Cessna 150 2002/2000

[james63]

Hi folks:

I'm hoping someone can help me. I downloaded a Cessna 150. The file is named c150agil.zip from Flightsim.com. I am running FS2004 on Windows XP and the plane works very nice, except for one problem. One I reach crusing altitude and trim it in level flight, it keeps gradually veering left. Is there some change I can make in either the Acft.cfg file or .air file to correct this problem? I sure would like to keep this plane, but if it can't fly a true course heading, then its not much good to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks you
james63

[NetJetsDA2EASy]

step on the ball, whats your inclinometer look like when shes veering left?

[InsyleM]

Hi folks:

I'm hoping someone can help me. I downloaded a Cessna 150. The file is named c150agil.zip from Flightsim.com. I am running FS2004 on Windows XP and the plane works very nice, except for one problem. One I reach crusing altitude and trim it in level flight, it keeps gradually veering left. Is there some change I can make in either the Acft.cfg file or .air file to correct this problem? I sure would like to keep this plane, but if it can't fly a true course heading, then its not much good to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks you
james63

Do you have this same phenomon occur with other aircraft?
THis sounds normal, as many single engine piston aircraft do this.
Do you have a significant nose up attitude in your level at cruise flight?
This would create a dysymetry of thrust on the propeller blades called "P-Factor"
Could also be the torque of the engine and the way the air swirls arround the aircraft
and hits the vertical stabalisor.
Try right rudder trim ;)
Or perhaps your useing fuel out of one tank only. Switch between left and right
tank to keep the fuel level balanced. ;)

[james63]

Thank you for the suggestions to help my C150 from veering left all the time. This is the only plane I had trouble with and the rudder was a little troublesome for me to I got poking around in the cfg file and found the person in the left front seat weighed 190 lb and the one in the right front seat weighed 150 lb, so in the station load area, I changed it to both people weighed 160 lbs. Now the plane was in balance and it now flies straight as an arrow. Sorry I didn't think to check this first and your suggestion on the rudder did work, but I normally keep the box checked in my fs2004 checked so I don't have to use the rudder pedals; but this did work.
Thanks again for the help and I'm glad I got this fixed as this is a nice little plane. I can trim it for level flight without AP being on and it will fly trimmed forever.
Thanks again guys.