LaLa Posted January 17 Posted January 17 I initially thot this was a bug, but no so sure Step 1 of Take off tutorial Tail wheel button unlit, helo not spinning. Step 2 Tail wheel button unlit, helo not spinning. Click Unlock tail wheel, helo starts spinning, attempted redeployment by clicking on the lock/unlock the buttons stays lit, indicating no status change, the EUFD however toggles between lock and unlock, helo still spinning. Tried again, but this time reduced power and collective, now everything seems to be working as it should.
corbu1 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 (edited) When the tail wheel is unlocked and want to lock again. You press tail wheel lock and roll the helicopter a few inches forward on the ground. Then it should work. @LaLa Edited January 17 by corbu1 1 1 DCS Version: 2.9.13.6818 Modules: UH-1H - SA342 - KA-50 BS3 - MI-24P - MI-8MTV2 - AH-64D - CH-47F - OH-58D - UH-60L(Mod, n.i.) - OH-6A(Mod, n.i.) - A-10CII - F-16C - F/A-18C - AJS37 - F-14 - MiG-21bis - JF-17 - FC2024 -Combined Arms - Supercarrier - NTTR - Normandy2.0 - Channel - Persian Gulf - Syria - SA - Sinai - Afghanistan - Kola - Iraq — Waiting for: BO-105 - AH-1G/F(Mod) DCS-Client: 9800X3D, 64GB 6200, RTX3090, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 4TB M2 NVMe(DCS), VR VivePro2, PointCTRL, VaicomPro, Wacom Intuos S with VRK v2Beta DCS-DServer: 11600KF, 32GB 3600, GTX1080, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCSDServer), DCS Olympus Simpit: NLR Flightsim Pro Cyclic: TM Warthog Grip with 30cm Extension + VPforce Rhino FFB FW Stick: TM Warthog Grip and Base, Throttle: TM Warthog Pedals: Komodo Sim. with Dampers Collective: VPC Rotorplus+AH-64D Grip Other: NLR HF8, Buttkicker (3*MiniConcert), TotalControls AH64D MPD‘s and EUFD, Alain Dufour’s AH-64 TEDAC, TM MFD, Streamdecks (1*32,3*15,1*6), VPC CP#1
Floyd1212 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 5 hours ago, LaLa said: Tried again, but this time reduced power and collective, now everything seems to be working as it should. You rarely ever want to reduce the power levers; keep them on FLY, unless shutting down the aircraft. Use the anti-torque pedals to balance out the thrust of the tail rotor when the tail wheel is unlocked. Like Corbu1 said, the wheel won't actually lock into position again until it is centered, like after you have started rolling forward in a straight line. 1 1
Leg2ion Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Easily proved by pulling into hover, and the tail wheel centering spring/cam will move the wheel back to mid position and lock. AMD Ryzen 5 5600X; ASUS ROG Strix X570-F, Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2x 32GB) 3600MHz; Seagate FireCuda 510 500GB M.2-2280 (OS); Samsung 860 EVO 2TB M.2-2280 (DCS); MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X 24GB OC GPU. TM Warthog Hotas; T.Flight Pedals; DelanClip/Trackhat.
bradmick Posted January 19 Posted January 19 (edited) There is no centering spring/cam on the tail wheel. It’s capable of rotating 360 degrees. It’s centered by aerodynamic or ground forces. I.e. you fly or ground taxi forward to center and align the tail wheel. The unlock pin then drops to lock the tail wheel in place, provided you’ve commanded the tail wheel to lock. Edited January 19 by bradmick 1
Leg2ion Posted January 20 Posted January 20 (edited) On 1/19/2025 at 1:11 AM, bradmick said: There is no centering spring/cam on the tail wheel. Yes - it can rotate a full 360 (shopping trolley wheel) and maybe not a spring/cam - but do believe there is a centering mechanism that aligns the wheel fore/aft once the weight is off the wheel. So if unlock is deselected, once centred the plunger will engage locking the wheel F/A under spring pressure, the hydraulic pressure used to withdraw and hold the pin in the dis-engaged position being removed. (As far as I believe(d) anyway - though everyday is a school day!). Edited Sunday at 08:37 PM by Leg2ion 1 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X; ASUS ROG Strix X570-F, Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2x 32GB) 3600MHz; Seagate FireCuda 510 500GB M.2-2280 (OS); Samsung 860 EVO 2TB M.2-2280 (DCS); MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X 24GB OC GPU. TM Warthog Hotas; T.Flight Pedals; DelanClip/Trackhat.
Greyman Posted February 3 Posted February 3 On 1/17/2025 at 9:50 AM, corbu1 said: When the tail wheel is unlocked and want to lock again. You press tail wheel lock and roll the helicopter a few inches forward on the ground. Then it should work. @LaLa I'm a bit lazy so just gently push my cyclic forward with enough collective to tip the nose down slightly and unweight the tail enough to let the tail wheel centre. 1
VampireNZ Posted February 4 Posted February 4 On 1/19/2025 at 2:11 PM, bradmick said: There is no centering spring/cam on the tail wheel. It’s capable of rotating 360 degrees. It’s centered by aerodynamic or ground forces. I.e. you fly or ground taxi forward to center and align the tail wheel. The unlock pin then drops to lock the tail wheel in place, provided you’ve commanded the tail wheel to lock. Hi Brad - sry but it seems that is not quite correct. As I am unable to post anything from actual manuals - suffice to say there may be an Operational Check with the aircraft jacked to turn the tailwheel to the side, and check if it returns to centerline when let go. If it does not - it might refer you to another paragraph to fault find why the TW isn't returning to center by itself with aircraft in the air. 2 Vampire
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