I forget what the binding is, but it’s one of the only aircraft on XBOX you can assign a lever to the cylinder head cowl flaps that can be moved proportionately. On all other aircraft they are only open/closed.
Are there any plans to revisit the ground handling? I pulled this otherwise great bird out of the hangar today for the first time in a while, and the first thing I noticed was how super direct and digital the rudder controls felt on the ground. No sense of inertia for such a big(ish) plane and hard to keep on the centerline, because the slightest input resulted in too big a reaction.
I don’t think it needs it. Yeah it’s a big-ish bird for its type, but the control surfaces are also huge (proportionally). It does react fast and there is a certain rhythm of dancing on those pedals that you need to get comfortable with but I find it one of the most accurate (as in, “precise”, I can get it to do what I want. Not accurate to the real plane as I have no idea about that, but it might well be that too heheh) and controllable planes on the ground.
At the end of the day she ain’t a dainty lady! You need to be stronger willed than she is to make her obey your instructions
On the other hand we know what GF are like at pushing themselves so some tyre deformation would be welcome, and maybe that alone would be enough to transform it in a good way without losing the current character which I love?
Yeah, with “centerline” I also meant the taxiway line. I will check my control settings tomorrow, perhaps even do a taxiing comparison in video form with similarly sized aircraft that have more realistic taxiing behavior.
As mentioned: my problem with the controls on the ground is that they are too direct with no sense of inertia. Almost an On/Off kind of deal. As if the Wilga only weighs as much as a paper cup (not Piper Cub!)
Is this on grass or hard surface? I rarely go near concrete with this plane. That’s not where she belongs!
So on grass / off-piste there is usually some natural bumpiness anyway.
But at taxi speeds, I think the momentum (inertia) would not be really strong. The wheels / grip from those huge tyres (in the more “bushy” ones at least) so that would overcome any inertia?
As I say, I can make it steer slightly, or a lot, or anything in between at those “slow rolling” speeds and it’s super accurate so I feel we are not seeing the same thing here.
There are plans to revisit our entire fleet for MSFS 2024. So, rest assured your feedback is being heard. As you may know, we are working overtime on base-game content for MSFS 2024, however, once we find time to start upgrading our old fleet of aircraft, you will start receiving end-of-life 2020 updates and new 2024 overhauls. Cheers!
Edit: I do want to make it clear that “end-of-life” does not mean final updates. Yes, they will be stability updates, but MSFS 2020 will continue to be updated in the future and so will our previous aircraft. However, you can expect them to be “2020 feature-complete” with the next batch of updates and we will solely focus on overhauling them for the future simulator and ensuring they stay as bug free as possible in 2020.
One day, I will learn to fly her right. I have owned her for a long time but only did 2 flights and I had the engine die on me with smoke and all. Mind you, I fly the A2A bird with no issues, but I also haven’t read the manual for this one YET. Too many birds to fly. One day soon I will do it. As soon as I fly GA again, which hasn’t been for a while - I am mostly an airliner guy. There is so much it has to offer, I see it, I just can’t fully appreciate it yet and I envy those of you who have become comfortable in this thing. I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed all the other GotFriends stuff. This one is by far the most complex they have done and something in my Cessna/Piper brain just isn’t taking to this Polish bird too well. But soon. Soon, I will discover what she has to offer without failing on me.
EDIT: This is so embarassing. I am the guy who dives into the aircraft head first, I do all the procedures as correct as I can and this one just gave up on me after I did something wrong and I kind of gave up on her. Rather unbecoming of me. I need to do her justice. Two days off coming up. I will take her to the sky but not until I read the ■■■■ manual.