Ground effect too strong in windy conditions

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This has been my main issue (rather than the speed issue of the original report), however which I think this bug report also covers. Mainly the fact that it’s impossible to hold the centreline or even stay on the runway for that matter in strong crosswind conditions (even turning ailerons into the wind etc etc). In essence the ‘weathervaning’ effect is too strong. There has been moves to add configuration to make the wheels more ‘sticky’, however this doesn’t cover all planes and seems like a bit of a workaround. Happy for the workaround for now, but those settings don’t work on most planes

So many lovely new planes, sceneries and features coming out these days, however, if you can’t even take off half the time, then it’s all not much use.

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