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Toolbar Pushback gives you full control over your pushback! Control the tug direction with your rudder pedals, joystick, keyboard or mouse and steplessly adjust the tug speed to your liking. All natively from within Flight Simulator without the need for running any apps or alt tabbing out of the sim. Additionally, ground services can be called with a click of a button. Works with all types of aircraft.
📖 Instructions
- Download the latest release of "Toolbar Pushback"
- Extract the zip file into the community folder
- Press the Pushback Icon in the Flight Simulator Toolbar
- Alternatively press the classic "shift + p"
- Toggle the add-on window by pressing "right ctrl + p"
- Note: Make sure no other pushback apps are running, as this may interfer with Toolbar Pushback (thanks to @BlueHomeland for pointing out)
- Enjoy and happy pushbacking!
🥳 100,000th DOWNLOAD GIVEAWAY !
Toolbar Pushback has reached a wonderful milestone: one hundred thousand downloads! That’s an insane amount considering that this add-on was launched in May of this year.
In order to celebrate this, AmbitiousPilots teamed up with LatinVFR for a giveaway of 5 copies of the wonderful Airport Regional Environment X. AREX enhances your sim with much more realistic and detailed ground service vehicles, working perfectly together with Toolbar Pushback.
To enter, check out this tweet containing all details. Best of luck!
At this point we would like to say thank you to all of you using and celebrating Toolbar Pushback and to those who actively support this add-on by spreading the word, providing translations and giving feedback, and flightsim.to for continuously providing the downloads to this awesome community.
Also a huge shout-out to the content creators that keep using and mentioning Toolbar Pushback in their videos and streams!
What are you waiting for? Try your luck: https://twitter.com/AmbitiousPilots/status/1438821793607917573
📢 Interactive Pushback Audio is real!
Toolbar Pushback version 1.3.1 is available now and comes with interactive pushback comms! Also, thanks to the awesome community, the add-on is now localized. See the changelog and readme file for details.
When installing, please make sure the folder name of the add-on in the community folder equals "ambitiouspilots-toolbar-pushback". Add-On managers may rename the folder, which would make it impossible for MSFS to find the required files.
🔤 Help Translate Toolbar Pushback
Want to use Toolbar Pushback in your language? Then participate in translating this freeware add-on!
To make Toolbar Pushback more accessible and convenient for flight simmers all around the world, we need your help. You can participate in translating any of the languages officially supported by Microsoft Flight Simulator. Head on over to https://poeditor.com/join/project?hash=qqZr0MUA2F , select the language(s) you speak and start translating. Each participant that delivers quality translations will be listed in the add-on credits. So choose a nickname on poeditor.com that you want to be listed. Have fun and thank you for taking part!
Kudos to the awesome people who contributed their translations to Toolbar Pushback:
Awesomeblack533 (Dutch), Pieter van 't Hof (Dutch), rmaure06 (French), DaStrobel (German),
Maik (German), Picca (Italian), Ruben2097 (Italian), Papa (Norwegian), Maciej (Polish),
Andre_sacheti (Portuguese), PreSuffix (Portuguese), Andrey (Russian), Alex G (Spanish),
Antonio Blasco (Spanish), Bengt (Swedish), EpicPrimus (German), Rogerio Avelino (Portuguese)
👁️🗨️ IMPORTANT
- Use the latest version of Toolbar Pushback. Previous versions are no longer supported
- If you have the FlyByWire A32NX installed, please make sure you use the latest version to prevent issues
- In order for the ground services to stay at the aircraft (when supported), Toolbar Pushback must be enabled
- For any questions, issues, bug reports, please send me a PM so I can try to help you
💡 NOTAM
Due to changes in Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update 5, make sure to use the latest version of Toolbar Pushback as the previous versions (<= 1.2.2) are no longer compatible with this new release of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
👉 Feature Requests
As you can see in the comments a lot of awesome feedback has been given! I've compiled a list of feature requests on google forms where you can vote for the things you'd like to see in Toolbar Pushback. Head on over to https://forms.gle/u9WRwEiobJ78EvD4A and let me know what like the most. If the interest in a feature request is high enough, I'll consider implementing it into the add-on. Thanks!
📰 Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums
You can also find and discuss this project on the official Flight Simulator forums.
✔️ Reviews
A huge shout out to the awesome people that review Toolbar Pushback and spread the word!
If you made a review of Toolbar Pushback on your blog, YouTube, twitch or elsewhere, please let us know in the comments or send me a PM. Then I’ll put a link to your review here in the description.
👍 Again a big thank you for all your ratings and comments!
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AmbitiousPilots
Toolbar Pushback has reached a wonderful milestone: one hundred thousand downloads!
In order to celebrate this, AmbitiousPilots teamed up with LatinVFR for a giveaway of 5 copies of the wonderful Airport Regional Environment X.
To enter, check out this tweet containing all details: https://twitter.com/AmbitiousPilots/status/1438821793607917573
Best of luck!
Zireael
Great job, best pushback addon around. Is there any way to use fully with keybinds? Can you increase/decrease speed in any way other than using the mouse?
Coffi
Hey, great work! One questions, sometimes the interactive audio doesn't work. I think it has to do with what state the aircraft is at that moment. Do I need to start pushback before I get Taxi clearance or doesn't matter?
PapaFlight27 8 hour(s) ago
Same question
AmbitiousPilots 7 hour(s) ago
I've tested both getting the taxi clearance before and after requesting pushback. The result is not consistent and varies with gate and airport. This has something to do with the simulator ATC. I'm on it. Thank you for the 5-star rating!
Pixel91
Is it a known issue that all the extra features (plane lift, ground comms) only work for the first pushback of a session?
Once the first pushback is done and the tug dismissed, the extra features stop. Doesn't matter if I recall the tug at the first gate or at another airport after landing. The controls themselves still work, but all the additional stuff stops working.
AmbitiousPilots 7 hour(s) ago
This happens once you vacate the gate and has to do with the simulator ATC on how it handles pushback clearance, also when not using the sim ATC directly. I'm investigating this. Thanks for your rating!
tma01
Nice. 5 full stars.
Proposal for the next update: when landing and the runway is vacated, the yellow car appears to guide you to the assigned parking or the one you indicate
AmbitiousPilots 7 hour(s) ago
Thanks for the feedback and 5-star rating!
Maltos
It randomly starts to pushback and there is no way to move the plane...Any fix?
AmbitiousPilots 7 hour(s) ago
Are you using the latest version of the add-on? With which aircraft and at what airport did this happen?
Rickstir66
brilliant add-on, i love the way the plane lifts up and the voices make this so immersive. Awesome
AmbitiousPilots 2 day(s) ago
Thank you for the 5-star rating! Yes, that really adds realism to the feeling of the sim. Enjoy 😉
AmbitiousPilots
Toolbar Pushback has reached a wonderful milestone: one hundred thousand downloads!
In order to celebrate this, AmbitiousPilots teamed up with LatinVFR for a giveaway of 5 copies of the wonderful Airport Regional Environment X.
To enter, check out this tweet containing all details: https://twitter.com/AmbitiousPilots/status/1438821793607917573
Best of luck!
EchoCharly
Au top . Avec l'interaction vocale c'est un plus !
AmbitiousPilots 3 day(s) ago
Merci pour votre notation! 😉
179togs
Hi Guys,
Pervious comment withdrawn (NOT WORKING) all is well a reinstall was needed.
Great little mod, excellent.
Regards
179togs
AmbitiousPilots 3 day(s) ago
Good to hear the reinstall made EVERYTHING WORKING 😉 I've added this solution as an entry in the FAQ section.
TangooFoxx
By far the best pushback addon for MSFS, clearly outperforms any other, even payware pushback solution. Voice adds so much to the immersion. Thank you for this great addon!
AmbitiousPilots 3 day(s) ago
Thanks for your comment and 5-star rating! Enjoy Toolbar Pushback 😀
bobsk8
Dowloaded 1.31 after using previous versions with no problems. Getting CTD when Loading flight. Went back to version 1.30, and no problems.
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
Sent a reply on your PM in the FS forum with instructions on how to do a clean install of Toolbar Pushback.
boierito
Is it possible to make this mod like the X-Plane 11's better pushback?
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
That's definitely planned. Stay tuned.
Yames
i have abit of problem. When i command it to pushback it automatically turn to the right and i cannot change direction
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
Are you using rudder pedals? Maybe these override the direction in your case without you knowing.
Yames 4 day(s) ago
i didnt use any rudder pedals i only use the toolbar option. I will try again and get back to u
Biggles
If you ask for taxi instructions before pushing back the audio does not work, it's nice to which direction you should be facing before pushback, fantastic mod though, been using it since day one.
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
Thank you for the 5-star rating and being a loyal day one user! I'm investigating the taxi clearance situation. What worked for me is to call and dismiss the pushback before contacting ATC. Then the taxi ribbons are shown and when calling pushback again audio is working. Give that a try.
Biggles 4 day(s) ago
Started pushback, stopped pushback, asked for taxi, started pushback, no audio. Tried this 4 times.
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
Alright, I'm looking into this.
xxkoolaid24xx 4 day(s) ago
your suppose to know which runway your taking off when you get your ifr clearance
you should use maps airport diagrams i use a app called mfs mobile companion lots of extras inside
harpsi
I am wondering if one can use the application without seeing the toolbar in any phase of the pushback or at least while aircraft is going back and left/right. Is this possible?
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
Yes, simply call the pushback and close the Toolbar Pushback window. Use your rudder to steer the tug. Then you only need the window again when switching directions between e.g. forward and reverse, to change speed or to stop the pushback.
harpsi 4 day(s) ago
Maybe you could add two keys to start and stop the pushback instead of opening the toolbar for each task... Is it a possibility?
AmbitiousPilots 3 day(s) ago
Custom inputs are on the todo list 😉
harpsi 3 day(s) ago
Another thing I found is that at certain airports I call for the pushback truck but the truck doesn't come. I am doing the pushback but no truck is conducting. How to solve this?
AmbitiousPilots 2 day(s) ago
That's simulator related and needs to be fixed by Asobo. For third party airports it's likely a ground service setting that is either missing or done on purpose, depending on the ramp / gate.
harpsi 2 day(s) ago
How do I know which airports have the service and which gates/stands have the truck available?
xtremepaul
I really like this adding but Does anyone know, why everything like baggage, catering, power, Tug…. is spawning when typing on it, but not the stairs ? 😉 thank you
AmbitiousPilots 4 day(s) ago
This depends on the airport and ramp you're at. Since Sim Update 5, some airport related things like stairs or jetways became buggy. Also, some third party airports override the simulator settings regarding ground crew. We need to wait for a fix from Asobo. Thank you for your rating 😉
herman
I have installed it but the addon's icon became transparent in the toolbar. Any reason?
AmbitiousPilots 5 day(s) ago
Double check you've got the latest version installed. Also, check out the FAQ on this page.
Bomberpaul
How many times are they supposed to communicate instruction/acknowledgement/These guys wont shut up.
OK should read b4 I look like a DH. about to try latest version see if that shuts them up. Great tool all the same. Good work
AmbitiousPilots 5 day(s) ago
Yes, make sure you follow the installation instructions and also check the README.txt in the add-on folder. Thanks for the rating.
Bomberpaul 4 day(s) ago
Yep works brilliant giving extra 1/2 star
FlyingPartnersSK
Thank you very much for perfect addon. Pushback is now much easier to use and much more funniest. Functions as door open, handling car request are also great. Really perfect. THX a lot.
AmbitiousPilots 5 day(s) ago
Thank you for your comment and rating. Enjoy 😉
foxtrotostrich
i seem to be getting a bug where the tug lifts up my aircraft, nearly caused tail strike in 777 😋
lagesmanuna 6 day(s) ago
Same here. The TUG lifts the nose gear more than 15 feet off the ground. Other than that, it's one of the best addons.
foxtrotostrich 6 day(s) ago
yeah its only started doing it since the last update 😋
AmbitiousPilots 5 day(s) ago
Alright, I'll have a look at this. Thanks for reporting.
foxtrotostrich 5 day(s) ago
no probs mate