The Top Gun is a lighter and less sturdy stick, designed for people with medium-size or small hands. Three small buttons, a trigger button, and a floating hat switch are all placed so that people with shorter fingers can reach them without straining. None of these buttons have native programmability, but they can all be programmed if used in conjunction with the Thrustmaster WCS II throttle.
Installation is fairly easy.
A single 15-pin connector screws into the game port. There are no software or drivers needed, and Windows 95 installation uses the standard Thrustmaster configuration. Games that have native Thrustmaster support will enable all buttons on the stick exactly as they would with the Thrustmaster Flight Control System. The lighter weight and narrower footprint of the base give the whole joystick a less impressive feel than that of its bigger brothers. The rubber table grips on the base are also smaller and don't do a good job of keeping the Top Gun in one place during use.