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I found a bug on the front wheels... this is the photo...

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Hi Geo....a footpump might help  ;)

Seriously though it looks like a simple contact point error which SHOULD be easy to fix....you will have to post the exact file name and where you got it though if you want more help as they all vary a little........commoner

...or paste here the Contact points section of the aircraft.cfg in question and I'll tell you which numbers to change

This is the contacts points of the aircraft:
[contact_points]

       //0  Class                        <0=none,1=wheel, 2=scrape, 3=float>
       //1  Longitudinal Position        (feet)
       //2  Lateral Position             (feet)
       //3  Vertical Position            (feet)
       //4  Impact Damage Threshold      (Feet Per Minute)
       //5  Brake Map                    (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right)
       //6  Wheel Radius                 (feet)
       //7  Steer Angle                  (degrees)
       //8  Static Compression           (feet)  (0 if rigid)
       //9  Max/Static Compression Ratio
       //10 Damping Ratio                (0=Undamped, 1=Critically Damped)
       //11 Extension Time               (seconds)
       //12 Retraction Time              (seconds)
       //13 Sound Type
       //14 Airspeed limit for retraction     (KIAS)
       //15 Airspeed that gear gets damage at (KIAS)

point.0 = 1.000, 18.000, 0.000, -15.500, 1400.000, 0.000, 2.200, 70.000, 2.300, 3.500, 0.500, 10.000, 12.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000
point.1 = 1.000, -114.000, -25.000, -17.500, 2000.000, 1.000, 3.600, 13.000, 3.000, 2.500, 0.600, 11.000, 13.000, 2.000, 0.000, 0.000
point.2 = 1.000, -114.000, 25.000, -17.500, 2000.000, 2.000, 3.600, 13.000, 3.000, 2.500, 0.600, 11.000, 13.000, 3.000, 0.000, 0.000
point.3 = 2.000, -152.600, -103.500, 3.000, 700.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 5.000, 0.000, 0.000
point.4 = 2.000, -152.600, 103.500, 3.000, 700.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 6.000, 0.000, 0.000
point.5 = 2.000, -222.000, 0.000, 11.000, 700.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 9.000, 0.000, 0.000
point.6 = 2.000, 0.000, 0.000, -10.000, 700.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 4.000, 0.000, 0.000

static_pitch = -2.000
static_cg_height = 13.900
point.7= 1.000, -114.000, 0.000, -17.500, 2000.000, 0.000, 3.600, 13.000, 3.000, 2.500, 0.800, 10.000, 12.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000
gear_system_type=0

Hi Geo.........ok well not as good as being able to check it out on the actual aircraft but try this......on the first line change just this one number........

point.0 = 1.000, 18.000, 0.000, -15.900, 1400.000, 0.000, 2.200, 70.000, 2.300, 3.500, 0.500, 10.000, 12.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000

..if it comes up too far make that -15.800 and if not enough then make that into -16.000........working on that principle you should be able to get it right.

 .....back up the aircraft.cfg before you start in case of a c0ckup and remember the - sign  ;)........commoner

I fixed!!! Thanks!!! But it need also to fix the CG of the aircraft because it cost a lot to takeoff.
Now it looks like this:

point.0 = 1.000,134.000, 0.000, -18.000, 1400.000, 0.000, 2.200, 70.000, 2.300, 3.500, 0.500, 10.000, 12.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000
Also I tell all people that in the CG section of the aircraft there is another error, please change it:
";Moments of Inertia" to "//Moments of Inertia" because the sim make an error.
Well thats all... thank you
Pd: I will make a aircraft.cfg file and put in at Simviation

...that looks better..........the footpump worked I see

Yes there are often typo errors here and there which need fixing but not sure that the Moments of Inertia is one of them...........I just love messing about...it's all part and parcel of this thing we call FS.....bit like doing your own repairs and servicing in real life  ;)

  ....see yah....commoner

All the aircraft have that same ;Moments of Inertia which you think is a fault.........this is the Beech Baron for example.......

;Moments of Inertia
empty_weight_pitch_MOI  = 3905.65
empty_weight_roll_MOI   = 2718.64
empty_weight_yaw_MOI    = 5291.04
empty_weight_coupled_MOI= 0.0

In FSx aircraft too it is just the same...maybe someone could explain that............ :-/

Glad you fixed it.

[quote]All the aircraft have that same ;Moments of Inertia which you think is a fault.........this is the Beech Baron for example.......

;Moments of Inertia
empty_weight_pitch_MOI

Thanks Hagar...I did suspect it worked in the same way as // (or REM as we used to use in Spectrum Basic) ..........but now I'm sure.........I did ask Geo for the file name but he didn't post it...still, the problem was in the front wheel vertical position contact point so if Geo is happy then fine by me....commoner

Hi again!!! Thanks commoner!!!
I fixed the entire contact points section and now i uploaded to simviation the file fix.zip. If you don

LOL........sorry pet, that was what you CALL a typo........HE instead of SHE....now that would make a difference  ;D

Anyway.........that looks like you have been busy...hope it all worked out for you.........commoner

Errr. We still don't know which aircraft all this is for.

Errr. We still don't know which aircraft all this is for.

LMSO.........Women  ::)...........can't figure them out ..can you?..........commoner

Errr. We still don't know which aircraft all this is for.

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