is there a way to stop the grumman goose besides just letting it drift to a stop? if i hit the brakes the rear end comes up and it crashes.

also, when it's in the water, why does it lean to one side? how do i get it to center itself?

thanks.

i have noticed while sitting still on the ramp or runway with the parking brake engaged OR while holding the brakes if you advance to higher power settings the goose will pivot around the main gear and flip over frontwards... this is probably the result of the engines being mounted so high above the CG. in theory - never having any experience on a grumman goose - i suppose it is possible to advance the power so greatly on the ground that the aircrafts thrust would give the plane a tendency to nose over. i feel like this is somewhat exaggerated in the simulator IMHO

as far as stopping in the water - you have to be careful about planning your approaches and managing your taxi speed. Once you land a sea plane you have to figure in that it will handle a lot like a boat would. trolling her up to a dock for example would take a lot of minor differential power adjustments and plenty of planning ahead. you might also "cheat" a bit and use the pushback command "Shift+P" or "shift+p then 1 or 2" though i wouldnt think this is cheating because in real life you could always stick an ore out and row the aircraft hehehe

unless your aircraft has water rudders or reverse thrust - all landings should be well thought out and planned ahead of time and plenty of attention paid to how exactly you will taxi the aircraft in the water.

viridans wrote on Dec 31^st, 2006 at 11:52pm:


You basically just have to tap the brakes until you are slow enought to hold them steady.

If you have ever driven and stopped a car in snowy/icy conditions, it is sort of like that.