Light aircraft skate about on take off and landing: Is this a bug or a feature?

Question

Small aircraft behave in an unrealistic manner when taking off and on landing . They veer all over the runway. It is as if the aircraft is skating on ice,There is less of a problem with large aircraft. Is this intentional r is it a bug?

Answer 1

Hi, are you talking about this phenomenon?

http://wiki.flightgear.org/Understanding_Propeller_Torque_and_P-Factor

Comments

I get the same problem with the Aerobask Victory which is a jet!

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Do you have crosswind? Is your rudder trim at zero? Does it happen with default Laminar Research aircraft too?

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Do you have crosswind?

Is your rudder trim at zero? You can display the trim values from X-plane settings.

Does it happen with default Laminar Research aircraft too?

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The problem exists on all light aircraft. I recently piloted a piper Cherokee at Bristol Flying School and that was far less twitchy than my x plane simulation of the same aircraft. If I am alone in my concerns I will have to acknowledge that I am too fussy and continue skating about on the runway.