Thrustmaster "TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition" trial report pendulum movements and autopilot pilots can also handle flight York's decision version

Following the "TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition", Thrustmaster introduced peripherals impressed by the actual aircraft flight system. Its name is also "TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition" (official website). A product made up of flight York and customizable throttling quotes. Amazon sells for 75,000 yen (including tax), which is also quite expensive among similar products, only commensurate with its price.

This product is inspired by the cockpit of Boeing's famous Boeing787, a medium-sized airliner that can achieve the same mileage as a large airliner and make its debut as a gorgeous next-generation aircraft. It can be said that the swinging yoke mechanism on the scale of 1stroke 1 is the biggest feature of this product, but it is equipped with the characteristic autopilot rotary switch and so on, which also takes into account the details.

The supported model is Xbox One/Xbox Seriex X | S/PC. This time, you can rent this product from Thrustmaster to introduce the display.

In addition, IGN JAPAN also published a trial report of "TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition" made by Thrustmaster in the cockpit impression of Airbus's A320. For those who like Joyce Tik equipment, please refer to it.

Pay attention to the product composition of pendulum flight yoke and throttle quotation marks

The first is the structure of the product, which consists of a unit that reproduces the "flight yoke" of the steering shaft moving like a pendulum upside down of the rotating shaft and a "throttle advance" for throttle operation.

Flying York's joystick is shaped like the steering wheel of a car and is a system for loosely operated airliners. It is also equipped with a simulation rod for operating the steps and a rod that can control the engine output, which can be operated even by a single flying yaw unit.

The "throttling hood" is the main unit, which can be seen from the appearance to adjust the lever of the engine output. It is also sold separately, and by preparing two throttle engines, up to four engines can be controlled separately. This is basically the same as the "TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition" throttle.

There are several different parts, of which the typical one is the removal of levers that can be customized to your preferences. Thus, the engine throttle can also be set to only one, and the remaining lever can be allocated to the baffle and the speed control device. Game settings also need to be changed according to changes, so please pay attention.

In addition, it supports the trapezoidal pedals "TPR:Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder" and "TFRP Flight Rudder Pedals" sold by Thrustmaster.

Pay attention to the pendulum flight yoke

The flight yoke is suspended on the table to reproduce the pendulum and keep the main body in a lower position. As a result of reproducing the motion of the pendulum extends upward from the lower position of the steering shaft, but the height of the product is not the control lever interferes with the interrupted view between displays.

The movement is very smooth, and the rotation of the steering wheel is the benchmark of the body movement, so it is easy to control the movement of the body visually, which is one of the key points that should be evaluated by the flight yoke. Especially 10 degrees and so on, the delicate operation of tilting the body to the aiming angle is definitely easier than the rod type. The airliner needs such delicate operation, so as long as the price of the body is closed, it is the equipment that beginners want to recommend.

This product pays attention to the action of the front and rear of the steering shaft (pendulum). The action is slightly heavier with the internal spring, and the resistance of the action can be adjusted by changing its number. At least 1 spring needs to be installed on the left and right side of the steering shaft (a total of 2), with a maximum of 4 springs, which can make the action of the steering shaft heavier. This is not to say that it will become real when it is heavy, so you should adjust it to a moderate weight that suits you and enjoy the fun of the flight.

Around the handle, the tip part has a variety of buttons and stick standard ladder design. Because it is also equipped with trigger buttons, you can also play shooting games for the time being.

On the button operated with the thumb, the function of auxiliary operation such as flap trimming is assigned, and the rod on the right can be operated as a trapezoid through analog input. Such a functional configuration is like a general design close to the actual aircraft, which is easy to operate intuitively. For example, the button on the left is a button that moves up and down, assigning auxiliary functions related to the up and down movement of the body. Such a button mapping exposes the PDF file ("Mapping-Microsoft Flight Simulator2020" of the game settings) and the image of the mapping summary, so it can be used as a reference when purchasing.

In addition, the main body is provided with a rod capable of operating the throttle or spoiler (such as brake) of the engine, and a rod for the entry and exit of the tire.

A space for installing the mobile terminal is arranged on the upper surface of the main body. Using applications such as "SpaceDesk" and "DuetDisplay", it is a simple way to use a mobile terminal as a sub-display for PC. In "Microsoft Flight Simulator", in-game instrument information can be centrally displayed on other monitors, so if there is an 8-inch tablet terminal, it is easy to use in size, which is the best.

Throttle system supporting autopilot

The throttling hood is on three levers and a multi-function dial with five buttons. Because the guide part of the throttle slot is light and the action of the throttle valve is heavier, it is fixed on the worktable with a fixture like the yoke iron body.

The lever can be removed and the function can be changed according to the type of lever to be installed. The orthodox method of use is to use two levers to adjust the two engines and use the remaining one as a flap or speed brake.

In order to simply skip the aircraft, the left and right engines do not need to be adjusted separately, so more than two engines can be allocated on one lever at the same time. The atmosphere is slightly damaged when adjusting the engine output, but the control of the aircraft becomes easier because the vane and speed brakes can be operated mechanically.

Functions related to autopilot are assigned to the dial pad or button located on the front. Dialing is the upper and lower stages, and the lower layer of dialing is the mode choice of the set automatic pilot. The upper part is a dial pad for adjusting the value of the mode selected in the lower part and is also used as a button.

The upper three of the five buttons are assigned buttons related to various autopilot. For example, the button in the upper left corner is "Toggle Autopilot Airspeed Hold" and is assigned functions related to autopilot such as "maintaining the set air speed". There is also a "Toggle Autopilot Heading Hold" about the nose orientation and a "Toggle Autopilot Altitude Hold" function about flying at a set altitude.

However, such a function will not change significantly even if the switch is turned on, so the specific method of use is now being learned.

Test flights using "Microsoft Flight Simulator"

The last part of this paper is a test flight using "Microsoft Flight Simulator". Because it is rare, I also went to the autopilot-centered flight this time. The body of choice is the Boeing 747. This is a Boeing aircraft called a jumbo jet, on which the automatic pilot of Airspeed (speed) Heading (azimuth) Altitude (altitude) was tested.

Nothing is basic automatic manipulation, but it is possible to use the dialing operation at hand. Because the speed, azimuth and altitude can be accurately set and fly, the plane can fly as easily as its limbs, while enjoying a variety of camera angles. Although this is a mischievous manipulation peculiar to the game, it is not at all scary to fly low over Tokyo. Even if you buy the throttling board separately, it is worth it.

Although it's not enough to explain the method, you already know how to use simple autopilot, so try to include flying with autopilot in the animation.

By the way, automatic manipulation is related, if it is the corresponding type of aircraft, the body other than Boeing can also be controlled. However, if you do not grasp the nuances of each body (manufacturer), even if the automatic manipulation of Airspeed and Heading goes well, the adjustment of Altitude can not be satisfactory. This is the case with Cessna Sittner CJ made by Winterlon Avi, but it makes me feel the need to learn how to operate airplanes themselves.

In addition to the advantage of visually adjusting the flight yoke to adjust the rotation of the roll angle of the aircraft in the handle part, due to adjusting the vertical angle of the body in the motion of the pendulum, the acceleration that is easy to grasp is also felt. As a result, although the body can not be manipulated freely in an instant, the degree of being able to master power can be said to be the characteristic of this product. Because it can be adjusted slowly and smoothly, the rising angle of 15 degrees and the falling angle of 3 degrees can be reasonably controlled.

"TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition" as a flight yoke, is a very high degree of completion of the product, but the threshold is very high, which is also a fact. If you don't make up your mind, it's hard to set the price, but because it's formal, it becomes a large-scale system, so it's a little difficult to set up.

However, there is no doubt about the value introduced by overcoming such a high threshold. If the budget allows, it can be said that we want to get in touch with the peripherals of more people.

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