After the 11/24 update, when setting the heading bug or capturing a flightpath, the turn rate is not linear. Try this test: From straight and level with autopilot on make a 180 degree turn using the heading bug. Start a timer. You should reach 180 degrees from your start point in 60 seconds…

We can argue about standard rate turn or not all day long, but the current behavior is absolutely maddening. The AP should roll at a reasonable roll rate to some reasonable bank angle, turn to the desired heading at a constant turn, and then roll out at the same reasonable roll rate. This isn’t ro…

I agree completely. I tried to do a circling approach today, with timed legs & turns, on the autopilot due low cloud and vis. It was completely impossible due to the uneven turn rate of the autopilot. I had to fly it manually.

Worth watching the Q&A from last night where they explain why they’ve done what they’ve done and talk about further tweaks to come to it

[image] marsman20208043: We can argue about standard rate turn or not all day long, but the current behavior is absolutely maddening. 100% agree, and that was my intention when starting this thread. The behavior was fine before, and now it is not. [image] Norman999933: It was completely …

Oh excellent… I’ll have to watch that. Maybe some answers are already there.

There’s no way to fly a timed hold or procedure turn with this now. It’s totally useless for IFR procedures. It worked fine before, P. Gatcomb did a whole series of videos (none of which can be followed now)

If you look at the development roadmap you will notice that there will be a new feature discovery series about aerodynamics in January. Looks like they are definitely not finished trying to considerable improve their aircraft. :slight_smile:

I’m surprised that more people have not mentioned this issue or upvoted it. I am not one to grumble on the forums but this is a bewildering step backwards, especially when trying to fly IFR and especially in an update where they said that they were working on improving the autopilot in particular. I…

[image] roughapproach: I always try to be patient while people much smarter than I sort out the various issues in the sim but I can’t lie, this one is such a glaringly obvious issue and it’s bothering me. Very well said. I feel exactly the same way… it’s the first time I’ve really felt the ne…

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gordongreig November 26, 2020, 7:34am 15

I don’t know if it makes sense though!