Landing the Mustang without nose into the ground

[ex81]

 

I had significant problems with the Mustang's brakes. Even light application of the brakes led to a crash. Nose dug into the ground. After various attempts this is the solution. The aircraft can now be braked gently. Maybe it will help someone.

[Art-J]

You should rather set both brake axes as sliders rather than "just" axes. That applies to all aircraft and all types of axes which are meant to work as 0 / 100% and not -50% / 0 / +50%. So throttles, RPMs, brakes etc.

With sliders you won't even need such extreme curves to brake gradually.

[Terry Dactil]

Yes. This is the type of setting that reduces the initial sensitivity but still allows maximum effect if required.

 

[Dragon1-1]

Here's a hot take: don't brake. Stick in your lap, throttle to idle, and just keep it going down the runway. If you did a nice three pointer, you won't need to touch the brakes until you get to taxi speed. Warbirds slow down pretty well on their own, especially on grass.

[Holbeach]

10 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

Here's a hot take: don't brake. Stick in your lap, throttle to idle, and just keep it going down the runway. If you did a nice three pointer, you won't need to touch the brakes until you get to taxi speed. Warbirds slow down pretty well on their own, especially on grass.

Perfect advice, but it still doesn't sort the brakes out.

The brakes don't start at zero and work up to 100%, they start at 50% instantly and work up to 100% causing a nose over.

Even sliders will have the same effect, but you can use axis, it makes no difference.

 This is my version and has reduced maximum, No Nose Over and smooth braking.

Braking starts at 12% and ends at 60%. To make them start at zero, slide the dead zone along.

The same idea has to be used with the F4U.

 

 

Happy braking!

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[Dragon1-1]

23 minutes ago, Holbeach said:

The brakes don't start at zero and work up to 100%, they start at 50% instantly and work up to 100% causing a nose over.

Never had that bug myself, I use Thrustmaster TPR pedals. This sounds like a pedal calibration issue, for me they start at 0% and work linearly through the entire axis.

[Holbeach]

2 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

Never had that bug myself, I use Thrustmaster TPR pedals. This sounds like a pedal calibration issue, for me they start at 0% and work linearly through the entire axis.

Control panel shows a contiuous ribbon. Axis tune says otherwise.

Maybe it's a Saitek thing.

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[JD Swann]

I had this problem a long time ago with my MFG Crosswind pedals. In game the brakes started at 50% on the controls indicator but correctly started at 0% on the axis tune page. It went away when I recalibrated them. (In the MFG software or in Windows. I don't remember which.) Since then it's worked perfectly.

[TheBiggerBass]

Open th axis tune panel and check the movement of the black square with red dot (axis input value). Does it show this strange input value jump of 50% too? Next check the red dot (axis output value). Does it follow the axis tuning curve?