ASOBO P-51 IMPROVEMENT MOD
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LouP
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I just picked this up today and read elsewhere that the problem is that ai planes have no hydraulic pressure so, the doors fall open.
LouP
RandallSnow
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If this is MSFS 2020, then the default pilot avatar is set in the aircraft.cfg which calls a "military" pilot. For 2024, I am not sure if it follows the standard aircraft.cfg or pulls from elsewhere.
As for taxiing, it's a bit of a loaded question and one I'm not sure how to answer. I've not experienced any inconsistent ground handling, but am aware that the ground physics model is somewhat subpar and intend to address the issue with a future update thanks to some help from reverse engineering the GF F4F.
RandallSnow
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Maybe a short clip of the erroneous ground handling behavior would help nail down where it's coming from?
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
Not the most exhaustive study, but maybe this gives an idea of what happens:
My twistgrip joystick usually copes with taildraggers, even though I don't have differential braking.
RandallSnow
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That does shed some light on what *might* be happening, and I am planning to focus on fixing things in the future as I'm not happy with how MSFS does tailwheel physics.
The way MSFS handles the tailwheel lock/unlock logic in the P-51 and T-6 specifically, is coupled to your stick position. If >90% forward stick then unlock tailwheel, else lock/couple the tailwheel and steering IF the tailwheel angles is less than 2°. This basically means you have to completely straighten the tailwheel to get the steering pin to "drop in" and behave properly. It's close to how things are on the real bird, but very finicky in the sim.
What I did notice is very little elevator movement in your video, so do you have a keybind to lock the tailwheel that could be conflicting with the default stick behavior in the Mustang thus causing the erratic steering?
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
Yes I do have a TW lock binding to joystick, but I had imagined this would override the default joystick forward/back?
Main problem seems to be that once unlocked, the thing careens over to max lock for no real reason, and nothing short of stopping will recentre it. Perhaps the castor angle is too small?
Thank you for looking, maybe there is a Soft Solution for us hamhanded pilots...
Main problem seems to be that once unlocked, the thing careens over to max lock for no real reason, and nothing short of stopping will recentre it. Perhaps the castor angle is too small?
Thank you for looking, maybe there is a Soft Solution for us hamhanded pilots...
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
Link didn't work for me.
I went to the Marketplace and got any and all Pilot Avitars on offer.
Maybe something will emerge from there.
RandallSnow
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Unfortunately, model behaviors and keybinds will always conflict with each other in this way.
You're definitely right though. It shouldn't be snapping over like that with it unlocked.
What controls do you have? I'll do my best to emulate the same setup and address the issue.
RandallSnow
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And, if it's going to pivot like that, the tailwheel animation should be kicking in as well.
collensr
SOH-CM-2025
Many real world P-51 pilots today use the HGU-55 Gentex USAF Grey helmets. For this there is a Finnish pilot avatar available on .to which works well. However, once again as per the T-33 and the Hunter I find the P-51 pilot figures to be a little small in the cockpit compared to photos of the real thing.
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Fighter Pilot Skin - Finnish Air Force for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS
✓ Fighter Pilot Skin - Finnish Air Force is a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 mod created by epejoo. Choose from 3 new pilot skins including a Finnish Air Force Hornet Pilot and a generic version, all compatible with the Maverick pilot skin. Install in the Community folder and...
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RandallSnow
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I've just been made aware of these projects by a friend. The Maker side of me is VERY intrigued.
These fellows have gone and made open-sourced 3D printable controls for an impressive selection of warbirds. The best part? They wrote their own interface software so you don't have to code all the microcontrollers and such yourself!
authentikit.org
These fellows have gone and made open-sourced 3D printable controls for an impressive selection of warbirds. The best part? They wrote their own interface software so you don't have to code all the microcontrollers and such yourself!
P-51D Mustang – AuthentiKit.org
Replica Controls for Flight Simulation - Immerse yourself completely
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Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
Wow so out of my league 
Your comment about the assigned button conflict made me think a little.
Problem is solved if you simply NEVER engage the TW lock from the joystick.
I'll live with that, thanks for looking at it.
Now to get rid of all those airline pilots.
Your comment about the assigned button conflict made me think a little.
Problem is solved if you simply NEVER engage the TW lock from the joystick.
I'll live with that, thanks for looking at it.
Thank you that works.
Now to get rid of all those airline pilots.
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RandallSnow
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Sorry there's not a more elegant solution to the steering issue. At least it's "realistic" though!Wow so out of my league
Your comment about the assigned button conflict made me think a little.
Problem is solved if you simply NEVER engage the TW lock from the joystick.
I'll live with that, thanks for looking at it.
Thank you that works.
Now to get rid of all those airline pilots.