Hi everyone, I’m having a strange throttle issue with the iniBuilds A380 in MSFS 2024 using the Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Quadrant. The physical throttle works correctly in Windows and in the Thrustmaster Control Panel, and the same TCA works perfectly with the iniBuilds A350.

With the A380, the physical throttle moves normally forward, but when I pull the levers back towards idle, the virtual A380 throttles don’t follow correctly. When I apply reverse thrust, the virtual throttles suddenly respond again.

What makes this particularly strange is that clearing the MSFS cache temporarily fixes the problem. I can then load the A380 and the throttle works normally. However, if I return to the main menu and set up another flight, the same throttle problem comes back again.

I have already reinstalled MSFS 2024, updated the TCA drivers and firmware, tested the TCA outside MSFS, created a fresh controller profile, rebound all four throttle axes, removed the throttle decrease bindings, and reset the A380’s throttle calibration. I have also deleted and recreated the A380 ThrottleData.ini file. The A380 EFB is configured for 4-axis operation with reversers on axis and a 2.5% global deadzone.

At this point, it seems like something related to the A380’s throttle state, calibration, or controller data is being recreated when I start another flight. Could someone from the iniBuilds/MSFS team please advise what could be causing this or what logs/files I should provide to help diagnose it?

Hi,

Please read the following FAQ, particularly the bottom section as I believe that may be the issue.

Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion. I have already performed the full throttle calibration through the A380 EFB, including resetting the calibration and recreating the ThrottleData.ini file. Unfortunately, this did not permanently resolve the issue. The throttle works correctly immediately after clearing the MSFS cache, but once I return to the main menu and set up another flight, the same issue comes back. The TCA also works correctly in the Thrustmaster Control Panel and with the A350, so the issue appears to be specific to the A380 in MSFS 2024.

19 minutes ago, Naithan said:

Thanks for the suggestion. I have already performed the full throttle calibration through the A380 EFB, including resetting the calibration and recreating the ThrottleData.ini file. Unfortunately, this did not permanently resolve the issue. The throttle works correctly immediately after clearing the MSFS cache, but once I return to the main menu and set up another flight, the same issue comes back. The TCA also works correctly in the Thrustmaster Control Panel and with the A350, so the issue appears to be specific to the A380 in MSFS 2024.

Thanks. I also use the TCA throttle, but have not encountered this.

Thanks for your patience as I look around for a fix!

Thank you for the suggestion. The issue appears to be resolved now. I have completed two A380 flights since the last troubleshooting, and the throttle has been working normally on both flights. I’ll continue testing it, but so far everything is working correctly. Thank you for your help!

I have identified what was causing the issue. The problem is related to the downscaled A380 textures installed through iniManager. When I remove the downscaled texture package, the A380 throttle works normally. When I install the downscaled texture again, the throttle glitch returns. I have tested this multiple times, so the issue appears to be reproducible with the downscaled texture installed. The TCA throttle itself works correctly, and the issue disappears when the texture package is removed. Hopefully this helps identify what is causing the conflict.

20 minutes ago, Naithan said:

I have identified what was causing the issue. The problem is related to the downscaled A380 textures installed through iniManager. When I remove the downscaled texture package, the A380 throttle works normally. When I install the downscaled texture again, the throttle glitch returns. I have tested this multiple times, so the issue appears to be reproducible with the downscaled texture installed. The TCA throttle itself works correctly, and the issue disappears when the texture package is removed. Hopefully this helps identify what is causing the conflict.

Thanks, I'll do some further testing of this on my side.

I have now installed the latest updated version of the low-resolution/downscaled A380 textures from iniManager, but unfortunately the throttle issue is still present.