TCA Boeing Throttle - Dead Zone around 50% and how to fix

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Hi,

noticed that default MSFS throttle profile introduces a dead zone setting for AXIS 2 and 3 around 50%.

To remove that, the configuration file of your specific device needs to be opened with a text editor:

C:\Users.…\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\0009000007C6581C_00000000000000000000000069F80140

Locate the Throttle by opening each folder and file with the long numbers until you find the following entry:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Version Num="2105"/>
<FriendlyName PlatformAvailability="1">TCA Quadrant Boeing 1&amp;2 profile</FriendlyName>
<Device DeviceName="TCA Quadrant Boeing 1&amp;2" GUID="{A6866050-755F-11EC-8001-444553540000}" ProductID="1034" CompositeID="0">
	<Axes>
		<Axis AxisName="X" AxisSensitivy="0" AxisSensitivyMinus="0" AxisNeutral="0" AxisDeadZone="0" AxisOutDeadZone="0" AxisResponseRate="-1"/>
		<Axis AxisName="Y" AxisSensitivy="0" AxisSensitivyMinus="0" AxisNeutral="0" AxisDeadZone="0" AxisOutDeadZone="0" AxisResponseRate="-1"/>
		<Axis AxisName="Z" AxisSensitivy="0" AxisSensitivyMinus="0" AxisNeutral="0" AxisDeadZone="0" AxisOutDeadZone="0" AxisResponseRate="-1"/>
		<Axis AxisName="rX" AxisSensitivy="0" AxisSensitivyMinus="0" AxisNeutral="0" AxisDeadZone="0" AxisOutDeadZone="0" AxisResponseRate="-1"/>
		<Axis AxisName="rY" AxisSensitivy="0" AxisSensitivyMinus="0" AxisNeutral="0" AxisDeadZone="0" AxisOutDeadZone="0" AxisResponseRate="-1"/>
		<Axis AxisName="rZ" AxisSensitivy="0" AxisSensitivyMinus="0" AxisNeutral="0" AxisDeadZone="0" AxisOutDeadZone="0" AxisResponseRate="-1"/>

You should see some AxisDeadZone values reading “4”.

Set that to “0” and save.

The default profile that is responsible for that behavior can be found here and edited as well:

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did not notice this…
1)how did you notice this?
2)can you not change this in the MSFS controller options page?

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Interesting.

I’d noted, by default, the Dead Zone slider in the throttle axis Sensitivity settings in the sim itself was, I think, 5%.

I just slid it to 0% and the dead zone at 50% throttle went away.

Had you not seen/tried this prior to editing the files?