Super AC. Now if I could taxi it via the joystick such as I can with the default DC-3, I'd be a happy camper. I went to the Aircraft config file, and checked the setting for "tail wheel lock", which is set to "1". I believe this makes it active, but not being absolutely sure, I set it to "0" to see. No change. Still not steerable. Hope someone can shed some light.ThanksChris

Well, a closer reading of the config file had my answer right there. It is in the " contacts" section. Problem solved.Chris

Sorry that I didn't see this thread earlier.Be aware that the tailwheel locks with a slight, 3-degree back pressure on the yoke, and unlocks with a slight forward push, as with the real world aircraft. This may have been your problem.If you do not have rudder pedals and prefer a steerable tailwheel, the option to change that is in the aircraft.cfg Contact Points section.This question is also answered on the FAQ's at the website.

Milton,Great plane, you guys did a heck of a job, but the rudder pedal thing is weird.I am using the Cirrus II console with rudder pedals. The default aircraft.cfg gives me zero steering on the ground via rudder pedals. The rudder only becomes effective at or about 60 kts.When I modify the .cfg file per your (obvious) instructions for people without pedals, all is well with the world and I can drive around the airport without breaking a sweat.Saw your note about the stick pressure, so I went back to default settings and no matter what I did with the yoke, no steering.SO...Modified the .cfg file as directed for people without pedals, and my pedals work fine.Could it be possible that the default settings are actually for people WITHOUT pedals who use differential braking and the mod is for people WITH pedals? Or could I just have a weird setup with the Cirrus II?In any event, it works swell for me now. Easy enough for people to switch back and forth in the mean time.BC

BC,The default setting works fine for me and I have CH Pedals and a the CH Yoke. It actually worked right from the get-go after I realized it was differential braking.I'm not familiar with the Cirrus setup at all. Does that have toe-brakes?

Howdy Ian!The setup I have has toe brakes, but not proportional. Thinking about ditching these and getting a set with "real" brakes.The Cirrus II is a setup from http://www.flypfc.com/ a bit pricey, but I saved my pennies for a while. Don't know why I had to do the non rudder pedal fix to make my steering work, but as I said, it works now, so no complaints.I was able to steer around on the ground fairly well using differential throttle, but it gets (got) tedious really fast.Anyhoo, there you go.BC

>The Cirrus II is a setup from http://www.flypfc.com/ a bit>pricey, but I saved my pennies for a while. Don't know why I>had to do the non rudder pedal fix to make my steering work,>but as I said, it works now, so no complaints.>>I was able to steer around on the ground fairly well using>differential throttle, but it gets (got) tedious really fast.>"As Real as it Gets" huh? :-lol Guess that's the way it is on the real plane. No steerable tailwheel - you control the plane on the ground with differential throttle and brakes - not by "steering" it?Good luck with "wrestling the bear". You're lucky enough to have those pedals, i'm not.. :)

>>Be aware that the tailwheel locks with a slight, 3-degree back>pressure on the yoke, and unlocks with a slight forward push,>as with the real world aircraft. This may have been your>problem.>So is there any need to use the FS internal "tailwheel lock on/off" toggle then? (SHIFT-G by default if I remember correctly..)

Anyone with twist joystick or pedals can steer this aircraft using differential braking without changing the default file. The same applies to the default DC-3 by the way.When you use pedal toe brakes individually, you will get differential braking. That's obvious. But what some people don't realise is that when you twist the stick on a realistically configured tail dragger, you will get no steering until the aircraft is moving fast enough for the rudder to kick in BUT YOU WILL GET DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKE TRIGGER IS APPLIED. Take the twist off and return the stick to neutral, and you're back to dual braking when the brake trigger is applied.So there is no need to "cheat" if are a stick user and want to keep things authentic. Of course, if your stick is a non-twister, then you're sunk. But I think not many who read this forum keep things THAT simple.Mark "Dark Moment" BeaumontVP FleetDC-3 Airwayshttp://www.swiremariners.com/newlogo.jpg