I broke down and bought this great plane,after not being the happiest with the YF-23 . The P-38 is a wonderful plane . But I (probably just me ) have a small problem . I am guessing it has no air brake (I don't see one ). I can't seem to stop it after landing . I mean I can land at (KNFW)Carswell AFB at the very beginning and take the whole runway to stop . Thats a long runway . So is this normal ? Its been a while (how to do it ) . How would go about making it brake better . I know its in the aircraft file,just don't remember the line . Thanks as always.
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FSD P-38
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peter12213
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I've never had a problem with the brakes, maybe you should email Tim at FSD and ask if they have encountered this problem before mate! Best of luck getting it sorted though but I'd make sure the brake button on your stick or rudder pedals are working too!
Remember that the P-38 had brakes but they were not very strong and were prone to wear out quickly if you used them too much.
While it was intended to be steered by the brakes it was considered smarter to use the engines to steer the plane.
While it was intended to be steered by the brakes it was considered smarter to use the engines to steer the plane.
Chuck_Jodry-VJPL
Charter Member
How fast are you touching down? , to date nobody mentioned this in the FSD forum or here
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
You shouldn't be touching down with the P-38 until 90 kts. or a bit less - always with the main gear first, nose wheel second, if you can help it - though sometimes a P-38 will simply want to plop down, "Archie Bunker" style, at slow enough speeds, all three gear at once, but that's just fine too - throttles cut within the flare. Should be no problem then to let it slow down enough by itself. I have the FSD P-38, and this works just fine. One of the last things you want to do upon landing, with any WWII-type aircraft, is use brakes, as long as you can help it - to use them to slow a plane down on landing, would in real life, not leave you with much brakes left to work with afterward.
The wing-'brakes' fitted to a P-38, also didn't serve much purpose for braking - they simply were in-place to provide a change in air-flow over the wing, in a dive, to counter compression.
The wing-'brakes' fitted to a P-38, also didn't serve much purpose for braking - they simply were in-place to provide a change in air-flow over the wing, in a dive, to counter compression.
Update here . I did some touch and gos,to test the landing speeds . My first flight or two I was landing way to fast (150 kts ). I did find out that 90 kts is pretty good . What I found out was that I cut the throttle all the ways back about 2 miles out to slow the plane down before touch down At this point my speed was in the 200 kts range . It seem to take forever to slow down to 90 kts . So I suppose I need more training in the P-38 and less flying the jet fighters for a while .
I think maybe your glide slope is a little steep. If I recall, the pilots manual is included in the install. It should give you a good idea for a proper approach. I also found that she is a bit hard to slow down in the air when landing (she is a heavy bird, and very slick) but once dirty (gear down, flaps full) will slow her down. Try popping those out a little early.
Yeah...its getting better now . To be honest I don't fly many props . But this plane caught my eye and on sale. Its just a great and fun plane to fly . I have close to about 12 actual hrs flying it right now . And will most likely put a couple more in today .
Glad your enjoying it! From a jet too a WWII prop is a difficult transition. You need to land a jet hot and heavy with a steep glide slope since the things have no wing area. On the otherhand, you have a aircraft with wings bigger then the aircraft itself, and massive fowler flaps. Two differant birds. I found it difficult to land the F-23 myself!
peter12213
FSX Acceleration!
Learn fast, the p-38 is easy to land whats hard is trying to take it to Japan and back again, this thing can do 1000 miles + getting bored and not shooting down people is my problem lol! Test guns still working, 200miles later .. test guns still working 35 thousand icing on the nose ... test guns .... nothing to play with ... girlfriend u coming to bed yet ... no I'm nearly there Jen honest ... test guns ... ok I'm bored ... whats that one a hawker hunter ... no it's a P38 darling ... u coming to bed ... SMASH ok I'm coming to bed ... stop talking in your sleep .. what was I saying??? You said test guns ??? ... Ok sorry... zzzzzz!
I love her really I do!!
I love her really I do!!
peter12213
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I'm such a sad bastard it isn't funny! Coming You bain of my bloody life! :ernae:
Yeah...I love that P38 . The F-23 is a nice model,but for some reason it seems a little to powerful .
I let my wife fly the lockon A-10 a long time ago . She had a few beers and it was funny . After about 15 min. see said it was making her dizzy . I'm trying to get her into playing first person shooters . She keep say I wouldn't know how to play . I tell her just shoot them LOL
Chuck_Jodry-VJPL
Charter Member
Peter did you know the P38 was coded so the rounds can be seen and heard in multiplayer by others with the same plane ?
peter12213
FSX Acceleration!
No I didn't Chuck thats so cool I'll have to get you or one of the guys to fly with me some time!:salute:
warchild
Charter Member
The P-38 like the P-61 is all about managing energy.. he difficulty there is not in nit having enough, but having too much.. Yu have a lot of power and very little drag so once you reach top speed, getting it to slow down is a challenge. Uf you have a throttle quadrant that lets you control prop pitch, keep the MP down to cruise level once you reach altitude.. Almost everything rotates around that prop pitch.. The easiest way to slow down quickly is to simply reduce the prop pitch to minimum and chop the throttle, then fly straight and level.. It may still take you a few miles but when you get to 170 mph or so you can drop the flaps and gear to come in for a landing.. during approach, keep prop pith at minimum and use your throttle to adjust rpm and maintain speed above stall.. These high wing twin boomers ae exceptionally stable and easy to fly aircraft.. You should have no problems..
PS.. Those fowler flaps give you a 90% increase to your maximum lift, but that also means they give you a massive amount of drag.. watch your throttle and your speed..
PS.. Those fowler flaps give you a 90% increase to your maximum lift, but that also means they give you a massive amount of drag.. watch your throttle and your speed..