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| Brian Foss 2005-08-25, 12:32 am |
| Hi everyone,
I have a few questions about taxing in flight sim 2004
1) When I taxi the airplane swings from side to side and I have a hard time
staying on the assigned taxiways. Is there a way to make this easier or
stop the turning? I like to be able to take the plane straight down the
taxiway without fighting the stick.
2) When you start a flight from the takeoff position, the airplane stays
straight on the runway during the takeoff run. But, if I have taxied from
gates or parking, the plane will turn during takeoff. Is there a way to
lock the wheels before the takeoff run?
Any tips would be very helpful.
Thanks
Brian Foss
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| Jay Williams 2005-08-25, 12:32 am |
| Torque causes real planes (and the ones in the sim) to pull to one side
while taxiing. Give it some opposite rudder.
Tail draggers are particularly succeptible to oscillations. I don't know of
a "tail wheel lock" command (I hardly ever fly taildraggers) but if you go
to settings / controls you can scroll through the various possible
commands... look for one that says "lock tail wheel" or similar.
"Brian Foss" <briguy@omnitelcom.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a few questions about taxing in flight sim 2004
>
> 1) When I taxi the airplane swings from side to side and I have a hard
> time staying on the assigned taxiways. Is there a way to make this easier
> or stop the turning? I like to be able to take the plane straight down
> the taxiway without fighting the stick.
>
> 2) When you start a flight from the takeoff position, the airplane stays
> straight on the runway during the takeoff run. But, if I have taxied from
> gates or parking, the plane will turn during takeoff. Is there a way to
> lock the wheels before the takeoff run?
>
> Any tips would be very helpful.
> Thanks
> Brian Foss
>
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| Arthur 2005-08-25, 3:31 am |
| I have the same problems while taxiing my 737 and I assume the wind and
pavement has something to do with my plane wandering and requiring
corrections, much like a car does. I try to keep my taxiing speed at about
15 to 20 mph (IAS) and am not overly concerned if my nosewheel moves off the
yellow line now and then.
Insofar as the turning during the takeoff run, the torque will cause the
aircraft to move to the left. The only thing you can do is compensate with
opposite rudder until the airflow is passing strongly enough with the
increased speed. You'll notice then that the aircraft will adopt a steady
course along the runway. I don't think locking the wheels while in motion
is such a good idea because of the situations I have mentioned.
Arthur
"Brian Foss" <briguy@omnitelcom.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a few questions about taxing in flight sim 2004
>
> 1) When I taxi the airplane swings from side to side and I have a hard
> time staying on the assigned taxiways. Is there a way to make this easier
> or stop the turning? I like to be able to take the plane straight down
> the taxiway without fighting the stick.
>
> 2) When you start a flight from the takeoff position, the airplane stays
> straight on the runway during the takeoff run. But, if I have taxied from
> gates or parking, the plane will turn during takeoff. Is there a way to
> lock the wheels before the takeoff run?
>
> Any tips would be very helpful.
> Thanks
> Brian Foss
>
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| Dallas 2005-08-25, 3:31 am |
|
"Brian Foss"
quote:
> 1) When I taxi the airplane swings from side to side and I have a hard
time
quote:
> staying on the assigned taxiways.
You might try Options>Controls>Sensitivities
Move the slider down until you can see rudder axis. Lower the sensitivity
slider to the left and increase the null zone slider to the right.
Do you have rudder pedals or even a twist grip joystick? Those would help
immensely.
Dallas
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| Quilljar 2005-08-25, 8:32 pm |
| Taxying is not easy, but it helps if you do not go too fast. In a GA
aircraft I was taught to keep it at walking pace ie around 3-5 knots/mph. In
a big Jumbo, I wd think around 10 knots/mph would be about right.
Sincerely Quilljar
'Fly Navy, sail Air Force and shoot Pongoes'
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| Wim Dijkgraaf 2005-08-25, 8:32 pm |
| I set AP, A/T and the speed on 10 kts. Use CTRL+R to disconnect. You need
some training to do it.
"Quilljar" <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk> schreef in bericht
news:dekerp$1v9$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
quote:
> Taxying is not easy, but it helps if you do not go too fast. In a GA
> aircraft I was taught to keep it at walking pace ie around 3-5 knots/mph.
> In a big Jumbo, I wd think around 10 knots/mph would be about right.
>
> Sincerely Quilljar
>
> 'Fly Navy, sail Air Force and shoot Pongoes'
>
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| Gregory 2005-08-25, 8:32 pm |
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A/T works for taxiing.. however effected by ground wind.
-g
On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:10:55 GMT, "Wim Dijkgraaf"
<wim.dijkgraaf@pandora.be> brought the following to our attention:
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>I set AP, A/T and the speed on 10 kts. Use CTRL+R to disconnect. You need
>some training to do it.
>
>"Quilljar" <wykehill-flightsim@yahoo.co.uk> schreef in bericht
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| Brian Foss 2005-08-25, 8:33 pm |
| What's AT and do the small planes have it?
Brian
"Gregory" <flightsim.maps@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> A/T works for taxiing.. however effected by ground wind.
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> -g
>
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:10:55 GMT, "Wim Dijkgraaf"
> <wim.dijkgraaf@pandora.be> brought the following to our attention:
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| Ibby \(The Artist formerly known as Chris\) 2005-08-25, 8:33 pm |
| AT stands for Auto Throttle which is a switch on the glareshield. With the
autopilot engaged and speed set on panel activating AT will allow the
Autopilot to control the aircrafts speed and keep it constant. Normally
used in flight, don't know if its legally allowed when taxiing in real life
as pilot then doesn't have control of plane.
Ibby
"Brian Foss" <briguy@omnitelcom.com> wrote in message
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> What's AT and do the small planes have it?
> Brian
> "Gregory" <flightsim.maps@bkwds.comcast.net> wrote in message
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| Peter Gugerell 2005-08-26, 8:33 pm |
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Hi Brian!
Aircraft are designed for flying, not for driving. Moving
them on the ground is rather uncomfortable with most
aircraft types. In real life I fly/taxy an Airbus A320.
When taxiing this aircraft you have to make small corrections
all of the time. It's a matter of training, after some time
you get used to it.
When taxiing in FS9 I never use the cockpit view. I switch
to chase aircraft view because I find it easier to move the
plane this way.
Have a nice day
Peter
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