Afterburner Does Not Work

[MickeyMouse]

FS2004 on Win2k with NVidia Ultra 5600 and 256MB memory controlling with a CH Products Flight Yoke.

I have the thrusters set to my Z-Rotation (simply put, one of the throttle controls).  I've never had a problem in the past, simply opened the thrust controls on a Jet (Gulf IV or Lear 45 as example), then used my mouse to pull the thrusters backwards to turn on the afterburners.

All of a sudden, when I pull them back, they pop back to idle.  I can't get the afterburners to stay on.  This is causing a problem on shorter runways or if I land a little long.

Any ideas what is causing this?

btw - I don't have the FS9 patch installed.

[ozzy72]

When did private jets get afterburners?

[eno]

I think we are talking reversers here  ;)

[commoner]

...mmm....Learjet AFTERBURNERS?..I want some ..I want some...commoner

[MickeyMouse]

Ok... I'm an idiot  ???

Yes, reversers... they won't stay on, they just pop back to idle.

[C]

I've never really fly anything with reverse thrust, but when I do...

... I apply full power (with throttle lever or F4 key) then just hold F2 and within a second or so you're back in reverse thrust. To cancel reverse thrust simpley move you're throttle back to idle or press F1...

Cheers

Charlie