thrustmaster flight HOTAS 4 will not work with free flight on MS flight simulator 2020 GOTY...

I too have exactly the same problem described - and it's driving me daft.

It seems that it is not uncommon and that the issue is within FS 2020 rather than my Thrustmaster HOTAS One joystick.

I have tried everything that I can think of to find a fix including re-installing FS and joystick drivers.

Does anyone have a solution for this vexing problem please?

As I mentioned above the HOTAS works with everything; bush trips, landing challenges, flight training but NOT with "Free Flight." Because the HOTAS works great with everything EXCEPT "free flight" I am very confident it IS a flight simulator 2020 issue and
not a Thrustmaster problem. If it were a HOTAS driver or firmware issue it shouldn't work at all but it does. I have been a software developer for almost 40 years and based on what I see this is a Microsoft issue. This shouldn't be that hard to fix based on
what I see because it works just fine in 'parts' of the SIM but Microsoft needs to get it together and resolve this. How do we get someone from Microsoft to see this, acknowledge this, and then FIX this?

Hi JeffreyJennings,

Welcome to Xbox Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today and we hope that all is well.

We're sorry to hear that the joystick is not working as it should be before playing this edition. We understand that you are trying to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Game of the Year Edition paired with ThrustMaster flight HOTAS 4 on free flight.

In that case, we would recommend you to raise this concern to the Microsoft Flight Simulator Forum, which you can access through this link: Forums (flightsimulator.com).

You may also submit a ticket using this link to the support - Submit a request – Microsoft Flight Simulator Support.

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Decent game, only 2 aircraft (which are not terribly exciting) to pick from though unless you pay for more. Did inspire me to buy microsoft flight simulator x and a thrustmaster t-flight hotas x flight stick which makes the game miles better. So although
it was a free game it actually cost me about £70.00!

The only controllers I use are the Logitech HOTAS and Thrustmaster pedals.

Also keep in mind, the rudder works fine in everything (landing challenges, training mods, bush adventures, discovery flights, etc) except free flight.

Had a lot of trouble downloading and then installing Flight Simulator 2020 originally and then finally got it installed after figuring out I needed to install the Xbox (beta) on my Windows PC which doesn't make a lot of sense and wasted a couple
of days figuring this out but whatever Microsoft. I had a hard time finding a joystick but finally did find one at a neighboring town GameStop the Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One for Xbox and PC. Installed the drivers as instructed; (didn't plug in the USB
connection until it told me to,) and then updated the firmware to the latest, 1.17. Only the HAT switch for views worked and a couple of other buttons, switch the view from the cockpit to outside and back, and the exit flight. Un-installed everything including
FS and re-installed, (the LONG 95GB install wait,) and then the T.Flight drivers again, (firmware was still good obviously.) In the 'OPTIONS > CONTROLS' everything is mapped and looks good and the buttons and AXIS respond as expected. While this HOTAS works
perfectly fine ONLY in the Cessna 152 AND during Flight Training lessons and nowhere else makes no sense to me at all. I feel like this is a Flight Sim issue and not a Thrustmaster HOTAS driver/firmware problem because all the buttons and AXISs' work as mapped
during flight training. Any suggestions and help are greatly appreciated.

I also determined last night that the HOTAS works with everything EXCEPT "Free Flight." There are only so many bush trips and landing challenges I can do, only so much flight training. They all work great but NOT pick a plane and fly somewhere. This has
to be a Microsoft Flight Simulator issue and not a Thrustmaster problem. Cummon Microsoft get it together...