Hey all, first post here.I just bought myself the CH yoke and rudder combo. Man, it's a dream. The only snag I've encountered is that the differential braking provided by the rudder brakes don't turn the aircraft effectively. I even tried boosting the differential_braking_scale, but that didn't seem to change much. Any ideas on how to get differential brakes working like they do in RW GA a/c so tight turns can be made? I'd rather not stoop to using nosewheel steering :) Thanks!RegardsCarl

Are you using brake AND rudder, or just stoping on the brake? You need to hit the brake and move the rudder in the direction since in light aircraft the rudder and nose wheel are linked. Otherwise you are dragging the nose wheel sideways in the turn and won't turn much at all.If you are turning and using differential braking together and it's still not turning very sharp, perhaps your rudder pedals need to be calibrated.----------------------------------------------------------------John S. MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private 130+ hrs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach

I've only flown a Cessna one time, and if I recall, ground steering is done *only* with the toe brakes. Based on what you've said, this behavior is impossible to replicate in FS2004 .. correct?Carl

"I've only flown a Cessna one time, and if I recall, ground steering is done *only* with the toe brakes."Your recollection is in error. Cessna light singles have the nose wheel steering tied to the rudder pedals, and most normal steering is done with rudders (nose wheel) only, and differential braking is only needed for really tight turns.

As said, differential braking is only used in conjunction to nosewheel steering, never to replace it.The only exception to this would be the time when nosewheel steering for some reason doesn't work (maybe the cable to the nosewheel snapped leaving it stuck in a fixed position), and in those situations you'd be happy with any steering at all.

Thanks guys, that clears it up.Carl

Add this line below to the "Brakes" section of your Aircraft.cfg , I do, and it works on 99% of a/c in FS:differential_braking_scale = 1.0

Differential steering was used in the old days in multi-engined taildraggers. When you select the default DC-3 and select throttling engine dependent, you can use differential steering in combination with throttling up one of both engines and tiptoe-braking at the same time to tighten the turn more or less just as you want the ac to turn.Paddy.

90% of GA aircraft use nose wheel steering. As for the exceptions that I know of from RW flying experience are the Grumman single engine aircraft that use a freewheeling nose wheel (Tiger, Cheetah etc.) Most Rockwell twins also use a freewheeling nose wheel that requires differential braking for steering.Cessna uses a steerable nose wheel but there are times when one needs to bump the brake pretty hard to get it to turn. They are connected using a spring system and on older aircraft, the nose wheel will get a bit sticky and needs the assistance of a good bump on the brakes to get it to turn.As for older conventional gear (tail dragger) most of these have a spring coupled tail wheel for steering and need very little braking except in a cross-wind type situation where the rudder and tail wheel combined just don

>As said, differential braking is only used in conjunction to>nosewheel steering, never to replace it.Wrongo. Grumman Traveller, Cheetah, and Tiger. Cirrus SR 20, SR22. Diamond DA40, Lancair Columbia 500. All have no nosewheel steering, and use only differential braking for ground handling.Dan

In that case there's no nosewheel steering so the supplement provides 100% of the steering functionality :)You could also have mentioned any taildragger, which of course use (if available) tailwheel steering instead of nosewheel steering...But since the OP was complaining about the default Cessnas why bring other aircraft into it?