Turtle Beach VelocityOne - Watch THIS Review BEFORE Buying! 

Do you have any other Flight Sim videos other than this one? I can't seem to find any, but then I'm half-blind and stroke-ridden!

Thanks for highlighting the truth about many of these devices. They're made as cheaply as possible and to look good in photos on the internet. You dont know about the core movement until you've already bought it. Its a pet peeve that companies put out this plastic crap but price it like military-spec engineering. Another tip for anyone who doesn't know, seek out a dampening grease called Nyogel 767A. Smear a thin coat of this between any surfaces that comprise movement and you'll get much closer to that fluid friction feel - like the feel of a professional video tripod head that makes smooth pans with no bump in the action.

Excellent review. As it happens, I'm a student pilot as well, and (although I agree with you 100%) the yoke in my real plane has the same characteristics. The yoke sticks a bit with one hand operation, and there's some dead space on rotation. It's a 45yo airplane, so that's why. A brand new yoke for flight sim that costs that much, should be better quality. Anyway, did you ever fix it?

Must be your system. My yoke does not have any play.

Slightly different setup Karl but I use Logitech G923 pedals with a different wheel (the pedals are essentially same as your throttles, required the actual wheel base to work, they're not standalone, but I found some software searching on google that you can program onto an Arduino and a adapter cable and they're able to work as standalone with the Arduino performing the task of the USB controller. You'd need of course someone to have written the control code for your specific throttles but you may have some luck if you want to investigate that route.

For the price it's total crap IMO mate.

Did it ever go away? Supposedly it goes after 20 hrs of use

Good to hear!

I just bought a GSI GXL wheel for sim racing, it's really amazing how far people go with quality on sim racing products as you mentioned. It's basically a real wheel. When I explain it to someone, even my brother in law who's a car guy, you get a response like 'oh that's cool'. Then I brought the wheel with me and showed him and he was like wtf this is amazing. Everything is like that, even the Xero Play Quick Release, when I took it out of the box my mind was blown how good the quality is on it. People don't mess around with their sim rigs.

Agreed Leo!

Agreed Leo!

I agree that when you buy cheap you will surely get cheap quality. And i have also learned to always go for well made Peripherals. But getting high quality alternatives to the cheap stuff has never been easier in the PC Realm. I love my Cherry MX Board 6.0 and it is built like a tank and still working like new. I also love my Protheus Spectrum G502 Mouse (after i got over the loss of my Logitech G9). For both there are many worthy alternatives from almost as many companies. Ducky seems like a company that does not even cover the more value concious customer and surely not the budget shopper. They only do premium keyboards for all tastes and needs. For Steering Wheels and such... well i am quite content with my Thrustmaster TS-XW Racer even though it is only mostly metal it surely feels premium enough to me (ok the "Quick Release" is not elegantly engineered,...still it is sturdy and has no play whatsoever). There are cheaper wheels that compromise here and there, still a Logitech Combo offers decent value, longevity and quality materials for starters. On par and above Thrustmaster there is another high volume Manufacturer... Fanatec. And i can not think of a cheaply built product from that company. But you also have your Heusinkvelds and Simucubes and other really premium manufacturers when it comes to sim racing equipment. I enjoy Karls Content a lot because he mainly does "reasonably priced stuff" i might up buying myself. (just got me the NLR F-GT Lite! :) )

Thanks mate, channel is only just over 2 years old so I can't complain really :)

Agreed.

It's terrible isn't it! There's a very obvious detent right in the middle which is where it needs to be at it's smoothest, useless for landing where continuous micro adjustments need to be made.

I loved mine as a kid, even though it was so simple! :) lol

Indeed! Got my PPL (A) in October and am currently flying a Skyranger Swift until I pick up my CT2K next week, love it!

My pleasure!

I dabble in a few hobbies! lol

lol Cheers!

Yeah it's just bad!

This varies massively from aircraft to aircraft (how old it is and how well maintained also play a big part)... I am a pilot IRL also. But the controls should never feel notchy or catch during operation, if they do then the control cables, rods or rose joints need attention!

@@KarlGosling The "notchy" feeling should not be a thing. I Agree, but in most GA you feel the forces of nature through that yoke 💪💪

I have flown many 172's and have been the owner of one. In 40yrs of flying I've never heard of anyone complaining about the controls being hard or stiff. Your instructor must not be teaching you how to use trim to relieve yoke pressure. Once you trim out the pressure on a plane that has proper rigging, longitudinal and lateral stability the plane will fly itself hands off the yoke.

@muhammadsteinberg The yoke has "pressure" before you use the trim genius. Lol don't tell me what was or wasn't taught to me . 40 years of flying and still don't know what you're talking about. Go figure. We're talking about the simulator yoke having absolutely no resistance. Let's stay on topic expert.

@terrillwilliams3643 I used your words. Who mentions yoke pressure being difficult and not mention trim? Kind of dumb of you. I've noticed a new wave of incompetent flyers in the air. You apparently are in that group.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the feedback. What about the wobbling ?

I just can't use it mate, it's just sat here doing nothing.

It's a great experience learning to fly, enjoy yourself mate!

As I said in the video mate I need the vernier controls which Honeycomb do not have.

Least of my worries with this piece of crap! lol

Yeah sometimes shit happens! lol

They review a little better than this, but not much... once you find an honest review.

@@KarlGosling I actually have the Honeycomb yolk, not the throttle yet because I'm still using the throttle from my X52 hotas, but it's far better than the Turtle Beach. There is zero wobble in the controls. The Turtle Beach seems closer to the old CH or Saitek models than they do to the Honeycomb, especially when see you use the throttle. I will agree that the pitch is still too stiff. Pitch gets stiffer with air speed so I don't know why a company hasn't come up with a resistance, depending on the speed but then that changes with fly-by-wire systems. You didn't bring up if there are any detents or dead zones in the TB yolk.

@@kalel33 I still have nightmares from my Saitek Yoke days!! It was like flaring with hiccups!😁 I think mine was even stiffer than average but nothing could fix it! This has effectively pointed me to the ‘joystick route’ Hoping to get a Foxtrot stick from Honeycomb plus an Xbox hub to try to get my saitek pedals working, hopefully early next year and in the meantime I will use my trusty hotas one!

Thats not at all acceptable IMO mate!

No problem 👍

This is why I made the review mate, it seems like all the others were sent it for free and told to be positive?! Either that or they have no clue how it is supposed to feel and operate?! But yes a useless product IMO with a very high price. Maybe, I'm yet to look.

Glad it was helpful mate!

and you get the flap lever :)

I don't really use MSFS since getting my PPL and a little plane, but I had considered them yes mate.

Never tried the rudders but this is crap, got rid of it.

I don't use it at all now, passed my PPL and bought a little plane so just fly IRL :)

@@KarlGosling Awesome to hear that! Fly safe and have fun!!

No worries!

No problem 👍

Hi mate, I have three 55" LG OLED displays with very small bezels and a kit to hide them which is why it looks like one big one.

Totally agree mate!

You joke, wait till you see another video I have coming in the future! 😆 Lower production is a factor I suppose, no excuse for being shit though! lol

@@KarlGosling 🤣 holy shit, I'm adding psychic to my CV. Agreed, no excuse, would prefer it be £50 more expensive for what feels like £100 worth more quality.

Yeah I ended up with this as nothing else has the Vernier throttle etc. pain in the arse when things like Cessna's are so common, why are there not more options?!

@@KarlGosling Some years ago, Saitek offered a push-pull throttle quad but it's no longer offered. I should have bought one when I had the chance...

Same here! Im loving the F/A-18C, it's my first module apart from fc3 planes. Next module is the Viper.

@@honeybadger1656 I bought the Super Carrier module to go with mine, haven't tried it yet though

Yes exactly! Lol

I thought about that but the middle detent totally ruins it, useless.

Sure does.

No but I wish I had, it's still here and I don't use it, totally useless.

I only briefly got into flight sim, then I got my pilots license and fly for real! I ended up just not using it as it was so bad and eventually put it on marketplace.

I've not used it but from what I can see yes!

Yeah I wouldn't!

I've had loads but right now Q2 and Pico 4.

@@KarlGosling Thanks! Can't get the Pico 4 in the US though.

Agreed awful product for the price.

Glad it was helpful!

I have the Logitech X56 here too but thought there's so many reviews already I'd pass. With this Turtle Beach stuff being poorly represented on RU-vid I thought it would be a good idea to get a nice honest review up! :)

lol No mate!

I was using it again last night and it's horrible, you just can't put smooth pitch inputs at all!

@@KarlGosling I’m waiting for something better to come out thanks for the feedback 👌🏽

I've seen his channel too and actually thought that as I said it! lol

It's not good for anything mate.

Completely off topic... I ordered my fanatec on Tuesday. I decided not to get the 8nm supply yet but did get the load cell. Don't know when it will arrive as I haven't had a shipping notice yet and also have import taxes and such to pay. Also cancelled the playseat evolution from Amazon and got it from Curry's instead it arrived next day.

This rig has motion and wind, I don't have room or the funds to build another Ray! lol :) The LC is definitely the better choice over the 8nm PSU mate.

No vernier controls which is what I specifically need as mentioned mate.

@@KarlGosling I understand where you're coming from, man. But compromises have to be made for home sim setups. And a high-quality, though slightly different, throttle mechanism seems like a better compromise than being tethered to a cheap, sloppy yoke.

You can but it has no vernier throttle, mixture etc. which is what I specifically wanted as I explained mate.

Sadly a real yoke from a real airplane doesn't come with a USB connection.... 😉🤦‍♂️

It's not funnty at all, just shows how much we're being robbed! In sim racing £350 gets you a three pedal set, a shifter and a leather wheel with force feedback base! Here we have a moulded plastic case with a few switches and potentiometers, it's terrible!

I suppose there's nothing wrong with defending your purchase... it's just bad, take it from a real pilot.

Will do mate!

Yeah it very poor for the money.

@@KarlGosling I flown a few more flights with mine and decided to just return it. The yoke being sticky it the worst part. The force to spin is much less than the force to push, and pushing in and out is so jerky because the friction. Yes, pretty disappointed. Anyways, looking forward to see you tear it apart.

Wow thats so cheap!

Hi Anthony, I am in a similar position (in Australia). I like the look of the Velocity as it complements my current gear. The price of the Honeycomb as you say is very costly in comparison although can now be had for $710. My other issue is that I use the Logitech switch panel and Multi function so if I went the Honeycomb, so many of the controls/switches will be duplicated. Seems like a waste to me. Because of this I am still leaning towards the Velocity.

@@bikesandbits1000 l tried a friends Honeycomb and It has a nice feel, but so does the Velocity. But I really wanted both types of throttles and the Velocity gives me both. l also like the fact that the panel lights tell you when things are on or off eg gear down is green and changes to red when gear i# up. Same for parking brakes, etc. it makes it so much easier when flying. Whilst the Velocity is more plastic than the Honeycomb (not that you really notice when flying), all its many more features makes it the better device. The locking mechanism to the desk is so much better esp as it needs packing away after each flight. Honeycomb would have been a nightmare. And the sticky yoke for pitch disappeared after about 15 hours of flying was bit annoying at first but everyone was right that it goes and now it’s great. And ease of setup, it wins hands down. Just such a better device because it is so feature rich.

@@anthonymark3771 I ended up buying the Velocity One. Very happy with it. SIP works well. I fly both the Cessna Citation Longitude and Bonanza G36 regularly so having the two different throttle controls is excellent. I regularly have to remove/reinstall the Velocity One as I use it on my home office desk and their method of fixing makes it so easy. Looks like the pricing is changing as JB HIfi had it for under $500, now it is over the $500 mark. I picked it up for $479 from the Gamesmen.

Sometimes, this is my preference but it's tricky feeling for all your controls.

You sure can!

From where

I'm very tempted to just return it mate.

What about the trim wheel? I've heard it's really bad

Agreed mate! Thanks :)

Yes but then where is the Yoke going to sit?! Remember this is a full motion rig so it can't just dangle down the side! lol

Yeah I'm just going to sell mine, it's unusable when compared to real life IME.

Sadly no! lol

I've only done one other, when I made the DIY quick release HOTAS/Yoke mount.