Thrustmaster T-Flight Stick X Flight Stick - PC Reviews

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Basically, they took everything that could be improved about the old Fox II Pro and improved it--added more buttons, more than MW4 could recognize, but whose fault was that? LABELED them, how lovely, and the feel and balance are otherwise much the same. Good, robust, reasonably priced unit, very glad I gambled (mildly) on a new product.

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This is a great joystick. Just need more ps3 games to use it with. Excellent for blazing angels, tough for warhawk though. Controls can be remapped for different games with a chip inside to save settings.A definite recommendation.

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Great stick for a decent price. Good quality and features.

I used the 2 day delivery, it arrived on time. The stick has an USB cord and the nice eazy option of a switch to chainge from a PS3 or PC, T-Flight, Stick X. A very happy customer.PS3/PC T-Flight Stick X.[[ASIN:B00154GXZQ T-Flight Stick X for PC & PS3

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T-Flight Stick X for PC & PS3 had fox2pro stick for a year of steady use and was happy with it. this is the new version with more buttons (some are quite awkward to use). shape and lightness of the stick are same as fox2 but heard an unwelcome crunch after only 3 weeks. part of the auto-centering ring inside broke and my stick now leans right if let go. pretty much unuseable now.

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I've been a flight-sim enthusiast for 5 years (FSX and IL-2: 1946 Dark Blue World,) but found that the controller I was using (a leftover X-Box 360 Pad) didn't give me the "realistic" feel of flight. I'd purchased another joystick a few years back (Logitech Extreme 3-D Pro) and it wouldn't work with Windows Vista no matter what I tried. Thanks to that frustrating experience, it was with great hesitation that I purchased this joystick. I'm very happy to say that my hesitation was completely unfounded! This Thrustmaster T-Flight X Stick has been an absolute JOY to play, and has truly transformed the many hours I spend flying into a challenging, very rewarding experience. I'll now list the PROS:

Truly a "plug n' play" stick. I simply plugged this into an external port on the back of my desktop computer, and within a minute, it had automatically located and downloaded the necessary drivers. I turned on my sim, assigned functions to the myriad buttons, and bingo I was flying! (By the way, I have Windows 7 64-bit...)

Ergonomically well-designed. It literally fits my hand like a glove. The resistance is correct and firm with the turn of a wheel located under the base, and the bomb, rocket, and gun buttons are easily ready to hand. The throttle, trim, and rudder function (twist the stick for L or R rudder) are perfectly designed and very sensitive, and likewise thoughtfully located. Quite handily, the throttle button has a small "notch" built in that allows the throttle to lightly click into place at 55% power, a generally good setting for cruise power on most aircraft. The number of buttons corresponds well with the essentials of all necessary flight regimes and weapons functions of most sims. I even had a couple of extra buttons left over until I could come up with some keyboard functions to transfer to the stick.

It has a good weight about it. It doesn't move or slide around, and with the help of some 99-cent Velcro strips, I firmly attached it to the throttle stand I built. It doesn't go anywhere unless I purposely move it. It now sits comfortably in-between my legs, just like a real WWII or Korean War-era Jet. With a nice, large screen, I quickly feel totally immersed in aerial battle.

Now would be where I'd list the CONS, but I don't really have any to list! The only thing I'd tell the designers is, on the next version, perhaps redesign the throttle button so the "dip" for the left hand's thumb faces in the opposite direction towards my front, and not off to the side. It's not a huge pain, but it would make this stick that much more perfect in my opinion. Likewise, a resistance adjustment wheel for the throttle would be nice. I'm also considering opening the bottom panel and seeing if there is enough room inside to add some lead weights, just for the hell of it and because I like to tinker with all things mechanical...

In sum, I highly recommend this stick. I couldn't be more pleased with it, and the price is definitely right! When I was shopping for a stick, I didn't see any others that felt this good and had this many buttons within the $30 price range. I was getting really bored of playing with the X-Box pad, so this breathed renewed life into my flight-simming experience.