Why do the small prop planes...

....pull to the left during taxiing and flight?

Are they meant to do this? Is there a fix if it's a bug?

DG
NZ

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"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2cnQa.4720$9f7.543102@news02.tsnz.net...


IIRC, it's to correct for the slight pulling right caused
by the rotation of the prop. In the air it balances,
on the ground it pulls left.


JS
CA
<g>

It is correct to what degree I can't say as I am not a real pilot. It is an
effect caused by the corkscrew type wind that is created by the prop wash
and hits the rudders on the left side thus pushing the planes nose left too.


"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2cnQa.4720$9f7.543102@news02.tsnz.net...

An easy way to correct the shift to the left is to tick "autorudder" in the
realism settings.
Cheers!
"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:2cnQa.4720$9f7.543102@news02.tsnz.net...

They're meant to do it . When you open up the throttle various forces
(propwash on rudder, gyroscopic rotation) act on the aircraft to cause
'swing'. Depending on prop direction this can mean swing to the left or to
the right and nowadays it's mostly to the left. It's most noticeable on the
ground, but can effect you as you increase/decrease power in flight.
"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2cnQa.4720$9f7.543102@news02.tsnz.net...

Thanks for the answers folks...I'm just glad I'm not suffering from some bug
in my FS2002.

I don't think I'll autorudder...takes the fun out of it >:-)

DG
NZ

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"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2cnQa.4720$9f7.543102@news02.tsnz.net...

yes, it was another thing to get used to. Apart from the pedals working the
opposite way if your used to driving a car, the veer left was quite
dramatic. Gave the instructor a moment or two when I ended up steering with
the veer instead of against it and nearly leaving the taxiway..... got the
hang now though (sheepish look ;o)

Les

"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:YpwQa.4818$9f7.555460@news02.tsnz.net...
bug

Tom,
Right you are. The spiraling slipstream strikes the verticle stabilizer on
the LEFT side, thus causing the NOSE of the aircraft to yaw left.

Randy L.
(looking at hands & scratching head)


"B and T" <btfriend@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:GuwQa.51696$wk6.13125@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.n et...
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and

It's as real as it gets! I fly a Cessna 172 in my flight lessons and yes,
at full power on low speed (like taking off) there is a lot of right rudder
input. Less is needed as speed increases and the flight controls become
more effective. It is modeled very well in the sim.

Chris
--
I'm learning to fly! See what's going on.
www.home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-cehlbeck

"DG" <dgriffnzREM0VE@REM0VEhotmail.com> wrote in message
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bug

"DG" wrote:


Well...it's only common with planes with more than one prop. :-)



It's not a bug, but there is a fix. I received the answer to this
question a
long time ago. I think the answer can also be found in the FAQ.

And here it is: (the Betchakankan special!)

=======================================
FIGHTSIM GENERAL FAQS - updated 5/1/2002
=======================================

Please do not ask me any questions.
I cannot respond. Post your specific
requests in this newsgroup and you will
likely get an answer.

Read the book that came with the game.
Go to help and read all the .pdf books.
Take the ground school. 80% of all
questions are answered there already.

This is a work in progress and will be
posted about once a month for new users.

Have something to add?? See below.

Thanks to all those users that have made good
suggestions for this FAQ and the answers
they have provided.

NOTE : Some of these links are rather long
so TURN OFF WORD WRAP to click on these links

TOPICS YOU WILL FIND BELOW
*NEW* Indicates new links in this FAQ
added since the last release.
Use SEARCH/FIND and look for *NEW*

- EXISTING NEWS GROUPS
- COMMON QUESTIONS - Keyboard Keys
- COMMON QUESTIONS - General
- COMMON QUESTIONS - Lock-ups *NEW*
- OFFICIAL WEBSITES - Hardware/Processors *NEW*
- OFFICIAL WEBSITES - Hardware/Video *NEW*
- OFFICIAL WEBSITES - MS Software
- FLYING - Learning Basics
- NAVIGATION - Learning Basics
- NAVIGATION - Resources *NEW*
- AUTOPILOT - Learning Basics
- ATC - Learning Basics
- AIRCRAFT - Lightweight
- AIRCRAFT - Heavies
- AIRCRAFT - Helicopters
- PAINTING - Learning Basics
- POPULAR LINKS to LINKS
- PRO TIPS - From Fellow Simmers

Enjoy !
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EXISTING NEWS GROUPS
=======================================
A rich resource for answers are here:

news://alt.flightsims
- News Group for all things Flightsim

news://alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim
- News Group primarily for Microsoft Flightsim
all versions.

news://comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim
- News Group primarily devoted to all Flightsim
games running under IBM PC.

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=======================================
COMMON QUESTIONS - Keyboard Keys
=======================================
Q.: What are the Keyboard Shortcut Keys?
A.: While flying the standard or pro planes
press F10 to bring up the kneeboard. Look for
Key Commands tab. May work on other planes.

Q.: How do I see my altitude and speed at all times?
A.: Press Shift-Z once while flying - look at the
top of the screen.

Q.: How do I check my Frame rates??
A.: Press Shift-Z twice while flying - look at the
top of the screen. See keyboard links below.

Q.: How do I see both my stats and rates??
A.: Press Shift-Z three times while flying - look at the
top of the screen.

Q.: How do I see better over the panel??
A.: Press Shift+Enter to raise your seat then Shift+Backspace
to return the seat down. See keyboard links
below in MS Software links.

Q.: How do I push back?
A.: Press Shift+P. Wait till you have moved about
1/2 an aircraft length then push 1 (left) or
2 (right) to turn the tail. This works no
matter where you are (airstrip or water!)
Do not switch views. Use the actual "1" or"2"
- not keypad.

Q.: How do I bring up ATC??
A.: Press the ` key, left of "1" on keyboard.

Q.: How do I open the doors of my aircraft? *NEW*
A.: Press Shift+E followed by a number for each
successive door. (Note: Not all aircraft can do this.)

Q.: What are keyboard shortcuts?
A.: http://zone.msn.com/flightsim/FS02Top10Keys.asp
- Learn 10 good keyboard shortcuts
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COMMON QUESTIONS - General
=======================================
Q.: What is the difference between Flightsim
Standard and Pro editions?
A.: Try these:
http://www.pcaviator.com.au/shop/fs2002std1.htm
- An expanded discussion of Flightsim 2002 Standard
http://www.pcaviator.com.au/shop/fs20021.htm
- An expanded discussion of Flightsim 2002 Pro

Q.: Is there a patch for FS2K2?
A.: No. Use this group to ask specific questions
as to what is not working for you. You will
probably get an answer (if you ask nice and have
supplied enough details of the problem).
Microsoft at this point has indicated there
will not be a future patch.

Q.: How do I get faster frame rates?
A.: Faster or smoother...that is the question.
This is totally dependent on your processor
(the faster the better) and your settings (the
lower the faster). For more smoothness try this:
Reduce texture, reduce ATC traffic, reduce reflections
reduce Autogen etc. for faster but less detailed speeds.
Read the group.
Try this:
http://www.lagoonline.com/ENG/articoli/art_1.asp?art=4
- A good discussion (translated) on frame rates

Many people say that over 30 FPS is a waste as your
eyes cannot absorb more frames than that anyway.

Q.: What is a 'Virtual Airline?'
A.: It is a make believe airline that you can join
on the internet and fly with others in the airline.
Commercial, bush pilots, charters you name it.
Generally for really serious flyers, you normally will
be required to fly on set schedules etc. just like RL.

Q.: How do I view/edit the planes in my game?
A.: Use FSEdit, which is in your main FS2002 folder.

Q.: What is a SID?
A.: SID= STANDARD INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE
A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) air traffic
control departure printed for pilot use in graphic
and/or textual form. SIDs provide transition from the
terminal to the appropriate enroute structure.

Q.: What is a STAR?
A.: STAR= STANDARD TERMINAL ARRIVAL ROUTE
A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) air traffic
control arrival route printed for pilot use in graphic
and/or textual form. STARs provide transition from the
enroute structure to a FIX or point (IAF initial
approach fix) from which an approach can be made.

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=======================================
COMMON QUESTIONS - Lock-ups *NEW*
=======================================

Diagnosing lockups takes time and patience.

Do each of these ONE AT A TIME and try again.

If it works great. If it doesn't go back and reset
the last change and try the next one. These are in
no particular order of effectiveness.

1.Go to the Direct X Diagnostics>Sound tab and
set acceleration from full to standard then basic.

2.Go to Direct X Diagnostics>Display tab and
disable AGP Texture Acceleration.

3.Go to CMOS-BIOS setup and reduce the AGP Aperture
down to 64mb from anything higher.

4.Go to CMOS-BIOs and disable Fastwrites.

5.Beware of third party mouse programs. i.e. Track balls
Mouseworks etc. Remove or revert to OEM drivers.

6.Force Feedback Joysticks and VIA USB drivers
are incompatible go here :

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/si...ad/default.asp

7.Go to FS200x>Settings and turn off Multi-Texture
filtering.

http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=64 *NEW*
- Find out about what causes the infamous line
"My System Keeps Locking Up !@#$!@"

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=======================================
OFFICIAL WEBSITES - Hardware/Processors
=======================================
Many problems arise from incorrect drivers.
Get the latest here.

http://www.intel.com/intel/nav/suppo...eader_Support&
- Get all things Intel here

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...30_182,00.html
- Get all things AMD here.


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=======================================
OFFICIAL WEBSITES - Hardware/Video
=======================================
Many problems arise from incorrect drivers.
Get the latest here.

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=drivers
- get the latest Nvidia drivers here.
Nvidia is used in many types of Video Cards.
Look for the words Nvidia on the Card.

news://alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
- newsgroup devoted to Nvidia card issues

http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
- get the latest drivers for your ATI/Wonder
/Radeon cards here.

news://alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
- newsgroup devoted to ATI issues

http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/home.cfm
- get the latest Millenium/Marvel/Matrox drivers
here.

news://alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
- newsgroup devoted to Matrox issues

http://www.viahardware.com/vidroundup_1.shtm *NEW*
- Compare various GEForce and Radeon Video Cards

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=======================================
OFFICIAL WEBSITES - MS Software
=======================================

http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2002/
- a great resource for User information!

http://zone.msn.com/flightsim/lessons.asp
- Basic flying lessons from MS

http://zone.msn.com/flightsim/FS02Top10Keys.asp
- Learn 10 good keyboard shortcuts

http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs200...les_charts.asp
- Reload your missing Lesson Charts here.

http://www.microsoft.com/games/fs2002/features.asp
- Find out the difference between FS2K2 Standard
and Pro editions.

=======================================

=======================================
FLYING - Learning Basics
=======================================

http://4vfr.com/?goto=library&section=library
- Dedicated to teaching you to fly. V What??
Charlie Echo Hotel?? Learn it here.

http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/PCG/index.htm *NEW*
- Pilot/Controller Glossary from the FAA.

http://members.chello.at/matthias.holzer/licence-e.htm
- Learn how to pass your Check rides.

Hint : On your Private Pilots checkride try doing
the 360 degree turn TWICE to pass (720 degrees).

======================================

=======================================
NAVIGATION - Learning Basics
=======================================

http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/
- a good resource for learning Navigation-
covers NDB, VOR, ILS

http://member.newsguy.com/~flight/html/lessons.html
- lessons covering FS98 but have many
applications to current Nav requirements

http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/linguistik/fsp/sid.htm
- a simplified drawing for SID/STAR questions
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=======================================
NAVIGATION - Resources
=======================================

http://www.airnav.com/
- get Airports, Navaids, Airspace Fixes
Aviation Fuel stops. Some charts to buy
but tons of free stuff. USA only.

http://edj.net/cgi-bin/echoplate.pl
- US airport diagrams and approach plates
Tons of free stuff.

http://www.clearanceunlimited.com/main.htm *NEW*
- Approach plates, SIDS and STARS. Up to date.

http://www.ais.org.uk/uk_aip/html/mainsel.htm *NEW*
- check out the United Kingdom Integrated Aeronautical
Information Package.

http://www.ifrance.com/carteaerofrance *NEW*
- Charts for France.

http://bathursted.ccnb.nb.ca/vatcan/vatcan.html *NEW*
- VATSIM Canadian FIRS.

http://mcfaddenl.tripod.com/czwg/charts.htm *NEW*
- More Canadian Charts.

http://ais.aena.es/aipeng/ad/Indice_Ad2.0.htm *NEW*
- AENA (Spanish Flight Governing Body) has
excellent info for free on most Spanish airports.

http://www.aopa.org/asf/taxi/ *NEW*
- USA Only taxiway diagrams.

http://www.airportguide.com/ *NEW*
- General all around airport info. Great info
on airports all over US includes services, comm freqs,
locations, general info, hazards etc.

http://mapserver.maptech.com/homepage/index.cfm?
- Topographic maps with search inputs by City/State,
zip or co-ordinates. Free.

http://www.jeppesen.com/wlcs/index.j...tions_aopa.jsp
- Learn all about reading and using Manual
navigation charts.

http://nav.consequential.org/
- Navigation program for FS2000/2002. Freeware.

http://www.taxiwaysigns.com *NEW*
- Group offering taxiway signs for various
airports around the world. Free.

http://www.fsgateway.com/tips_read.asp?id=378 *NEW*
- Make a CHEAP binder for your Approach Plates.

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=======================================
AUTOPILOT - Learning Basics
=======================================

http://www.bendixking.com/static/bk_...ilotguide.html
- Learn from the King of aviation hardware

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q312460
- how to change from 2 axis to 1 axis
(like old FS2000)

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ATC - Learning Basics
=======================================

http://www.geocities.com/eric_2203/index.html
- Learn all about what airlines FS2k2 can understand
and how to get them into your .cfg files

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=======================================
AIRCRAFT - Lightweight
=======================================
See Links below.

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=======================================
AIRCRAFT - Heavies
=======================================
http://members.aol.com/tgfltsim/planes.html
- Nice collection of big prop planes

http://www.sofreeme.com/ava.htm
- American Virtual Airlines, American,
TWA and American Eagle downloads

Also see Links below.
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=======================================
AIRCRAFT - Helicopters
=======================================

http://www.cybercom.net/~copters/helicopter.html
- Lots about the subject

http://members.shaw.ca/hoversafe/FlyingSchool.htm
- Excellent downloadable flight lessons
for helicopters. Free. FS98/2000/2002

http://www.thelz.com/helo2.html
- Another excellent site with lessons
and links.

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/helihelp.htm
- Good overview article.

Also see Links below.

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PAINTING - Learning Basics
=======================================

http://avsim.com/hangar/flight/tutorials/
- Learn the basics about Painting scenery,
aircraft and more

http://home.nyc.rr.com/repainter/
- Learn how to repaint heavies and more.

http://www.freeflightdesign.com/
- Tips and tricks for repainting.
Useful GMax tutorials.

http://www.airportforwindows.com/
- Airport 260 for repainting scenery, freeware

http://www.geocities.com/dleung8/fssc/
- FS Scenery Creator, freeware

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=======================================
NETWORKING - Learning Basics
=======================================
http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/ipinfo/ *NEW*
- Find out your true IP address (the one to use
for networking on MSFS)

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=======================================
POPULAR LINKS to LINKS
=======================================

Hundreds of People have spent thousands
of hours doing lots of work for you.
Here are links to the most useful.

http://zone.msn.com/flightsim/FS02He...ationLinks.asp
- MS official links page

http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html
- Keep up with the latest FSUIPC.dll file.
This is a must for nearly every third party program.

http://www.simviation.com/menu.html
- A grandaddy of stuff

http://www.avsim.com/
- A grandmother of stuff

http://www.simair2000.com
- Good downloads here.

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds/main/menuchoo.htm
- Great site. Some free. Some not. Good articles.
Have to pay to download with membership.

http://www.flightbase2000.com/
- Good FS Addons site. Free. Sign-up required.

http://hacksfs2002.tripod.com/main_page.htm
- Good general resource center - lots of links.

http://www.simugold.fsnet.co.uk/utilpage.html
- Good resource for sim utilities

http://www.simugold.fsnet.co.uk/slinks.html
- Good resource for sim links

http://www.fsfreeware.com/dcd_a/
- lots of good freeware stuff, tutorials, misc.
utils etc.

http://www.tony.smiths.btinternet.co.uk/fsgate1.html
- More great links

http://www.topskills.com/fslinks.htm#Training
- Tons of links with international links as well

http://www.overclockersrip.com/files.php
- Good listing of drivers, benchmark utils and more.

http://www.airliners.net
- Tons of pictures of tons of aircraft.

http://www.lagoonline.com
- Addons for FS 98-2002.

http://b314clipper.com/ *NEW*
- Stars/Moon Upgrade for FS2002. Free.
Go to Support/Download.


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=======================================
PRO TIPS - From Fellow Simmers
=======================================

Q.: How do I PERMANENTLY change my eyepoint
in an aircraft? I'm tired of it going back
everytime I switch views.
A.: 1. Go to the aircraft folder in question.
2. Backup the panel.cfg file first
3. Open the original with a text editor.
4. Search for the following:
[Views]
VIEW_FORWARD_DIR= 3.0, 0.0, 0.0
5. Change the 3.0 to 4.0
6. Experiment with other settings, such as 4.1, 4.5,
if you prefer more land and less sky out the front windshield.

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