Not sure if this is supposed to work this way or not…I can taxi and turn the SR22 on the ground by using the ailerons. This is just like steering your car with the steering wheel.
Is this supposed to work this way?
No, and it doesn’t work for me like that. Do you have rudder pedals? If not, the sim probably has this assistance enabled for you.
I was testing crosswind landings last night for a bit, in 10G20 winds, so I was turning hard in to the wind, along with opposite rudder, and didn’t see anything remotely like what you describe.
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Ok, thanks!
Yes, I do have rudder pedals and they do work. I’ll check the rudder/aileron assistance setting. I would think, that even with this ON, the aileron’s would not steer the plane on the ground though…
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If the ailerons are bound to the nose wheel for steering at low speeds, either an actual binding or a reset assistance feature then its possible. I know there is an assistance option for rudder assist, but I’m not 100% certain if there is one that would explain what you are seeing.
Every version of the sim I’ve had has done this and I always thought it was normal; I assume it’s to do with having coordinated turns turned on (meaning the ailerons also control the rudder for you). I don‘t have pedals, just a stick, so it works for me.
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Perhaps there is an assist turned on to help coordinate turns in MSFS? I forget the exact name of it, but I recall being able to do the same before I turned it off a long time ago. A good assist if needed, but you have rudder pedals so can coordinate your own turns without it.
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Ok, I found it. Auto-Rudder was turned on in the Assistance (piloting) section. Once I turned it OFF, the aileron’s no longer steers the plane on the ground.
In reading the description of Auto-Rudder, turning ON does exactly what it is supposed to do (the aileron’s help steer on the ground).
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I’ve seen that in some videos showing off new releases. They taxi around the airport, and I see them steering with their yoke. I don’t think they are doing that for wind reasons though, not going by some of the takeoffs I have seen. 