frodrigues2016 Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 Hi....i am a beginner at ED....my question is....why arent all the Flaps and Edge Flaps turned UP by default i had bad flying with all them turned AUTO........... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ---- " In Peace.....Prepare to War "-------- Wishlist : F-4 Phantom / F-20 TigerShark / Su-34 Processor Core i7 4790, 32 Gb RAM, 2 Tb SSHD, GTX 750 2Gb, 1920X1080 Gaming Monitor, Senze Joypad, Windows 8.1 Pro 64Bit, VMware Workstation 12 for WindowsXP with Office 2007 and Linux OpenSUSE for Net Access.
cichlidfan Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 I am not exactly sure what you are talking about. Which aircraft have an 'Auto' setting for flaps? Every aircraft is different. How could you define a proper default between every single module. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TorsteinE Posted October 30, 2016 Posted October 30, 2016 Which aircraft have an 'Auto' setting for flaps? The F-5E does. i7 6700K @ 4.6, GTX1070, 32GB DDR4 @ 3200 TM Warthog on Monstertech, TrackIR5, Lenovo Explorer, MFG Crosswind.
frodrigues2016 Posted October 31, 2016 Author Posted October 31, 2016 I am not exactly sure what you are talking about. Which aircraft have an 'Auto' setting for flaps? Every aircraft is different. How could you define a proper default between every single module. The old aircraft dont have "leading edge flaps" but the Su-27 Su-33 F-5 and with AUTO configuration are very hard to fly........UP configuration should be the DEFAULT. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ---- " In Peace.....Prepare to War "-------- Wishlist : F-4 Phantom / F-20 TigerShark / Su-34 Processor Core i7 4790, 32 Gb RAM, 2 Tb SSHD, GTX 750 2Gb, 1920X1080 Gaming Monitor, Senze Joypad, Windows 8.1 Pro 64Bit, VMware Workstation 12 for WindowsXP with Office 2007 and Linux OpenSUSE for Net Access.
frodrigues2016 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Posted November 3, 2016 As the function implies, AUTO uses the optimum configuration for each phase of flight. UP as default setting doesn't make much sense. Furthermore I haven't experienced any problems or difficulties with any plane with the flaps in AUTO. Why are the planes hard to fly with the flaps in AUTO? Leading edge Flaps i think are only for takeoffs and landing in pure flying there are problems in dynamic air flowing betwwen leading edge flaps and normal flaps and ailerons air flow are cutoff if we are on aggressive flying. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ---- " In Peace.....Prepare to War "-------- Wishlist : F-4 Phantom / F-20 TigerShark / Su-34 Processor Core i7 4790, 32 Gb RAM, 2 Tb SSHD, GTX 750 2Gb, 1920X1080 Gaming Monitor, Senze Joypad, Windows 8.1 Pro 64Bit, VMware Workstation 12 for WindowsXP with Office 2007 and Linux OpenSUSE for Net Access.
SkateZilla Posted November 4, 2016 Posted November 4, 2016 Actually The LEFs Snag causes air flow over the airlerons. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
randomTOTEN Posted November 4, 2016 Posted November 4, 2016 Make sure you balance fuel between left and right tanks once you switch to internal fuel (after you drop external tanks). This will greatly help with the stability of the F-5E
Andrew8604 Posted November 18, 2016 Posted November 18, 2016 Leading edge Flaps i think are only for takeoffs and landing in pure flying there are problems in dynamic air flowing betwwen leading edge flaps and normal flaps and ailerons air flow are cutoff if we are on aggressive flying. With the F-5E-3, you have the option of selecting flaps to AUTO, in which (central air data computer, I guess) will position the flaps optimally for your AOA and airspeed; or manually set them to UP, FIXED (an intermediate position), or FULL. And if the landing gear is down, I think the flaps are automatically set to FULL when AUTO is selected. I think manual mode, UP position is the default setting. If you choose AUTO, then you get what the plane thinks they should be. If you get into PIO (pilot induced oscillations - porpoising), the AUTO flaps may go a little nuts trying to set flaps for whatever you are trying to do, because your PIO has the AOA bouncing up and down. As mentioned by randomTOTEN, make sure your fuel is balanced. There's a switch to have the fuel system balance it for you, but you have to start it early in the flight. BTW, left and right fuel tanks are really front and rear internal fuselage tanks. So an imbalance affects CG and longitudinal stability. The F-5 wings are too thin, I guess, for internal wing tanks. So, setting flaps to manual - UP, I think you can take off and land with flaps UP, if you wish...might need a long runway, though. I like to set them manually, myself. But don't forget to raise them to UP (or AUTO) after takeoff. :) Also, don't forget to raise the gear after takeoff...and close the speed brakes before takeoff! I have taken off a few times with the speed brakes out. Checklists are a real good thing. Hope that helps. (or read the manual and study the flaps switches on the throttle and next to the throttle)
Andrew8604 Posted November 18, 2016 Posted November 18, 2016 Oh, another thing: turn on the pitch and yaw damper switches. That helps smooth things out. Also, adjust your joystick response in the sim settings. I believe most real fighter joysticks are much stiffer and more resistant to movement than your typical computer gaming joysticks. But some real jet pilots might be able to weigh in on that.
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