Real Boeing Pilot | Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke and Throttle | First Look and Impression

A First Look and Impression of the Thrustmaster TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition including an unboxing, review and test flight.
Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke and Throttle unboxing! 0:00​​
Yoke First Look and Impression 01:53
Throttle Quadrant First Look and Impression 06:40
Take Off Briefing 08:51
Take Off (Yoke Cam) 09:26
General Handling (Yoke Cam) 12:05
Hand Flown Raw Data ILS (Yoke Cam) 15:44
Conclusion 21:57
Grab your TCA Yoke/Quadrant here! - linktr.ee/TMThrustmaster
ANY GUIDANCE IN THIS VIDEO IS NOT TO BE USED FOR REAL WORLD FLIGHT TRAINING
I’m a 737 Captain for a European airline and like with all my tutorials and streams, all content on this channel is for Flight Simulation on your PC only. This video is NOT for professional guidance or instruction but to provide an insight to my thoughts on this product. Any comments/view expressed are mine only.
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[@OLIV3R_YT]

For me, as an armchair pilot, it's always super interesting to get the insights and opinions of IRL pilots. Thanks!

[@bigalsaaz1666]

Q

[@twowheelzzz]

@@CalebBermanshut your goofy ahh jeesus creep up

[@benja6139]

@@CalebBerman ?

[@salamonsalman]

Chairline pilot

[@OLIV3R_YT]

@@salamonsalman Good one 😂

[@rmvbflght_]

The part that made my day: 1:53 - petting your dog... and his/her reaction. Who's a good Co-Pilot? YOU are a good co-pilot! So absolutely adorable. Oh - yes - and the review is awesome - of course it is. Always good to see someone doing a review who knows what they're talking about :) Cheers from Germany!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Danke sehr! @r3m0v3b4fl1ght_ Jack gets far more attention in both real life and here at flightdeck2sim!

[@imsvale]

@@CalebBerman God: CTRL+Z

[@jamesatkinson8112]

Finally! We get to see "Check, Close, Hold" in action!

[@RealSimPilot]

It looks BEEEEEP amazing!! Need to put this on my Christmas wishlist. Great job on your first product review. 👍

[@b9bot148]

This is a great addition to see you working controls while taking off , flying, and landing.

[@weswheel4834]

Hand reveal!

[@Live-life..]

Lmao 🤣

[@Incognito_47]

Lmao

[@Alexx_2719]

@@Incognito_47 omg hello xavier

[@hand644]

Lol

[@emel69]

Bros so excited about hands wtf that's creepy as hell

[@Mr.Si1rius]

Dude I don’t care about the mic audio. It’s sick, it just makes you sound like a real pilot in a plane

[@abdulryklief119]

I just love how this pilot commentates 👌

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you! :-) FD2S

[@tonyhodge6801]

A big thank you Captain for an excellent video and review of the Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke and Throttle! It was absolutely fascinating to watch something that passengers never get to see, namely the pilot in command controlling all the inputs on the yoke and the interaction with the throttles. It was a great tutorial on manually flying a Boeing 738 and a great pleasure to watch! I've said it before but you are truly a first class training Captain! If only I was in the position in the real world to benefit from it! Keep up the good work, Sir! Lovely to see Jack! What a beautiful fella he is!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you for the lovely words Tony! FD2S

[@AnAJRfAN]

What game is that ?

[@Simplyjapan.]

@@CalebBermanjeff bald head ldc

[@dannygo500]

@@AnAJRfAN Xplane11 with the Zibo737 mod.

[@X1erra]

Thrustmaster's going all out on both racing sims and flight sims at an affordable price; I really applaud them for that!

[@bimmy7773]

affordable? its 500 quid

[@se-kmg355]

@@bimmy7773 If you want near to the real thing, you are looking at at least 3x that price.

[@Tom--Ace]

They are affordable compared to similar high end gear, which is usually from small custom manufacturers and hard to get. And a lot of their new gear is way better than other consumer grade products! I just got their TPR pendular rudder pedals, amazing feel, feels very similar to the Cessna 172 I train on! (Just lighter resistance, like most home sim gear) All metal, brilliant quality construction - this is not the Thrustmaster of old I remember making crappy gear! I am very happy to see Thrustmaster improve like this

[@FluePeak]

@@Tom--Ace If you want more resistance just change the springs to stiffer ones.

[@haylieg2780]

Last time I looked at it it was $500 US. Needless to say I ended up getting the Airbus officers edition, which was only $200.

[@rainbowapple_]

I got hooked with your channel, the MINUTE I saw this video

[@Durzuras]

Epic video! Awesome to see your skills in action

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thanks a ton Tom :-)

[@ComposerMathieu]

Review aside, I'd love to see some more videos with the camera on your inputs. It's really nice to see how many small adjustments you make throughout the flight. I thought in such a large aircraft you wouldn't need to worry about them as much as you do in a 172 for example!

[@archiekins82]

Amazing! I need this. Awesome flying Capt!

[@exiletsj2570]

The one we've all being waiting for.

[@Taylor314T5]

JAACCCKKK! Good boy! Man I want that yoke. It would certainly encourage more manual flying on my part haha. Thanks for the review captain.

[@chillguy123]

Thank you captain 👨‍✈️, thoroughly enjoyed the video!

[@JoshuaPenaranda]

That yoke cam was really sick!

[@newqlar]

Sold! Amazing vid. Thank you sir :) Keep up the great work!

[@XP72official]

Excellent review Sir 👍🏾

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Very good review. Very interesting take on the comparison to real life; I learned quite a bit about the actual Boeing flight model as well as what you are actually focusing on during your scan. Thank you.

[@stephencolbert1511]

Your "play by play" commentary is incredibly interesting for a guy like me who has no flying experience and recently got into flight simming. It's all so foreign sounding (the terminology, that is), but feel like I'm learning a bit via osmosis through this video. Thank you!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Cheers Stephen! We'll get you up and running on VATSIM flying realistic sectors from A to B in no time! First time I've had an osmosis reference on any video, I have a somewhat hazy recollection of something involving potatoes and tissue paper from some Biology experiment at school! FD2S

[@atlantic_love]

Osmosis, lol. A lot like that rubik's cube sitting on my desk with the cross on top, and corresponding color (to white) sitting next to center on each face? And hoping that one day I'll figure it out before I have to pull the stickers. That's osmos :D

[@MrMarkpoore]

Great review. Many thanks

[@jonathangould1255]

Just bought my tca. Love it. Getting to grips with programming the buttons. A few weeks.

[@ethantan3170]

Pro pilot, superb review. Well done!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thanks! FD2S

[@TheTeaLordRBLX]

You literally have the dream setup, thrustmaster flight sim & *dog just chilling under the desk*

[@flightdeck2sim]

Jack loves it haha! FD2S

[@Rundumsfliegen]

Great unboxing/Review, also very cute Dog, maybe give him an extra treat 👌🏻 Greetings from Germany

[@subsonicflighttraining]

Nicely done on flying a raw data ILS, manual thrust, talking and evaluating, spinning heading and speed bugs. For those of you who don't know, as mentioned, this is a 2 pilot jet, so we depend on knowing our specific duties as PF (Pilot Flying) and PM (Pilot Monitoring). When you are doing everything including talking, teaching, and evaluating, it becomes quite busy flying a desktop PC Simulation. Also, the simulators and feel are usually more sensitive than the real jet or simulator. The lack of Elevator Feel also provides more of a feel challenge for a real Boeing pilot. So, as our Captain demonstrated, and you can see this type of flying on my channel as well, it is actually not an easy task. I appreciate the effort and professionalism of making it look easy, when in fact our eyes, inputs, and tasking are really moving : ), nice job!

[@specterized]

first vid of you i like your content subed

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you and welcome! FD2S

[@Vinny86100]

Can’t help but think that this yoke along with the honeycomb bravo throttle would be the best setup.

[@Olivertaylormtb]

Great vid!

[@symol30872]

Wasn't planning to get this, but after this review and seeing your yoke cam in streams, I think I will be putting it on the list once the PMDG 737 is released.

[@Canadian76]

Great video and beautiful looking dog. I’m thinking of buying this Yoke and throttle for Christmas and you just made up my mind thanks!!

[@ManuU.For.Life.]

Im getting one in a few days, so excited!

[@tomgoslingoutdoors]

Great watch that Sam, love the yoke cam, maybe that can be implemented into the streams occasionally

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you! I will look into it :-) FD2S

[@princevegeta9533]

Great review!

[@tspryaviation]

Found this channel and video in my recommended videos section. Great review. Now you got me wondering when you said you’re a 737 pilot in the UK if you fly for Ryanair. I can’t wait to see more content from you. Subscribed.

[@PARCE93]

That looks like a really cozy desk. Got your dog by your side the entire time & a nice set up.

[@flightdeck2sim]

He’s my boy! Always by my side 😊

[@TheRhodes76]

Great video 👍 I can honestly hear you doing the announcements over the comms 👌👌

[@matzlh44]

Great video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Colin_Katana]

Great review, thanks, watched many reviews tonight on this yoke and am about to purchase, just the yoke though, well served with other gear for throttles and rudders ETC ... Thanks, great review. Colin

[@AdamB-sw7zm]

Amazing video !!!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you Adam :-)

[@MuhammadKharismawan]

Whenever I go back and see Xplanevs sky im again amazed at how MSF nailed the sky in FS2020.

[@flightdeck2sim]

The graphics certainly look great in MSFS but for now, aircraft behave more realistically in XP11 FD2S

[@pieterduplessis6906]

@@flightdeck2sim and how things have changed in a year ???

[@lucaslerch404]

That was wonderful to watch!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thanks for the kind words Lucas! FD2S

[@alanw.4511]

Love your dog. What a pal.

[@Devast8r34]

Great video

[@cashus68]

Very nice Lad !! :)

[@bernardooliveira6404]

Nice landing !!!

[@hjr2000]

Top video - it was great to see your inputs to the controls. Maybe something to introduce to the live streams?

[@flightdeck2sim]

Cheers Haden, will look into implementing something into streams. FD2S

[@A-Aviation350]

Very fantastic sharing, thank you very much.

[@S0mewhat_Damaged]

What a good doggo.

[@tomb8430]

It would be awesome if you had a tutorial on how you set this gear up with regards to button mapping for the best realism. Love your work.

[@ethansnow7110]

It's quite good to see them on sale now :)

[@bear_pilot]

Very nice video my old friend👏👏👏 it's been a while since I've been on your channel. In the meantime I have become a real pilot myself and do not play XP11 anymore. Are you part of the PMDG 737 test team for the MSFS? Looking forward to the release sometime early next year. Gonna be lots of fun flying the PMDG 737 in MSFS with that Thrustmaster TCA Yoke for sure. Thanks for the great video Captain 👍

[@mowax74]

Then for sure you need to change your nick name

[@bear_pilot]

@@mowax74 😅

[@ethaniel_tweedy]

Great video 💯

[@flaming547]

Was worried it wouldn't fit on a corner desk, so thanks for showing it can!

[@jimh527]

A year ago I was able to get in an actual 737 simulator at a mall in another country. I managed to land the plane successfully at the old Hong Kong airport (Kai tak), banked VFR approach over the city to avoid the mountains. Besides riding in the back, the only flying experience I have is flying WW1/WW2 combat computer simulations. Of course i had an actual pilot sitting in the 2nd seat handling the checklist/ instruments. He barely spoke English. )) I had a blast.

[@omarabadi285]

Incredible

[@lynewestbrook7435]

I see your dog wanted to get in on this act. Thanks for the data, will pass it on.

[@selim.s]

Is that Amazing! Have a nice flight.

[@Foxtrot_EW]

Great video! I salute you!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🫡 FD2S

[@alexisonfire9488]

I have just preordered this and I have no money left but cannot wait for it to arrive :)

[@JimmY08_r]

Awww this dog is so cute😍🥰

[@psour33]

Love the dog listening closely, now this doggy knows how to fly 🤣🤣

[@flightdeck2sim]

He’s my trust co-Pilot on all my virtual flights! FD2S

[@theforcer1762]

Incredible review

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you!

[@nanookdan]

I love the review and the co-pilot bed at 3:05

[@walkgeo]

For the Zibo I just use "G" for the Gear off position then al I have to do is move the selector up once and then down once. (HC Bravo)

[@yansonpanda]

This dog is amazing! 😍

[@flyhalf2]

RE Reverse thust FD2S. In FS2020 there is a "Toggle reverse thrust" or similar which does what it says so if you assign those reverser levers to Toggle revers thrust you should then be able to modulate the reverse thrust with the thrust levers. I use that setup on the FBW A320neo, works a treat as long as you remember you can only set reverse when the trottles are at idle.Jack's gorgeous, I'll have to kidnap him LOL

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thanks for the info, same in XP11, didn’t want to select that option though as it won’t look right adding REV thrust by moving the levers forward! FD2S

[@virtualaviator21156]

thank you!

[@virtualaviator21156]

i love the dog!

[@alexttube]

Love to see you at the Canary Islands, I´m from Tenerife

[@aengberg1]

As I watched the video I tried to guess how much that yoke and quadrant would cost.... I guessed at £700, so at £450 I'm just going to have to buy one! Thanks for a very comprehensive review.

[@malmacdonald9326]

Your videos are always excellent instruction. I just purchased the Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke and Quadrant and I would be very interested in your button assignment video when you release it.

[@charlesanthony4267]

Thanks for the videos! I just got the YOKE from Amazon canada yesterday, priced at 260$CAD lmaoo (price error, hope they honour it) Super stoked to try that for the first time on the series X!

[@VLOGS-skyun]

Please pay attention to the position of the spring below, otherwise it will hit the baffle and cause a jam. Turning on a steep slope, because the roll causes the pitch arm to change.

[@brianleugs159]

I bought the honeycomb alpha and bravo yoke and quadrant... love the customization on them! But this yoke looks awesome, too! Think I'd still choose the bravo throttle quadrant though.

[@Tom--Ace]

I have the honeycomb, I think it depends what aircraft you most care about simulating - honeycomb alpha is closer to my trainer c172 yoke than a 737 yoke, so naturally that's a better fit. The bravo throttle, however, is brilliant and suitable for both GA and heavies! All in all the honeycomb gear is fantastic, but this Thrustmaster yoke is what I'd pick for a 737, along with the bravo throttle

[@jpht1964]

Thanks for the video. Going to buy this yoke too. Btw, how did you get the fly by view?

[@teammoloney4783]

The planning that went into that knee pad. 😂

[@Colin_Katana]

Also, please add the provided TM 4th spring, and test again, many folk have done 737 experience days and found adding the 4th TM spring helps replicated the experience more accurately. Thanks again and superb review. Colin

[@morgweta4615]

Such a cute dog

[@stukash]

Vey good first impression capt. . looks awesome. now where did i put my cc??

[@csyon4810]

Cooles Video

[@martinlaengle6830]

Great Video, thank you. May I ask you how you configured the gear up/down and the IAS/Heading/Altitude knobs on the throttle? I got it two days ago and I have no idea :-( Thank you

[@BobbyFuzzy]

Super interesting to hear your thoughts on this one FD2S! I have the TCA Airbus gear atm and it sounds like TM have taken a step up in the quality on this. Personally I felt the Airbus stuff felt a bit cheap... Great video however and thank you!

[@kagander8619]

Airbus stuff feels a bit cheap irl too. They had to make it realistic :))

[@james_keith_bda7294]

i died when he said 'Like a 12 year old on christmas day' because thats literally me

[@Hi-nh9se]

The dog is so cute😭

[@Sim737Pilot]

I can't believe how so CUTE Jack is! What a great co-pilot. You should show video snippets of him at the beginning or end of every video. Those clouds 13:41 are rubbish. I do like the yoke cam you could integrate into the corner of your streams. The other corner could be co-pilot Jack cam.

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thank you! Yes the clouds have a strange effect when turning, causing some blurriness. I had to use the high performance version to save some performance but my new PC should be here soon, looking at the option for a webcam during streams (the setup for this video was using a large ring light and Sony digital camera so wouldn't work! FD2S

[@newsoft75]

Love the slippers. 😉

[@joelbashore5658]

Dude! FOCUS!!!!!!

[@user-ts9xe2xd3p]

Thank you for your great review. Could I use the TOGA switch tho?

[@thehighwayman78]

Thank you this was great! As a simmer I've always felt I've lacked the real world experience to setup controls and sensitivities to resemble how a real plane handles. Getting your view on this yoke in X-Plane is immensely valuable. If you do further sensitivity curve adjustments, can please share your settings with us! Again thank you!

[@flightdeck2sim]

Glad you found it useful, I don't think much more tinkering is needed, in the ZIBO MOD at least that is. I plan to create some more content with the Yoke so will share and changes to my settings! FD2S

[@MichaelJones-ve7zq]

@@flightdeck2sim really like to see how you map the throttle speed/heading/altitude bugs! Love your detailed videos and experience!

[@thegamingpirate9938]

Awesome video! Could you please do a video or explain how you key bind the selection knob on the throttle quadrant to the altitude/speed bugs? Or does it automatically program it? Also, would this work for flying Airbus or would you need to map/key-bind those separately?

[@samuelsmith2112]

Great video and congratulations on 737 certifications I’m ordering the Boeing yoke Which sim do you recommend- MSFS or xp 12 or Prepar3d? Thanks

[@Simleybob]

Fantastic- couldn’t of been a better video! Jack was looking happy with it too!

[@bagelthug]

I came for the first impression review, now I’ve fallen in love with another dog!

[@Olivertaylormtb]

Cute dog!

[@Canadian76]

Love your dog is that a Lab?

[@Abiodun1996]

very nice review sir!! will yoke cam be a constant feature moving forward? its nice

[@flightdeck2sim]

Thanks Abi! This particular camera setup wont be used but I have got myself a webcam to use as a "Yoke Cam" to potentially use. FD2S

[@qw-]

doggo is vry helpful