Turning on the ground??

Sometimes just using the rudder pedals dont cut it. You have to use differential braking as well. This is most easily accomplished by using a pedal set with toe brakes such as the CH Pro pedals.

..the rudder pedals alone will not turn the aircraft sharply on the ground.. you need to use differential brakes as well..

i don't even know the key command for differential brakes because i use a CH yoke and rudder pedals... which i would highly recommend for any flight simmer.

the rudder pedals alone are amazing.. with full yaw and differential toe brakes.

..i haven't had one bad landing yet since i got the CH stuff back in december 😉 👍 😀

Make sure also, that your speed is no more than 15kts (groundspeed, not KIAS) when turning and use differential brake in the turn 😉

gah the numpad is painful to taxi with. the diff brakes are f11 and f12 (for right and left).

my joystick can be twisted, it gives a lot more control over taxiing - not just medium left or medium right, but the whole range depending how much i twist.

So how exactly would I go about taxing with the keyboard using differntial brakes and numbad keys??

Just say I wanted to turn right, would I press Num-Enter and F12 together or what??

I'm afraid I'm not serious enough to go out and buy rudder pedals and all that

You haven't mentioned yet whether you actually have a joystick or not and whether it has a twisthandle.

If you have, it's easy -- twist the stick for your rudder and apply differential breaking simultaneously if required, using the keys hinch pointed out.

Oh sorry, I have a joystick (Saitek ST90) but it doesn't twist.

Ok, since it doesn't twist, I would try to use the Num Pad as you normally do and additionally do the differential bit when required.

Since we're only taxiing at the moment that shouldn't be a problem once you get the speed right... why don't we have three hands instead of two?

Greetings-

I have an additional question kinda' on this same topic. I have both the Flight Yoke and Rudder Pedals from CH Products. They are marvelous!! However, since I am a pilot, I have noticed something 'small' but annoying. How can I NOT have the Flight Yoke turn the plane on the ground??!! When I am taxing, both the Flight Yoke and the Rudder Pedals will steer the plane. This also prevents me from flying a 'slip' on a cross-wind landing. Any thoughts?? - THANKS!

N167SJ wrote:

Greetings-

I have an additional question kinda' on this same topic. I have both the Flight Yoke and Rudder Pedals from CH Products. They are marvelous!! However, since I am a pilot, I have noticed something 'small' but annoying. How can I NOT have the Flight Yoke turn the plane on the ground??!! When I am taxing, both the Flight Yoke and the Rudder Pedals will steer the plane. This also prevents me from flying a 'slip' on a cross-wind landing. Any thoughts?? - THANKS!

Go to Aircraft/Realism settings and disable autorudder.