if you have HAGS enabled, try test-run with disabled HAGS..
well, its been soo long and this little bug wasnt fixed yet, guess the devs turn a blind eye to the easy bugs and fix the big ones only…
Workaround: In SU9 (currently beta) the freelook toggle (non-hold version) is now fixed and working again, so you could assign your right mouse button to that instead.
So the bug is still there after sim update 9, they just fixed the extra issues introduced with sim update 8…
.. .and we are back at sim update 5?
By 2023 we should have it working again as it was in the first versions before the xbox launch…
It does seem that way. I look forward to the “low hanging fruit” SU, where they target all the little regressions that crept in after SU5, as well as the little niggles that have been around since launch.
A real issue for me, I have middle mouse button to look around the flight deck and holding it down moves the viewpoint.
When the mouse is held the controls freeze where they were before I move the view. Particularly annoying with brakes and taxiing as you can come to a shuddering halt if you move whilst gently tapping the brakes…
hey if you are looking to know the freelook hold is still not fixed.
I don’t want to frustrate you guys even more… but there is no sim update for the next two months… so happy ‘not looking around’ and see you in half 2 of this year 
Not used the sim since late last year because of this. I knew they weren’t going to fix it, the team was a map making company, and it was very clear to me since the beginning even before I took the punt of paying 150£ to try it that they were out of their depths and had no knowledge of games, let alone flight sims and how they are made. I’m happy to take the L on my innitial 150£ purchase, it was worth a roll of the dice in case they actually pulled this magical out of this world sim off. (which they obviously didn’t)
These guys have to know that there is a very solid clear reason why none of the pro youtube simmers are using FS2020, they are all still primarily using XPLANE. Its not just due to the aircraft choices, you have the choice now days of EYE CANDY, or a real sim. Sadly thats it at the end of the day. Good luck to this awful team, I’m out.
I realy noticed these first time with the SU9. Right click to look around and all instruments etc will freeze as long as I press the mouse button. Thus, voted..
Not sure, but I would say it was not present before or I realy not noticed it because I usually use TrackIR.
note: may we have similar topics with the same cause: example: Joystick won‘t react when pressing the right mouse button in cockpitview since sim update 5
sigh… Why is this still being worked on… We have gone through four sim updates now. 
It’s jus possible that it isn’t being worked on at all, but has been put on to the list of things to fix when other higher priority items are resolved. Things like random crashes, WASM not working for XBox users, those kinds of things.
Can I ask that anyone who encounters others who is also annoyed of this problem to point them to this thread and vote?
The thing that I don’t like about this problem is that it has a low amount of votes compared to others. And it’s best to raise awareness of this so we can push this to be prioritized.
I only ask for this to be at the top 20 on the Bugs Feedback Snapshot
Well I think that some of the most upvoted topics of all time still don’t have resolutions, but maybe they are more complicated than these low hanging fruit sort of bugs (which would probably only take a few minutes to fix).
That is true but it wouldn’t hurt having this issue being bumped. Since there are various people coming here annoyed since this issue hasn’t been solved.
The issue currently is under investigation but that might not mean that a lot of resources are being put on this.
I’m asking for votes because it has been so long
Edit: Should clarify that I want people who experience this issue and are not aware of this thread. I’m not asking for petitioning and mass voting
Just voted. I thought I already had actually.
This bug effects everybody, so even the devs themselves.
Even for them it must be annoying as hell, so it’s probably not an easy fix.
But at the end it’s all speculation. So far they didn’t mentioned anything about it and also in the Q&A’s this bug never came through.
All we’ve got is an ‘‘bug-logged’’ symbol since almost one year.
It SURELY can’t be such abysmal work that they haven’t fixed such a simple, yet present bug, for almost a year now! What bothers me, is that they’ve released major updates since then, modeled new scenery and what not, and yet they seem unable to fix what’s probably a misplaced line of code.
Let’s not forget that this was a regeression. <SU5 it was fine, so inspecting the codes changes at that point should lead them to their answer. My assumption at the time, and still is, this was part of the rush job to get the simultaneous SU5/XBox release done. It’s doubly odd because the sim could already be manipulated with a console controller before it was even available on console, but for things like this I don’t really believe in coincidences.
Wasn’t this the time they implemented that new mode for controlling things, and considered the one we had till that time “Legacy”. I rather enjoyed Legacy…
To put it nicely, I really hope Asobo changes their development methodology and priorities very soon. They’re quick to fix little visual problems, but bugs that break important features are completely ignored.