Thrustsmaster T.16000M FCS Joystick with H.E.A.R.T Technology – Compatible with PC via USB in Windows
T.16000M FCS Joystick
Thrustmaster has devoted its 25 years of expertise in flight sim controllers to meet the growing demand from flight simmers in general – and space simmers in particular.
The T.16000M FCS has been designed for advanced fliers looking for comprehensive, realistic controls as an alternative to using a mouse and keyboard.
The T.16000M FCS (Flight Control System) flight stick is compatible with PC via USB in Windows 10, 8 and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
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T.16000M FCSThe T.16000M FCS features 4 independent axes, including twist rudder (controlled by rotating the stick), 16 action buttons with “braille”-style physical button identification, one 8-way Point of View (PoV) hat switch and an ergonomic trigger. Its striking orange accents and backlighting bring gamers’ immersion to a whole new level. | H.E.A.R.T HallEffect AccuRate TechnologyIn order to deliver exclusive high-precision performance, pitch and roll on the T.16000M FCS flight stick employ H.E.A.R.T HallEffect AccuRate Technology (U.S. patent US08471815) for 16-bit resolution (i.e. 16000 x 16000 values) – the same pinpoint accuracy delivered by the extremely high-end HOTAS Warthog joystick, allowing gamers to engage their enemies with surgical precision. The helical spring (0.1” / 2.8 mm in diameter) inside the stick provides firm, linear and smooth tension. | Ambidextrous designThe joystick’s unique ambidextrous design can be easily switched between right-handed and left-handed use. Its twisting handle controls the rudder by default, but can also be locked in place. Piloting with a joystick in each hand is now possible in all games compatible with two joysticks. |
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Thrustmaster advanced flying ecosystemThese products are part of a range of flight simulation peripherals that can be used in conjunction with one another: a complete ecosystem featuring the FCS flight stick, TWCS throttle, TFRP rudder pedals* and MFD* (Multi-Functional Display) cockpit panels. These elements are also compatible with the T.A.R.G.E.T advanced programming software. * Sold separately. | T.A.R.G.E.T advanced programming software on PC: program up to 256 buttons in the flying ecosystemThrustmaster Advanced pRogramming Graphical EdiTor software: combine with other Thrustmaster devices (so that they are recognized as a single USB device), and load or create specific mapping profiles for each game. Tailor your own profiles to enhance most Thrustmaster flight controllers, and share them with the Thrustmaster community. | Ergonomic design for optimum comfort and precisionThanks to its design and ergonomics, the T.16000M FSC provides players with multiple recognizable features, allowing them to become more effective and accurate when in flight. This enhanced access to flight controls proves even more essential when players are fully immersed in the exceptional flight experience delivered by VR-compatible games. |
| Dimensions: | 10 x 10 x 3 cm; 1.3 Kilograms |
| Model: | 2960773 |
| Origin: | China |
Great price for what it is. Stick sometimes ends up stuck slightly to the left when I let it spring back to neutral, but that’s an easy fix.
It’s not the coolest looking design for a HOTAS at this price, but works really well. Very smooth and with an absolute wealth of functions and software to control them.
I use this on Elite and Star Citizen and works a treat as long as there are profiles in game and find the joystick and throttle.
Not so good on flight sim 2020
I found the throttle unit and stick very good until a drift appeared that caused the stick to appear in cockpit views to drift rendering it unusable.
This caused by a conflict between the stick z axis and the push mini stick on the throttle unit, unplugging the throttle unit immediately restores stability but renders the throttle useless. On the trottle menu delete the action of this mini stick should solve the problem ( but renders the mini stick out of action) on msfs 2020 an update seems to caused this, before the update all was good.
I bought this product as a Father’s Day present to myself to play DCS World. In particular F/A-18 and the super carrier DLC. It has the “real feel” element when combined with an Oculus Rift S headset. One thing to remember is that it takes practice to master any game but with this stick and a bit of practice you can quickly zone in to perfect even carrier landings. Massive accuracy/realism boost compared to my Hotas X.
Upgraded to this HOTAS from a previous much simpler HOTAS, Glad i made the switch. There are 12 buttons on the stick base alone, which gives you many options. Stick feels good in the hand, the only issue i have is a lack of a 2 stage trigger. As for the throttle, it is quite large but most of the buttons are easily reachable, plus the smooth surface means you can just slide your hand up smoothly.
Overall, I do not know if i would recommend this stick to a beginner, the amount of buttons, whilst very nice and good to have, can be a bit intimidating, or even overwhelming, But its a very good system overall.
Thrustmaster T.16000 … such an improvement over my (20 years?) old joystick. True, that was one of the ‘force-feedback’ variety, which was fun, but this is perfectly adequate for an average user like me. High spec home pilots may look for something more of course. But perfect for me, using MSFS without other hardware equipment: very sensitive and true – the 16,000 separate Hall-effect-sensor detected points on each axis make for a smooth and sensitive response. Recommended.
Un altro mondo rispetto al controller, ma per me non cos ovvio cercavo proprio questo e provenivo da un orribile PXN 2113 subito reso anche perch non riconosciuto dal pc. Non solo simulatori di volo ma anche vetture gran turismo e di guida in genere, ma l’ho appena spacchettato e provato poco. Aggiorner
Per me arabo quello che dice t.. a. r. g e t.ma meglio ci siano gli script. Consiglio
Makes elite dangerous awsome to play. I am just a casual player by the way. Also good for Star Wars squadrons.
Work well with Condor Gliding SIm. Rudder control is critical for a glider so adds degree of realism. Easy to set up and work perfectly. Well made and sturdy. Not cheap but worth it.
Work well with Condor Gliding SIm. Rudder control is critical for a glider so adds degree of realism. Easy to set up and work perfectly. Well made and sturdy. Not cheap but worth it.
I bought these for getting into space flight games, and almost went with more expensive sticks but decided to be good and stick to my budget.
I’m very glad I did, these sticks are exactly what I wanted!
Initially I thought they not be good quality because of the price compared to other joystick sets but I’m very happy with them so far.
They are made of plastic, and have a good weight to them so don’t feel cheap.
There are plenty of buttons, sliders and other inputs so you’re not short of controls.
As for feel, they are robust so far, and responsive. I’ve been using them for a few weeks so I’ll have to see how they hold up long term, but I’m fairly confident they should last well.
Software wise, you can download the Target software from their website, although the games I’ve played (Star Citizen and Elite) haven’t needed it as they recognised the sticks fine.
The one criticism I have is the base buttons could do with a little more obvious identification on the button so you can more easily find the right ones without looking.
Don’t get me wrong, they do have indents and ridges to help, but they kind of blend together, to me at least.
That said, that’s a minor niggle and just really takes practice to get the motor functions down.
All in all, a great set of sticks at a bargain price!
Can’t really add much to what others have said before me. Bought primarily for star citizen and they work great for that. No issues what so ever.
It is accurate, but you can feel the friction as you move the joystick around.
I bought this to replace a matcatz stick that was getting beyond its best. I chose thrustmaster based upon previous experience. The stick is easy to use – plenty of buttons and the stick movement is smooth. I did choose this stick because I am very much left handed, only to find that on converting it to left hand mode (which is quite easy) I am now so conditioned in using a right-handed joystick that using it in left hand mode was nigh on impossible – so back to right hand moce it has been. Good quality – recommended.
Bought this product for a starter into DCS and I love it it is very smooth and accurate, makes everything 10 x easier and is overall a great product!
Having had a Logitech this combo is easy to use with lots of programmable buttons and is better as an all round unit.
Ovviamente il pacco arrivato per la data prevista, ottimo imballaggio completamente intatto.
Il joystick abbastanza pesante, buone le rifiniture della plastica, sembra abbastanza preciso e sensibile.
Non do 5 stelle per un semplice motivo piccole imperfezioni nel montaggio, come ad esempio la base appena sotto l’impugnatura fa un gioco che non dovrebbe fare, ho provato ad eliminarlo cercando di stringere le viti, ma nulla da fare.
E poi il software di configurazione, anche se sembra non essere necessario per la configurazione, un po’ complicato.
Onestamente al momento non ho ben valutato il joystick, sia per mancanza di tempo che per mancanza del gioco per il quale l’ho acquista, che uscir a breve.
Cmq l’hardware a me sembra affidabile e se mi chiedessero consiglio per acquistarlo, direi di si; anche se ci sono joystick pi economici con le stesse identiche prestazioni e con meno imperfezioni. 🙂
Strong build, no problems with deadzone, its a good all rounder. You wont find better at this price, its a far superior stick then the x56. Only issues i had was the stick has alot of tension like a steering wheel with no power steering and a lack of a much needed shift key. After using the x56, T16000m and the mach2, In the end i went for the raptor mach 2 stick which is a vkb gladiator replica. Movement of the stick is smoother has shift key to increase hat and trigger functions. Only issue was the Twist axis needed more of twist before it would register, the t16000m has a better twist axis.
Because of Hall’s sensors in joystick after years it will have the same behavior.
Just plug it in to a usb port on the back of my computer and the basics ware all ready to go, can easily switch from left and right handed operation, very accurate in use, spare keys are very easy to program and a good price. Without question it has improved my enjoyment and skills on fs2020.
Avevo il vecchio Flight Simulator 2000 ma su Windows 10 non funziona pi e nemmeno il vecchio joystick originale. Quindi ho scaricato il nuovo Flight Simulator 2020 e di conseguenza dovuto acquistare questo modello. Devo dire che tra tutti quelli in commercio, questo mod. T16000 il migliore rapporto qualit-prezzo. Non ha molta “manetta” ma funziona bene anche in strambata.
Bought for MSFS 2020. Perfect. Did what I wanted it for. Straight into the game and no setting up.
Arrivato ben confezionato e nei tempi bello, funzionale e ricco di tasti. La precisione buona e funziona bene con Flight Simulator X e 2020. Solo che va configurato, ma questo normale, i tasti devono comunque essere personalizzati. Ha un peso sufficiente a dargli stabilit quando si pilota e il terzo asse (quello del timone dio coda) completa questo piccolo capolavoro. Se si vuole pilotare i simulazione questo joystick il minimo di cui bisogna dotarsi. Soddisfatto.
Having upgraded from a 20 year old MS Sidewinder Precision 2, these are amazing.
I specifically got two of these to play Elite Dangerous. This is a fairly common HOSAS set up for this game and I even think the orange hints were designed to match Elite’s orange HUD.
By having tap/hold macros and setting one key on each stick to become [Shift] after 0.5s I can 3 different actions per button (for example, I have one button that’s engine boost on tap, supercruise on hold for 0.5s and combined with shift on the other stick it functions as system jump. So even with the fairly limited buttons I can play the entire game while never removing my hands from the sticks.
Build quality seems good, I’m not sure what the point of the LED in the base is, I’d rather just have the stick and save a little cost.
I’ve now got about 100 hours of use in-game with them and they are performing excellently. I am slightly concerned about people complaining about broken Z axis on here but I haven’t had any issues yet.
Fabulous ! within minutes had full control of the aircraft, as yet to set up properly
Love the sheer amount of hat switches this thing has, 4 switch types, and 1 analogue multi-dir.. very nice indeed!
Stick is very solid to the feel and the primary front facing firebutton is way less flimsy than i thought it was going to be.. its very comfortable and doesn’t dig into your fingers like the cheaper HOTAS-X tflight.
Overall the stick as i currently have it is very precise, and i can make micro adjustments more precisely than the one this stick replaced too.. so its good if you are jus wanting to trim off a little on your axis
Loads of buttons on the stick and if you configure a button as a shift function you can double up too! So no complaints there at all!
What don’t i like so much?
Ok the throttle control itself i like, but I have to say i would have liked a forward/reverse thrust control with a noticable notch in the middle for centreing.. i’ve worked around this but still, it would have been nice to have that.
I look after my equipment and can see many years (hopefully) of use from this stick.
I recommend!
I don’t consider myself a hardcore player of flight sims and flight combat sims but I do find them very fun to play so I got the HOTAS for a better experience.
It is very worth it, you will not go back to a controller or a KB-M set up anytime soon if you get it.
Very good product, easy set up Works well with Xplane 11.
More buttons ! Better build quality than my XB one. Did I mention there’s more buttons?!
Got this alongside a thrustmaster t16000m joystick in order to play Elite Dangerous and so far I haven’t had any real issues. Only thing I’ve found to be a bit annoying is that sliding the throttle can be a bit stiff, although that seems to be getting better with time. Also worth mentioning is that the throttle itself is surprisingly big and my hands aren’t the biggest so there’s a bit of maneuvering required to get to all the buttons and especially the paddles, but I don’t consider it that big an issue. Just something to be mindful of.
A very good joystick, but the slider doesn’t respond as I’d expect. But perfectly good for most things.
Die zustzliche Script-Editor-Sw habe ich mir nicht gro angesehen und brauche sie bislang auch nicht. Treiber reicht.
Ansonsten Verpackung gut, Aussehen chic, Verarbeitung mittelklasse und dem Preis angemessen. Der Rest wird sich in ein paar Monaten zeigen.
A great throttle unit for flight simmers and gamers. Ideal partner for the T16000M flight stick.
The Thrustmaster T16000M FCS is in the price range of budget joysticks but stands out from the rest due to the quality build and superior sensors to other joysticks in this price range.
So much better than I thourt it would be, came well packed and on time and at a good price when compared with anyone els at the time of my ordering
easy to program, loads of buttons . good feel on the grips, feels well made and robust.
Very good and precise joystick, the best for the price.
i must of been lucky as i got these for a good price and very lucky that they were in stock as these have been hard to get. Ii use them nearly everyday and love them..
Thank you
This is a great joystick that is easy to program with enough feed back that wont give you wrist ache
Thruster movement is very smooth and there 10 other buttons that can individually be assigned different actions.
Good build quality, smooth thrust motion action, plenty of on-line suggestions for bindings.
Entfernt alle Schrauben am Griff, auch die kleine Schraube am Feuerknopf. Anschlieend drckt ihr die beiden Halbschalen des Griffs vorsichtig (!) auseinander. Der kleine Poti den ihr genau in der Mitte sehen knnt, bentigt an seiner Dreh-Achse etwas Schmierung, anschlieend verschwindet das Problem komplett. Ich habe hierzu etwas WD-40 mit einem Wattestbchen angetupft, da es gute Kriecheigenschaften hat. Bei beiden Joysticks ist das Problem komplett verschwunden!
Wenn ihr das Problem erfolgreich lsen konntet, hinterlasst hier doch eine kurze Rckmeldung. Danach habt ihr einen super Joystick. Obwohl es bei mir gut funktioniert hat, gebe ich keine Garantie darauf, dass es bei jedem funktioniert. Das ffnen und reparieren erfolgt auf eigene Gefahr, ich bernehme dafr keine Verantwortung.
used for elite msfs star citizen with no hassle easy to set up easy to use
This a nice controller with a good pedigree, solid build and all the buttons you could need.
I have one already and this is an updated version. I use it for FSX as it is adequate for my needs. Recommend it.
product looks good but as yet untried still waiting for the rest of the flight sim ki
product looks good but as yet untried still waiting for the rest of the flight sim ki
product looks good but as yet untried still waiting for the rest of the flight sim ki
product looks good but as yet untried still waiting for the rest of the flight sim ki
How is it for Flight Simulator 2020?
= Good, almost everything can be done from the controllers – the throttle in particular has about 16 different buttons (including D-axies) in addition to the stick itself. I would highly recommend rebinding many of the keys so that you aren’t having to constantly put both hands on the joystick for adjusting the flaps or trim for example. The main thing that irked me is the throttle axis for ‘free look’ was constantly pulling right and I could find no way to calibrate the axis, in the end having to rebind this entirely. You will be regularly pushing CTRL-C to check which button corresponds to which urgent request flashing on screen.
How is it for Elite Dangerous?
= Excellent, everything can be done from the HOTAS setup. For Elite I think this set-up is king, although I may be saying this from greater familiarity with the setup then compared to FS2020.
How is it on other games?
I’ve greatly enjoyed using this stick for a range of combat simulators, notably IL 2 Sturmovick but its also great for Truck Simulator 2 and a range of other simulator driving games if you don’t have a wheel or prefer something a bit more hefty then an xbox controller.
How is the software?
, I have tried using Target a few times, and hoped I could re-calibrate the axis through it but yet to find a way. They make a song and dance of it and I’m sure it is useful for those that wish to exploit it but as an ‘everyday’ gamer rather then an ‘enthusiast’ I’ve got other things to be doing.
How is its durability?
I’ve mentioned the wandering axis which is a shame, but thankfully one of the minor ones (its the little thumb stick at the front of the throttle). Nothing else seems to have broken in the last few years. The throttle and flapping pads in particular feel excellent (especially in Elite), the joystick likewise fits well in my large hand – I’m hoping this will continue to last me many years.
One odd thing, the joystick has a lovely orange LED glow which is really cool – and meant to show when its in use. But even when my computer is turned off it continues to glow at all times – odd that.