wheel brakes

[landing with no brakes]

Hi eberybody I'm new in the arts of spacial fligt and in the forum as well.

Quick question:

Is there any way to brake the wheels when landing in dg III like dg or dg-s???

If it is, How it works??

Thanks for your help.

[McBrain]

It's ',' for left and '.' for right wheel brake.
I'm not sure if the keys are labeled different on other than german keyboards (I have a german keyboard).
But the brakes are the 2 keys above the right ALT key.

[She_Da_Lier]

RTFM

[landing with no brakes]

thank you McBrain I got it.

[McBrain]

No problem!
But read the manual first before you ask!

[felixar90]

What an original name!!
This is very out of the blue

[Krytom]

If every newbie named themselves after their first problem we'd have a lot of people called "ignorance of manual" on
the forums.

[freespace2dotcom]

<whispers discreeetly>

Pssst, I'm campaigning for a brake button on the DG3, all I need is a couple of thousand people to back me up.

please help, "landing with no brakes"

The reward?

landing with easy brakes!

[DanSteph]

freespace2dotcom wrote:
landing with easy brakes!

I personnaly have 10 fingers attached to my hands were two are especially dedicated
for braking using the keyboard...

Mouse and button require 5 fingers to hold the mouse and press the button
so my method is economical...

Easy braking, that's it

Dan



Post Edited ( 06-07-05 03:27 )

[freespace2dotcom]

Eh, I was whispering to "landing with no brakes", that shouldn't have been overheard...


regardless, your method may be economical, but the method that I propose is prettier.



Post Edited ( 06-07-05 04:07 )

[Pierre_le]

hi landing with no brakes

you can open dgIII nose cone, canopy and antenna immediatly after runway touchdown to increase your drag and reduce speed

it's still a good idea to jettison some crew members to get a lighter vehicle and then a shorter roll distance

[DanSteph]

Anyway the question is: why do you really require braking ?

Braking are only for noobs pilot that can't land on a precise point
and wait that the speed drop alone...

Could it be that you are a ? ... oh no this would be too horrible


Dan

[freespace2dotcom]

Well, I'm such a lousy pilot that I can't line up for a runway, no matter how hard I try.

Typically, my landings are vertical, and my thanks goes to those who realized the importance of hover thrusters, and
their other potential applications. (so technically I don't need brakes, although this is in part because of the lack of
a nifty brake button)

regardless, my petition will continue untill it's fulfilled.

I'm just too stubborn for my on good.

[DanSteph]

freespace2dotcom wrote:
Well, I'm such a lousy pilot that I can't line up for a runway, no matter how hard I try.

Thats horrible... my life will not be the same again now that I know the truth

You will have a button when you'll be able to line up properly... if I have time to do it.
(notice the subtle condition that will probably result in no button at all)

Cheers

Dan

[freespace2dotcom]

I want your word on that! regardless of subtle conditions.



Post Edited ( 06-07-05 05:47 )

[landing with no brakes]

Thanks to all for the answers, bat if I read the manual before ask, How you guys going to have fun kidding me
aaaaaaah??

An thanks for the warm welcome as well.

[Travis Reed]

Free, you're likely to get the nifty brake button...on the DGIV as I don't think Dan wants to spend all the free time he's
gonna have after finishing his other project on fiddling with the DG3...

[freespace2dotcom]

Psst, psst.

same difference.

I just want the blasted button.

[DanSteph]

freespace2dotcom wrote:
I just want the blasted button.

The HOLY button you mean ?

Dan



Post Edited ( 06-09-05 07:28 )

[freespace2dotcom]

YES!! The HOLLY BUTTON!!!!



@%^#!!!



Post Edited ( 06-08-05 13:42 )

[McBrain]

[Krytom]

What has is got to do with Holly?

[freespace2dotcom]

pssst. psssssst.

I'm assuming that he means "Holy"


I'm just teasing him by playing along with the incorrect spelling.

unless of course Dan really has gone insane and will make a button that makes a girl named Holly appear in the back
of the craft.

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