Ground handling in CloD

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by reflected

It shocks me that you don't find it off.
You have to taxi with 25% throttle or more- that's insane.

Earlier you said that "wide open throttle" was necessary to taxi.

Also, you can't even turn on the ground properly - yest I've set up my controls properly, the gauges show that - not to mention acceleration on takeoff.

What exactly are the gauges showing you that tells you turning on the ground is not proper? AFAIK there is no "ground turning" gauge.

Seriously, doesn't it all feel totally wrong? (PS, the problem is a lot more pronunced on RAF planes)

No, it really doesn't all feel totally wrong.

[TUCKIE_JG52]

Interesting post, I'm currently flying (few hours by the moment) a real taildragger (Mudry CAP10B) and I feel that COD has no propwash effect modelled, that in reality makes unnecessary to use so much the brakes.

About not flipping nose down in CoD, it depends on the plane. It is reported that real 109 could full brake without flipping, just with stick pulled back. Since there's no porpwash in CoD, it's useless to pull back the stick anyway...

So... we want a realistic propwash!

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by TUCKIE_JG52

Interesting post, I'm currently flying (few hours by the moment) a real taildragger (Mudry CAP10B) and I feel that COD has no propwash effect modelled, that in reality makes unnecessary to use so much the brakes.

About not flipping nose down in CoD, it depends on the plane. It is reported that real 109 could full brake without flipping, just with stick pulled back. Since there's no porpwash in CoD, it's useless to pull back the stick anyway...

So... we want a realistic propwash!

Pulling back on the stick is most certainly not useless when braking. When landing the 109, you can brake much harder with the stick back than with it neutral.

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by TUCKIE_JG52

Interesting post, I'm currently flying (few hours by the moment) a real taildragger (Mudry CAP10B) and I feel that COD has no propwash effect modelled, that in reality makes unnecessary to use so much the brakes.

About not flipping nose down in CoD, it depends on the plane. It is reported that real 109 could full brake without flipping, just with stick pulled back. Since there's no porpwash in CoD, it's useless to pull back the stick anyway...

So... we want a realistic propwash!

Hi Tuckie,

What is the effect of propwash on the ground you are talking about?
(I thought propwash would minimize the effectiveness of the tail control surfaces)

~S~

[reflected]

By prop wash you mean the effect of the airflow generated by the prop?

That's one thing I LOVE about Rise of flight. Before startup your controls are floppy, no force feedback whatsoever. Then you start up the engine and the more thrittle you apply, the stiffer the elevator is. The Ailerons however, remain floppy, without resistanc,e as there's no airflow over them yet. Then as you start rolling, they start to bite too, and you start to feel them on the stick.

I'm not sure if such a thing is modeled in CloD, I wish it was.

[BGs_Ricky]

Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles

What exactly are the gauges showing you that tells you turning on the ground is not proper? AFAIK there is no "ground turning" gauge.

I the Spit at least (don't know for other planes) you have a gauge showing you brake pressure, you see it going up when braking.

[pupaxx]

My experience in Clod (exlusively Spit 1a) is 14% throttle open is the minimum to start the engine. With this aperture the engine runs smooth and the plane is motionless. Usually I take advantage of these moments to calibrate the compass, gyro and gunsight. After a while I open to 20% to accelerate the warm-up but at this aperture the plane starts to move. For taxiing I open to 1800-2000 RPM but the thing I find most unrealistic is the propwash effect on the rudder, I think it is undermodelled. I have to give full rudder and 70-80% throttle to feel some effect on it.
Cheers

[BPickles]

Agree 100% this is an issue for me in RAF fighters and I think the Stuka too

[Osprey]

It is awful at the moment. And the braking seems digital to me, full on or off.