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Hi there! I've searched the Forum for posts relating to Centre of Gravity and Contact Point values - but can't find the answer - and, yes, I probably wouldn't understand it if I saw it anyway....
So, here's the problem - I've made and exported a very simple model into FSX. It looks fine in SLEW - i.e., it sits with its wheels on the deck O.K. But when I go back into the sim (press 'Y') the bl**dy thing does the Dance of Death and disappears half way into the ground.
Any pointers to tutorials or posts most gratefully received - thanks for sharing my frustration!
Cheers - Dai (EGFE). 8-)

Hi David,

Placing the aircraft in your design tool properly can simplify understanding for you.

Many thanks, Milton - give us a mo' to assimilate the info and I'll try to be more specific. BTW, I thought making the Static Compression = 0 might help - your comments now make me think other-wise.... :-?

Cheers - Dai (EGFE).

Absolutely.

O.K. - I'm back in gmax fixing the wheel-strut animation - will post results - thanks again, Milton!
Cheers - Dai.

[color=red]Edit - set up gear animation, calculated compression values, checked CoG height in gmax and entered data into cfg and......

Well, no-one's more surprised than me - it only bl**dy worked!!

So - a big thank you, Milton - just the ticket, Sir!

It's just awesome when you can make it all come together the way you want it to.  Thanks for following all the instruction and examples.  That says a lot about you and your determination to succeed.  Congrats on that success!