I love the sim but the problems are starting to bug me.

The latest.Throttle doesn't work on stick.Tried F-3.Nothing.If I start the flight in the air the throttle works find.Pulled plug on stick.NG .Restarted PC,NG.Anybody have a solution?

try calibrating the throttle first

Problem solved.Once again blaming it on the sim.All the time I was sitting on the tarmac at just recently downloaded KAVX Catalina.As soon as I took off from a different AP no more problem.Went back to KAVX problem came right back.Throttle wouldn't work.

The problem that bugs me the most is pitch stability. I fly GA planes (152, 172 and Xcub mostly) and they all are unstable in pitch, I can find "sweet spots" which are always low speed low power settings but that sweet spot is pretty narrow, When you are outside that zone controlling the plane is a full time job; GA aircraft aren't like that IRL; pitch trim is easily adjusted at top of climb and can be forgotten about after that.

 

The MS simulator isn't "simulating", it's just giving us something that looks like a plane that has all the finesse of a pin ball machine. There is some pretty complex code that hasn't been written yet which will be needed if this is ever to be a real "flight simulator".

 

Also part of the above issue is that the rudder doesn't contribute to coordinated turns, the FS rudder input just moves the rear end of the plane as in it were wagging the tail of a dog. Dogs make turns without their tails being an integral part of the process, but it's not that way with planes.

 

In a real plane, if you move the ailerons the plane will tilt, but not much more, unless the elevators also command the plane to pitch 'up' and add lift to the wings; then rudder input is needed to make the maneuver coordinated, with the body of the plane aligning with the arc of the turn.

 

None of this happens with MSFS. I can see this is but a small problem for those who are flying a heavys on autopilot, because they are procedure oriented and lack of actual flight simulation easily goes unnoticed.

 

But if you fly GA aircraft, the lack of actual flight characteristics is profoundly noticeable.

 

Maybe I should try an earlier version. Were they better at simulating true flight characteristics?

Have you calibrated all your flight controls? Are you running the Modern flight model? Have you adjusted the control sensitivities?

I disagree with your analysis. The older versions felt too stable and too "driveable". This simulator feels like the aircraft is in a fluid, not on a platform.

Get your setup correct, then try the Robin. It is a very easy aircraft to fly.

Have you calibrated all your flight controls? Are you running the Modern flight model? Have you adjusted the control sensitivities?

I disagree with your analysis. The older versions felt too stable and too "driveable". This simulator feels like the aircraft is in a fluid, not on a platform.

Get your setup correct, then try the Robin. It is a very easy aircraft to fly.

 

In post #3 above he solved the problem, it was a scenery mod for KAVX Catalina.

My advice is to avoid freeware airport scenery mods for now - even the one payware airport I bought shortly after launch still has missing features which were working in the default airport.

Edited October 29, 2020 by tiger1962

The problem that bugs me the most is pitch stability. I fly GA planes (152, 172 and Xcub mostly)?

 

Have you tried the TBM930? It is stable. Real life TBM pilots comment on how good this model is. I have devoted two of my videos to this aircraft because it performs as it should.

Have you tried the TBM930? It is stable. Real life TBM pilots comment on how good this model is. I have devoted two of my videos to this aircraft because it performs as it should.

 

I flew this plane from Vancouver over the Rockies into Calgary have to say I'm totally hooked on it now bye bye Cessna 172 ha

Have you calibrated all your flight controls? Are you running the Modern flight model? Have you adjusted the control sensitivities?

What's the modern flight model? There's no calibration for pitch that I know of; sensitivity is at 98% (all four).

The older versions felt too stable and too "driveable".

Oh, well!

 

I'll try the Robin and the TBM 930, but it looks like I'll just have to get used to current state of the art.

 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

Go to General.

In the drop down menu, you can choose a number of different flight models including Legacy and Modern. Try Modern if it is now in Legacy.

You calibrate your control devices in Windows 10. This is VERY important!

Try ~60% (I don't use this but others have mentioned they needed the adjustment with their hardware)?

Go to General.

In the drop down menu, you can choose a number of different flight models including Legacy and Modern. Try Modern if it is now in Legacy.

You calibrate your control devices in Windows 10. This is VERY important!

Try ~60% (I don't use this but others have mentioned they needed the adjustment with their hardware)?

 

plainsman have you ever flown a real plane?

New update installed. Things are much better now (very timely update for me).

I have also found that the TBM930 ground handling is better with the latest update (#5)