[P3Dv5.3] Towbarless tugs pulls nose down instead of lifting it up

[capt_pero]

A friend of mine and I noticed that Towbarless tugs do not lift the nose wheel but pull it down.
It only happens if there is a gsx.cfg file with definition of the Nose Wheel position for that aircraft. If no gsx.cfg file for that aircraft is available it lifts as expected.

Reproducable with P3D Default C-130H and clean gsx.cfg files

I am using v2.8.0 – October 12th, 2023

Example:
"C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Virtuali\Airplanes\C-130J-30\gsx.cfg"

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[aircraft]
icaotype =
parkingbrakestest =
nosegear = 9.32
refueling = 1
battery = 1
pushbackraise = 1
pushbackdummyevent = 0
pushbackcheckengines = 0
iscargo = 0
trafficcones = 1
preferredexit =  0
wingrootpos = 2.04 -2.23 -0.30
wingtippos = 20.28 0.00 -0.30
fuelpos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
waterpos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
lavatorypos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
gpupos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
bypasspinpos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
engine1pos = -10.39 3.05 -1.22
engine2pos = -5.14 3.05 -1.22
engine3pos = 5.14 3.05 -1.22
engine4pos = 10.39 3.05 -1.22
engine5pos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
engine6pos = 0.00 0.00 0.00
paxseatspos =  []

[exit1]
remove = 1

[exit2]
remove = 1

[exit3]
remove = 1

[exit4]
remove = 1

[service1]
remove = 1

[service2]
remove = 1

[cargo1]
remove = 1

[cargo2]
remove = 1

[cargomain]
remove = 1



[virtuali]

Be sure you have the latest version.

[capt_pero]

I will test again today. Have you fixed this?
I was using 2.8.0 and 2.8.1 has been released yesterday...

[pete_fuss]

hi Umberto,

with version 2.8.1 the pulling down of the plane is gone again, but it does not lift it either.

regards Pete

[alexvs]

Pete,

In P3Dv54 the pull down as well as the pull up animation has gone. It's a pitty. Just as the animation of the fueltruck and -hydrant doors opening and closing where you can read the quantity of the tanked cerosine. I don't know, but do they test the software versions and platforms before any release?