Throttle Quadrant · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Boeing Edition
- Mid-Range
- 2 levers
- PC and Xbox
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MSFS Performance Score
- Throttle & Rudder35% 68
- Sensors20% 100
- Detent Feel15% 40
- Platforms15% 100
- Build Quality15% 50
Biggest contributor: throttle and rudder (35% of the score), rated 68/100. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Boeing suits MSFS airliner pilots, swapping a keyboard key for two thrust levers you push forward to set takeoff power. The maker doesn't mention detents, and on Xbox it only works plugged into the TCA Yoke Boeing.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- Two thrust levers give you one per engine on a twin, so you can walk the power up for takeoff, split them to help a turn on the taxiway, and shove both forward together on a go-around instead of holding a keyboard key and watching a bar climb.
- The extras cover the parts of an approach that usually mean grabbing the mouse: a speed brake lever for a high, fast descent, a flap lever for each stage on the way down, and autopilot controls for dialing a new heading or altitude when ATC changes your clearance.
- Hall effect sensors (contactless magnetic pickups, so nothing rubs as the levers travel) suit the long cruise legs airliner flyers do, and the Boeing-licensed layout fits that same pilot — on PC it's USB, and on Xbox it finishes off a TCA Yoke Boeing setup.
Trade-offs
- On Xbox it plugs into the TCA Yoke Boeing rather than the console, so it's no use there with a stick or on its own, and on PS5 MSFS doesn't support a separate quadrant at all.
- The maker doesn't mention detents, so don't count on a notch for climb power after takeoff; you set thrust by watching the gauges and with two levers a piston single means picking two of throttle, prop and mixture (the lever that sets fuel-to-air for the engine). The next step up in price buys more levers and marked detents.
Full Specifications
- Type
- Boeing-style replica
- Levers
- 2
- Detents
- Not stated
- Extra controls
- autopilot, speed brake, flap lever
- Sensors
- Hall effect (contactless)
- Works on
- PC, Xbox
- On Xbox
- Plugs into the TCA Yoke Boeing
- Released
- 2021
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a good Throttle Quadrant for MSFS?
Yes, if you mostly fly Boeing and other twin-engine jets in MSFS 2024, where it scores 72.3/100. It shines on a normal airliner day: two levers for takeoff thrust, autopilot controls for a reroute, and a speed brake and flap lever for a busy descent, all without reaching for the mouse. It shows its limits in light aircraft, where two levers have to cover throttle, prop and mixture between them.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
For the money you get twin thrust levers plus autopilot, speed brake and flap controls in one unit, which is a lot of airliner cockpit for one piece of desk space. Spend less and you get plain levers with no autopilot panel; spend more and you're paying for extra levers, marked detents or broader console support.
Does it work on Xbox or PS5?
On PC it connects over USB and works with MSFS like any other quadrant, with a ready-made control profile to load. On Xbox it doesn't go into the console — it plugs into the TCA Yoke Boeing, so you need that yoke for it to work there, and on PS5 no separate quadrant is supported.
What else do I need with it?
Pair it with a yoke for airliners and light aircraft, or a stick if that's your setup, and add rudder pedals when you want proper crosswind landings and toe brakes. Mount it beside the yoke on your throttle-hand side, at roughly the same height as the yoke base, so your hand drops onto the levers without hunting for them.
How should I configure this in MSFS?
In MSFS open Controls, select the quadrant, and assign each lever to an axis — one lever per engine in a jet, or throttle and mixture in a piston — then check the loaded profile rather than assuming it guessed right. After that, map the speed brake and flap levers and the autopilot buttons you actually use, and bind reverse thrust to a button you can find by feel for the landing roll, since the maker doesn't list detents to pull the levers into.