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#4417144 - 04/20/18 03:08 PM Re: Newbie reporting for duty!!!! [Re: - Ice]  
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Originally Posted by - Ice

I believe it can be done in DCS A10C, but I definitely do it in BMS, where straight-line taxi can be done at 20-30knots and turns are best done at 10-15knots IIRC. The speed readout can be seen on the DED.


Fair enough, I forgot modern combat planes have all the electronic INS and whatnot gizmos to measure speed more accurately! None of this playstation-crap on old birds, though biggrin.

Sokol's observations seem to agree with my ballpark "figures". As you probably know relative gear-to-CoG layout of tricycle gear planes makes them self-aligning by default, while the taildraggers are exactly opposite for the same reason. Thus the former can taxi and turn waaaay faster than the latter, as your BMS and now BoS experiences confirm smile.

#4417167 - 04/20/18 05:14 PM Re: Newbie reporting for duty!!!! [Re: Art_J]  
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Originally Posted by Art_J
Fair enough, I forgot modern combat planes have all the electronic INS and whatnot gizmos to measure speed more accurately! None of this playstation-crap on old birds, though biggrin.

I do cheat a bit by using the F4 view and I also have the HUD readouts so I have a speed readout during taxi. Training wheels are on for the moment! biggrin


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#4417245 - 04/21/18 07:41 AM Re: Newbie reporting for duty!!!! [Re: - Ice]  
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Normally you should be taxiing at walking pace, and, if tailwheeled, doing Ss to ascertain there are no obstacles on your path. Some planes are very sensitive to power variations and rudder is inneffective at taxi speed unless you use brakes as well. Russian planes don't taxi inthe same way as germans or americans, so there is no miracle recipe.

Basics are: slow speed, low and constant rpms (between 1000 and 1300 usually), S path, lock tailwheel on straight lines if equipped, differential braking for turns, symetrical braking instead of throttling back less than 1000 rpm to slow down. Throttle idle only for full stop.

#4417249 - 04/21/18 08:54 AM Re: Newbie reporting for duty!!!! [Re: - Ice]  
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Well, I'm asking specifics for the Yak-1 for now.


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#4417329 - 04/21/18 09:55 PM Re: Newbie reporting for duty!!!! [Re: - Ice]  
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Yak-1 is typical russian, when applying brakes use rudder for differential braking, rest applies.

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