grawagars Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Hi, I'm unable to TO for the FAM flight from the BFM campaign. I check: * Flap Full * +3° AOA with gear extension * Trim +8/9 However, for each TO I deviate left of the runway and can't efficiently control the aircraft with rudders. For TO: * slow drive to align the F5 and the nose wheel * Apply brakes * Throttle full MIL * Release brake at 85% full MIL * Maintain the nose wheel button * AB on and crash along the runway ... I can land in heavy configuration without trouble, even when I brake. I can TO with light load. What I'm missing ? Training ? Thks
Sydy Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 My two cents: If necessary use left or right brakes to align the airplane at lower speeds.
klem Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Hi, I'm unable to TO for the FAM flight from the BFM campaign. I check: * Flap Full * +3° AOA with gear extension * Trim +8/9 However, for each TO I deviate left of the runway and can't efficiently control the aircraft with rudders. For TO: * slow drive to align the F5 and the nose wheel * Apply brakes * Throttle full MIL * Release brake at 85% full MIL * Maintain the nose wheel button * AB on and crash along the runway ... I can land in heavy configuration without trouble, even when I brake. I can TO with light load. What I'm missing ? Training ? Thks Ensure dampers are on. Ensure Air Brake is in. Ensure Flaps are at Auto. Ensure nose-wheel is hiked. Set correct trim setting (see here https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2974281&postcount=17 ) (+3 deg AOA doesn't actually do anything ref TO, its just an instrument) Line up carefully. If brakes on, go Throttle to near max before releasing although I find no brakes is just fine. Anticipate deviation from centreline and apply lightest touches of NW steering up to 60 kts to keep straight. Remember NW steering is 'direct' like a car steering wheel and you need to bleed off the rudder as you ease back to the line, probably correcting a little to get on centre. Use Rudder above 60 kts (may require larger inputs when still slow). Anticipate when to come off rudder. Rotate around 165kts - 180kts and before 230 or risk tyre blowout. Also see attached. Edited December 9, 2016 by klem klem 56 RAF 'Firebirds' ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F mobo, i7 8086A @ 5.0 GHz with Corsair H115i watercooling, Gigabyte 2080Ti GAMING OC 11Gb GPU , 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 500Gb and 256Gb SSD SATA III 6Gb/s + 2TB , Pimax 8k Plus VR, TM Warthog Throttle, TM F18 Grip on Virpil WarBRD base, Windows 10 Home 64bit
grawagars Posted December 9, 2016 Author Posted December 9, 2016 Hi, It's a shame, I've got inverted axis on brake pedal :doh: So, with the right setting, proceeding with TO is easy. Thks for your help.
Robert31178 Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) I think you have a box to check in the controls section once you click into the "axis tune" box with the rudder control highlighted. You have a button to check for "inverting" it, which makes them the correct way. Lemme get into my controls to verify, but I remember my pal who walked me through my set up having me do this. ~S Edited December 9, 2016 by Robert31178
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