Maneuvering On The Ground With Differential Braking

[Thundersmoke]

So I’m basically living in the Corsair on Grayflag Normandy (heretical for Normandy, I know) with many, many extended sorties, spawns, launches, landings, repairs, rearms, taxis, takeoffs, etc. both before and after the update yesterday.

Mission winds are 3m/s or about 6 knots from 285°.  The carrier hauls ass at about 27kts IIRC.

Taxiing on the ground is obnoxious but doable.  With some pedal, brake, and throttle dancing I’m able to get turned around, back-taxi, use the taxiways, even through the wind, etc.

On the carrier’s upwind leg, no chance.  Insanely strong weathervaning.  I drop the flaps and let the wind push me backwards on the deck if needed.  On the downwind leg I do the same but have to lighten the plane first.

Overall, the Corsair is  now my go-to for air-to-ground and I’m having a ton of fun with it despite the frustrations.  No new in-flight vibrations as mentioned above, and no initial damage that has precluded takeoffs or landings.

That said, it’s never good when I catch myself thinking, “I’d rather be taxiing a Spitfire.”  This is definitely the #1 bug for me now.

I understand that for some missions the conditions might be worse.  But there’s a ton of fun still to be had while we wait for a fix if folks are so inclined.  Group boat ops are probably impossible for now, but saying it’s grounded or impossible to use is somewhere between situational and misleading.

[JupiterJoe]

37 minutes ago, Thundersmoke said:

 No new in-flight vibrations as mentioned above, and no initial damage that has precluded takeoffs or landings.

Do you use FFB? 

As we know the damage model is currently broken, the plane is never in a fully fixed state.  Perhaps I had damaged something on the ground and there was no visual indication, hence I had this vibration.  If that is the case, I welcome the new ffb for a damaged Corsair.

"No initial damage that precludes take-off or landings", huh?  Ask the ground crew to repair the moment you spawn in.  When they're done, ask them again.  You'll find the aircraft is perpetually damaged, so I don't understand what you mean by that. 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by JupiterJoe