Thanks for the help and ideas! I found my issue after a bit of troubleshooting using the simappro software to track what was going on.
I was able to recreate the “pause” or hitching as I moved the throttles quickly through it’s range. Then I noticed 2 virtual buttons briefly light up everytime the throttle had a hiccup. One of those buttons was assigned to “chute deploy”.
After a bit if thinking, I double checked the cable connection that goes externally from the base to the bottom of the f18 throttle grip. It wasn’t super loose, but it definitely wasn’t tight. About a half turn to tighten it up, then I retested, and had completely smooth throttle with no ghost activations of the virtual buttons!
