need a little 190 Anton OJT

[ACG_Flyby]

Please share your tips for taxiing the 190. I'm having fits trying to control the maddening swings. I'm holding the joystick back (Cougar HOTAS) to lock the tail wheel right at mission start. I've assigned toe-braking. But from engine start I seem to be all thumbs. I managed to plow across a taxiway to get to the main runway, but I want to gain taxiing proficiency so I can continue to improve before venturing into an online Expert server (my ultimate goal). In short I can use an Anton handling tutorial.

thank you,

Flyby out 

PS loving the Anton in air starts, but that's not enough, obviously. Also the new cockpit appearance is much appreciated, as is the new map.

[Sim]

The trick is to turn on manual pitch control and set low (fine) pitch manually (check your key bindings, as it's not an axis and has two separate button bindings) - taxiing is now an easy feat. Don't forget to turn on auto mode back just before take off.

Edited August 26, 2014 by Sim

[ACG_Flyby]

Sim, I will give that a try, and report back.

thank you,

Flyby out

PS still holding the stick back; correct?

Edited August 26, 2014 by FlybyFlyby

[Pringliano]

Unfortunately turning OFF engine assist is not possible in the Normal Servers :-/

[-=PHX=-Satch]

Sim, on 26 Aug 2014 - 14:32, said:

The trick is to turn on manual pitch control and set low (fine) pitch manually (check your key bindings, as it's not an axis and has two separate button bindings) - taxiing is now an easy feat. Don't forget to turn on auto mode back just before take off.

 

This is realistic?

[Requiem]

Taxi the 190 with manual pitch at about the 1130-1200 position. Don't apply back pressure to engage the tailwheel lock until you start rolling or else you need more throttle than usual. Keep your right foot planted on the rudder and apply brake as needed. Practice with it and you'll be fine.

[ACG_Flyby]

thank you Requiem, I'll remember that and give it a "spin" as soon as I can get control of the manual pitch. Looking forward to your Anton tutorials.

Flyby out 

[Elbows]

Don't feel bad, my buddy and I were really struggling with this last night.  I had maybe a 1/3 success rate of taking off, let alone taxiing.

[Pringliano]

Flyby, you also have to assign blip buttons to prop pitch increase / decrease.

 

Anyway, this all being said, it's difficult for me to believe it was this difficult IRL. Also, watching the many movies available on youtube it's obvious it was easy to taxi, including turning right or left...

 

I don't think the Dora would be that different too, and I find the taxi experience a lot more close to what I believe is real in DCS's Fw190 D9. We do use the toe brakes, but within a considerable range of throttle settings it's perfectly taxiable...

 

Requiem recommends  setting prop pitch to somewhere between 11:30 and 12:00 while I was setting it at 12:30.... anyway, the real thing would be operated in auto mode, so.... I'll give Requiem's values a try and report back...

 

In the air, my opinion changes, and "flying" this A3 feels better than the Dora in DCS, including the realistic heaviness of pitch at higher speeds and specially in dives, but then, there's that lausy flick-roll effect under some circumstances.... 

 

I still would like to read from the devs if this might have anything to do with the modeling of lower friction coefficients due to the contaminated Stalingrad winter rws...

[ACG_Flyby]

jcomm, for some reason the buttons I've assigned to increase and decrease the prop pitch have no effect. Both are press-and-release buttons. I re-calibrated my joystick in Win8, ran my Target software, and checked the assignments in BoS for conflicts. All is good except still no pitch control. It's as if the sim does not "see" the buttons being pressed. To be certain, I ran Cliffs of Dover (don't shoot!), and the same buttons worked as expected. I'll keep trying. Id like to fly in the Expert servers or any server for that matter, but taxiing issue with Anton are raining all over my parade. I'll keep trying, though. With regard to the Anton in the air,it seems to have the inertia of weight, especially in a dive. Talk about suspension of disbelief; it's pretty good.

 

btw, is there a 12:30 on the prop pitch? I think it's limited to the 12 o'clock position as a maximum course pitch setting.

Flyby out 

Edited August 27, 2014 by Rama
removed off-topic part

[Sim]

jcomm, for some reason the buttons I've assigned to increase and decrease the prop pitch have no effect. Both are press-and-release buttons. I re-calibrated my joystick in Win8, ran my Target software, and checked the assignments in BoS for conflicts. All is good except still no pitch control. It's as if the sim does not "see" the buttons being pressed. 

 

There are two sets of pitch controls right now. One is the one you can assign axis to (or two buttons) and another pair of control bindings you can assign only buttons to. So 3 pitch control options in total. The Fw 190 will react only to the ones with buttons (since the pitch was adjusted with buttons in real aircraft). It's an easy mistake to confuse the two. Just look for another set of pitch control bindings in options.

Edited August 27, 2014 by Sim

[stug111]

Hey Flyby

 

Let me know if your still having problems tonight and I'll help you out on our TS.

[ACG_Flyby]

I'll double-check,but I'm sure I'm using buttons only. When I select a button that does not support an axis function I don't see the message for assigning an axis appear as an option for that control. Also I'm not seeing the option to press one butotn, then to press another. It's a simple press-and-release setting, but it does not work. I will review again in case I've missed something.

thanks!

Flyby out

Krass! I'll try to catch you on comms! Thanks mate! Oh, RECORD something! LOL!!!

Edited August 27, 2014 by FlybyFlyby