How do u taxi in a Mosquito?

[goot66]

I have tried everything - just cannot taxi

if i increase throttle to 30% and plan starts moving, it immediately starts to spin and i lose control

what is the right sequence of throttle, wheel brakes to taxi and control the aircraft?

[taffy2jeffmorgan]

Make sure that you have both engines selected { 1 and 2 } on the screen bottom left, if not and only one engine is selected although both are running when you increase throttle speed you will just turn in circles !

If both are correctly selected, increase throttle and if you have a twist grip on your stick adjust this to get rudder movement and control your speed with the brakes, just take your time taxi and line up on the runway. Best of Luck

[Bars-]

6 часов назад, goot66 сказал:

I have tried everything - just cannot taxi

if i increase throttle to 30% and plan starts moving, it immediately starts to spin and i lose control

what is the right sequence of throttle, wheel brakes to taxi and control the aircraft?

In terms of taxiing Моsquito is the most difficult twin engine Allies airplane. So that's normal for you to struggle with Mosquito especially if you don't have too much experience of taxiing any other airplane.

 

No matter if you use brakes only or brakes with differential power it is Mosquito's tail wheel behaviour which is the key to normal taxiing. 

 

Mosquito's tail wheel rotates.  It's probably not straighten up when you spawn on airfield. When start taxiing apply brakes, add power and release brakes gently, bearing in mind you need to move your Mosquito a little bit forward in order to make your tail wheel straighten up. You will not be able to rotate that tail wheel when you're stationary. Use differential braking by applying brakes and rudder simultaneously. 

 

In order to taxi without turning you need to keep that tail wheel straighten up. When you need to turn apply some differential braking or differential power. 

 

But remember you do not steer your airplane directly! All you do is just controle Mosquito's tail wheel angle. And that tail wheel angle effects steering the airplane. That's why when you stop applying differential brakes or differential power you will not stop turning untill your tail wheel isn't straighten up once again. So don't be surprised when you apply differential brakes to steer left and Mosquito keeps turning right. Tail wheel facing the wrong way is the reason for that. So apply opposite differential brakes and wait till that tail wheel gets straighten up. Then you will stop turning. 

 

When you've got uncontrollable spin retard the throttle and apply opposite differential brakes. 

 

Be patient and keep practicing. You will get there in 2-3 weeks of taxiing practice each 3-4 days. 

 

Take a note that in this game there is a tiny step between grass surface and concrete or asphalt runway. Grass surface is lower. That gives you some troubles when your main wheel gets on a grass because you need some excessive power to get that wheel back on the runway. That's why I prefer grass or sand surface airfield to practice taxiing in this game. Even though tyre lateral force in this game is lower on concrete and asphalt surface, as well as on Marston Mat perforated steel planking surface, and  practicing on such types of airfield surface instead of grass or sand surface should be less headache, that step on the runway sides is much bigger headache for twin engine Mosquito. So I would recommend practicing on some grass surface or sand surface airfields. 

Edited December 22, 2024 by Bars-

[Jaegermeister]

1. Dial in about 25% Right/Starboard rudder trim

2. Increase both engines to maximum RPM

3. Apply throttle to both engines until you start to move and reduce power to continue forward SLOWLY

4. Apply airbrakes and rudder in the direction you want to turn, once you start turning, apply opposite rudder and slight brake pressure to stop rotation

5. Anticipate the turn and stay ahead of it with your brake/rudder control 

 

 

To take off, apply both full brakes with the same settings as above, increase throttle to max until the props spin up, and then release both brakes.

Steer down the runway with rudder and it's OK to use a little brake at the start to stay straight.

 

It's not bad once you get used to it, but it is one of the hardest planes to take off and taxi in.

 

Once you master the Mosquito, the Spitfire which is also difficult to taxi will seem easy, LOL.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by Jaegermeister

[-TBC-AeroAce]

I find it extremely easy to taxi, just have rpm max and ride the breaks with rudder inputs to turn. There is nothing special about it.

[Vishnu]

ride the brakes

 

[Rhino-1938]

brakes do not seem to work nor does the tail wheel lock ?? am i losing it or has something changed

[R33GZ]

Ride the brakes AND rudder... and go gentle on the throttle. Coax her to the threshold 😁

[Art-J]

3 hours ago, Rhino-1938 said:

brakes do not seem to work nor does the tail wheel lock ?? am i losing it or has something changed

It never had a tailwheel lock. 

[Jaegermeister]

10 hours ago, Rhino-1938 said:

brakes do not seem to work nor does the tail wheel lock ?? am i losing it or has something changed

 

The air brake is on the control column with differential pressure controlled by rudder input. It's a separate control from the toe brakes. Typical for British aircraft.

 

You may be losing it, but nothing has changed

[JTPA]

Brakes and rudder, go slow, dont slam down the thottle until its under some control

[ACG_Bobo]

I find that having a handbrake button on my JS is great for all the Brit type brakes (just like the real planes)
Keep RPMs LOW as well as prop pitch, be super stupid careful and you'll be fine with some practice.  But DO practice.
Try taxiing a full tank to empty, you'll be really good at taxiing when you're done

[Rhino-1938]

On 12/29/2024 at 7:07 AM, Jaegermeister said:

 

The air brake is on the control column with differential pressure controlled by rudder input. It's a separate control from the toe brakes. Typical for British aircraft.

 

You may be losing it, but nothing has changed

at 86 i am

[Rudini]

@Rhino-1938 wow, 86!

 

i have one question, since i will turn 40 next year. i hope i am not unpolite!

my problem is that i can no longer identify myself with the career-mode-pilot i am flying, since the oldest pilots of ww2, as most pilots in the world, finish their flying career with 42. okay, nowaday a Bundeswehr Kommodore like ww2 veteran Hans Klaffenbach flew until 48 (1970) and in russio-ukrain-war some pilots are even 60+

 

but you know what i mean. will i be able to play with 50? I depend a lot on emersion feeling. Especially with the young and pyramidically fast growing Luftwaffe there was simply no room for old hares, like in the RAF, Polish airforce or French airforce... See the demographic spring of those days, like in the year 1920 there had been +500.000 boys born!

 

Any hints for emersion feeling for the future?

 

thanks and best regars

[unlikely_spider]

I also find it helpful to hold back on the stick to add downforce to the tail.

[MAJORgoonMADLOU]

 

2 hours ago, Rudini said:

@Rhino-1938 wow, 86!

 

i have one question, since i will turn 40 next year. i hope i am not unpolite!

my problem is that i can no longer identify myself with the career-mode-pilot i am flying, since the oldest pilots of ww2, as most pilots in the world, finish their flying career with 42. okay, nowaday a Bundeswehr Kommodore like ww2 veteran Hans Klaffenbach flew until 48 (1970) and in russio-ukrain-war some pilots are even 60+

 

but you know what i mean. will i be able to play with 50? I depend a lot on emersion feeling. Especially with the young and pyramidically fast growing Luftwaffe there was simply no room for old hares, like in the RAF, Polish airforce or French airforce... See the demographic spring of those days, like in the year 1920 there had been +500.000 boys born!

 

Any hints for emersion feeling for the future?

 

thanks and best regars

I will turn 70 on New Year's Day (tomorrow).  I have been playing Il2 and other sims for many years.  I NEVER had a problem fantasizing I was (or am) a dashing 20-something woman-magnet pilot (whether I am flying a sim or not LOL).  To answer your question,  just be yourself and fly the planes!

[Trooper117]

4 hours ago, Rudini said:

Any hints for emersion feeling for the future?

 

Mate, it doesn't matter what age you are... I'm 68, sitting in my man cave with pretend flight stick, throttle system and rudder pedals, I don't feel positive or negative G, I'm sitting watching a monitor, yet, I'm very quickly immersed into the role of a fighter pilot. 

At the end of a flight, I'm not soaked in sweat and feeling exhausted, (and I have climbed out of a cockpit in that state for real)  I've simply had a fun time playing a flight sim game. 

[Rhino-1938]

7 hours ago, Rudini said:

@Rhino-1938 wow, 86!

 

i have one question, since i will turn 40 next year. i hope i am not unpolite!

my problem is that i can no longer identify myself with the career-mode-pilot i am flying, since the oldest pilots of ww2, as most pilots in the world, finish their flying career with 42. okay, nowaday a Bundeswehr Kommodore like ww2 veteran Hans Klaffenbach flew until 48 (1970) and in russio-ukrain-war some pilots are even 60+

 

but you know what i mean. will i be able to play with 50? I depend a lot on emersion feeling. Especially with the young and pyramidically fast growing Luftwaffe there was simply no room for old hares, like in the RAF, Polish airforce or French airforce... See the demographic spring of those days, like in the year 1920 there had been +500.000 boys born!

 

Any hints for emersion feeling for the future?

 

thanks and best regars

Hello Rudini, Keep playing flight sims at 50 (i think) i was doing okay as it helps your mind-eye-hand-feet coordination at my age i notice a loss in reflexes. I stiil enjoy flight sims but i tend to do more ground attack, bombing and now with transports like the C-47  support missions as well. Be safe and Happy New Year

[ST_Catchov]

Don't listen to them @Rudini. Getting old is a bitch and takes up most of my time these days. Don't do it.

[Utopioneer]

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