Originally posted by Krusty
If this is the case, there are several ways to take off in a F4U. First you can use auto takeoff. Second you can pull the stick back 25% (or maybe it's 50%?) to lock the tail wheel. Third, just use rudder. Have your rudder calibrated (whether twisty or pedals) and just rudder yourself back straight. It is much easier with pedals to do a hands-free takeoff (IMO). The corsair, along with a select few other planes, is not easy to take off in without practice. It also has quirks when landing (as do those other select planes), and you may touch down safely only to find yourself ground looping moments later. If you really are re-learning from scratch I would very much suggest something similar to a F4U, but not an F4U. Try an F6F, for example. Move back to the F4U after a lot of practice.
Thanks Krusty, how to lock the tail wheel was what I was looking for.
Locking the tail wheel in WB isn't nessesary and the rudder will always return to center which I don't think happens on take off in AH, although in flight it does. In IL2 there is a key stroke to lock the tail wheel and I thought there would be here but could never find it. As for auto take off
I'd never use it, I feel a little dweebish for using combat trim.
Squire; Sniper becomes Chanter
thought he be Piper or something along those lines, didn't he take up the Bag pipes?
I may just take you up on that offer.
