Originally Posted by
PhantomTweak
Make sure that when you trap, you have the right sink rate, and, in particular, the right AOA for the plane you're flying.
Also, make sure the WOD is correct for the particular plane you're in, and that you are right on the centerline.
Having said all that, you can try lowering the cable_force_adjust = 2.0 value. Try taking it down to 0.5. That's probably too low, but you can then slowly work it up from there until it stops the plane, but doesn't nose over.
Second, another thing to try is lowering the tailhook_position = -16.000, 0.000, -1.000 vertical value, the third value following the equals sign. Take it down to about 1/2 the value of the main gear's contact point vertical value. You may need to adjust the tailhook_length = 2.50 value until the tail hook is about the same vertical value as the mains gear's contact point vertical value. If the mains contact point vertical is, for example, -5.00, make the tail hook's vertical position -2.50, and the length is 2.50. If you lower the tail hook's vertical position another 0.5, to -3.00, try it, and slowly raise the length a bit. Make it, for example, 2.25, and see if that works.
Finally, thy moving the tailhook_position = -20.100, 0.000, -0.50 longitudinal position, the first value after the equals sign, farther aft. Try -25.00. Be careful though. You want to make certain the longitudinal position is actually aft of the plane model's center point.
Check the position of the lights somewhere near the tail's vertical fin in the [lights] section. If the light's longitudinal position is a positive number, make the tail hook's position positive, and keep making it more positive, not more negative.
Or check the [Views] section, which is the pilot's eyepoint. See where it is relative to the plane model's center point. Does it make the plane's center point look like it's on the tip of the plane's nose, or is it very near the main gear's longitudinal position, making somewhere near the plane center of gravity, ie: near the middle of the wing's chord.
Once again, the whole point is to ensure that the tail hook's longitudinal position is AFT the center point. If it seems to be forward of the center point, it can make all kinds of interesting problems.
Hope something in all my rambling helps a little...
Pat☺
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