Cannot turn on ground

[sg1221]

Check to see if the tailwheel is locked .

sg

[III/JG11_Simmox]

yea,seems to be a bug
as you spawn,the plane(s) is moving,so i quickly squeeze both brakes and its stops moving
i find it easier as mentioned to use left or right brake to turn
however,i can turn with rudder,just not as easy and requires more thrust

[reflected]

But there seems to be no separate left/ right brake on the Spit. It's VERY hard to turn on the ground, but the wind turns my plane rather easily.

[Kankkis]

Originally Posted by reflected

But there seems to be no separate left/ right brake on the Spit. It's VERY hard to turn on the ground, but the wind turns my plane rather easily.

Yep, yesterday i have the same problem with spit, cannot turn, i give rudder and much trust, no turning?

[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.