Nose wheel steering

[colin5392]

How do you steer the AV-8B?

 

I set wheel brake left and right but it won't turn. Is there a nose wheel steering setting I just can't see?

[Schmirco]

Look in controls under HOTAS for AG Designate/NWS Button.

Or look ingame on the left Aux Panel, there you can see the Anti Skid switch, put it down in NWS.

[nachomaga]

Yep, and it works like in F-5, only while pressing the button.

[Revelation]

Or you can leave the Anti-skid disabled and you don’t need to press the NWS button. Further, under this config if you do press the button you get NWS-HI for really tight turns.

[mvsgas]

How do you steer the AV-8B?

 

I set wheel brake left and right but it won't turn. Is there a nose wheel steering setting I just can't see?

To add to was was posted:

There is no differential braking, from the pocket book, page 18

Aircraft directional control during taxi should be via nosewheel steering since no differential braking is available.

Aditionally,

- In congested areas where you might need to turn NWS to the maximum, you can place Ant-skid switch to NWS. Using the HOTAS Key "AG Target Undesignate/NWS/FOV Toggle" you can switch between lo and hi gain (turn a little or a lot). To use Hi gain, press and hold AG Target Undesignate/NWS/FOV Toggle. This mode at high speed could cause the aircraft to flip f you turn to sharply.

 

-Normal operation of the NWS, AFAIK, is to have the Anti-skid to on. This places NWS in caster mode. To activate NWS, press and hold HOTAS key AG Target Undesignate/NWS/FOV Toggle.

 

More information on the pocket book, page 12 and 13