Comments on: X-Plane 10.04 Release Candidate

By: Bob Marsh

Bob Marsh — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:17:43 +0000

Chris
A quick ATC query about pop-up clearances in flight and/or from small non-ATC airports like KMTH (Florida Keys). On the ground none of the local control frequencies provide clearance. What clearance frequencies will accept a pop-up, and is there a universal ATC default clearance frequency?
Your ATC operation is better and better. thanks a lot.
We badly need WED instructions for laying out the taxi patterns. Could you write a short descriptions of the steps?
Best Regards

By: Analysis: X-Plane 10 & the Radeon HD 7970 at Caffeinated Aviator

Analysis: X-Plane 10 & the Radeon HD 7970 at Caffeinated Aviator — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:43:16 +0000

[…] we haven’t heard much about it since that time. The last update came in the form of a blog comment in which Chris Serio basically restated what was in the blog post: We don’t know if it’s a bug […]

By: Adrian Lopez

Adrian Lopez — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:12:21 +0000

In reply to Chris Serio. I just noticed something I hadn't noticed before: While flying with the mouse in X-Plane 10 does indeed move only the yoke, doing the same in X-Plane 9 moves not only the yoke but also the rudder. This explains why takeoffs in X-Plane 10 are so different than in X-Plane 9, and while not exactly a bug it is nevertheless inconsistent with what I've come to expect from mouse control in X-Plane.

By: Adrian Lopez

Adrian Lopez — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:39:28 +0000

In reply to Chris Serio.

I know it doesn’t control the rudder. That’s why I said that while the rudder remains centered in the videos, keeping the rudder centered in X-Plane 9 does not result in this kind of behavior.

Is the flight model in X-Plane 10 so different that what works in X-Plane 9 (taking off with mouse only) should be nearly impossible in X-Plane 10? Does what you see in the videos seem normal to you and have you tried doing the same thing in X-Plane 9?

Whether the fault lies with X-Plane 9 or X-Plane 10, one of the models is not very accurate.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:58:26 +0000

Hi Chris!
Thank you for the information 😉

By: Chris Serio

Chris Serio — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:12:41 +0000

In reply to Adrian Lopez. Flying with the mouse does NOT control the rudder. As I've said, you need to use rudder to counteract the forces yanking you to the left. With the correct rudder inputs, the plane flies just fine.

By: Adrian Lopez

Adrian Lopez — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:46:15 +0000

In reply to Chris Serio. Here are the movies I promised. Look at how the plane moves and compare it to the way I move the yoke. While the rudder remains centered in all three videos (I was flying with the mouse), doing the same in X-Plane 9 does not result in such erratic behavior. Takeoff Attempt 1 Takeoff Attempt 2 Takeoff Attempt 3

By: Adrian Lopez

Adrian Lopez — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:26:03 +0000

In reply to Chris Serio.

I’m comparing the Cessna’s behavior in X-Plane 10 against the very same aircraft in X-Plane 9. While the Cessna has always had the tendency to veer left, the effect has never been as strong as what I’m getting on X-Plane 10. I’m not exaggerating when I say that taking off with the Cessna is nearly impossible.

I’ll prepare some movies showing the effect and link to them here.

By: Chris Serio

Chris Serio — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:37:27 +0000

In reply to Daniel. We don't know if it's a bug in the driver or not. We're doing as much as we can to figure out the cause.

By: Chris Serio

Chris Serio — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:36:17 +0000

In reply to Adrian Lopez.

That’s not a bug…that’s the “left turning tendencies” found in all single engine aircraft. You need a rudder to counteract it.