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**Mxsmanic** · November 1st 06, 03:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student

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I've read it has something to do with its inability to calculate the
lift, or perhaps just the default aircraft don't handle it. However,
I believe some third party aircraft explicity address the slip issue.
What's that C172 realistic addon? Drat. I've forgotten, but it's a
far better 172 than the stock one.

From the descriptions I've read here and elsewhere, it seems to slip
as a real aircraft would, even with default aircraft.

Lately I've been just flying the plane, rather than practicing precise
movements in accordance with regulations, and it seems rather easy to
control. Eventually I'll have to get some rudder pedals, maybe, as
controlling the rudder by twisting the throttle requires a lot of
practice, and I don't know of any real-world aircraft that works this
way. Trying to maintain a coordinated turn is a challenge.

That's a major reason why simmers who don't own rudder pedals get
little of the realism that the sim can sometimes offer.

I was thinking that it would be a major reason why some people might
not get the realism they want in maneuvers; it's not that the sim
can't do it, it's just that the default configuration locks the rudder
to the ailerons.

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