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Originally Posted by FOZ_1983
Noticed on the vid clips (superb btw draux, best i've seen yet on here mate  really shows everyone pulling together etc) and just wondered -
was anyone using the flight stick? for obvious reasons (parking brake) how did it affetc anyone using it?
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It's a pain. I fly with an Ace Edge and have to brake by using my guns, but in the B-17 I'm at the mercy of my momentum. Manston has the only strip long enough to land a bomber with no brakes on. Once stopped, the B-17 taxis better than most other planes because you can get it to pivot. Ill be over joyed when the patch hits and I finally get to experience landing with brakes.
The guy in the clip below was also flying with a stick (in the P51). But he was trying to switch from his stick to a regular controller so he could land with brakes. If you listen to what he saying right before he spins out, he knocked over his video camera when trying to make the switch. I've been spontaneously laughing about that one all day and feel I must share.