Autorudder

[kazak]

Hey - I don’t have use of my legs and I’d really like if you all added auto rudder to the Corsair. Every other DCS warbird has it. I have a twist stick and I’ve even tried some creative options for making it work with my winwing f16 throttle and the rdr cursor thumb joystick but it’s the just not that much fun for me. I wish I could use my feet and pedals but it’s not an option. Autorudder would really let me enjoy this module more with my situation. Thanks. - John

[-Rudel-]

As a quadriplegic myself, I understand!  I'll forward the message to our programmers.

[kazak]

On 7/3/2025 at 12:38 PM, -Rudel- said:

As a quadriplegic myself, I understand!  I'll forward the message to our programmers.

Wow. What are the chances. Can I send you a private message with a couple idea for how it could be implemented without neutering the mod?

[kazak]

The Corsair is a mod that really demands the pilot be on top of the rudder. As I tried to say in my initial post, it’s really tough with a twist stick. If you aren’t trimmed perfect you have to fly with your wrist twisted at some angle which really makes it hard to work the elevator and ailerons with precision and the VKB stick at least doesn’t have the ability to change the springs on the that axis so it’s very stiff.

I recognize though that the Corsair demands the pilot work the rudder and that just adding a autorudder might neuter the mod or give an unfair advantage. Therefore I think it might be possible to have a button-style control for coordinated flight rather than an axis. Perhaps when you go to do a left turn you hit the left turn rudder button and then you get a coordinated turn to the left. A right turn rudder button would do the same to the right  

This would make it so coordinated flight was a choice at any given time. The intent is to still preserve the plane’s characteristics and consequences for slamming power when on final and slow, demanding the pilot respect the R2800… but making it a little more fun in the sky for us broken humans. 
 

Thanks for listening,

John

On 7/3/2025 at 12:38 PM, -Rudel- said:

As a quadriplegic myself, I understand!  I'll forward the message to our programmers.

Added a little more