Grass resistance

[fireflyerz]

Reflected is right the ground handling of these aircraft in this and the previous game is way off , on grass a short burst to get you unstuck and then you should be able to taxi at a steady pace on NO more than 20-30 percent MAX and even that is being generous, there should be a separate ground handling Fm , but most cant be bothered cos its a flight sim and who cares about ground handling.

[reflected]

Originally Posted by fireflyerz

Reflected is right the ground handling of these aircraft in this and the previous game is way off , on grass a short burst to get you unstuck and then you should be able to taxi at a steady pace on NO more than 20-30 percent MAX and even that is being generous, there should be a separate ground handling Fm , but most cant be bothered cos its a flight sim and who cares about ground handling.

It was meant to be sarcasm, right?

Taxiin Is part of flying a plane. OTherwise you could say who needs trees, it's a flight sim

EDIT: Try the accu-sim Spitfire MKI in FSX. That one handles like the real thing, and it's nothing like CloD (I wish I couldn't say that)

[Koala63]

Try the accu-sim Spitfire MKI in FSX. That one handles like the real thing, and it's nothing like CloD (I wish I couldn't say that)

We need that mad scientist from Southpark to mate the accusim spit and CloD. Now that would be getting close to what we're looking for.

[IvanK]

Originally Posted by Koala63

Try the accu-sim Spitfire MKI in FSX. That one handles like the real thing, and it's nothing like CloD (I wish I couldn't say that)

We need that mad scientist from Southpark to mate the accusim spit and CloD. Now that would be getting close to what we're looking for.

Fair suck of the Sav Koala how do you know it handles like the real thing It represents their interpretation.

[reflected]

Originally Posted by IvanK

Fair suck of the Sav Koala how do you know it handles like the real thing It represents their interpretation.

Stop kidding yourself

[GF_Mastiff]

If any thing it's to slippery, I hold my breaks and still slide all over.
I don't get stuck like glue I can roll out and take off with no problems.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Here's a spitfire MKII taxying on short grass.

After an initial rev up to 1600RPM to get it moving, it taxi's at about 1500RPM (wouldn't be shown on the RMP guage in the cockpit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De23Quc1Ggs

From my guestimate the throttle lever position is about 20%. What should it be? please post sources to correct info. (not another other sim please!)

Cheers!

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by GF_Mastiff

If any thing it's to slippery, I hold my breaks and still slide all over.
I don't get stuck like glue I can roll out and take off with no problems.

+ Thats my take on it!

[robtek]

I'd have big doubts about the ground-simulation in FSX.

[Koala63]

Fair suck of the Sav Koala how do you know it handles like the real thing

Carn mate. I don't think that I did say or imply that I did anywhere. I was just saying that with enough beer and mood music, both sims might spawn something closer to what most of us would be happier with.

BTW, I went out and purchased FSX wholy and solely to fly the accusim spit, and I did this wholy and solely in frustration with trying to enjoy the CloD Spitty. I'd much rather be flying in a fully functional (as advertised) CloD bird but thems the breaks.

With the ORBX scenery pack in FSX, I can take off from YWOL, and fly visual down to Jervis Bay, then west up the Shoalhaven river, over to Lake George, fly low up Northbourne Ave and buzz Parliament, then scoot back home in time for tea with gas still in the tank. All the while nursing the engine like its my own personal merlin. I've got 10 hours on the engine now with only a clean-up of the spark plugs. Half a dozen takeoffs and landings and some fun acrobatics with no damage.

Sad, but my last online CloD flight in a MkII lasted about 15 minutes before the last in a series of giant freezes sent me into the ground. I live in hope that promises will be delivered and I'll be able to fly a functional CloD mission online oneday.

And yeah, I reckon the grass is too sticky too. Kunai for sure.