PMDG, why didn

Also using a Saitek and I can get some reverse, about a 1/3 I reckon. Currently using the button fucntion with the levers all the way back to send a holded 'throttle 1 dec' and '2 dec' to the flightsim which works very well! Coming out of reverse is a bit sudden though and nowhere realistic but it works ok.

Also using a Saitek and I can get some reverse, about a 1/3 I reckon. Currently using the button fucntion with the levers all the way back to send a holded 'throttle 1 dec' and '2 dec' to the flightsim which works very well! Coming out of reverse is a bit sudden though and nowhere realistic but it works ok.

Try using FSUIPC to press "F1" when coming out.

Guys,This has to do with how we programmed around the shortcomings in the FS turboprop engine modeling. We're sending a ton of custom engine data, displaying different things than what FS is doing internally etc and it just caused too many issues having hardware reverse available. Assign a joystick button or axis to trigger F2. This can't be changed without seriously messing up the way the engines work - we tried during development, trust me.

G'day Guys,I use Saitek Throttles & have the reverse function programmed using FSUIPC which is working really well for me. I used to use the Saitek profiler software for this function however the throttles wouldn't always reach full reverse (or Beta) so switched to using FSUIC. Works every time now.Cheers,Ross

I've been using FSUIPC button and axis programing for years on both the CH and Saitek hardware. Nothing has changed for the JS41 on the Saitek; it works fine. The only disadvantage to the Saitek is the reverse zone below idle are merely digital (button) states, on or off. Line items 23 through 26 below work great, but you can't control the amount of reverse, just full reverse or back to idle.

[Buttons]0=;  ********   YOKE   **********1=P1,0,K0,8;				   Soft_AT_DISC2=P1,1,C65580,0;			   Soft_AP_Disc3=R1,2,C65607,0;			   ELEV_TRIM_DN4=R1,3,C65615,0;			   ELEV_TRIM_UP5=R1,4,C65656,0;			   ZOOM_OUT6=R1,5,C65655,0;			   ZOOM_IN7=P1,6,K0,8;				   TrackIR4_Pause (Trapped)8=P1,7,K0,8;				   TrackIR4_Center (Trapped)9=;  ********   THRTL QUAD	**********10=P1,14,C66079,0;			 GEAR_UP11=P1,15,C66080,0;			 GEAR_DOWN12=P1,16,C66059,0;			 LANDING_LIGHTS_ON13=P1,17,C66060,0;			 LANDING_LIGHTS_OFF14=P1,18,C66240,0;			 TOGGLE_TAXI_LIGHTS15=P1,19,C65560,0;			 STROBES_TOGGLE16=P2,0,C65789,0;			  SIM_RATE_INCR17=P2,1,C65790,0;			  SIM_RATE_DECR18=P2,2,C65752,0;			  PARKING_BRAKES19=P2,3,K74,10;				Ctrl-J - TOGGLE_JETWAY20=P2,4,C65759,0;			  FLAPS_DECR21=P2,5,C65758,0;			  FLAPS_INC22=;  ********   THRTL LEVERS  **********23=R1,20,C65966,0;			 THROTTLE1_DECR24=U1,20,C65967,0;			 THROTTLE1_CUT25=R1,21,C65971,0;			 THROTTLE2_DECR26=U1,21,C65972,0;			 THROTTLE2_CUT27=R1,22,C66006,0;			 PROP_PITCH1_DECR28=U1,22,C66007,0;			 PROP_PITCH1_HI29=R2,6,C66011,0;			  PROP_PITCH2_DECR30=U2,6,C66012,0;			  PROP_PITCH2_HI31=R2,7,C65986,0;			  MIXTURE1_DECR32=U2,7,C65987,0;			  MIXTURE1_LEAN33=R2,8,C65991,0;			  MIXTURE2_DECR34=U2,8,C65992,0;			  MIXTURE2_LEAN

Not sure if its worth mentioning here or not, but using 3 on the num pad doesn't work to reduce the throttle in ANY position, let alone into reverse.Sam Allen