Looked all over that link but could not find the document you referenced. Can you help me find it please?
Thanks,
Garry
Sorry, I didnāt want to share the link file because I tried to avoid direct downloads without visiting their work. Iāve took a screenshot where you can find the file:
I hope it helps
This is my attempt at getting free castering tail wheel working. Itās not perfect and seems to only want to do sharp turns very slowly but much better than the default.
I think devs arenāt using this as they want their aircraft to be flyable without needing pedals but really Asobo should make castering wheels and option in assistance settings to let those of us with pedals make realistic use of them.
Copy this over relevent section in Flight Model.cfg. I modified the file in the duckworth enhancement mod
[CONTACT_POINTS]
static_pitch = 11.5
static_cg_height = 9.5
gear_system_type = 1 ;0 = electrical, 1 = hydraulic, 2 = pneumatic, 3 = manual, 4 = none, 5 = undefined
tailwheel_lock = 1
locked_tailwheel_max_range = 0.261799
max_castering_angle = 3.14159265358979
gear_locked_on_ground = 0
gear_locked_above_speed = 250
max_speed_full_steering = 0
max_speed_decreasing_steering = 0
min_available_steering_angle_pct = 0.0
max_speed_full_steering_castering = 40
max_speed_decreasing_steering_castering = 40
min_available_steering_angle_pct = 0.0
min_castering_angle = 0.0
max_number_of_points = 15
;landing gear
point.0 = 1, -55.53, 0, -2.89, 1600, 0, 0.6, 180, 0.082, 2.5, 0.695, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2 ; sta 666.4
point.1 = 1, -18.33, -9.761698, -11.25, 1600, 1, 1.875, 0, 0.704, 2.5, 0.682, 4.7, 11.5, 2, 140, 150, 2 ; sta 220
point.2 = 1, -18.33, 9.761698, -11.25, 1500, 2, 1.875, 0, 0.704, 2.5, 0.682, 5.2, 11.5, 3, 140, 150, 2 ; sta 220
;main gear retracted
;point.3 = 1, -18.33, -9.761698, -8.25, 1600, 1, 1.875, 0, 0.704, 2.5, 0.682, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 2 ; sta 220
;point.4 = 1, -18.33, 9.761698, -8.25, 1500, 2, 1.875, 0, 0.704, 2.5, 0.682, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 2 ; sta 220
;scrape points
point.3 = 2, 0, 0, 0, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; nose
point.4= 2, -9, 9.25, -6.757123, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 1 ; right engine nacelle scrape
point.5 = 2, -9, -9.25, -6.757123, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ; left engine nacelle scrape
point.6 = 2, -60, -0.0, -1.637793, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; tail scrape
point.7 = 2, -57, -0.0, 12, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; top of fin
point.8 = 2, -60, -13.25, 1.5, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; left stab tip
point.9 = 2, -60, 13.25, 1.5, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; right stab tip
point.10 = 2, -26, -47, 1, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; left wing tip
point.11 = 2, -26, 47, 1, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; right wing tip
point.12 = 2, -8, 0, 4.3, 800, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1 ; fuselage top
point.13 = 2,-20.33,-9.762,-6.25,1600,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 ; left waterscrape
point.14 = 2,-20.33,9.762,-6.25,1500,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 ; right waterscrape
emergency_extension_type = 1
steering_time_constants = 3, 5
hyd_need_power_to_function = 0
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Iāve made a topic to try and get Asobo to make this an option so aircraft devs make use of the castering options, please contribute here if you feel this is needed: Make Castering nose / tail Wheels an option in Assistance Settings
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Thanks for the topic.
So what about the current Duckworks castering wheel mod, it already works?
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Devs arenāt doing this because it produces very strange results on most tailwheel aircraft, especially those that have no tailwheel lock available. Try using the same parameters on a light aircraft and then see if you would still suggest it be made available in assistance settings. For the DC-3, itās not too bad, but still quite strange. Also refer to this post above:
This is an issue that needs to be formally implemented into the sim and it hasnāt been after over two years. Itās very annoying.
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Thanksā¦I went right past that and did not see it. Got it now.
Garry
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Thanks. I went right past that and did not see it. Got it now.
Garry
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A question for the veterans. Reading the document āOperating the DC3ā from DC3Airways Iāve found this about gear latch lever:
A safety latch, operated by a lever on the floor, locks the gear in place when the
gear is extended. This lever is at the right of the pilotās seat. When pressure indicates that your gear is in full DOWN position, return valve handle to neutral and lock gear by pushing the lever forward parallel to the floor and securing it in the handle catch. Disengage safety
latch by moving latch lever to vertical position.
The latch lever has a spring-latch position at an angle of 50 degrees to the floor. The latch automatically assumes this position when the gear is raised and the valve handle in neutral. The latch lever remains in the 50 degrees position until you have lowered the gear and are ready to lock it by moving the latch to DOWN.
The lever in the sim serves a different function. Is this a mistake or maybe is a feature from a different version of the DC3?
Hello friends, I just saw a detail from inside the cabin that the ābladesā of the Motor ventilation are not animated (open and close), if you look from inside the cabin and look at the motor and click on close and openā¦ There is no animation suddenly it appears open and closedā¦ Hummmā¦ itās the small details that make the differenceā¦ Iām actually still using the A310ā¦ I love the DC3 but Iām still spending time on the A310ā¦ When using the DC3, the first thing I would like to do is look at the operations manualā¦ But the little that I have seen and tested, there are things that can be improved, it could be polished a little more, mainly the lighting at night, the Instruments in red colorā¦ They are very irrealā¦ They have too intense red color, it doesnāt look like anything real from a light bulb, especially if we think of an old one, for example, the lighting of the A310 is very successful. I hope there will be some important update for the DC3, I would like to spend months flying this plane, but at the moment I am not very convinced. Itās more of a filler than a reference, such as the A310 and the HondaJet (very pleasant planes to use for weeks, months) ā¦ Iām glad to see the DC3 but I hope they improve it.
It is a very complicated job but I hope they do not discourage and manage to achieve it
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How about the code that lets the smaller ones unlock there tail through pushing the stick forward?
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What about them?
Could that type of system work with the Dak
Why would you want to? You have a tail locking switch for that very reason.
Elsewhere in this thread, AH said that MS owns the plane now including responsibility to update it. I believe this is true for all the planes released with 40th anniversary edition. It has nothing to do with āentitlementā on AHās part for any reason, itās contractual.
Edit: Guess I was wrong on this, maybe thatās a different vendorās contractā¦
Hopefully they follow through on their support thenā¦
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From this post:
It instead sounds like AH is providing continued support and development on the DC-3, not Asobo. Theyāre contractually obligated to do so because Microsoft paid them a lot of money. Maybe they got a lot more money than if they tried to sell this on their own even. Who knows?
Donāt get me wrong. I think the DC-3 is good. Itās not great compared to some of the other aircraft created by Asobo and others. But Iāll use it and have fun with it.
But it irks me a bit when AH refers to this as a ātotally free giftā. Because a lot of us have been buying all the expansion packs and using the Marketplace in order to support continued development of the simulator platform. Iām ok with Microsoft outsourcing stuff like this, but a chunk of our add-on purchases are going to AH now for good or bad. Personally, Iād rather they paid for some extra developer hours to fix ongoing issues in the sim, rather than buying third party aircraft for us. But we donāt really have a say in that, and thatās fine.
I say its entitlement because when theyāre under the impression that this is a ātotally free giftā, they act as if this excuses them from criticism or customer requests. As if people are dissing the quality of a freeware add-on, but itās not really freeware if our money was channeled to them to make this add-on. Maybe they donāt have to treat us like we all bought a $69.99 add-on directly from them, but they should probably be grateful that userbase as a whole bought their product.
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You mean like on the mustang? The AH P-51 has it coded to the stick but it isnāt done properly - again because there has been no way to simulate a free castering tail wheel in the sim. It is supposed to lock with the stick pulled back and allowing 6 degrees steerable each way, and stick forward to unlock to free castering. Currently, locked is just locked straight forward and unlocked is steerable with rudder pedals 90 degrees each way. Neither are right.
The T6ās from the reno pack do have this modelled correctly though. Locked when stick back and fully free when forwards. The amount of play when locked can be set in the config file
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