I have notice the same. It only happens to me when im in the A320 (Flybywire ver.) plane.
I can only go to max 4x. After a few seconds it turns in to 2x and after several minuts 1x by itself.
This free mod (for pc) might be of help, as it actually displays the Simrate on your screen (and a lot of other handydandy things too): Shift+Z Stats » Microsoft Flight Simulator
@somethingbrite I think… it’s your brain that does this switching sim rate and the returning to real time just before landing does not give your brain the time to switch. And I noticed in MSFS this “sim rate” also feels unnatural… aeleron and elevator controls authority is not changed along with it. So you have to switch that too… when you get back to “real time”.