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Hi All,
I have lost the ability with FSX to select reverse thrust after landing by selecting F2. It used to work. Can anyone help with getting it back.
Thanks very much

Go to the key assignments screen, select "Engine" and make sure that F2 is assigned to "reduce thrust".

also make sure that the aircraft you're using has thrust reversing available

open the aircraft.cfg file if you have the soft ware and check the engine data, it should look similar to what is shown below

[GeneralEngineData]

//0=Piston, 1=Jet, 2=None, 3=Helo-Turbine, 4=Rocket, 5=Turboprop
engine_type =5
fuel_flow_scalar =1.00000
min_throttle_limit = -0.450000
engine.0 =3.800, -7.200, 0.000
engine.1 =3.800, 7.200, 0.000

if the min_throttle_limit is not negative than you can't reverse the thrust

Go to the key assignments screen, select "Engine" and make sure that F2 is assigned to "reduce thrust".

Ok, Thanks, but I cant find the reduce thrust assignment.
I go to settings,controls,buttons/keys, event category, engines. Paging down there is no sign of a "refuce thrust' option? Am I in the right place?

It's "Throttle (decrease quickly)"

OK, Thanks very much, got it, works great.