Rudder goes all the way right with T16000M HOTAS

[bigcomputerman]

Hi everyone, I just bought the AH-64D Apache module and as I was in the second training mission, when it asked me to unlock the wheel rudder, suddenly the rudder went all the way right!

I'm not sure if this is a newbie thing or if it's a problem with my hotas. Here's a video showing what happens:

 

[Floyd1212]

To keep the aircraft from yawing to the left, you will need to apply roughly 25% right pedal when you unlock the tail wheel.

Something like this:

That training mission should probably be updated to explain that, but it was created before the behavior of the tail rotor was changed in a recent patch.

[bigcomputerman]

23 minutes ago, Floyd1212 said:

To keep the aircraft from yawing to the left, you will need to apply roughly 25% right pedal when you unlock the tail wheel.

Something like this:

That training mission should probably be updated to explain that, but it was created before the behavior of the tail rotor was changed in a recent patch.

And then let go of the rudders after unlocking the tail wheel?

[Floyd1212]

No, you will need to hold the pedals in this position after unlocking the tail wheel.  At this position, the pitch of the blades on the tail rotor are "flat" and not inducing any lateral forces on the tail.  Once you increase collective on the main rotor for lift-off, you will also add some left pedal which will bring it back closer to center.

If you have springs on your pedals you can "trim" the controls in this position and then release your pedals back to center, and this becomes the new center point for your controls.  Most would recommend removing the spring from the pedals and using the "spring-less pedals" trimmer setting so they aren't affected by trimming, then you can leave them in this position for as long as you need to.

[bigcomputerman]

 

56 minutes ago, Floyd1212 said:

No, you will need to hold the pedals in this position after unlocking the tail wheel.  At this position, the pitch of the blades on the tail rotor are "flat" and not inducing any lateral forces on the tail.  Once you increase collective on the main rotor for lift-off, you will also add some left pedal which will bring it back closer to center.

If you have springs on your pedals you can "trim" the controls in this position and then release your pedals back to center, and this becomes the new center point for your controls.  Most would recommend removing the spring from the pedals and using the "spring-less pedals" trimmer setting so they aren't affected by trimming, then you can leave them in this position for as long as you need to.

So pretty much trimming the rudders

[admiki]

And just to avoid confussion, right rudder means that your nose is turning right, not your tail