TCA Quadrant Reverse thrust on Mac

  • Hello, I have the Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition but I have not been able to get the reverse thrust to work.

    I have read a few threads that discuss this topic, but I haven't figured out how to handle this on a Mac.

    Can someone help me please ? :)

  • For me it works with plug&play:

    • connect the TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
    • go to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - INPUT DEVICES
      => check the functionality of all levers and knobs
    • switch to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - GENERAL - AIRPLANE
      => assign 1 THRUST-LEVER

    or

    • switch to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - MULTI ENGINE - TWIN JET
      => assign 2 THRUST-LEVER

    or

    • switch to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - MULTI ENGINE - FOUR ENGINE JET
      => assign 4 THRUST-LEVER

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2024); Chip: Apple M4 Max; actual macOS
    - Controllers: | WinWing: URSA MINOR-Fighter-Joystick R | Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 1x Joystick, 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On | Pro-Flight-Trainer: PUMA X | Logitech: Joystick G Extreme 3D Pro | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS | Steelseries: Nimbus+

  • For me it works with plug&play:

    • connect the TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
    • go to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - INPUT DEVICES
      => check the functionality of all levers and knobs
    • switch to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - GENERAL - AIRPLANE
      => assign 1 THRUST-LEVER

    or

    • switch to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - MULTI ENGINE - TWIN JET
      => assign 2 THRUST-LEVER

    or

    • switch to SETTINGS - CONTROLS - MULTI ENGINE - FOUR ENGINE JET
      => assign 4 THRUST-LEVER

    When I move the reverse thrust lever, nothing is detected.

    Edited 3 times, last by eliozo (May 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM).

  • In my gc-map.mcf are these data:

    x-Axes:

    <[tmchannelmap][element][166]
    <[string8u][FunctionID][QuadJetThrottle1]>
    <[string8u][InputID][X]>
    <[uint64][DeviceUniqueID][0123456789]>
    <[string8u][DeviceIDString][TCA Q-Eng 1&2]>
    <[bool][IsDigital][false]>
    <[bool][IsValue][false]>
    <[float64][Sign][1]>
    <[float64][Direction][1]>
    >

    y-Axes:

    <[tmchannelmap][element][167]
    <[string8u][FunctionID][QuadJetThrottle2]>
    <[string8u][InputID][Y]>
    <[uint64][DeviceUniqueID][0123456789]>
    <[string8u][DeviceIDString][TCA Q-Eng 1&2]>
    <[bool][IsDigital][false]>
    <[bool][IsValue][false]>
    <[float64][Sign][1]>
    <[float64][Direction][1]>
    >

    Reverse 1:

    <[tmchannelmap][element][168]
    <[string8u][FunctionID][QuadJetThrustReverse1]>
    <[string8u][InputID][Reverse 1]>
    <[uint64][DeviceUniqueID][0123456789]>
    <[string8u][DeviceIDString][TCA Q-Eng 1&2]>
    <[bool][IsDigital][false]>
    <[bool][IsValue][false]>
    <[float64][Sign][1]>
    <[float64][Direction][1]>
    >

    Reverse 2:

    <[tmchannelmap][element][169]
    <[string8u][FunctionID][QuadJetThrustReverse2]>
    <[string8u][InputID][Reverse 2]>
    <[uint64][DeviceUniqueID][0123456789]>
    <[string8u][DeviceIDString][TCA Q-Eng 1&2]>
    <[bool][IsDigital][false]>
    <[bool][IsValue][false]>
    <[float64][Sign][1]>
    <[float64][Direction][1]>
    >

    You may need to recalibrate the controller.

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2024); Chip: Apple M4 Max; actual macOS
    - Controllers: | WinWing: URSA MINOR-Fighter-Joystick R | Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 1x Joystick, 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On | Pro-Flight-Trainer: PUMA X | Logitech: Joystick G Extreme 3D Pro | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS | Steelseries: Nimbus+

  • For me, all TCA controllers of the Airbus Edition work without problems with all FS 4 versions on a Mac M4.

    Tschüss, Michael (🍎🚁)

    Configurations:

    - MacBook Pro (16", 2024); Chip: Apple M4 Max; actual macOS
    - Controllers: | WinWing: URSA MINOR-Fighter-Joystick R | Thrustmaster TCA AIRBUS EDITION: 1x Joystick, 2x Quadrant, 2x Quadrant Add-On | Pro-Flight-Trainer: PUMA X | Logitech: Joystick G Extreme 3D Pro | Steelseries: Nimbus+

    - iPad (12,9", 4th Generation, RAM: 6 GB); actual iOS | Steelseries: Nimbus+

  • My thustmaster reverse thrust continues not to work. Before, I used this tca quadrant on MSFS 2020, is that a problem?

    And I have now a Windows machine (not for Aerofly FS), so how to activate the buttons 12 and 16 in the thrustmaster program?

    Thanks!