Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flightdeck Universal HOTAS Simulation System - PC

I ignored the negative reviews on this stick. Day one I thought it was amazing. The throttle felt great, the stick was awesome, it had so many customizable issues!!!!!! The materials felt amazing. I was really excited. I am not a picky person with electronics nor am I rough on them. I was locing every bit of the velocity one flight deck. I returned an X56 for throttle issues within a week. I am not a picky person but when the trittle sticks at the detents every single time it's moved after 20 hours of use it's going to keep doing it. The stick also started creaking. It felt like it was going to break. I was ignoring bad reviews there too. So 2 days in and maybe 8 hours total playtime the LCD touch display pixelated. I unplugged it and plugged it back in, tried changing ports, reinstalled the profile, nothing fixed it. I noticed during this that the power slowly cut out to my Stealth 700 dongle in the same USB 3.0 hub (powered) on the front of my Alienware R16. This throttle nearly burned out my hub. I let things cool and my dongle worked again but the port the throttle was plugged into doesn't even wanna enable my simple thrustmaster hotas one, though the system detects it and "dings". I'm now worried that port is fried and will need repaired as it doesn't seem to be working properly. Edit: Tested port again in the a.m. and everything is working fine. It di not fry my port nor did the port do this to the throttle. I have put many devices in that same port and this is the only one that developed an issue. I bought the assurion protection plan but I am in no way accepting a replacement. I am not endangering my PC again. This will be a full refund return and I will be emailing Turtle beach about this as well. DO NOT IGNORE THE BAD REVIEWS. I did it twice and I am regretting it. I also don't know where I'm going from here. There's nothing really left in the $200 to $500 price range for a full hotas with more than 12 buttons. Virpil, Thrustmaster (high end highly reviewed stuff not the T16000M), VKB and Honeycomb are all going to be at least $700 to over $1,000 to get something similar.

Amazing. Switched my thrustmaster 16000 and rudimentary throttle quadrant for this to play Warthunder sim in VR and DCS and so far all I’ve played is Warthunder, but it works like a charm. Haven’t had this much fun flying in a long time, you have to map out each button for Warthunder and DCS but anyone who plays will know this already. The only complaint I have is that one of the 6-8 hat buttons doesn’t have a binding for if you click down and only works directionally. Would be an issue if there weren’t FIVE OTHER hat switches that do let you bind clicking it. Buy it you won’t be disappointed.

It's a decent HOTAS, and it looks alright, but for the price, it has too many quality control issues, and the software is extremely limiting. Out of the box, I have two knobs that don't function properly, a scroll wheel that doesn't function, and a button on the back of the stick that will randomly activate another button. You also aren't able to rebind any of the buttons on the screen. Every "cell" where you can place a virtual button, has a predefined keyboard keybind that can't be changed. Meaning you would have to go into your game, and map the game based on the keys that are on the screen, which seems like a huge oversight. The screen itself just feels tacked on. it has horrible viewing angles. You have to be looking straight down over the top of it to really see it properly. They would've been better off leaving the screen out and putting in some more buttons and dropping the price to compete with the X56. Hopefully they iron out the issues, but I really can't recommend it at it's current price point with the amount of QC issues I've had. If I have this many, I'm positive others are going to have them as well. [UPDATE] Changed to one star. I've had two of these now, and both of them after a few days of light use have had the backlighting in the throttle start flickering all random colors, and in one of them all the backlighting died completely on the left side. Also, the pinky button on the stick, will randomly activate the brake lever switch. It did this in both of my units. This thing has serious quality control issues. They may work them all out in time, but this is really a poor way to release them. There's no way that Turtle Beach wasn't aware of these QC issues.

EDIT: I ended up returning the stick. I discovered and reported an issue where when the stick makes a connection to an application, all of the axises are centered until you provide input, then they reset to their true position on the hardware. What this means is any kind of lag in a game, be it MSFS, DCS, etc, long enough to cause the application to lose its connection with the hardware will result in input you are not doing. For me, this meant my spoilers may randomly come up in MSFS, for example. I demonstrated this in a video to support, and demonstrated my Thursmaster did not behave that way and that was what I'd expect the product t do (persistent connection/input). They ended up telling me this was by design and it wouldn't be changed. Add on top of that other issues I had, and I couldn't justify keeping it for the price I paid. So much wasted potential here. I purchased the VelocityOne Flightdeck Universal HOTAS, and I was very excited for it to come in. I was mostly looking forward to the customizable touch screen hoping I could set up a bunch of extra buttons for my radio, lights, and AP that I didn't have on my Thrustmaster HOTAS. While the product is very nice, I do feel there is some room for improvement. I'll give the tl;dr here, the touch screen isn't as customizable as they'd have you believe, and there are some fit and finish qc issues. I am mulling over a return, but for now I'll give it a chance to win me over. FWIW I am using this product with MSFS. The good: - It feels very premium in the hand, it's heavy and sturdy, the materials feel very nice, and everything seems to move very smoothly. It's a joy to handle, for sure. - I like the haptics and didn't realize it was a feature when I purchased. Being able to feel a cue when I am at max deflection, or I've hit a detent, is very cool (especially when flying the Airbus). - The landing gear level and parking brake knob/button is a really neat feature. I was also able to configure the lever on the throttle to work as a spoiler, also cool. - The lighting is RGB and can be customized to fit your setup or theme, whatever you'd like. They have preset themes, or you can customize each zone to your own liking. The bad: - As of right now, it is NOT plug-and-play with MSFS. You will have to map and configure every single switch, knob, and axis. I do not personally mind that much as I want everything a certain way and would likely end up undoing all of their configuration anyway, but for some people that is a big deal. It's worth mentioning the gear level and parking brake are tricky to configure, but they do work! - The touch screen is almost cool, but falls flat on its face because you cannot configure what the button does. You can place in any switch, button, or toggle and change the text on it, however they are mapped in the QWERTY keyboard pattern order across the 3 pages and that's all it does. So I cannot set a button and map it to shift+P or set it to be the S key, etc. That's a MASSIVE oversight imo and makes it one giant gimmick. I am crossing my fingers for a quick software/firmware update to change this. - The "Fire"/ "B" button that I think is the track pad button was popped out of place when I opened the box. I popped it in, but it came out again. I cannot get it to actually work either. I'm not super bothered by it because I dont want a track pad, and I can always put a small dab of super glue and keep it in (interestingly, it seems they didn't use enough adhesive). It is upsetting to see on a $400 product, though. On that note, some of the hat switches feel a tad bit wobbly in my opinion, maybe it is fine, but it does take away from that premium feel I mentioned in the good section. - The detents do not work in MSFS unless you use a third part software like FSUIPC or spad.next to do some extra custom configuration. The same is true for the rotary knobs on the throttle, and the scroll wheels on the stick and throttle. This is less the fault of Turtle Beach and more an MSFS thing, but I thought I'd mention it for those on MSFS that want to take advantage of these things. Overall, for $400 I expect more in return for my money. It's close, but not all there. A button that doesn't have enough adhesive, the touch screen that doesn't allow me to map the button action, the wobbly hat switches, and the lack of plug-and-play compatibility for MSFS are let downs. It does have a lot of good things going for it and it is so close to being amazing, but they cut this corner, cut that corner, and it ultimately took away from the product. If this ever drops below $300 it's worth it for sure. I'm going to continue to play with some settings and really try to get it dialed in, and we'll see if I end up returning it. Right now, I'd say I am 50/50, but an update to fix the touch screen might just sell me on keeping it.

(Bought on sale) I have owned this HOTAS for a few weeks at this point with regular use in combat flight simulators (DCS World, War Thunder), and I can confidently say that this is an amazing HOTAS system for the money, Turtlebeach really outdone themselves with this product. The build quality is amazing and all the buttons and switches function perfectly. However, and this was stated quite a lot before me- The three switch covers on the Joystick base feel loose and wobble on the metal switch arm itself- However for me it is not an issue at all. _Stick_ Pros: - Stick grip is very ergonomic and fits most hand sizes with the sliding feature. - A lot of programmable buttons, switches, HAT switches, joysticks and rotary switches. - Build quality is amazing for the price. - Very satisfying buttons and switches. - Very responsive gimbal. Cons: - Pretty useless screen ontop of the stick - "Mouse" feature on the pickle button is very rough and unresponsive, as well as also being useless as it is right now with how choppy it is. _Throttle_ Pros: - Very accurate throttle readings. - Extremely smooth throttle sliding. - "Fire" button extremely satisfying to press (personal opinion) - Many useful buttons, HAT switches, 3 position switches and joysticks all over the throttle grip. - Split throttle feature, can prove useful in certain twin-engine aircraft. - Useful programmable screen (Can make your own switch panel using keyboard bindings in the software) that makes use of digital switches, dials and buttons. - Satisfying knobs and dials near the throttle grip Cons: - Never found a use for the "flap" lever as no game I tried recognizes the lever moving (as an axis), instead recognizing the switch clicks on the bottom and top of the travel - Touch screen is pretty low framerate and can wash out at certain angles. Overall, I really recommend buying this HOTAS system as it is a great product overall and you get an amazing system without breaking the bank like some of the more higher end HOTAS out there by Thrustmaster, Winwing, Etc. And you get a lot for what you pay which is always a big plus!. and I really recommend buying the Turtlebeach Rudder pedals along with this HOTAS system for an immersive flying experience!.

I bought Everspace 1 hoping I could use the Flightdeck with it, and while I like the game to a certain extent, I am thoroughly P!$$3d 0ff that my flight stick and throttle aren't compatible with it. I have played with both the keyboard and mouse, as well as an Xbox contoller; while the game is playable with either (each has definitive pros and cons compared with each other), I would have much preferred using the flightstick (Turtle Beach Velocity One Flightdeck, so shame on them for not supporting their hardware better). Supposedly they are compatible with Everspace 2, but I just wasn't impressed with the first one enough to want to spend money on the second (at least I'll probably buy it when it goes on a good sale). To be fair, while my Flightdeck is nice, really nice, however, the support for multiple games REALLY $uck$. At this time Turtle Beach is only showing they are compatible with only 11 games, WTF??? for as expensive as it is, really? But I suppose that part of that is in the game makers too, having so little compatibility with more "elaborate" controllers, which again is why I'm kind of disappointed in Everspace, so shame on them as well. Truthfully, I don't really like using the Xbox controller for most games other than some platformers, for flight games, even this one which is a more "basic" sim (well okay, not sim, more of a shooter), I just don't like controlling with it (forget using it in an FPS, it feels like you're playing gimpy-games). Regardless, any game that offers any kind of flight mechanic, I'd prefer to use a flightstick, just as any driving game I'd prefer to use a wheel... Anyhow, it would have been REALLY nice if the Flight Hangar software offered better flexibility to allow users to at the very least emulate other controller profiles, such as the mouse for flight stick or having you be able to mimic a game controller input so at the very least be able to play "legacy" games, like the old Star Wars games, No Man's Sky, any number of mech games. Really any game you can ride or fly something, a compatibility mode or legacy mode would be really nice. Right now, I only have 2 games that this system is actually compatible with, Elite Dangerous and Star Wars: Squadrons. The others that are compatible I don't have or have much interest in playing. I should have researched this system more than I did to be honest, but I had faith in Turtle Beach products, at least until now. This was a LOT of money to spend to be only able to use it for two games :s I'm really hoping more game compatibility is to come, and more games. So yes, I really like the Flightdeck system, but I am really disappointed in the games supported and the ability to modify control settings. To be fair, on behalf of Turtle Beach, their support is really top notch. I had a problem with the controllers out of the box, and they immediately sent me a replacement. The support staff was extremely polite and efficient. Kudos to them. PS another future add-on that would be nice is to be able to have more control over the skins the throttle display, stick HUD, and tablet controls (nice feature BTW) can have applied. The stock ones could be nicer (or at least Turtle Beach could add some more).

Was looking forward to trying out my first HOTAS setup. Was in the market for an entry level throttle and joystick combo and saw a few reviews on this combo unit. Some of them had some comments about quality being unsatisfactory in some areas but I just brushed it off as nitpicking. When the unit arrived I noticed it was shipped in box within another box within an Amazon box with a bit of paper packaging. Inside the product box was just some cardboard packaging. No foam or any kind of impact packaging. Not exactly what I would want to see after paying $400 but again was going to brush it off as nitpicking. That opinion changed when I was updating firmware for both units when suddenly the throttle unit turned off. I was updating the UI for the display on the joystick when this happened. I had only just plugged in the USB cable for the first time and had the unit out of the box for about 5 minutes. Joystick works just fine with no issues while updating firmware. Tried swapping cables. Using different USB-C to A cables I had for other peripherals. Tried power cycling PC. Did the recovery process on the support page. No luck. Device won't power on and no data signal detected in control software. At this point I accepted the fact the throttle unit was defective and would need to be sent back. Updating the firmware was rather easy but does take some time to complete. While I didn't have a chance to use the setup, some things I noticed about the HOTAS are the fact that they used a lot of plastic which make it somewhat light weight. This could be an issue for those who don't have proper mounting points for their controls as they could accidentally lift their controls off the desk. Another thing I noticed that also was mention in reviews is how "loose and wiggly" some of the caps on buttons and switches are. The throttle grip seems a bit on the large hand size as trying to reach some of the buttons either on the back or side could be difficult and might require frequent repositioning of your hand's grip on the throttle controls. The left throttle also doesn't seem to go all the way down to Max Rev but the right throttle does. The grips are also covered in a rubber like plastic coating or material to give you a good grip but it feels like it could lose that characteristic with frequent use. All in all this would be a hard pass for me in future as it's not worth the time spent trying to get everything set up only for it to give up the ghost after unboxing the unit.

This wasn't necessarily a wise investment, but it is objectively the coolest thing I own. It works great. Tons of customizability, you'll spend a lot of time setting up key bindings if you want to use it to most of its potential. If you're really creative (and have undiagnosed autism) you can use JoyToKey to bind arbitrary inputs or macros to either controller for crazy things, I spent 4 hours setting up the joystick to be my brush controls for a 3D sculpting application, which is obviously not the typical use case, but it works. It has options you wouldn't think to realize you're missing, e.g. skipping the use of a mouse entirely with a sort of trackball (touch based), look that up if you need accessibility options or a way to use a mouse without moving your hand. Really this has way more gizmos than I can explain here, the customization on the menus for the throttle controller are also pretty crazy with arbitrary digital button arrangements and inputs (you can have multiple presets too). A lot of the triggers are both analog and binary, meaning you could press shift to activate the trigger as an analog controller for zoom, and then have it continue to operate to fire when it's fully depressed. You don't have to use that functionality, but it's great that you can. This flexibility applies even to something like a scroll wheel: it can operate as a simple plus or minus, or an analog scale. If you need something to continuously provide a value, not just shift it, that's why that's so important—think having a smooth gentle rudder input vs. tapping it fully for a short moment repeatedly. My only gripe was that my firmware upgrade didn't go through initially when I tried it with their application (which is also great itself.) No harm done, but the scare kept me off from ever trying the update again.

I’ve been using the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Deck for nearly a week now, and I’ve been very impressed. Everything has worked perfectly straight out of the box, and the overall build quality feels excellent. The controls have a great tactile feel, making them satisfying and precise to use, while remaining comfortable during normal flying sessions. The only minor downside I’ve noticed is that the joystick spring is quite strong. While this gives the stick a solid, premium feel, it can lead to some hand discomfort during longer flying sessions. The number of buttons and controls available is fantastic, giving you plenty of options for mapping functions without needing to reach for the keyboard. I’ve been using it exclusively with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and it’s worked flawlessly. The only adjustment I needed to make was reducing the sensitivity when flying helicopters, which is more of a simulator tuning preference than a fault with the hardware. Another feature I’ve really appreciated is how easy it is to store away. It stays stable during use without needing to be clamped or permanently secured to the desk, making it quick to set up and put away when you’re finished. The only real flaw I can point to is that it’s designed for right-handed use only. If you’re left-handed and aren’t comfortable flying with your right hand, you’ll probably need to look for an alternative. Overall, I’m extremely happy with the VelocityOne Flight Deck and would happily recommend it to anyone looking for a high-quality HOTAS setup.

Flight deck not working from the box, but bought it for xmas for my son, so now too late to return. Terrible product it seems

Absolutely fantastic, I play everything from msfs to wardogs with this, I love all games and Sims and this unit has been a dream!

Llevo un tiempo con el, y es un control totalmente configurable y versátil. Había leído en alguna reseña, no era posible cambiar las asignaciones de las teclas de la pantalla táctil, y si que se puede, lo único que hay que añadir primero la tecla nueva quieres asignarle, y después eliminar el que tenía. Es cierto que es un trabajo el tener que configurar cada tecla, con los mandos del avión, se echaría en falta perfiles que se puedan bajar para poder configurar más rápidamente. Tiene apariencia y se nota muy robusto, había leído también fallos de botones y ruidos del joystick, pero en mi caso no ha ocurrido, y de echo lo compre de 2ª mano por supuestamente fallo de algún botón, pero yo no he encontrado ningún problema. En mi opinión es un producto genial, y sin duda lo volvería a comprarlo. También tengo el Flight Velocity One, que igualmente está genial, pero este para mi opinión, es bastante mejor con diferencia. Es cierto que para aviones de hélice, el control del volante es mejor que el joystick, pero yo los estoy volando con el joystick sin problemas.

Alles in allem ein toller Flight Stick mit flott Stick. Viele Funktionen und programmierbarer OLED Touchscreen. Alles in allem hat mich die Qualität überzeugt, auch wenn vermutlich in längerer Zeit, die Gummibeschichtung des Sticks und des Throttel sich abnutzen wird. Joystick ist präzise und alle Knöpfe haben einen guten Druckpunkt. Alles in allem bin ich sehr zufrieden.