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How to update Turtle Beach VelocityOne firmware and exit its update mode

To improve the performance and get new features with the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System, then you need to update its firmware.

To find out how you can get the latest software version for this flight stick, you can take a look at this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech.

How to update the firmware of VelocityOne Flight

In order to update the firmware of the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System, you can take the following steps:

1. Before you start, make sure you have a Windows 10 PC or Windows 11 PC.

2. You also need to download and install the Turtle Beach Control Center App from the Microsoft Store on your computer.

3. If you haven’t done so already, assemble the VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System.

Make sure that the Flight Throttle Quadrant is slid into place next to the Flight Yoke Base. You should also make sure that you use the blue USB cable that came with the product to connect the Flight Throttle Quadrant to the Flight Yoke Base as well.

4. Next, you need to use the red USB cable that came with the product to connect the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System to your Windows 10 PC or Windows 11 PC.

5. Open the Turtle Beach Control Center App on your computer.

6. On the Choose Your Device screen, select VelocityOne Flight.

7. Next, use the up and down buttons next to the display screen on the Flight Yoke Base to highlight the Update Mode.

8. With the Update Mode highlighted, press the tick/check button next to the display screen to confirm your selection.

9. The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System should automatically reboot into the Update Mode.

10. The Turtle Beach Control Center App will then automatically search and apply for any new firmware updates for the flight stick.

11. After being updated, the VelocityOne Flight should be rebooted to its default mode.

You should now be able to use the updated Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System on your PC, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and/or Xbox Series X.

How to exit the Update Mode for Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System

If there isn’t an update available for the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System when you are using the Turtle Beach Control Center App, then you may get stuck in the Update Mode.

In order to exit this mode, disconnect the flight stick from your Windows 10 PC or Windows 11 PC. You can then reconnect it as doing so will reboot the flight stick to its default mode.