Delareon Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Im not sure if this is allready a Bug or not, so i ask for your experiences on the Topic. I find the Viper reacts really sensitive to crosswinds. Even 5ktn Crosswind makes it difficult to keep the Bird straight on Start and makes it difficult to land. The Viper is designed to land at 18ktn Croswind so 5ktn shouldnt be a Problem. It allready begins when taxing slow that the Bird driftes according to the wind. The Gear should put you straight right after touchdown, but i havent experienced this behavior also. I did a little bit of training and can barely manage to do save starts and landings at 10knt crosswind. What are your experiences?
QuiGon Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 The Viper always seemed to me as a rather sensitive and kinda fragile aircraft in regards to wind susceptibility. Maybe because of its small size and weight. Pretty wonky looking crosswind landing of a Viper: Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
Delareon Posted October 4, 2019 Author Posted October 4, 2019 Meh this Video just skips the interesting part of this Topic. So far it just was a landing in windy conditions, you can see that he doesnt keep the Plane straight before touch down and that he did a little bit overcorrection on Flare. The interesting part happens after touchdown which you cant see in this video.
Zeagle Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 All aircraft are sensitive to crosswinds on approach. Use the rudder and increase your approach speed appropriately. And no, the gear should not "put you straight". You have to fly the bird.
QuiGon Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 Meh this Video just skips the interesting part of this Topic. So far it just was a landing in windy conditions, you can see that he doesnt keep the Plane straight before touch down and that he did a little bit overcorrection on Flare. The interesting part happens after touchdown which you cant see in this video.Oh, you mean on the ground. Haven't tested that in the Viper yet, but lately I had some difficulties with the Hornet and other birds in that regard. Maybe something changed in DCS in general in that regard? Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
Delareon Posted October 4, 2019 Author Posted October 4, 2019 Well maybe the Viper is a bit harder to land because its lighter, but light still means about 10 tons. I landed in RL Planes with a crossweight of about 0.5 tons and they are by far less dangerous in crosswinds. With 10 knots at an direct 90 degree angle i hat to push the stick fully to the right that the wind doesnt throw the plane over while pushing hard into the rudders to keep it somehow at the Runway. Have you guys even tried landings with 10kts crosswind?
greenmamba Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 All aircraft are sensitive to crosswinds on approach. Use the rudder and increase your approach speed appropriately. And no, the gear should not "put you straight". You have to fly the bird. YOu don't touch the rudders until touchdown in the viper .... you do no decrab.
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