesn’t overcharge during these times, but stock is limited, as it took me 2 weeks to be able to purchase, but worth it. Using the flight stick made Squadrons VR a lot more intuitive. There are specific /recommended button configurations (which can be found on the website) to make the game you want to play (Squadrons, Combat Aces, Flight Sim). It takes some time to map it, but the 20 mins spent on button mapping is worth it, and now I enjoy playing Squadrons VR. The flight stick comes as 2 separate pieces (connected with a cable) so you can play it in whichever way you feel comfortable, but it also comes with an allenwrench and screw to attach them together (as pictured) which makes it easy to simply put on your lap and play that way. There are plenty of other flight sticks that can have MORE buttons, and other features, but those triple/quadruple the price of this “entry level” flight stick. I’m pretty happy with this particular flight stick, especially at the Bestbuy price point.

Console-ready HOTAS works well with reasonable responsiveness to PS4 and PS5 games. Available software makes setting up for PC use solid as well. Throttle stops in mid-point, which is good for certain games but is mildly irritating for Sims that use the whole range for throttle controle. For the money, there is not a better entry level HOTAS out there. That being said, as it lacks many of the features of other Thrustmaster models and is limited to only 10 buttons if you are looking for a PC HOTAS consider looking up to the next level. For consoles, where options are significantly more limited, this is the one to get if you are using Playstation products.

I purchased this stick to use on PC with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and it works great! There are a few things that could be better, but I knew what I was getting when I purchased it. Let's start with a few good things. The fact that you can separate the throttle from the flight stick is fantastic. I place my keyboard in between them. The flight stick has some adjustment by using the knob on thy bottom. I loosened mine up a bit. The twist rudder works well. There are plenty of buttons which covers the most essential controls. The biggest con is the detent on the throttle. It gets a bit annoying fighting it for fine control, but I understand that it's likely done for collective control on helicopters. This stick does not have hall effect sensors, so it may not be super precise, but I have enjoyed many hours of flying none the less. If you're looking for a good stick to start with, you'd should be on your list.

What i like is it feel so real and my dream is to be a fighter jet pilot

I initially bought this joystick only because my favorite one was not in stock and having driven 60 miles just to buy one I was reluctant to go home empty handed. (incidentally my favorite one was in stock when I left home but that's another story.) I have to admit that the Thrustmaster - T.Flight Hotas 4 Joystick is a much better joystick than my original. I fly the FSX flight sim and this stick works fantastic. BUT do read the instructions before you go charging off hooking it up. In order to function beyond Play Station you have to download the drivers which are called out in the instructions. It was very easy to do. This joystick can be split into two separate parts which is how I use it. The Thrustmaster is twice as expensive as my original joystick but the quality is much better. I wore out two of the other ones and I'm not a "ham fisted" flyer who bangs the stick from side to side. I think the Thrustmaster is definitely going to outlast my former favorite joystick.

Let me start off by saying. If you are like me and maybe playing with a controller and aren't doing bad but think just maybe if you got one of these you are magically going to be a lot better pilot.. It didn't work out that way for me lol. I was doing decent with my xbox controller. Got one one of these and... I was all over the place.. It did not feel natural. I could fly relatedly smooth on a controller but was all over the place with this stick. Maybe I would be better off with a Yoke setup.. Maybe I just prefer my controller and keyboard. Aside from that I was actually surprised by build quality the plastic feels hefty. Also very comfy to grip. The part connecting the stick to the base looked cheap. Stick movement didn't feel very smooth at all. The throttle moves a little too fast for my liking. I was expecting it to feel more slow when pushing it up and down.. The notch in the middle didnt bother me at all.

I bought this for a great price on a sale. If you have the space and setting for it, it can be very fun and the flying simulation can feel more realistic. I would recommend it only if you have a desk or table close to where your PS4 is. Since I don’t have that, I have to unfold my plastic table every time I want to use it and it gets tedious. It can be a bit bulky to store as well. I only wish it had vibration or haptic feedback and it would have been perfect. Also, do your research and look for compatible games. It won’t work with every flying game. I wish the instructions were more detailed as well. I still haven’t figured how to switch to alternate weapons in Ace Combat 7.

it works really well on pc and PlayStation although I do have to remap the controls to work on pc games.

Honestly working perfect for space ship/airplane simulators. Quite amazing to be able to twist, turn in two emphasies on the x axis, and use the y axis at the same time. Could use another Y axis control as follows: Only thing I would change for the next production cycle is adding left hand middle/ring finger development support by making another analog stick to simulate swipes on the touchpad or whatnot. And possibly a right hand grip button where the awkwardly integrated face plate is, for the specialist controllers that have back button support. Aaaaand it really needs VR driver collaboration. PS4 reviewer here.

Need more controls switches for greater range of operations

This joystick is great for both the PC and the PS4. I was able to use it without any difficulty. It is responsive and mapping the buttons on the joystick and the throttle was very easy. I have used Thrustmaster joysticks before and am not astounded by the quality and performance of their products. I can see why Thrustmaster is the standard for this type of product and has been for years. Other companies cannot compete with them.

Reasonable, I thought it would be a little better quality.

Do you play flight sims on your PS4/5? Then you need to get the best priced and featured hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) around! I purchased Star Wars: Squadrons when it came out 10/2020. Trying to fly missions using the standard PS4 controller was ridiculously hard and basically made me quit the game. Unfortunately this stick is sold out 99% of the time - I contacted Thrustmaster who said the lack of supply was pandemic-related. I was lucky on one of my daily checks to finally ordered it online. It's a great stick for $80 and I have been enjoying Squadrons much more. It's got all of the standard Playstation buttons mapped to different buttons on the flight stick and throttle, but their locations quickly become second nature and you'll easily evade missiles/enemies as you strafe capital ships or chase down an enemy pilot. It's a great controller!

Easy to use for both PS5 and my PC. Overall great flying experience.

This is an almost one year later review. I bought the joystick originally for Flight Sim on release. I couldn't be any happier with my purchase. Yes, there are better and more expensive sticks/yokes out there, but as I'm not an avid flight sim guy (I spend all my cash in sim-racing) this level of immersion is more than enough for me to be super happy. Very easy to set up, configure, and have fun with. I need to dust off some ace combat games and really get to work with this set. Does it feel a little cheap, and some buttons are a little hard to click, yes. Does that matter when you are flying over Washington DC enjoying the White House and the National Mall? ABSOLUTELY NOT! For this price range (I believe I purchased at 69.99?) there isnt anything better to fly around in. Thank you THRUSTMASTER!

You know how Sony is, they only want specific devices to pair with their system. In this case, the T Flight HOTAS 4 does that, and does it well. The feel of the plastic leaves something to be desired... I'm not fond of the slick feel. If you are a hand sweater, you might find that you'll get a little clammy. In general? It works. It works well. Complete game changer for Elite Dangerous on PS4. I'm very happy with my purchase and thrilled I was able to get it before people started buying up stock to resell on amazon at a grossly inflated price.

Works with my ps5 too! Great use for star wars squadrons and ace combat 7. Although it’s light and unmountable. It makes it hard to use during intense dogfights. The cable is not quite long and i had to use an external male to female USB-A cable to extend it.

I bought this in desperation since I could not find any others hoping that some of the past issues were fixed. This thing is fantastic. The only game I use this for is Microsoft Flight Sim 2020. All I had to do was hook it up to my computer while it was on, went to the site to download the drivers and it worked with no issues. The best part is when I opened the game all the buttons were preassigned and it shows up as it's own controller for you to configure in the settings. I couldn't ask for an easier process. You can reassign the buttons as you choose but the default settings for joystick and thruster sens work ok for me. It was basically plug and play minus the driver install. I used this on a Windows 10 Pro pc fully up to date for those wondering.

Game changer... Bought Star wars Squadrons and I want having any fun with the PS5 controller. Figured I would try this before I returned the game.. So glad I did. Makes the game play more realistic and gives you the true experience the game designer intended. Not to say it makes it any easier... The game is still wicked hard until you get the control down. Slow deliberate movements not fast jerky ones young Jedi

So far so good with this entry level Flight Stick. The quality seems decent enough for the price and it pulls double duty on my PC & PS4. I bought it to play Elite Dangerous on PC and the immersion change from using the DS4 to the flight stick is not even close! Once you’ve gotten accustomed to the location of the buttons you become one with the ship. However, I’ve read that the yaw starts to drift with use but so far it hasn’t happened to me, just keep in mind that I don’t play as much as I’d like and the stick receives moderate to low usage. Read other reviews out there! If you’re looking for a entry level HOTAS Flight Stick that can be used on PS4 & PC this is your best (and only, I believe) option. o7 CMDRs!!!