Are you sure it's not the "torque effect" Most US prop aircraft require right rudder on take-off due to torque, p-factor, precession and other stuff lumped under torque.
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Brian Keener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This is sort of a continuation of a previous discussion from a month or > so ago where I was wondering if my planes veering to the left was a > driver issue or Flightgear and others were reporting similar issues. > That thread sort of got into a "works for me" scenario with no real > resolution and in defense of that argument I can say there appears to > be some documentation on my Joystick that indicates it has a veer to > the left problem and an updated driver allowing you to set an ignore > range has helped others. I have found on mine though that I seem to be > able to help the situation by trimming the rudder while in my take off > roll. It seems though that when I land I suddenly develop a heavy > right hand turn which seems I cannot get out of. This could be pilot > error thought in that my landings are really sloppy and the only reason > I am probably still rolling is because FlightGear never really crashes > the plane. > > But to the main point of my question (and this does still have a > bearing on the rudder problem I mention above). I have tried the F16 > and I can take off in it and absolutely no veer to the left without any > rudder trim. Clean takeoff and straight ahead. I have climb problem > since my trim of elevators and aileron trim is no that good but nice > straight roll and take off. > > I have had great success and fun using the C310 (with IFR) and using > some rudder trim during the takeoff roll and then a little elevator > trim and I can get nice straight and level flight. Again my landings > in this craft usually result in a hard veer to the right. I intend to > try the trim reset just before landing and see what that does. > > Now for the Cessna 172P. This plane seems incredibly hard to fly but I > thought it was sort of a trainer type. Even trying to trim the rudder > I am all over the runway during takeoff. Was airborne I seem incable > of keeping it from veering left or of getting it straight and level. I > am continually readjusting and working the stick to stay on course. > Not near as much fun as the C310. Is the Cessna 172P really that > difficult or is there something else I am doing wrong. > > I tried the 182 as well and it was really difficult as well. These are > all out of KSFO and using 0.9.10. > > Any thoughts. This is also sort of a question on basic flying > techniques and things I might be doing wrong or basic aerodynamic > issues between the different planes. > > Thanks for a great program. > > bk > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-users mailing list > Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
