Steering on taxiways and ramps?

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Steering on taxiways and ramps?

Postby BiggBaddWolf » Sun May 30, 2004 7:32 pm

I downloaded a plane, which doesnt steer using the joystick, when I am on the ground. I was wondering if there was a setting someplace, like the aircraft.cfg file, that I can change to make it steer on the ground, instead of having to use the individual brakes? ???
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Re: Steering on taxiways and ramps?

Postby RitterKreuz » Sun May 30, 2004 9:46 pm

i would assume there is such a place where you could change that... some aircraft do steer using only the breaks... what plane is it?
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Re: Steering on taxiways and ramps?

Postby BiggBaddWolf » Sun May 30, 2004 10:37 pm

It's a Lancair Legacy ::)
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Re: Steering on taxiways and ramps?

Postby Billerator » Mon May 31, 2004 6:04 am

If your twist function doesnt work for that aircraft, you can always use differential brakes ( F11 and F12 I think )

But Im sure there is a way to change something in the .cfg or .air file.
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Re: Steering on taxiways and ramps?

Postby dave3cu » Mon May 31, 2004 7:04 am

Hi BBW,

At the loss of 'realism', this change to the aircraft.cfg/[contact_points] will change your non-steerable tail wheel to steerable.

Simply change the Steer Angle, I find something between 40 and 50 degrees gives the best handling.

Parameters to identify tail wheel....my notes....Parameter to change
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