Topgun505 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Are there any known maneuvers that are prohibited when flying with Walleyes mounted? I was on my server and was testing the bug people were reporting of not being able to release bombs and I had a pair of Walleyes on board and I did a little bit of a zoom climb to get some altitude and then did a negative G pushover to dive and my aircraft immediately flipped on its back and I had almost no control authority. Had to hit the emergency spin switch in order to get out of it. Was really weird and happened quick ... took me by surprise. Have a Tacview if needed. Are the Walleyes so heavy and far enough forward that they mess with the CG of the aircraft? Topgun505 Win 10 Pro 64-bit, Intel Core i7-8700k, Evga GTX 1080 FTW, 64 GB DDR4 RAM, Alienware 34" 2K LED, TrackIR 5 Pro, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro Rudder, Thrustmaster MFDs x3, Razer Nostromo n52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorlima01 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Are there any known maneuvers that are prohibited when flying with Walleyes mounted? I was on my server and was testing the bug people were reporting of not being able to release bombs and I had a pair of Walleyes on board and I did a little bit of a zoom climb to get some altitude and then did a negative G pushover to dive and my aircraft immediately flipped on its back and I had almost no control authority. Had to hit the emergency spin switch in order to get out of it. Was really weird and happened quick ... took me by surprise. Have a Tacview if needed. Are the Walleyes so heavy and far enough forward that they mess with the CG of the aircraft? Sadly I can't help with your original question, but I'd like to point out that you should never, under any circumstances, use the spin recovery switch. When the F/A-18 was being tested they decided that the switch should not be used. Source: more than one retired USN Hornet pilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of War Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Sadly I can't help with your original question, but I'd like to point out that you should never, under any circumstances, use the spin recovery switch. When the F/A-18 was being tested they decided that the switch should not be used. Source: more than one retired USN Hornet pilot why though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamin_Squirrel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 why though? It removes all flight envelope protections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of War Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 isnt that what you want if you are in a spin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamin_Squirrel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Yes. Sorry, just the way my brain read the sentence was that they tried it and determined you shouldn't use it in routine flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of War Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 ah ok, thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgun505 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Yeah. With that switch not activated I had essentially zero control over the aircraft. So it was either try that switch or hit the silk. Once I turned it on she grudgingly started to respond and allow me to point her nose down and finally get control. But yeah, just 1 more second and I would have pancaked on the ground. As it was I had to aim for a clearing in some trees in order to not clip a wing as I'm sure I dipped below the treeline. Topgun505 Win 10 Pro 64-bit, Intel Core i7-8700k, Evga GTX 1080 FTW, 64 GB DDR4 RAM, Alienware 34" 2K LED, TrackIR 5 Pro, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro Rudder, Thrustmaster MFDs x3, Razer Nostromo n52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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