Technique for managing speed during taxi
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Hi all,
Loving the Caravan! I've been flying it a ton lately (exclusively the Cargomaster) and I'm wondering: what is the recommended technique for managing speed during taxi? I've never flown a turboprop IRL, but the other ones in the sim I usually can find a nice spot in the beta range that will give me a consistent 15-20 kts. In the Caravan, I find that when I move my throttles near the top of the beta range, it's still going too fast, and a slight decrease of my throttle from that point shoots it down to where it's barely moving, so I have to bounce between these two spots, creating a herky-jerky taxiing experience. I'm not sure if this is maybe a calibration issue with my throttle (Honeycomb Bravo) or if the real thing performs like this, so feedback would be welcome. Thanks!
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Yeah, I can't say I'm a huge fan of of the current scaling. I know that @Black-Square has changed some percentages around the throttle, specifically the reverse portion, but I'm also finding the Throttle 1 Axis (0 to 100) binding to be very twitchy in beta compared to the other Black Square turboprops I fly. It's 15% of the forward part of the throttle travel, which translates to (if my math in public is correct) a little less than 8% of total throttle throw when using the 0 to 100 axis (which gives full forward and reverse on the same axis), but in the virtual cockpit it looks like the beta range is a fairly sizeable chunk of throttle movement, so that 8% of physical throttle movement accelerates it through the beta arc rather quickly.
I have not done more than a few test flights, primarily in the amphibian just to land on the local rivers and lakes, and it is workable as it currently is, but since I am a glutton for punishment and FSUIPC is my third party software of choice I may see if I can create my own virtual detents on my throttle.
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Is there any connection to the surface modeling from the simulator? I've found similar behavior with another popular 737 previously that once at a set taxi speed, it never changes. I see this as well with the Caravan. If I am in Beta at 15kts - It will tend to stay at 15kts. If BETA is ZERO thrust from the prop, I'd expect some friction and other forces to begin reducing the taxi speed where I will eventually need to pop out of beta to maintain forward speed.