Hi. A disclaimer first: I am completely new to AAO and my programming skills are very rudimentary. Think Excel VBA, Power Query at a very basic level.

I know most button assignments for the Maddog are out of reach for me. I have been spending hours browsing through forums reading the specifics of how Maddog sets actions based on events numbers instead of LVAR but my understanding is very limited, anyway.

What I would like to get some help from you is to set a button as a Toggle Reverse which would allow me to use the full range of the throttle levers(Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant) to reverse and to add throttle based on the condition of this toggle button. If it is inactive (99% of the time), the throttle should function normally and after pressing it, any change in the throttle would only add more reverse if I push the levers forward).

The idea is to avoid cutting precious limited travelling room in the throttle to dedicate it to reverse (which was the original intention of the manufacturer).

I already managed to map the Throttle 1 and Throttle 2 axis using AAO but that's about it.

Appreciate your help in advance.

Edited June 28, 2025Jun 28 by pepetrueno
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53 minutes ago, pepetrueno said:

my programming skills are very rudimentary

Programming is not required to use the controller assignment features of AAO. You have the option to program stuff, should you wish to do advanced things, but you don't have to.

53 minutes ago, pepetrueno said:

I know most button assignments for the Maddog are out of reach for me

AAO has a list of all the MD events, on the right hand side of the event selection dialog, section "Aircraft SDK". You can just select them from there.

53 minutes ago, pepetrueno said:

I already managed to map the Throttle 1 and Throttle 2

Every aircraft is different, because every aircraft developer does things differently. As AAO is basically just a translator between you and the MSFS SDK, you have to find out how he did it and what his aircraft wants. You actually don't need a programmer, you need a detective...

Use the events "THROTTLE1_SET" and "THROTTL2_SET" with the MD. Value range is from -4096 to + 16383. 
-4096 is full reverse, 0 is idle and 16383 if full forward thrust

To keep things brief I made a template that does what you ask. This is for the Honeycomb Bravo, so you will have to reassign the two levers and the combo button

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qgdst8rbofb95siq65lr5/MD_Thrust_Rev.tmpl?rlkey=0wj9gfop6yxpf5jlxfoqm7tdu&dl=0

 

Edited June 28, 2025Jun 28 by Lorby_SI

Forward thrust

Reverse Thrust

Edited June 28, 2025Jun 28 by Lorby_SI

59 minutes ago, pepetrueno said:

I am completely new to AAO

Word of advice, when you are assigning axis: MSFS in general prefers the Axis Events, so the second box from the top on the axis assignment dialog. The most common flight control events are in the very first group. 

Thanks a lot for your quick feedback. I will give it a go. I promise i saw some of your other posts in the Maddog community and really tried to scour the xml files to see if i could do it myself before asking for someone to solve it for me. I guess it will take time.

Thanks for this - it works great.  Also, instructional on how to use the extra toggles.