FW190 FM Change

[Nicholaiovitch]

Thank you so much Caspar and Microwave....

Great work you have produced for the Community.

Nicholaiovitch

PS. Back to your thread chaps.....sorry to have interrupted things.

[mmaruda]

Can someone please explain to me why the 190s don't slow down at all? Landing is a pain when you're going in level flight, full flaps and gear, 0 throttle and still do around 300km/h and it does not go any slower. The damn thing just doesn't seem to produce any drag. Doesn't look too realistic to me, especially the 0 throttle approach and landing.

[JtD]

This is because the Kommandogerät reduces prop pitch to minimum as you throttle back. A windmilling prop is one of the biggest drag sources, and this way it is eliminated. You will get equally poor deceleration from other clean, heavy planes if you reduce pitch to 0% while landing. Try the P-51 with 0% pitch, it's hardly any different.

[mmaruda]

So I assume manual pitch is the solution, since you generally want that 100% pitch in case stuff goes bad, right?

[Zorin]

Originally Posted by mmaruda

So I assume manual pitch is the solution, since you generally want that 100% pitch in case stuff goes bad, right?

Use your rudder and/or circle before landing. How hard can it be to adapt?...

[swiss]

Combine manual PP and slip.
I even use manual PP to land the 109 - it's an excellent airbrake.

I suggest you guys fly, or better; land the Arado234 a bit more.

[mmaruda]

I have no trouble landing the plane, it's just weird how it doesn't slow down the way it use to. The 109 also has Kommandogerät and does not suffer from this.