Thrustmaster TCA Captain Pack X Airbus Edition - Officially Licensed for Xbox Series X|S and PC

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Before writing this sentence, I fiddled already around and figured out how the TCA equipment works with for example the JARDesign A320neo, the ToLiss A319/A321. Besides a couple of small items you need to know or to find, it worked for the fully 100 percent, but more about that later although I’m not sure if I should explain all the required settings or changes for the twin engine Airbus X-Plane models. We’ll see. Thrustmaster Software : Windows 10

It’s much like the Thrustmaster wheel family in this respect. But perhaps even better in this case as you could remap the throttle to do… something else. Planes aren’t exactly short of controls to map. Ho ho, no worries for those who like to fly the Airbus A340 from JARDesign or ToLiss. You can use the Thrustmaster set also for the Airbus A340 Series by setting a switch on the lower front of the Throttle Quadrant to 3 / 4 engines but be honest with me, a much better solution in my humble opinion is …… buy an extra TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition and mount it in-between. Then you have 4 dedicated engine throttles. Automatically integrated into the game Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (sold separately) on Xbox Series X|S and PC These are the small differences I noticed. Not a problem since the function works, but it is slightly different then in the modeled aircraft. Overall I can say that it works very well and when you’ve programmed as I tried to show you in our video the A320neo first, it will work also for their A330. There’s no difference except then that the throttles and their markings on the pedestal are different then on the A320.

Iconic Airbus Quadrant controls including trim, landing gear, autobrake, rudder trim and parking brake, for total immersion Buttons change names from Xbox to PC; the parking brake is B16 for Xbox, but button 20 for PC, for example.

There is also effectively zero deadzone. In the Windows 10 setup app you have to move it with the force of a mouse’s breath to avoid any input the system recognises.Thrustmaster takes pride in its core values, “Passion, Quality and Innovation”, and constantly strives to improve the realism and immersiveness in legendary game worlds by offering thrilling and truly exceptional experiences. From video game enthusiasts to casual gamers, Thrustmaster accessories for PC and gaming consoles bring everyone’s dreams to life. The operation of the thrust reversers is very nicely made. The lever in front of each throttle can be lifted and with the throttle in the IDLE position, you can move the throttle into the yellow arc area. Just in case; you can always lift the reverse lever, even when the throttle isn’t in IDLE, but that has no function. In real the reverser levers aren’t operable as long as the throttles aren’t in the IDLE position.

Further steps aren’t needed. As Eugeny Romanov from JARDesign said to me “it should work out of the box” and I can confirm that this is correct. However, a couple of things are different compared to what I saw with the ToLiss. Advantage of the JARDesign aircraft is that no other software or script is needed to get it working with the TCA equipment except from the steps above to perform. The PARK BRK lever normally has ON and OFF text on the sub pedestal panel, but in this design there’s not really space for that, so Thrustmaster left that out. The PARK BRK lever works very simple as it is now; when you can read the text PARK BRK then you’ve released the parking brake else the brakes are SET. Quadrant Part I : Throttle Alignment Calibration You’ll love using the wide variety of controls inspired by those found on real Airbus airliners: button feel and response times, resistance on the thrust levers, the sounds components make when activated, and even how they feel to the touch. Everything is right there at your fingertips for next-level replica flight sessions. FEATURESContains 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, includes Xbox Live Gold and over 100 high-quality games to play with friends on console, PC, phones and tablets, and an EA Play membership Out of the box the throttle movement is in my humble opinion a bit too loose, so I need to tighten the screw on the front of the quadrant a bit knowing this is a personal preference. Before I forget it, this “friction” adjustment is also possible for the SPEED BRK and FLAP handle. To adjust the friction, use a small included tool with on one end the Philips screwdriver. Turn the screw gentle to more friction, and no need to over tighten. Perhaps half a turn or maximum a full turn is already enough to give the throttle lever a move resistent movement. This way of assigniment clearly doesn’t work. I don’t know why this happens but we can solve it as mentioned in a previous post, thus by assigning via the input list. Join us from 8:00 P.M. (CET) on the official Microsoft Flight Simulator Twitch.tv channel to discover the new Airbus range compatible with Xbox Series X|S and PC! Led by our ambassadors and the great MFS team, prepare yourself properly to fly over the clouds aboard your Airbus airliner. Make your existing Thrustmaster Airbus ecosystem compatible with Xbox via simplified connectivity thanks to the New Ecosystem Hub

Hold on, what about GA aircraft or other twin engine commuters and commercial aircraft? I didn’t test all available default or other manufactures, but overall can be said that for most aircraft all assignments work out of the box, at least all default X-Plane commands. And yes, I’m also aware that when you have a GA aircraft with a PROP and MIXTURE lever then you run into problems, but I may assume that when you decide to buy or bought already the Thrustmaster TCA flight equipment, you’re not going to use it with GA aircraft, right?

TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition

I also suggest to watch this fine video by Sim Hanger Flightsimulator which explains further the thing of assigning. Here’s the link: MSFS | XBOX Series X & S | Configuring Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas One | What a Mess! - YouTube