David M. wrote:

> Unfortunately, not -- when the JSBSim and YASim aircraft are rolling,
> they are still far too much affected by the wind.  In real life, even
> with 30 kt gusts, you can usually taxi a 172 or Cherokee around as if
> it were a car.  Personally, I do set the controls appropriately just
> in case (I'd hate for that one gust to get under the wing and flip
> me), but I have not seen it make a noticeable difference.

Thanks for the input.

When I get a chance, maybe I'll try increasing the steering gain.

In the end, it could turn out that a physics-based approach is not worth the
effort, and we should simply make the aircraft do what experience tells us a
real aircraft would do.

Jon


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