Thrustmaster T.Flight Full Kit X Review: Prepare For Lift Off
Saddle up and strap in folks, because we’re about to catch some serious Gs. When I said that to my roommates and plonked the Thrustmaster T.Flight Full Kit X down on the table, they looked at me real weird. It didn’t help that I was wearing a full flight suit, I’ll admit, but if I’m reviewing a flight stick, I want to review it right.
The T.Flight Full Kit X really is a full kit, too. It’s got a flight stick, pedals, and a throttle. It’s easy to set up, connecting to my Xbox Series S via USB with a cable long enough that I could pop it down on my coffee table without worrying about ripping my console out of place.
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However, it’s still not as convenient as simply using a controller. While it barely takes any time to connect, the flight stick is far from an ideal tool to navigate menus, and the ABXY button placement on the throttle takes a bit of getting used to. There’s also the bulk of the kit to consider. The stick and throttle are lightweight but stick up, so storing them is tricky, and the pedals have a good heft to them so your feet don’t slide all over the place, but again, the shape of it means it’s hard to find somewhere to store it all neatly.
I found the lightness of the stick and throttle actually worked against them. I tested the kit out on Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown with the Top Gun Maverick DLC installed. We’ve all sat on the sofa and leaned wildly to the left or pushed the X button harder to try and turn sharper and go faster, and that’s fine when you’ve got a light controller not connected to anything, but with the flight stick on the table, when I pulled up hard to try and get out of a stall, the thing lifted straight off the
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