Creating Differential Braking
Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:32 pmby Capt._Viper
What does it take to make steering brakes that can be controled by tuning the grip on my joy stick?
I can steer by using keys on the keyboard, but I want more control by twist-steer. Any thoughts? :-?
Re: Creating Differential Braking
Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:13 pmby 1olehippy
Open aircraft cfg file, scroll down to [brakes] and add this line
differential_braking_scale = 1.0
Dave
Re: Creating Differential Braking
Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:18 pmby Capt._Viper
Did that before, didn't work.
Re: Creating Differential Braking
Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:01 pmby dave3cu
As Dave said, adding 'differential_braking_scale = 1.0' will provide automatic differential braking in the direction you have your rudder control turned. Turn the rudder and apply your normal brake control. ( the 'brake' message changes to 'differential brake')
If what your looking for is proportional differential braking, that can be done by assigning a seperate axis control for each brake. Don't see how you can do that with the twist as that is a single axis.
Some joystick programming software, like Saitek's SST, allows you to program an axis to emulate 2 key presses which you could assign to L and R brake, but that provides on-off braking like the normal brake key presses. If you have a registered (payed for) install of FSUIPC, I believe you do the same.
On the other hand, are you simply looking for a better way to steer planes with free swiveling tail wheels, like the DC-3? That can be done with an edit in the aircraft.cfg file [contact_points] section. It makes the wheel steerable, connected to the rudder control so no diff. braking is required.
another Dave