Terry Dactil

Of course we all know that in real life pivoting on a locked wheel is severely frowned upon. The gear is not designed to be twisted and it buggers the tire.

You can reduce the brake nosing over sensitivity by changing its value in the FMOptions.lua file. You will find it at: <Your DCS location> \Mods\aircraft\P-51D\FM\FMOptions.lua" I reduced mine to half and this works fine for me. (Could be different for you, as I use toe brakes and axis control)s (Not my mod. Someone much smarter than me published it a long time ago. It is probably still on this forum somewhere.)

Can you use a multi-meter to check that the center push action actually connects two of the pins. I suspect that the manufacturer might use the same mechanical components for both the 4 and 5 switch versions and only change the pcb and pins. The center push movement would remain but be inoperative. I can't see how you can connect 5 individual switches to work with only 5 wires.

I suspect that you have only a 4 way switch (left/right/up/down)without a center function. I would expect to see one common pin and a pin for each separate function. If this is correct, try a search for "5 way tactile switch". I see there are plenty of these available on Amazon.

This might work ... I have no red icons in my Spitfire controls, but I did find one in my Mosquito Engine controls. Like yours it seemed persistent, but I eventually got rid of it by the following. Select and clear every item in the row, even if already blank Exit and restart DCS Nothing seemed get rid of it until the exit and restart.

I have had that problem with my Warthog throttle. Sometimes nothing happens when I try to select an axis by moving the control. Just click the icon at the far right of the box and you get a drop-down list of the axes available.

Great to see that this fixed your problem. I had the same problem, so there is another version that includes the extension. This could have saved you a bit of work I guess it is a bit hard to find as it is in a 6 year old thread. Warthog / Cougar stick - 3D print an extension for a better VR experience

Mine lives at <your drive>:\DCS World\Mods\tech\WWII Units\Missions\SpitfireLFMkIX\Single File Explorer can search a complete drive

The E6B will never become obsolete

Really? Our friend ChatGPT disagrees ... The E6B aviation computer was first introduced and used during World War II. It was developed in 1933 by Naval Lt. Philip Dalton, and it quickly became a standard tool for pilots due to its reliability and usefulness for flight planning and navigation calculations. The E6B has since remained a widely used tool in aviation.

Yes, gotta agree. I decided some time ago that I would never buy anything "early access" again. It's sad really, because the Mosquito has so much that is really great but is being let down badly by a lot of things that could be fixed but are being ignored.

It still needs a lot more development, and the updates are few and far between. Also, the recent updates made things worse in many ways and have not been fixed. I think they have been letting the office boy play as being a programmer.

Had an interesting talk with ChatGPT about the Mosquito landing gear. Here is the interesting bit ... So you are saying that the rubber blocks resist expansion more than compression? Yes, that's correct. In the context of the Mosquito aircraft's landing gear system, the rubber blocks are designed to resist expansion (or rebound) more than compression. Here's why: Material Properties: The rubber blocks used in the landing gear system are engineered with specific material properties that make them more resistant to deformation during rebound compared to compression. This involves selecting rubber compounds with suitable elasticity, resilience, and internal friction characteristics. Design Considerations: The design of the landing gear system takes into account the need for controlled damping during both compression and rebound phases of the landing process. By engineering the rubber blocks to provide greater resistance to expansion, the system effectively dampens the rebound motion, preventing excessive bouncing or oscillations of the aircraft upon landing. Shock Absorption: During compression upon landing, the rubber blocks deform to absorb the initial shock and dissipate kinetic energy. However, during the rebound phase as the aircraft weight is lifted off the landing gear, the rubber blocks resist expansion, thereby damping the upward motion of the landing gear and ensuring a smooth transition to the fully extended position. Optimization: The damping characteristics of the rubber blocks are optimized through careful selection of materials, dimensions, and configuration to achieve the desired level of damping performance while maintaining the structural integrity and longevity of the landing gear system. Overall, the design of the rubber blocks in the Mosquito's landing gear system prioritizes greater resistance to expansion during rebound to effectively dampen the motion and provide a stable landing experience. Item 3. Surely the landing gear does not rebound to the fully extended position, as it is now supporting the weight of the aircraft. You're absolutely correct, and I appreciate the clarification. I misspoke there. Let me correct that. During the rebound phase after landing, the landing gear does not fully extend to its initial position. Instead, it partially extends as the aircraft's weight is transferred off the wheels and the landing gear strut decompresses. The damping action provided by the rubber blocks slows down this extension, preventing rapid bouncing or oscillations of the aircraft. So, to amend point 3: Shock Absorption: During compression upon landing, the rubber blocks deform to absorb the initial shock and dissipate kinetic energy. However, during the rebound phase, as the aircraft's weight is partially lifted off the landing gear, the rubber blocks resist expansion, thereby damping the upward motion of the landing gear and controlling the extension to maintain stability. ( It is a bit of a worry when you find yourself saying/typing please and thank-you to an AI program on your computer )

Yes I do. The way the rebound gets damped. The whole point of a shock strut is for it to rebound much more slowly than it compresses. The Oleo strut does this with different one-way restricting orifices controlling the fluid flow past the piston. With the Mosquito, if the hole in the rubber block is tapered then the sliding resistance on the tube will be more in one direction than the other. Same effect. It stops the strut being just a spring.

Here is how a real landing gear works. Note the long compression stroke and then the very small and highly damped (slow) rebound stroke. It does not work like a spring!

I always thought that the landing gear compressed to absorb the downward force of the landing and then was higly damped on the return stroke so as not to bounce you back where you started from. This lot may just as well be a big spring with no damping at all. I have great admiration for ED's programmers for their fantastic graphic skills, However, I am starting to think that there is a lack of experience how real aircraft handle in the real world. After all, there are not too many Mosquitos left in the real word for just anybody to fly.

The way I see it is that you can't fix it with the axis tune settings. Because the control has to be inverted, all that happens with the saturation adjustments is that you change the minimum brake setting, and it is the maximum setting that needs to be reduced.

OK. We had a similar problem with savage brakes on the Mosquito in the early days. You can fix it with this mod ... Go to <Your DCS program location> Mods > aircraft > P-51D > FM > FMOptions.lua Reduce the value in line 15. (Use Notepad++) I set it to 3000 and can apply full brakes without nosing over.

Yes. The Mosquito would be fantastic if it ever gets fully completed. It had nothing I could see for it in the latest update. I will never buy anything in "early access" again.

Already been done. This mod works perfectly.

+1 Add me to the count of people who are pi**ed off with this problem. I am pi**ed off because: I spent several days trying to find the problem on my computer. ED couldn't be bothered to let us know that they knew all about it and were working on a fix. Mega caused the problem with their update that had no provision to be rolled back if it caused a problem. I am not complaining as I can take action that will fix the problem for me and prevent it happening again. I have been happily using the Rift-S headset for years but been thinking lately that it was well past time for an upgrade. Since there is now another 7 days delay (or maybe more!) and this is more than the delivery time for a new VR headset it is ... Goodbye Mega and Hello Pimax !

Yeah. Hold it on the brakes until the power is stable, then a bit of right aileron as yo lift off works wonders and is the way to go.

Pitot heat not on?

Yep. Still works. You will find it on the "Instant Action" page, not "Training".

It is available as a mod. Check here ...