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There are 11 of these blocks, plus a half block, in a stack inside the tube. They produce 8 inches of travel. 2 inches down and 6 inches up when static. They have friction dampers. The Mustang has air over hydraulic dampers. They are pumped up with a compressor through a tyre type valve to give 3.5 inches static oleo clearence. The Spitfire has air with friction dampers. ..

See my previous post after watching your track. ..

I took over your track when I noticed you've only altered 1 brake axis. You have to do both. You had left brake permanently on. Right brake was OK. I corrected brake, taxied, took off and landed normally. Couldn't do anything about the music though. ..

Mustang brake .trk Pity that track wasn't Caucasus, I would have liked to have seen it. My brakes are exhibiting the same characteristics in all my toe brake aircraft and I've not noticed it before because it has little effect on nose wheel planes. Maybe, my end, problem. Track shows brakes default axis. Notice instant jump to half power. With regards to the soft oleos, I ran it down a concrete runway and was able to rock it from side to side, rolling like a boat as if the oleos had no damping as they extended fully. ..

Here's what I found with some ground running with 30 % fuel. The tailwheel is connected to the rudder at a ratio of 5 to 1, so with full deflection of 30 deg, the tailwheel will be at 6 deg and it looked spot on to me and taxi steering was good. Locked and with brakes it will do donuts with the wheel skidding sideways at neutral stick. Unlocked, the wheel swivels to 90 deg and going backwards it swivels to 180 deg At full load this might all be different. ..

High pressure air and hydraulic oil. They feel like an old American car of the same era, on springs and no dampers. ..

Either of these will work, but the axis tune doesn't break my golden rule. Neither of them will alter the 50% instant application of brakes, but with this reduction in power, it doesn't matter any more ..

Some of us have a stuation where the brakes come on instantly to 50%, which causes prop damage and is therefore unusable. You don't seem to have this problem. The tailwheel should have 6 deg max from centre, (which isn't much), and is only meant for near straight running with the stick pulled back. ..

Manual says, don't do a stall landing at this weight, (70% fuel), but with the new squidgy legs it works out quite well and means no bouncing and a straight rollout. ..

Ok. I've got a work round. Brakes still come on instantly to 50%, but with Saturation Y at 62% on a slider I can now use the brakes without breaking my nose. I have'nt flown the Mustang for many years, so it's off to Eastchurch to see how high the pony jumps. Luckily the gear horn sounded on very short finals, which avoided an embarrassment, but apart from that the landing was straightforward and much easier than the Mosquito. The wheel animation also needs sorting, as reported. Time for some circuit practice. Update: 62 was still too much braking power, so I've reduced it to 50 Sat Y. Full braking is available without a broken prop and rollout steering is easier. ..

The latest brake and Landing Gear updates, might do it. ..

My toe brakes are unusable. They come on at about 50% which is close to nose over damage. So far I've been unable to adjust the input curves, but I'll keep trying. No luck with the axis tune. Control panel OK. The only way I can make this work is to turn down the brake power in the FM. (But I have a strict 'no FM diddling' policy for all games). Back to the hanger you go m'lad. ..

I can confirm your wheel observation. This has happened in the past with other aircraft. ..

Sunday morning and it's time to grease up my 14 YO stick for Mossie landing practice, around South East England. 18,000 lb. Nil wind Starting with Eastchurch landing and T/O, then on to Headcorn, Lympne glide landing, and the very short Hawkinge at 2,700', T/O and my best landing so far. No damage at all, from about 10 landings, to the fabulous Mosquito. Very challenging. I love it again. Indicator included. To sum up. "I finally found a solution for landing". Practice. Vid made for my reference. Version 2.9.4.53627 140424. ,,

T/O from High Halden with full fuel and 4 500 lb bombs. Ginger, the navigator has conked out. Medical emergency declared. Bomb jettison is not approved. Go round and return to H H with full load. Wind is dead ahead at 16 kts. . Indicator included. ..