Nose wheel turning, when landing

[Siinji]

Is the nosewheel suppose to turn completely to one side, when the chopper is standing still on ground? Everytime I land and stop, the nosewheel slowly turns to one side. When I then try to taxi, it takes some twisting and turning to get the wheel straight again. The chopper does not turn when taxiing, so it cant be my pedals turning, right? Any ideas?

[Frederf]

The front wheel, if I understand correctly, is catering... meaning it turns freely based on what the helicopter does like the wheels on the underside of an office chair. There's probably some slight crosswind or torque or something causing your wheel to reorient.

 

I don't think this is any concern to the pilot.

[Frazer]

I got the same, so I suppose it is something normal...what you could do is to lift the nose a bit and then rudder it back, or simply hover taxi :D

 

Edit: Nevermind on that one, Frederf got you the answer there ;)

[Madmatt_BFC]

I believe the actual term is "Castering" not catering.

 

When I was young I toured with a few bands as a roadie and we had all those big Marshall PA stacks on casters (free turning wheels) which allowed us to move them easier in any direction we needed.

 

Madmatt

[Frederf]

I meant castering, like casters. It was a typo. I think in real life the front wheel would probably not dance around under small forces like it does in the sim which probably doesn't model friction in the million-and-one places that happen in real life.