Flyout Comprehensive Tutorial Series | Part 2: Introduction to Flight

[@parkerscottviper]

imma give you some more views by rewatching this a like a million times

[@C0R3894]

Here before this blows up

[@Arcanace]

What happens if you set you initial velocity to something faster than your aircraft can actually go? Also, nice tutorial!

[@TheWanderer05]

Nothing bad, you’ll just slow down since your engines aren’t able to overpower the drag. Wings don’t rip from overspending at the moment so you shouldn’t need to worry about that, even with soft joints on.

[@Arcanace]

@@TheWanderer05 Oh ok. I was just thinking like if you built a helicopter and set the initial velocity to mach 3 or something, but I guess that’d slow down extremely quickly.

[@TheWanderer05]

@@ArcanaceWith helicopters you might encounter some stability and controls issues; I haven’t actually tried that yet

[@TheWanderer05]

alright I just launched a helicopter at 500 m/s and it didn't end well

[@Arcanace]

@@TheWanderer05 😆 Alright, thanks for trying!

[@Idkcgb]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@WastegateDriving]

Any way to use mouse as joystick ? Like in Juno new origins

[@TheWanderer05]

Not currently, no

[@planetsec9]

Is it possible for Mouse Aim to be more like War Thunders in the future where you can switch to it as a primary mode of flight and have more camera control like being able to look around instead of fixed position?

[@thenativemartian5169]

How do you toggle the interface on/off while flying?

[@TheWanderer05]

Press 'P'

[@leemiles3995]

How do you add nose weight or view Centre of lift in the editor?

[@TheWanderer05]

You can move your center of mass forward with batteries or swing joints with large mass multipliers, but I’d recommend seeing if your engine is just too far back. As for center of lift, you’ll have to just eyeball it for now.

[@leemiles3995]

@@TheWanderer05 ok thanks, I just moved the wings back a bit until it flew nicely

[@roaling2]

Can you make planes mouse controlled?

[@fluffo25]

yes, by pressing F2 while flying

[@CyberShrekko]

How do you shoot anything other than guns tho?

[@TheWanderer05]

Press tab then F.

[@CyberShrekko]

@@TheWanderer05 yeah, thanks. Although i did stumble upon this by myself this would've been a great help to me if i didn't

[@namename3130]

My plane wont move when i increase thrust

[@TheWanderer05]

Either your plane is too heavy, or your engine is dying on startup. If it's the latter, increase idle throttle more.

[@namename3130]

@@TheWanderer05 Thank you for the speedy reply, I suspect it was both

[@KindaStatue]

How to add another runway

[@TheWanderer05]

Find the AreaData.txt file in the game's appdata/locallow directory. In there, you can copy and paste one of the existing ones. Be sure that the id is sequential from the ones that are already there. Also note that the coordinates in the file are offset by 90 degrees from the in-game coordinates. I'll make a tutorial on this shortly after the input system one because there's a project I've been working on that is relevant to custom airfields.

[@KindaStatue]

@@TheWanderer05there is no areadata.txt file

[@TheWanderer05]

@@KindaStatue Is there one in the game's Steam directory?

[@KindaStatue]

@@TheWanderer05 hot can i see that

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Bruh, I really want this game. But I only have a Mac. Still, I can live vicariously through these videos until I get a rig powerful enough to play this game.

[@ICringeALot]

The game came out today on steam if you didn’t already know, it is fairly power hungry so I hope that your rig is powerful enough, if not it’s a close enough release to Christmas

[@goodgremlinmedia2757]

All this amazing flight physics and still no undo in the editor.

[@b1laxson]

Just got the game. During my steam 2 hour try out I couldnt get the stock plane to take off cause I didnt know the throttle. This tutorial had that so Im happy to keep the game.

[@laggibricks]

I just got the game and these tutorials are so useful! Thanks so much for making learning the game easier.

[@SPEARHEADGLOBAL]

Can you make a dedicated video on parts tab in the builder ? Like going through every parts especially engine.

[@TheWanderer05]

That's pretty much the plan, plus a few other things. Jet engines are next. Edit - I might do aircraft stability instead because I imagine a large amount of people may struggle with that.

[@8Hornet]

can you send the folders of your custom fuels?

[@TheWanderer05]

I don't think I have any at the moment. You can find some in the mod forum in the Flyout discord, though.

[@NICKSTER-gp2si]

How do you retract the landing gear?

[@TheWanderer05]

Hit 'G'. You'll also need to set retraction angles in the gear settings.

[@NICKSTER-gp2si]

@@TheWanderer05 Thanks this game is so confusing!

[@prestondickson1920]

​@@NICKSTER-gp2si very! I can't figure out how to attach drop tanks

[@HUIDhh47hfuwfw90]

How do you save your build? also incredible video!!!!

[@TheWanderer05]

Saving is done in the editor with either the 'Save As' button in the menu on the upper left, or with the floppy disk icon closer to the launch button.

[@axolotlofdawest1372]

how do you fix if control surface gets stuck when rolling

[@TheWanderer05]

If it only happens at higher speeds, you could reduce its pressure damping setting.

[@axolotlofdawest1372]

@@TheWanderer05 i actually found what was wrong, I had a keybind set which beroke everything, but anyways tanks for the suggestion