How do you Land in Simulation mode with Aviator Stick?

[BadKarmaSutra96]

The (one) time I was able to land in realistic or sim (can't remember) I used my rudder to cut S's into the landing strip, making the distance travelled across the strip longer, and also chopping down the speed at the same time.

[Jazzy Jase]

I did some experimenting last night and managed 2 succesful landings which I think were fluke because the next time I did the exact same thing and it flipped again.

Never mind. Hopefully it is sorted in the game or will be patched.

[Jazzy Jase]

I think I may have found a workaround to the landing problem. Can anyone with an Aviator stick test this for me?

After landing put throttle to 0 and do not pull back on the stick. Then about 10-15 mph/kph before the plane normally flips, hold down the trigger. The plane still goes to flip, but the guns firing seems to stop it.

(This is for the Spitfire BTW. I've no idea if this works on the P-51, or even if the P-51 flips.)

[Steiner]

Newtons' law gun brake...

[H Lecter]

You could try to push the throttle forward just a little bit on the Joystick. According to the info from today's live broadcast the throttle fully pulled back activates the wheel brakes, so maybe you can deactivate them by just moving it a few millimeters without increasing thrust..?

I can't play today but you could give it a try and let us know if it worked if you got an AV8R or Ace Edge.

[Jazzy Jase]

Originally Posted by H Lecter

You could try to push the throttle forward just a little bit on the Joystick. According to the info from today's live broadcast the throttle fully pulled back activates the wheel brakes, so maybe you can deactivate them by just moving it a few millimeters without increasing thrust..?

I can't play today but you could give it a try and let us know if it worked if you got an AV8R or Ace Edge.

Nah, it still flips even if you land with the throttle at 14% and leave it there. Firing the guns is the only way I've been able to do it so far.

[H Lecter]

Originally Posted by Jazzy Jase

Nah, it still flips even if you land with the throttle at 14% and leave it there. Firing the guns is the only way I've been able to do it so far.

Then I can just hope it's a bug that will be ironed out in the final version...

[Lequero]

I was wondering, does deploying flaps when on approach actually do anything is it just for show?

[Yossarian]

Originally Posted by Lequero

I was wondering, does deploying flaps when on approach actually do anything is it just for show?

It allows you to keep the nose low as you do not need an angle of attack as high as without using flaps because more lift is generated at the same speed then if you did not extend them, therefore allowing you to see more clearly the runway on approach. They also lower the stall speed by about 10kts. You want to land at about 10 kts higher than stall, and the lower your speed the less dangerous it is once you have touched down.

[Rittmeister86]

Originally Posted by maxqubit

I have done enough landings in sim with aviator without flipping. Just land, power to zero, and don't touch anyting anymore (cause i have the impression that PULLING the stick makes you flip in the end)

But you need a long stretch because i too found no brake (i'm no expert but in those real planes there was a brake??? or not)

Look. It has flipping has nothing to do with pulling on the stick or not. The flip has to do with the rate of deceleration. It's slowing down too fast that makes you flip. The reason you have to keep back preassure on the stick while bursting the throttle is so that you are less likley to pick up speed during that process. This is why I also recomend setting the trim on the ground. It just makes everything easier. It's not the only way, but in my opinion it is the best way.