Cannot turn on ground

[kingpinda]

I have done the following: set left brake axes to left toe brake on my rudder and for the right brake the same. inverse them both.

set Wheel brake (both) full to a button. I use my pinky button.

Now when you fly the BF110 you can just use your toe brakes and when you fly spitfire you hold your pinky button and push left or right rudder to activate respective brakes. having rudder in center position will act as normal brake.

Try it. when you throttle up and hold pinky button with pedals centered you won't move. when you hold the pinky button and push in your right rudder (not toe brake) you will turn to the right.

[Buzpilot]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

I have done the following: set left brake axes to left toe brake on my rudder and for the right brake the same. inverse them both.

set Wheel brake (both) full to a button. I use my pinky button.

Now when you fly the BF110 you can just use your toe brakes and when you fly spitfire you hold your pinky button and push left or right rudder to activate respective brakes. having rudder in center position will act as normal brake.

Try it. when you throttle up and hold pinky button with pedals centered you won't move. when you hold the pinky button and push in your right rudder (not toe brake) you will turn to the right.

In other words, toe brakes only work in german planes, and english can only use the keyboard button?

[kingpinda]

Originally Posted by Buzpilot

In other words, toe brakes only work in german planes, and english can only use the keyboard button?

What I was told by other forum members is that indeed there are differences between german and english planes. and that these are modeled in quite precisely.

The spitfire and I think the hurricane as well, have a clutch or something at the bottom of the stick on the control collumn. they hold this down and hydraulics then gives power to the breaking mechanism which is connected to the rudder system. if your rudder is centered then equal force is given to the brakes. if you kick in the rudder to the right more power is given to the right brake.

On your question to "and english can only use the keyboard button" I would say no. in the axes panel there are 3 axes: wheel brake (this one is for both) wheel brake right and wheel brake left.

all three brakes axes work with the german planes plus the keyboard commands. but if you got pedals its realistic to use the left and right brake axes on your toe brakes.

only the wheel brake axes (this one is for both) AND the wheel brake keyboard assignments work for english planes. BUT if you use the axes for wheel brake on a rotary or toe brake then you will have only off and on which acts like a rotary divided in 2 bands. first 50 percent is off and 50 to 100 percent is wheelbrake on. so its realistic to map this to a button.

in german planes you will notice with all 3 wheel brake axes that if you slightly kick in the wheel brake it will say for instance 15 percent brake on and so on.

[Plt Off JRB Meaker]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

Map your axis wheel brake to something. Then brake a little and use the pedals.

people on here explained to me that the way differential brakes for the spitifire and hurricane work as follows: (have not tried any other craft)

Pushing in the wheel brake which is presumably a button, switch on your stick, enables hydraulics to the wheel brakes. then when you push in left rudder it will give brake power to the left wheel (i think). If rudder centered then the same amount of brake power is used for both wheels.

Because the rudder has next to no influence on your direction at low speeds you need to use the brakes to turn.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Kingpinda,you little beauty,this works a treat,I've mapped my Warthog Hotas pinky button to the full wheel brake and now it's working as it would have done on those old Spits and Hurri's.

Brilliant,it really does turn when you want it too,taxiying is now very quick and easy,and I'm ready for the next 'Scramble',sooooo happy,