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

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

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

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In case you’re wondering why Thrustmaster called it the “Captains” set while no new components are added. You have individual TCA components, you have the Officers set and now also the Captains set. The difference between the Officer and Captain sets are the add-on quadrant components. The moment I start with the taxi phase, it is playing a bit with the thrust levers. And, yes, I mentioned this before, remember that you set the friction a bit higher in a way that it feels more real and that some force is needed to move them. I’ve increased the friction to almost the maximum value. With the provided tool that’s not easy, but important to tell you, you can’t really over tighten the friction screw. So my tip is …. don’t use a Philips screwdriver to adjust the friction. Most likely you will then apply too much torque and that can damage the internal friction system. So use the included tool.

I personally find this a better way then seen with other hardware simulator developers who offer a large knob. The reason I bring this up is that turning such a knob goes much easier with the disadvantage in my humble opinion that you can easily over-tighten the friction while the way you do it on the Thrustmaster TCA equipment, you have a tiny tool to add more friction in a more gently way and prevent over tight the mechanism. 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 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.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 Make your existing Thrustmaster Airbus ecosystem compatible with Xbox via simplified connectivity thanks to the New Ecosystem Hub Flight controllers are not compatible with games in CLOUD GAMING or STREAMING mode (in particular those in GAME PASS, Xbox Remote Play, PlayStation®Plus, GeForce NOW, Luna, …). In CLOUD GAMING or STREAMING mode, only standard gamepads are compatible. 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. Basically the steps to follow aren’t difficult, as long as you follow the instructions. When you do that, you can use the A350 with the TCA Captains equipment. The steps to follow are:

Things that work differently “out of the box” are the AUTO BRK selector and its positions versus the JAR aircraft e.g. switch in BTV means LO mode, switch in LO means in the JAR aircraft MED and switch in 2 means MAX braking. SPEEDBRAKE lever in the RETRACT mode on the TCA quadrant means spoilers ARMED. With the SPEEDBRAKE handle on TCA between RET and 1/2 means spoilers RETRACTED. Spoilers HALF works correct however, SPEEDBRAKE lever in-between 1/2 and FULL means in the aircraft already FULL.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? 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. 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.

You can swap the autopilot and brake buttons, which is a nice touch for anyone who prefers to fly right-handed. Replicas of Airbus airliner controls (A320neo type), feel realistic sensations when using the throttle quadrant’s buttons, detents and other controls — just like a real aircraft captain. Flug-Controller sind nicht mit Spielen im CLOUD GAMING- oder STREAMING-Modus kompatibel (insbesondere nicht mit GAME PASS, Xbox Remote Play, PlayStation®Plus, GeForce NOW, Luna, …). Im CLOUD GAMING- oder STREAMING-Modus sind nur Standard-Gamepads kompatibel. Contains 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 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.Anyway, the components are made as far as I can judge of durable plastic – I can confirm this after I talked with many other simmers who own these TCA parts already for a while – while some visible parts are made of steel like the axis of the FLAP and SPEEDBRAKE handles. Although the ENGINE MASTER switches look like metal, they don’t feel cold so I assume these are made of plastic or a sort of plastic. All the rotary selectors including the PARK BRK lever have firm in-between positions or in case for the PARK BRK lever the end position. It feels solid.

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.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. 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. See the following movie that shows you more or less all the steps to perform, at least, I tried not to forget something. First you see the calibration process followed by the adjustments for the thrust reverser in the ToLiss ISCS and finally, the configuration of the SPEEDBRAKE ARM point. The SPEEDBRAKE lever on the TCA has no option to pull the handle when in the RETRACT position, so another way is provided to simulate this ARM position.



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