I have a TM HOTAS Warthog. This throttle has detents where you pull UP on the two throttle levers and pull back to IDLE CUTOFF! Was wondering if this can be set to thrust reversal on the A32NX or other planes.
Yeah, you can. If you use the A32NX Experimental version, you can recalibrate the positioning of the throttle with what you want the throttle in the cockpit would be. So you can set forward thrust to a specific range in your HOTAS, and anything under the detent to be set to Reverse.
Heâs using the thrustmaster TCA quadrant here, but the concept should be the same with other thottles with detents. Or even without.
The cut-off detents on the HOTAS Warthog are actually buttons and not part of the axis, thatâs why you canât calibrate the detent. You have to either assign the buttons to Toggle Reverse Thrust, in which case you pull on to the detents to go into reverse thrust mode and then push back forward to increase the amount of reverse thrust, or assign them to Reduce Throttle, in which case you leave the throttle on the detent and will gradually go to full reverse thrust.
But you can also unbind the detent button, and use it as the neutral point for the axis. So anything behind that detent will become a reverse thrust. But since itâs not bound, the detent button doesnât do anything.
If weâre talking about the âIdle/OFFâ detent on the HOTAS Warthog, there is nothing behind the detent, the axis ends just before the detent. Are you perhaps talking about the optional MIL/MAX detent that can be setup at the forward limits of the throttle range?
In that case, why not just use a button with the thumb to hold the reverse thrust? Then push the throttle forward to increase the reverse thrust, then when finished pull back to idle, release the thumb button and move the throttle forward for forward thrust again.
I use the slider button when I was using my X56 to hold the reverse thrust. Same thing, Pull back to idle on landing, slide the switch to on position which will engage the reverse thrust, then push the throttle forward to increase the reverse thrust, then pull back to idle, slide off the switch and push throttle forward for forward thrust again.
Why donât you use the âtoggle throttle reverse thrustâ command? Then you can use the throttle to modulate reverse thrust without the need to additionally hold a button down.
Yeah, that works too, press it once, engage reverse, push forward to increase reverse thrust. Then pull back to idle, push the button again, and itâll be on forward thrust.
Thatâs more in line with RW reverser ops as well.
Unlock/lock the reverser and use the throttle/reverse lever to modulate reverse thrust.
I was using another button on the throttle to toggle the thrust reverser as you stated. I was just curious as to how to use the space behind the detent to âpullâ the throttles back.
Hello, I have Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog throttle and was able to set Reverse Thrust when you lift the levers and pull back right to the end with a bit of throttleConfiguration.ini tweak.
Follow these steps:
- Locate this file throttleConfiguration.ini found here:
Microsoft Store Version
The folder can be found here:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\packages\flybywire-aircraft-a320-neo\work
OR
Steam Version
The folder can be found here:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\flybywire-aircraft-a320-neo\work
To setup or correct throttle calibration values directly we follow these steps which are detailed below.
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Shut down Microsoft Flight Simulator.
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Locate your âwork*â folder.
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Locate the âThrottleConfiguration.iniâ file.
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Create a backup copy of the âThrottleConfiguration.iniâ file.
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Delete or Edit the âThrottleConfiguration.iniâ file as required!
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Start Microsoft Flight Simulator and test.
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Set your detents as usual from FBW flypad EFB
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Go into your MSFS CONTROLS OPTIONS and set as follows shown on the screenshot below.
Separate your throttle levers 1 and 2 first Bind THROTTLE 1 DECREASE by scanning such that when your lever and pull back it should recognise 29 / 30, and push it back forward the number should stop flashing then press VALIDATE. Do the same process for the other lever Bind THROTTLE 2 DECREASE
- Tweak your ThrottleConfiguration.ini as shown here to FALSE:
Load your sim and test it should work fine hope that helps.
Awesome work @ProfuseSpider33 . Please Moderators sticky this for us.
I dont have this âThrottleConfiguration.ini in my work folder.
You need to run the FBW calibration app in the ipad thing first. Either that or just create a notepad txt file and rename it to ThrottleConfiguration.ini, copy and paste the info above into it and place it into the folder.
After a long while I found the solution that worked for me after looking it up in part on another FS forum so I must give credit to Jedi928.
I added steps 4-8 and finally had success.
This applies to the FBW A32NX development version as of 10th January 2022. Iâm sure it will work with the other versions.
Open MSFS control options
STEP1 :
Assign the Warthog levers to the TROTTLE 1 AXIS and THROTTLE 2 AXIS
STEP 2 :
Assign the lifting reversers detents on the levers to THROTTLE 1 DECREASE and THROTTLE 2 DECREASE
STEP 3:
Start a flight with a FBW A32NX.
STEP 4:
GO TO FBW EFB
STEP 5:
open SETTINGS
STEP 6:
go to SIM OPTIONS
STEP 7:
go to DETENTS then click on CALIBRATE
STEP 8:
SET ââREVERSER ON AXISââ TO OFF
Thatâs it
almost forgotâŠDonât forget to Apply and save
I am trying to use the Warthog Throttle reverse system with âstandardâ aircraft - ergo NOT INIbuilds or FBW, and have tried both Toggle revese and Hold Reverse, but neither work for any aircraft ?
Can anyone tell me how I can achieve this ?
This was also my problem, but I was able to solve it. Contrary to many forum opinions, the throttle travel after the IDLE stop is not a switch, but actually belongs to the axis movement, which has been switched off via firmware, so that every travel after the idle stop is recognized as switches 29 and 30. Since I mostly fly with the TBM 930 and didnât know that, I had set switches 29 and 30 to hold reverse in MSFS 2020, which of course resulted in uncontrollable reverse thrust. In MSFS 2024, after I had recalibrated the Warthog with a tool and set the throttle axes in msfs to 0-100%, I then adjusted the travel accordingly. (see pictures)
It works great. You can find the tool here:
https://forum.dcs.world/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=202233
Follow the instructions exactly. I did it wrong the first time too. To calibrate the axes, you will be asked at some point to move the throttle to the bottom stop, then back to idle. When you are asked to put the throttle back to idle, just leave it at the bottom stop. This will make the entire axis available again (it was turned off for A10). Since you have the throttle at 0-100% in Msfs, where 0% = full reverse, you only have to adjust the path in msfs using the hardware calibration tool.
This was the original text:
So as to the trick it self and what does it intend to do:
As you know the warthog two throttle axis resister no input aft of the idle cutoff position. Making many people belive this is the end of the physical axis and that you cannot get any input aft of this point. Well this is actually not so. The #29 and #30 DXinputs that work in this region of movement are actually programeed into the firmware, they are not physical switches, anyone who has opened the WH throttle unit has probably noticed this, and they will infact remain funcional even after using this trick. The only diference is that you can actually get axis range through the whole range of of physical movement of the throttles.
What do you have to do to get it? Run the WH throttle calibration tool, and do everything it tells you to, right up to STEP #6, when it tells you to move your âDual Throttleâ to the idle position - DONâT. Keep them on the OFF position. Finish calibration and now you will have full use of your whole AXIS range of motion.
To restore default funtionality, just run the tool again and follow the instructions correctly this time around.