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Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 2:17pm

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some one please help ,this is a great plan for flying when it comes to landing is when it get's bad.i can lan d the plane with ease but when it comes to braking it flippes over can someone please help me??!!??
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Reply #1 - Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 6:34pm

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Don't use the brakes.

The real thing never had any, apart from the tailskid.
FS does not simulate this at all so you need to 'tap' the breaks while holding full up elevator to load the tail as much as possible. Leave the brakes well alone as you slow down as you are more likely to tip over at low speeds.

Land into wind, power off and as slowly as you can get away with. If you happen to be facing downhill, try to steer away from anything expensive (tricky with no tailwheel steering).

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Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2005 at 6:45pm

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The Sopwith Camel is a bit of a handful on the ground like most WWI aeroplanes. You might like to check out CraigL's photo of a Sopwith Pup landing at Old Warden today. This is what happens when they're not landed directly into wind. http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=photos;action=display;num=...

This type of aircraft is not usually taxyed without a man on each wingtip.

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Reply #3 - Oct 3^rd, 2005 at 5:23am

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Quote:

Don't use the brakes.
The real thing never had any, apart from the tailskid.
FS does not simulate this at all so you need to 'tap' the breaks while holding full up elevator to load the tail as much as possible. Leave the brakes well alone as you slow down as you are more likely to tip over at low speeds.

Land into wind, power off and as slowly as you can get away with. If you happen to be facing downhill, try to steer away from anything expensive (tricky with no tailwheel steering).

And try to use a lot of rudder. This is the way I do it when landing on carriers in CFS1... (no brakes in CFS1) 8)

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Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2005 at 4:36pm

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And try to use a lot of rudder. This is the way I do it when landing on carriers in CFS1... (no brakes in CFS1) 8)

Maybe not on the Camel but in the old days most people used the brakes on CFS1 WWII aircraft as virtual tailhooks. Select the parking brake before landing on a carrier & keep the tail down or you will nose over.

You should be able to remove the brakes from that FS2002 Camel if you wish.

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