Boeing 707 Nose wheel model does not turn at all on ground with some liveries

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Which aircraft are you reporting an issue about? (Please also add the proper tag for it)

Boeing 707 House Cargo Livery
Boeing 707 World Travel Passenger Livery
Potentially others I did not test.
Planes this bug does not appear (the wheel turns):
Boeing 707 World Travel Cargo Livery
maybe others I have not tested.

Which aircraft version are you experiencing this issue on? (You can find this listed in the Content Manager under the Aircraft Name)

Release version as of 9/24/2024

Brief description of the issue:

The nose wheel model of the aircraft does not turn on the ground while performing turns.

Provide Screenshot(s)/video(s) of the issue encountered:

World Airlines Passenger Livery (it happens with others too)


Here’s a video of the nosewheel working with the World Airlines Cargo Livery:

Detailed steps to reproduce the issue encountered:

Turn the plane while taxiing on the ground with any of the above mentioned liveries.

PC specs and/or peripheral set up if relevant:

Not relevant

Build Version # when you first started experiencing this issue:

When 707 was release 9/25/24

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

Yes

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I am using a TCA sidestick for taxiing the 707-320C
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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

Yes

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All liveries except cargo livery have this issue. Aircraft will steer on the ground but nose wheel will not animate. Also on the one livery/variant (cargo) that the nose wheel works, the steering sensitivity is ridiculous. There is only a very narrow band of control via tiller or rudder before wheel flips to 90 deg.

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same as original poster

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

Yes

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Using the MFG Rudder Pedals. Not responsive for left/right rudder. I start flights on runway because taxiing is almost impossible

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?

Yes

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Using ThrustMaster Pendular Rudder

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This issue (the extreme sensitivity of MSFS to nosewheel tiller inputs) actually occurs for me on ALL aircraft in MSFS, including the gold standard PMDG 737. MSFS appears to treat certain hardware inputs (which are axes) like switches - all or nothing. Rudder pedals appear to work for ground steering on all airplanes, including this 707, but with full nosewheel authority instead of the limited 5 degrees or so that is universal for all transport category airplanes IRL.