Sometimes I like to ‘fly’ in what I call “passenger mode”, in that I just let the AI fly the plane and I watch the scenery go by. Other than existing, though minor, issues such as not setting flaps, not turning lights on and off, not setting the barometer, etc, as I said minor, a new one seems to have been introduced.
Whenever the plane taxis to the runway, ready to take off, it just throttles down to idle and sits there doing nothing. This happens at any time of day or night, live weather, and at both controlled and uncontrolled airports. It also doesn’t always occur, with the same plane sometimes taking off one trip, but not the next, even after shutting the sim down and starting again. It does seem to occur about 90% of the time I use the AI pilot. I’ve only tested this on prop, and not turboprop or jet aircraft. I only have the Standard Edition default aircraft installed.
It is mainly annoying because when I’m flying via “passenger mode” I’m running off keyb and mouse, as I put my controllers away for such flights.