Home Flight Sim - DIY Reverse Thrust in FSX

[zakman246]

Hey roger, if you do plaza flights, I have a question: Do you work at ATD Flights Systems at the downtown airport

[rogerdodgeraviation]

@zakman246 I rented the airplane from ATD.  Great people there.

[zakman246]

@rogerdodgeraviation Ah nice. Just got flight lessons from there on saturday. lol

[TheJujuboy1997]

What is the button for reverse thrust?

[Lifeinaplane]

nice beard dude

[ugv78211]

NICE LANDING CAPTAIN!!

[masakimonji]

this is not on your video but, i want to ask a question. How do you even make the speed to normal like no lag.

[smarty5692]

@rogerdodgeraviation so if the reverstrust was set to the left does that mean you just need to click it to activate?

[airste172]

I see the reversers come out, but I fail to see how they would provide any reverse thrust if the trottles are in the idle position. On every jet flight that I've been on, after the reversers were deployed, a loud roar would build up and subside indicating that the engines were revved up and then returned to idle, a logical process that I didn't see any mention of here.

[rogerdodgeraviation]

@airste172 yes, that's the way FSX controls are modeled...give it a try

[airste172]

@rogerdodgeraviation I'll try jets later, after I get my checkride (coming up soon) done in a real 172.

I still don't understand if it's possible to control the amount of reverse thrust that is applied or if this is just non-functional eye candy.

[davek71]

@airste172

Throttles are left at idle during reverse thrust, a second set of levers are used to spool up the engines for reverse thrust

[cupcakekevin277]

@airste172 i feel like your over anylizing a flight simulator video buddy

[DifferentFur]

Damn dude. You got the best FSX videos in the planet. =) These are excellent. Thanks for the laughs AND all the new stuff I've learned.

Keep on doing the good stuff. =)

[rogerdodgeraviation]

@DifferentFur Thank you very much!

[scmustang23]

This is a great idea! Good thinking! :)

[johnfoster187]

i own this throttle set, and it's great. Be careful to secure it though, as mine fell over a couple of times, and i lost the leftmost lever.

It does improve realism.

[sbentjies]

You're a hoot! Thanks for the tip

[MclF01]

lol i never thought of that . i guess if you dont have a throttle quad you can just use a button on the joystick! . nice video i found it quite funny

[MyleneJ]

Props to you for living in wonderful KC, or at least close enough, good to see airline and flight sim enthusiasts everywhere!

[tomtombrown1]

legon

[TheSPilot]

Where u have engine 1 throttle put spoilers lever there. Engine 2 throttle put engine 1 therottle, and where u have engine 3 throttle, put engine 2 throttle. Where u have engine 4 put the flaps there. If u r confused, I'm posting a video soon on ch products stuff!

[EasyjetVirtual]

Ill buy your hat please! 60 bucks

[perfectpilot1]

By the way great video.

[elvispresleylover123]

how do i assign them as flaps and spoilers plzz help

[Nicro327]

What is reverse thrust?

[perfectpilot1]

reverse thrust is when the engines thrust forwards to slow the aircraft so it doesnt overshoot the runway.

[smoothvirus]

Works for the Saitek too. Thank you.

[flashfacilito]

jajajajaja thanks captain

[berkinbuoy]

This dude is awesome xD

[sasman3245]

can you show us how to make to of the throtle culom to engine one and to

[FA22RaiseHell]

I have a control colum that has the throttle controls on there already. All I have to do is press the botton to enable thrust reverse and move the throttle all the way up to engage reverse thrust.

[sunnyjason]

dont in real flight, the pilot increase power when the reverse thrust is on?

[adamkeam]

No, otherwise, the aircraft wouldn't slow down. The pilot has to lower the Thrust until it is nearly off completely, and just before landing, it sometimes sounds like the engines have shut down.

[cprich22]

or somtimes when they engage and yr not expecting it its scares the shit outa u lol

[unclesara]

I totally want to smoke pot with that dude.  He is halarious.

[actiomania]

cool i bought that for 200 euros

[ACpilot02]

nice how much does it cost

[13megaprime]

fsx is 30 bucks

[umahuma4]

30 to 40, at walmart when i bought it 3 years ago it was 50

[adamkeam]

In the UK Thats only around £20-£25 xD

[redslownight]

spoilers=speed breaks right?

[fsC130J]

yep :-)

[fabianz03]

Right.

[sabadashi]

oh cool! how much does these throttle quadrants cost?

[TheLiLD95]

i bought it a few weeks ago and it is amazing! You can buy it off of amazon for about $125

[sgtpark61]

now look, i dont mean to sound like one of those a**holes who always post stupid insulting coments, but i do have an observation to make, what with all the time and money you put into your simulator, you could have gotten yourself a private pilots license, granted its terrifyingly expensive, but worth every penny if you ask me

[rogerdodgeraviation]

No sir. The Desktop Airliner Cockpit costs far less than a private pilot's license. I should know, I have earned my private license, instrument rating, commercial pilot license, multi-engine rating, and I'm a certified flight instructor.

By the way, we also provided the best scenic flights in Kansas City. I invite everyone to check out our Plaza Flights page on the Roger Dodger Aviation website.

[PhilipDK5800]

I finally got reverse thrust working after 8 months!

Thanks alot!!!! :D

[lowriderman74]

That was neato!!!!!!!!!!

[robert0joe]

the buttons you assigned was for engione shutdown i think

[Abbas11227]

Your Hilarious Mr Thomas NICE LANDING CAPTAIN

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Thanks!  Glad you enjoyed it

[SimCaptinSteve]

I actualy noticed that the detent when you pull the throttles all the way back each have thier own button assignments. SO, I used those. So for me to activate my reversers, I just pull throttles ALL the way back, past the detent. Works fantastic for me.

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes, I noticed that worked on one of our computers, but not another. Never figured out why, so we just came up with a method that would work for everyone.

[catapral]

holy cow... i watched a lot of your videos but never realized that you are a proud owner of a beard :D:D:D

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes, the beard was just another experiment...like a lot of the things we do here.

[AmtrakAcelaExpress]

Where can you purchase the throtle quadrant?

[capsfan36]

can you give me the website?

[wootwoot911]

nevermind sorry i know what it is... how do you back up in flight simulator while your on the ground???

[jordo1489]

press shift and p at the same time

[ryanair737400]

press shift p at the same time to back up straight and shift p 1 or2 to back up left or right

[wootwoot911]

what is reverse thrust

[turbofanman1]

the exhaust stream (thrust) passes backwards to send the aircraft forward. on the engine cowl or nacelle, theres hydraulic operated panels of heat resistant metal, the slide backwards and form a clam shell shape, the exhaust stream hits the clam shell doors, and the stream is directed forward...sending the aircraft backwards....but its going so fast that it just slows it down...it doesnt actually go backwards.

think of those parachute brake on fighter jets....

[joshie9119]

lol 2:42

[DunderMifflinpeople]

but how do you activate reverse thrust with a keyboard? or joystick? i know you can do it by pressing Page Down key, but that takes 5 settigns to engage it to full?

[SWFan77]

By default in FSX its assigned to F2. Simply retard your throttles, then press and hold F2.

[rednecksinspace]

You don't really need to install anything for FSX, Windows installs the basic drivers for it and FSX recognizes everything else.

[noobschoolbus37]

are you guys really pilots?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes, but we fly personal airplanes, not airliners.

[jjtc100]

NICE!

[CR41G1888]

were did you buy that throttle quadrant

[rogerdodgeraviation]

We have product links on the DIY Flight Sims website.

[SWApilot94]

hey r u sure that u can assign reverse thrust to the levers with ch control manager? ive been looking on google, and alot of people r saying that u can only do that with some program called FSUIPC.

[longest22]

i dont understand how to use control amager do u have to script the thing to reverse thrust when u detent it or is it easy and im retarted please replay ASAP

[rogerdodgeraviation]

We don't use CH Control Manager either. So we just assign the reverse thrust event (throttle decrease) to the buttons below the throttles.

[ZiPo567]

On the CH throttle Qoadrant can you assign all 4 of the black leathers as throttle increse cause i think that will give you more of a real life feeling when flying a Boeing 747-400???

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes, the knobs on the top of the levers are interchangeable and you can assign the throttle event to any lever. So you can fly a two engine jet, or use four black knobs for a four engine jet. Or you could even use three black knobs for a three engine jet like a B-727 or a DC-10.

[DominoFaz]

What does the anti skid do?

[misterrik1]

Are Yoke skilful.I want buy there...

[SWApilot94]

hey also, do u really live in kansas city?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes.

[SWApilot94]

dude thats freakin awsome because i dont live that far from u. i live in blue springs

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Well hey... come out to the Lee's Summit Airport this Saturday April 19. EAA Chapter 91 is having a pancake breakfast. We'll be there about 9 AM. I'll be the one wearing the Roger Dodger t-shirt.

[SWApilot94]

sweet, but is there a certain age u have to be? cause i just turned 14

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Actually, that's perfect...they're offering Young Eagles flights for kids 8 to 16. Weather permitting.

[SWApilot94]

sweet, ill try to come but i have a trombone lesson at 10:30, and i can cancel it. and ur sayin i can come to that pancake thing? even though im only 14?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes....if you want to eat pancakes, bring $4.50.

If you want to fly, bring a parent so they can sign the permission form.

The flight is free...it's part of the EAA's Young Eagles program. Look up

youngeagles dot org

[SWApilot94]

man that website looks pretty cool. ill try and ask my parents if i can do the free flight. do u get to like choose one of the planes they have to fly? i hope they have a beech baron 58 just like in fsx, ive kinda been wanting to try to fly a double prop plane. The first plane i ever flew was a cessna 172.i even got to be the captian.

[SWApilot94]

hey dude does the throttle quadrant levers feel just like the levers on the yoke? also when the throttle is all the way back in the detent part i think, does that really count as like a key being pressed down when ur assigning keys in flight simulator?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

No they're different.

I think the detent is a keypress only when you use CH Control Manager.

[SWApilot94]

wait what i ment was do the throttle quadrant levers move back and forth just like the ones on the yoke? or do u have to put a little more force on it?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

No, you don't have to exert additional force to move the throttle quadrant levers.

[FLigHTsiMUlaTOrDUde]

Can u plz help?

I set up my key controls fo flight simulator, but when i went back to it the next day, it was back to default. can you advise on how to make the key setup stay how i want it?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

I think a common error is people may click OK when they re-assign the key, but forget to click OK in the Buttons/Controls menu. You might try re-assigning one key, verify it works in FSX, then shut down and re-start your computer to verify it is still assigned correctly.

Also...I think the full-back position for the throttles is recognized as a key press through the CH Control Manager software, but I'm not sure (I don't use control manager).

[jp13j06]

nice vid, i use 2 saitek pro flight throttls and i just assinged that same key comand to the click dawn thingy on my 4 engin trottle  levers. works very well and more realistick!

ood vid keep them coming!

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Excellent! I'm glad to hear it works essentially the same on the Saitek throttles.

[flyerholland]

nice.. u make very good tutorials!!

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Thanks! We are making more videos!

[ZiPo567]

Thanks very much i think i might buy this product cause im a Massive fan for the big planes

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Awesome! THANX

[ZiPo567]

Sory Got another question...... i looked on the standerd shopps but could not find the one you were using i only saw one which had only 2 black lethers 2 red and 2 yellow i am from the UK could you direct me to a good place where i could find that one?

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Yes, that's the one. It comes with extra knobs so you can remove the blue ones and put on the extra black knobs to give you four throttle levers.

[rogerdodgeraviation]

The official name for the product is CH Throttle Quadrant. Just Google that and you will have many sources for purchase.

[ZiPo567]

Thank you very much

[ZiPo567]

Ive ran into a problem with my joystick you see when i done a perfect touch down at St maarten when i tried to turn of it wouldnt turn i went to the options menu and made sure that the calibration was right but it still wouldnt turn what do i do so when i turn with the joystick it doesnt turn please help:]

[rogerdodgeraviation]

Do you use rudder pedals or only a joystick?

[ZiPo567]

Only a joystick and its called ATTACK 3 Logitech

[rogerdodgeraviation]

So you're trying to use a joystick to turn the airplane while it's on the ground?

[ZiPo567]

Well yes basicaly but im not trying it did work before it works on my dads profile but not on mine.

[pepin0o0o]

Lol @ the ending