IL2 Birds of Prey: Hints, Tips, and FAQ's Thread

[Flanker15]

WEP is "War Emergency Power" just think of it as an afterburner.

DeadZone is an joystick term which means an area of the joysticks field of movement that will cause no input to be registered.

[manintrees]

Originally Posted by Flanker15

WEP is "War Emergency Power" just think of it as an afterburner.

DeadZone is an joystick term which means an area of the joysticks field of movement that will cause no input to be registered.

I would never have figured that out, thanks.

[Wehrwulf]

Thanks guys for answering my earlier post. Shame about the deadzone for such a pricey joystick. I guess I'll also have to make some kind of wooden platform to set it on as the vinyl on the couch doesn't like suction cups. Another Q on the Ace Edge, it doesn't say anywhere what the two dials (the smaller and larger gray rotatable "buttons") do or what their purpose is. I'll probably end up looking noobish...but I really can't figure it out.

P.S. Stupidity Alert: I've been saying "Aviator" instead of "Ace Edge" for my past 3 or 4 posts because I've seen it so many times in other posts...So If anyone could answer my last question as well as this one (What is the trim button on the ACE EDGE, not the aviator, that would make me feel a lot less dumb. Thanks in advance.

[Rittmeister86]

Has anyone figured out why the aircraft like to nose over when landing on sim mode? I have real world flight experience, and I can't figure this one out.

I came in the other day with the most beautifull textbook landing. At 55 knots...WHAM! prop strikes the field. I've tried this with my Ace Edge and the reg controller about 100 times, but to no avail.

I know this is an ongoing problem for many, but has anyone out there actually landed on sim mode?

My only other idea would be to set the trim with my pitchladder at about +10 before making my final approach. I belive this would reduce downforce on the nose when slowing on the ground.

Any ideas?

[H Lecter]

Originally Posted by Rittmeister86

I know this is an ongoing problem for many, but has anyone out there actually landed on sim mode?

While I still suck score wise on sim mode I at least managed to pull off a decent landing without flipping over. There are speculations that pulling the throttle back completely acts as wheel brakes. I always pull back the stick when I'm below take off speed, maybe that helps to reduce the chance, but sometimes I also flip over.

[Rittmeister86]

Originally Posted by H Lecter

While I still suck score wise on sim mode I at least managed to pull off a decent landing without flipping over. There are speculations that pulling the throttle back completely acts as wheel brakes. I always pull back the stick when I'm below take off speed, maybe that helps to reduce the chance, but sometimes I also flip over.

Thanks for the input.

I know that there are no wheel brakes on the Ace Edge. I have run several tests to confirm this. I also keep the yoke back while rolling out, but it seems I always flip.

[Flanker15]

I had a go at landing without use of brakes with the control pad, it is definatly possible.
As mentioned above: pull back on the stick to stop flipping over and to slow down faster. A planes engine is heavy and the tail is light, combined with the layout of the wheels on most WW2 planes the plane is inclined to tilt forward when slowing down.
Make sure you set the flaps to landing aswell.

[Yossarian]

Originally Posted by Rittmeister86

Thanks for the input.

I know that there are no wheel brakes on the Ace Edge. I have run several tests to confirm this. I also keep the yoke back while rolling out, but it seems I always flip.

That's what is doing it. I can land fine in sim mode as long as I don't apply any elevator to get the tail down and keep the nose high to help to slow down. It does not seem to matter how low your speed is, if you pull back on the stick, it crashes. Every single time I do that it then tumbles and crashes, if I leave the elevator alone after landing and just use the brakes then it is fine.

That mode where you have to capture the airbases is going to be impossible for the flightstick crew in sim mode, you will either crash or roll off the end of the runway because you can't brake.

[skidlo]

A tip sombody gave me was to raise your flaps after you touch down. i was having the same problems with the spitfire and the 109s never had a succesfull landing with neither till i tried this the p51 is one of the easier planes to land

[Korsakov829]

Of course there was the Belgian air force, which may have flown over Berlin. There was the lend-lease program, but the planes don't have Soviet markings. I'm simply saying, it makes me feel odd seeing a Hurricane over Stalingrad, with the year set to 1940.