![]() If you’re into RGB lights, the VelocityOne Flight has you covered. As a lover of audio products, I appreciate this. It offers all the same functions as a standard Xbox headset jack, and sounds great. Headset users don’t have to plug into a second controller or go wireless, as the VelocityOne Flight actually includes a headset jack on the side of its base. Sure, it’s a lot of different buttons to learn, but you can control and map so many functions of Flight Sim to this panel that it’s more than worth the learning curve. And the large panel of shortcut buttons convinced me within one day that it’s an absolute necessity. I’ve seen some fans online complain that the levers don’t have the same friction that they’d have in a real plane, but I’ve been having a great time pulling and adjusting them. The throttle quadrant is just as fun to use as the yoke. Setup is easy thanks to color-coded USB-C cables. It’s similarly easy to setup with the PC version. I didn’t have to do any additional fiddling other than to make sure that the system was set to Xbox mode via the screen. The game has native support for the controller, and it was recognized in-game instantly on my Xbox Series S. Whether on PC or Xbox, the main targeted game right now is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Amazing!Īs far as game support, on PC the controller shows up as a set of standard USB HID game controllers, so you can experiment to your heart’s content. In this mode, you can press each of the buttons and see their default assignment right on the screen, and also view calibration data. You can control all the functions of the system with this screen, and one of them is a tutorial mode. The center of the yoke features a vibrant color screen with handy physical control buttons for its UI. If reading a poster is too low-tech for you, the VelocityOne Flight also includes something I’ve never seen in a game controller before - a built-in manual. Once my giggling subsided, I made a quick run back through the handy included poster showing the control layout and I was flying in no time. I’ll admit, I got a little too eager in my very first session last week - and promptly turned off my plane’s engine instead of deactivating the parking break. In spite of the huge number of customizable buttons, the controller is very easy to learn. It reminds me of the purpose-built arcade machines that I grew up enjoying in the nineties. It’s smooth and amazing, and just the step up that I expected from bespoke flying hardware. The controller knows the exact location of the yoke at all times, and as such it provides a peerless flying experience unlike anything you can get with a regular game pad. The shaft uses Hall Effect magnetic sensing technology for extremely precise control in-game. ![]() If you’ve got a cockpit setup already, the yoke has mounting screws and holes for that as well.Ĭlamping it down is absolutely necessary, because the core yoke controller is an impressive beast and you don’t want it to slide around. If you don’t want to use the clamps, Turtle Beach also includes some special adhesive so it can adhere straight to your desk. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding a place for this system in your personal setup. I counterbalanced the whole thing with some spare exercise weights, and now I can easily carry it between the different rooms in my house and plug it in instantly. I know it’s not the prettiest-looking setup, but I’m showing it here to prove how easy it is to set this up in a variety of different ways and locations. Please click here if you’d like to support me directly through Medium. I don’t use affiliate links in my stories. I had full editorial control over this article and wasn’t paid any money by Turtle Beach. I don’t receive any sort of kick back or incentive if you decide to buy one. Note: Turtle Beach kindly sent me a final production unit of this control system to review alongside marketing assets and technical info. I have no doubt it’ll become the default premium controller choice for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 going forward. Whether you’ve got a full cockpit setup at home, you’re just dipping your toe into Flight Simulator for the first time, or you fondly remember the days of nineties computer hardware or the original Xbox’s Steel Battalion controller, then the VelocityOne Flight has so much to offer. And Turtle Beach seems earnestly dedicated to it for the proverbial long haul. It has a large suite of customizable controls that rivals anything else out there, a built-in full color screen in the center of the yoke, and a setup process that’s so easy I was able to get it going in about ten minutes. When you look at what the rest of the market offers for under $400, the VelocityOne Flight presents a great relative value, just like the Recon Controller. Official marketing image provided by Turtle Beach.
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